1961-1966
Established the Directorate of Education.
1966
Developed English primers and readers, and textbooks in chhoekey.
1966-1971
Developed History and Geography textbooks. Declared English as the medium of instruction in schools.
1974
Introduced Druk Readers, and Druk and Drukpa series as textbooks.
1976
Developed the first National Education Policy which formed the basis for all major curriculum development works thereafter.
1981-1987
Carried out major syllabus and textbooks revisions and improvement to address the national needs and aspirations.
1984
Revised the National Education Policy formulated in 1976.
1985
Established the Curriculum and Textbook Development Division (CTDD).
1986
Launched the New Approach to Primary Education (NAPE), a modern approach to primary education that encouraged pupil participation and discovery learning. This approach replaced foreign curricula with our own "localized" syllabi and textbook contents.
1996
Established the Curriculum and Professional Support Section (CAPSS) under the Ministry of Health and Education.
2000
CAPSS shifted from Thimphu to the National Institute of Education, Paro, which was then functioning under the Ministry of Health and Education.
2003
CAPSS was upgraded to the Curriculum and Professional Support Division (CAPSD) under the Ministry of Education when the Ministry of Health and Education was bifurcated into two separate ministries.
2010
CASPD was upgraded to the Department of Curriculum Research and Development (DCRD) under the Ministry of Education.
2014
DCRD, Paro and Royal Education Council, Thimphu merged vide the Government Executive Order on 12 December 2014.
2021
REC merged back into the Ministry of Education as the Department of Curriculum and Professional Development (DCPD) vide the Cabinet Directive on 17 February 2021. The office was relocated from Paro to Thimphu in December 2021.