NELLORE: Construction of the Regional Institute of Education (RIE) at Chowtapalem in Venkatachalam mandal of SPSR Nellore district has finally started. The RIE is expected to transform teacher education and school education in southern India. Prof. B. Ramesh Babu of the Regional Institute of Education, Nellore, said Phase 1 will include an administrative block, academic building, hostel, and faculty housing, which are targeted for completion in 2027. Incidentally, RIE Nellore is presently functioning from a temporary accommodation the institute has rented at the V.R. The Regional Institute of Education in Nellore is the sixth RIE in the country after Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Mysuru and Shillong.