Maharshi Valmiki College of Education was established in the year 1995 by the Govt of NCT of Delhi as a Constituent College of University of Delhi to cater to the long standing need for providing avenues for pre-service elementary and secondary teacher education programmes for the aspiring students in Delhi. Initially known as College of Education and housed on the Ground Floor of Bhai Parmanand Institute of Business Studies Building, Shakarpur, Delhi the college assumed its present name, Maharshi Valmiki College of Education, later in the year 1997 drawing inspiration from the high ideals of the great teacher Valmiki.

Marking a humble beginning with its Bachelor of Education programme with only 38 students from the Humanities and Social Science streams, the college got initiated into the process of shaping its promising profile under the inspirational leadership of the philosopher, artist and teacher late Professor RP Sharma, Former Head & Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Delhi.