AKT Memorial College of Education, Villupuram

AKT Memorial College of Education, Kallakurichi, started in the year 2006, is a constituent unit located at Kallakurichi, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Located on a vast piece of land of 5. 027 acres, this is a premier university, striving to prepare professional educators.

This college is also having accreditation both from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and also approved by the National council for teacher education (NCTE). Author also pointed out that the total enrolment capacity of the college is 236 and the faculty members that a college has is 26 which shows the college is known for providing focused education.

AKT Memorial College of Education has equipped itself with several structures to support learning, and in general the development of students. Students ensure that they have good access to of literature and learning since the library is an important source of learning. Facilities of the campus include each department’s laboratory which facilitates practical lessons important in teacher training.

An auditorium enables a number of events and seminars to take place, thus increasing the academic activity. On social welfare aspects the college feature include cafeteria, a health centre that offers first aid services and mechanised sporting facilities for physical exercise. AKT Memorial College of Education offers a focused curriculum with two primary courses . At university level, bachelor of education (B.

ED) and master of education (M. ED) . Each of these programmes are two years in duration to allow participating students effectively complete their education and gain employment. In order to keep the admissions proportions balanced, each of the intended programmes has 50 seats with a total of 100 seats over both courses.

The process of admission at AKT Memorial College of Education is based on the individual performance of the candidates proving that the college is oriented on academic achievements. For the B. Ed programme, the admission process is carried on the marks secured in qualifying examination as well as entrance examination as per the government policies of state/UT and SGM University.

Like the case with other courses, admission to the M. Ed is done through merits based on marks scored in the qualifying examination and the entrance examination as guided by standardised state, central government and university guidelines.