Apollo College of Education, Kancheepuram

Apollo College of Education, a co-educational institution for women founded in 2005, is an affiliated college providing education to those who want to become teachers in future. This institution is established in Poonamallee Chennai, and it has a negligible area of 1. 66 Acres of land to set up this institution thus giving a closer look on the students who aspire to be teachers.

It is an NCTE recognized college which offers a rather specialised curriculum and only one programme of study at the college. Apollo College of Education has a total of 199 students and 14 faculty members; thus, it has a decent student-teacher ratio that guarantees appropriate support and encouragement to exchange the knowledge to every learner.

Apollo College of Education offers a number of learning amenities that help create the best learning environment for students. There is a large library designed as a center for effective learning with a contemporary and extensive stock of books and editions for the interested mind. The campus has a Sophisticated I. T.

facilities so as to enable the students to have update information in their respective fields of study. In order to nurture the bodies, a large open area invites exercise and plays different sorts of games and sports. The college also has well equipped laboratories to address the practical aspects of the training college to become teachers.

An auditorium is used for occasions and meetings; they help to create an active student life on campus. For this purpose, the institution provides transport facilities where it caters for transport of students from different parts of the city to the college. Apollo College of Education is distinctively structured to offer only the Bachelor of Education (B.

Ed) a two-year full-time course for producing competent and passionate teachers. This hypothesis of specialisation enables the college to focus its efforts and capabilities to offering proper preparation of teacher training. The B. Ed offered at Apollo College of Education shall be planned to offer a vast knowledge on theories of education, methods of teaching and implementing them in class.

The admission policy of Apollo College of Education is in compliance with state government, U. T. Administration and the affiliated University norms. Selection to various courses is done on the basis of marks secured in the qualifying examination and/or any entrance examination. The college may also apply other methods of staffing as provided policies of the college require.

As a result, the applicants are encouraged to regularly read the announcements emanating from the college concerning admission dates and processes.