Christ Nagar College of Education, Thiruvallam

The Christ Nagar College of Education, Thiruvananthapuram was started in the year 2005, is a reputed institution specialising in teacher education. Sited in Chavarapuram, Thiruvallam P. O, Trivandrum, Kerala, this co-education college is a selected piece of property, area wise 6. 73 acres.

It has an affiliation with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) that provides quality standards to its educational programmes. The college presently enrols a total of 74 students and it is bestowed with a team of a 6 member faculty members. Christ Nagar College of Education has only one course , Bachelors of Education (B. ED. ), with the aim of producing professional and sensitive teachers in the future.

The college has particularly developed numerous establishments that aim at improving the knowledge delivery among the students. The library remains a main centre of academic materials with a current stock of 4,134 books, 10 journals, 107 encyclopaedias, and 715 reference books.

Facilities available include adequate laboratory facilities such as the Educational Technology Laboratory for audiovisual aids, the Psychology Laboratory for practical purposes in testing and assessment, and the Language Laboratory with Intel Pentium-based systems for developing language skills.

The college also has its sports facilities, a cafeteria, an open air for events and seminars, and adequate car parking space. For the convenience of transportation, the institution provides transport facilities for the students and staff. Christ Nagar College of Education mainly offers the B. Ed programme, which is a 2 years full time course of study that is Bachelor of Education (B Ed).

The college has an intake capacity of 50 students for this programme in order to ensure quality delivery occasioned by a worthy student teacher ratio. Such a specialised emphasis makes it possible for the institution to dedicate both its time and talent into developing quality teachers. In its turn, the B.

Ed programme prepares the candidates for teachers to have the necessary knowledge and skills, which are demanded in contemporary education practice. Admission to classes at Christ Nagar College of Education is done based on merit as determined by the state government and the affiliated university.

Admission of students is done depending on their performance in the qualifying examination, entrance examination or any other test as may be set by the authority. This therefore means that the college admits candidates with the right qualities as required in the teaching profession.

The college is very keen on the alumni and always ensures that they keep close relationships with them for the benefits of other students and the alumni.