College of Teacher Education, Thottakkadu

College of Teacher Education, a constituent college started functioning in the year 1994, situated at Thottakkad, Kottayam District of Kerala state. Co-educational institute established and approved by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Sun is a pioneer institute in providing teacher education. The college occupies a small area of 0.

7 acres and provides the educational experience in luxury for the students opting for the teaching profession. The institute itself has a total student enrolment of 99 and faculty strength of 10 that guarantees extra attention and quality education. College of Teacher Education is affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kotta .

College of Teacher Education offers plenty of facilities for the students enrolled here to have a detailed learning experience. This facility has adorned the campus with amenities such as sports facilities to enhance the youthful talents as teachers in their physical health and team spirit. An auditorium is a place for holding events and seminars, creates conditions for the academic and cultural activities.

College library is very important for the learners as it provide variety of educational resources and research information. Technical abilities are effectively developed through hands-on exercises ranging from simulations to full scale exercises in a departmental laboratory. Also, the institute has a health center with basic first aid requirement for the students of the institute.

In relation to the programmes offered, the College of Teacher Education is a specialists’ college offering only the teacher education programmes. The institute has full accredited approval to offer a full-time two-year Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) programme. This programme has an approved admission capacity of 50 students to ensure that the students get enough attention from the faculty. The B.

Ed course assists students in having the required knowledge, skills and practical sessions for a better career in the field of teaching. To date, the college is committed to quality education; thus, the percentage of the graduates must be high. Regarding admission to the college of Teacher Education Thottakkad the Center for Professional and Advance Studies Kottayam is responsible.

The next step is usually conducting interviews and the students offered admission are allowed based on merit and the government set communal reservation. This process helps to exercise proper criteria and achieve the objective of selecting students both fairly and non Partiality.