Devarajan College of Education, Nagapattinam

Devarajan College of Education, Nagapattinam, was started in the year 2009 with the aim to produce quality educators of the future generation and is a co-educational institution. Established in Vedaranyam as an affiliated college and approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Teacher Education imparts quality teacher Education.

The college is located on a 9-acre campus, which provides an environment that is appropriate for teaching and learning. The institution offers total student enrolment for 150 and a faculty of 8; the scenario allows the institute to offer individual student attention, making the learning environment unique. Devarajan College of Education is affiliated with Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai .

Devarajan College of Education has equipped several amenities, which are intended to contribute to the improvement of the educational process of the college for its students. It should contain standard text and reference by established authors as well as monthly and yearly journals, and these make good collections for academic activities.

For the sport lover, it has spacious playgrounds with provisions of a football ground, basketball ground, volleyball ground, badminton hall and indoor games. The institution also values the use of technology and has outstanding IT development. An auditorium is used for conducting events and seminars, and well-equipped laboratories are used for highly technical and practical sessions.

This college also has a health centre with first aid equipment in order to support the students’ health. To enable mechanical means of transport, buses are available for commuters from the Thiruthuraipoondi area. Devarajan College of Education mainly has courses for teacher training and development; the college offers a B. Ed. programme .

The aforesaid course is a two-year full-time course, which has an approved strength of 50 students. The B. Ed programme aims to impart the knowledge, skills, and other aspects of teaching proficiency that a candidate would require for reconstructing or reconstructing the classroom teaching strategy.

In this regard, the admission policy of Devarajan College of Education functions as per the norms set by the State Government, UT Administration and the affiliated University. Seats for admission are merit-based, that is, based on marks in the qualifying examination and/or entrance test.