Indian Academy of Teachers Education, Kolkata

Indian Academy of Teachers Education, Barasat was initiated in 2014 in Koyara, Kadambagachi, Kolkata, West Bengal. This affiliated college is certified by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), supporting the quality of the teacher education. Spread over a small area of 0. 992 acres the academy has 199 students and 8 members of faculty.

The qualifications provided by the institute include one subject specific qualification specifically in teacher education to produce competent trainers. The Indian Academy of Teachers Education, Barasat has installed different facilities in order to improve the understanding capacity of their students.

The library plays the productive role of resource centre by offering the constituency access to educational materials and literature. For theotraining, the college has preserved departmental laboratories where students are trained alongside with practical sessions. There is provision of an auditorium for use in occasions, seminars and other academic activities.

It also offers student’s health with a first aid facility that is found in the health center of the institute. Complementing this growth in student numbers, both the physical IT infrastructure and state-of-the-art software are integrated into the academy to meet today’s educational demands. Indian Academy of Teachers Education, Barasat, currently offers one full-time course: The B.

Ed programme or Bachelor of Education programme. This two year programme has an approved intake of one hundred seats which immediately indicates the directorate’s policy that the institute should only take manageable numbers of students in each programme in order to enhance one on one teaching and learning. The B.

Ed course aims at producing professional teacher educators capable of teaching and handling the learners in current society classrooms. The admission requirements at Indian Academy of Teachers Education operate on the lawful criteria of merit. Selection of candidates is based on the performance in the qualifying examination and/or entrance exam pattern as per norms relating to the state and the affiliated university.

This makes it possible for those that deserve to teach to be able to do so. Indian Academy of Teachers Education Barasat is one of the focused specialized Institute preparing skilled and dedicated teachers for the future educates.

By providing rigorous and comprehensive course work, Modified environment for disabled children and dedication for quality education, the academy sees itself as a worthy contributor towards shaping teachers for the future education of West Bengal and other parts of the world.