Indira Gandhi Teachers Training College, Hooghly

Indira Gandhi Teachers Training College Hooghly was established in the year 2013, which is a self-financing college for providing teacher training. Talandu Girls’ High School is a co-educational school at Talandu in West Bengal with an area of 2 acres of land.

The college is also accredited by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), which emphasises the standards of the college for providing training to teachers. The college is affiliated with Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University, Kolkata . With a focus on preparing future educators, the institute offers two full-time courses: 50 students admission capacity each in the B. Ed and D. El. Ed courses.

The college enrols a total number of 130 students divided among 18 highly qualified teachers, ensuring the student-faculty ratio. Indira Gandhi Teachers Training College has a mission of offering a favourable learning environment with basic amenities of a college. This library affords 3,281 volumes with 815 book titles, journals, encyclopaedias, newspapers and photocopying services.

In terms of instructional activities, the institute has specialised laboratories, namely Art and Craft, Curriculum, and Social Science, as well as Science and Mathematics. They include smart classrooms through the introduction of new technologies in the teaching process.

Facilities which may also be useful for students include sporting amenities such as a gymnasium and tennis court, a hall for conferences, careers and entertainment and a health facility with a first aid section. digital learning is very pivotal in any learning institution, and the college’s IT infrastructure addresses this need.

Indira Gandhi Teachers Training College offers two primary courses : the Bachelor of Education ( B. Ed ) and the Diploma in Elementary Education ( D. El. Ed ) as well. Both of them are two-year, full-time programmes aimed at preparing professional and dedicated teachers. The B. Ed programme trains learners to teach at secondary and higher secondary levels, and the D. El. Ed trains learners for primary teaching.

At Indira Gandhi Teachers Training College, admission is open with the mark obtained in the qualifying examination/entrance test /exam. The college adheres to the admission policies as provided by the state government of West Bengal and as provided by the affiliated university.