Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Education, Kathua

Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Education, Kathua was started in 2007 It is a Co-Education College situated at Raj Bagh, Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir. This affiliated college is approved by NCTE and NAAC and is also approved by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

Nanum College is a teacher training college with total enrolment of 302 students and a faculty complement of 14 producing a small scale college environment. The institution offers the only Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) which is a two–year full course program. Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Education has various amenities that could facilitate the learning process of their students.

A functional library is provided with instructional facilities while the computerised system enables the students to update themselves to the technological developments in education. The campus has an auditorium for events, seminar and other activities, which enhances the academic nature of the campus. There are basic amnesties for those wanting to keep fit; a gym is provided on the compound.

The college also retains laboratories to support practical lessons within its curriculums. A cafeteria is provided for students and personnel’s eating-place and classroom for teaching and learning respectively. The institution boasts of the girls’ hostel, which provides accommodation for female students from diverse places in that region.

Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Educationspecialises in teacher education and conducts the B. Ed programme as its main course. This specialisation enables the college to focus on its resources as well as expertise to complete their task of training qualified teachers. The B. Ed programme takes two years on a full-time basis and aims at providing fundamental knowledge required for practice of teaching profession.

The entrance criteria for admissions to the Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Education depend on marks scored in the qualifying examination and/or the entrance test whichever applicable. The college implements admission policy as framed by the state government, Union Territory administration and the affiliated university.