Lokniketan Ratanpur, Banaskantha

Lokniketan Ratanpur, Ratanpur, was established in the year 2006. This affiliated college is on a 36 acres campus, located in Palanpur, Gujarat. The college provides educational streams for 203 enrolled students. The institute has been granted approval by the NCTE. Lokniketan Ratanpur offers focused learning with a faculty of 8 sincere educators.

It provides four undergraduate and graduate degree programs composed of various academic fields and career choices. These facilities at the Lokniketan Ratanpur campus makes sure a complete range of facilities that help support the all-round development of students. Within the hostel blocks, there are well-built blocks for boys and girls with a total accommodation capacity of 600 students.

In addition, there are separate mess facilities, administrative offices, and warden quarters within the hostel blocks, which facilitate comfort and a good living environment for the students. The sports infrastructure at the institution includes facilities for track and field events, badminton, cricket, chess, football, mountaineering, trekking, archery, and other activities.

It has a well-stocked library, well-furnished modern laboratories, and a central computing facility for the pursuit of various studies. The campus is also equipped with an auditorium for events and seminars, a swimming pool, a gym, and a cafeteria that all add up to a lively campus life. Lokniketan Ratanpur has a total of four full-time courses that very clearly brings out its passion for specialized education.

The academic portfolio of the institute comprises Bachelor of Rural Studies, Master of Rural Studies, Bachelor of Education, and Master of Social Work . These programs are aimed at allowing the students to acquire sufficient knowledge and skills pertaining to rural development, education, and social welfare. More importantly-, the B. Ed.

programme has an approved intake of 100 students, thus indicating the immense contribution made by this institute in the field of teacher education within the region. The admission process in Lokniketan Ratanpur is based on merit with consideration of government guidelines for reservations. This is done so that the opportunity for education is available to all eligible candidates.

Admission to the BRS and MRS courses is done by academic merit, but reservation policies set by the government are taken into consideration. The admission procedure to the B. Ed. is merit-based, which also attracts a large number of students who want to take up teaching as their profession.

For the MSW program, designed for those who have a passion for social welfare and community development, the same admission standards are maintained with relevance on academic merit while respecting reservation guidelines.