Maa Gayatri Ram Prasad Pandey Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Gonda

Being an affiliated college, Maa Gayatri Ram Prasad Pandey Smarak Mahavidyalaya is a college situated in Gonda and aims to impart education to its students. This institution has fixed its reputation as one of the best educational centres in the region.

It is affiliated to well-recognised universities and institutions like the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) as well as the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Spread across five-degree programmes, it has a total of 661 students and a faculty team of 7 members and provides 12 courses in distinct specialisations.

Maa Gayatri Ram Prasad Pandey Smarak Mahavidyalaya has diverse amenities in a bid to improve the learning experience of the students. The library functions as an information centre where students can rely on all the literature needed for their academic needs. The college also provides well-equipped departmental laboratories for the practical knowledge of the students in their relevant fields.

The facility boasts of a good and efficient Information Communication Technology facility to allow the students to connect to the information facility and use teaching aids that are technologically based. Also, the college offers sporting amenities and exercise to the students to keep fit as well as practice teamwork in sporting disciplines.

The college is affiliated to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad. Maa Gayatri Ram Prasad Pandey Smarak Mahavidyalaya has a wide course combination to meet the various needs for students pursuing their academics. The institution offers 12 full courses which are tenable full time and these courses include undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The Bachelor's degrees available for students at the undergraduate level are Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com), Bachelor of Science (B. Sc), Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B. Sc Agriculture) and Bachelor of Education (B. Ed).

For postgraduate students, it offers the Master of Arts (MA) in various subjects like Economics , Home Science, Hindi , Geography, English , Sanskrit, Ancient History and Archaeology. Degree Name Eligibility Criteria B. Ed Graduation (B. A/B. Com/B. Sc) with 50-55% marks B. A 10+2 ccc with any stream B. Com 10+2 examination Commerce preferred B. Sc 10+2 examination Science stream M. A B.

A or equivalent degree in relevant field with 50-55% marks However, the admissions criteria are a little different from one course to another in Maa Gayatri Ram Prasad Pandey Smarak Mahavidyalaya. Thus, for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme, admission is offered on the basis of merit of the applicant’s marks in the qualifying examination. Selection to the Bachelor of Education (B.

Ed) programme is more comprehensive than the other programmes. The admission for B. Ed are regular intake and are through marks secured in the qualifying examination and Common Entrance Test as prescribed by the state government and concerned university.