Paulsons Teacher Training College, Villupuram

Paulsons Teacher Training College is a well-known teacher training college, started in 2004, is located at Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. This college for both boys and girls is recognised institution affiliated to NCTE for offering quality education in teaching profession.

The college is located in Paulsons Nagar, Pulichapallam; the two specialised courses in education offered has an intake capacity of 275 students together. It is for this reason that the curriculum adopted at the institute majors in training future educators and is supported by well-equipped learning facilities.

This college has a number of amenities that has been developed in order to meet the needs of the students that attend this establishment. A library in this establishment possesses a book stock of well over 5, 000, 523 of which are classified as references, 14 journals and 15 e-journals. The N-List programme is also switched on which enables students to access numerous number of Learning/Information resources.

For practical learning, the college maintains four specialized laboratories: Physical Science, Biological Science, Educational Technology and Psychology. These labs are very useful as they provide practical experiences needed by teachers to be in the future.

The campus also boasts of an events and seminars N Seminar, First Aid Centre, Health Centre and sports facilities in order to embrace the VII culture of development. Besides, IT facilities are also very satisfactory in the college and the students are familiar with the new and com technologies used in the education system.

Paulsons Teacher Training College offers two full-time courses : Bachelors in Education commonly known as B. Ed and Masters in Education commonly known as M. Ed. The application capacity of the B. Ed programme is 100 and that of the M. Ed programme is 50 approved for admission. The two courses take two years to complete offering an all-round preparation on the theories of education and practice as well.

Every core teaching programme in the college can be tailored for targeted preparation of quality educators to face the demands of today’s teaching learning environment. The admission process of Paulsons Teacher Training College remains in compliance with the state government, the university, and NCTE requirements. In regard to the B.

Ed programme it shall be taken on merit basis by number of marks obtained in the qualifying examination as well as entrance examination. The college may also set extra examinations that prospective students may be required to sit an perform in accordance to the standard policies of the specific state. Consequently, the M. Ed programme is also based on merit, though with an interview included in the procedure.

Having considered the performance of candidates in their respective courses and performance in the interviews the admission committee comes out with a last list of selected students. Prospective students are advised to check the college website for more information on the admission dates and procedures, please log onto the school website or contact the admission office respectively.

Specifically, the college doesn’t mention any scholarship programs but students are welcome to ask about financial aid level during enrollment.