Punitha Ohm College of Education, Thoothukudi

Punitha Ohm College of Education, Thoothukudi, was started in the year 2008 and is one of the leading educational institutions in Tamil Nadu. This is the co-educational college with an area of 1. 19 acres of land, and its main task is the preparation of future teachers. Recognised by NCTE and being an institution located under the state university banner, the college has a sound B. Ed programme.

The course structure of Punitha Ohm College offers a student intake of 131 and faculties of 16, which makes the teacher–student ratio comfortable, and students get personal attention as well as quality education. Punitha Ohm College of Education has many amenities that are intended to facilitate learning, and these facilities are relatively contemporary.

The main component of the library that captures the academic resources is a rich stock of books ranging from dictionaries and encyclopaedias to references, journals and newspapers in both English and Tamil. The library is available for both printed and electronic information resources and creates a good learning environment.

The Educational Technology (ET) laboratory is well endowed with computers and projectors and other tools and teaching aids that will expose students to paperless parlance in teaching. In addition, a computer laboratory with relevant computer systems provides students with an opportunity to be part of current global education trends and resources.

Some of the large classrooms are well endowed with modern facilities while others are fitted with portable LCD projectors; environments facilitate learning. Sports facilities and a health centre with first-aid facilities are the areas of concentration in relation to the students’ physical wellness in the college.

In those respects, the institution provides transport facilities for the students and staffs, and a cafeteria. Availability of an auditorium improves various occasions and seminars into aid the learning process. Punitha Ohm College of Education delivers a two-year full-time B. Ed programme with an approved intake strength of one hundred students.

This programme is structured to produce proficient and devoted teachers who have both the theoretical knowledge and the practical practice teaching skills. This broad spectrum of curricula includes all aspects of pedagogy, educational psychology, and speciality approaches to different subjects, which will in return prepare the student for the complexities of the contemporary classroom.

Punitha Ohm College of Education follows the admission policy where candidates are admitted according to their merit in the qualifying examination as prescribed by the State Government. This is important in order to make sure that the right people are being given the chance to be educators.