Sakthi College of Education for Women, Oddanchatram

Sakthi College of Education for Women was established in 2007 at Dindigul and is one of the most popular educators’ training facilities. Situated in Oddanchatram, Tamil Nadu, it is one of the women’s colleges, recognised to be affiliated with Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University and approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) university. The college occupies an area of 5.

68 acres, but nevertheless, it has received the accreditation of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). SRI has a total number of student enrolments of 174 and with 17 faculties, it makes the institution an ideal place to provide trained teacher education.

Sakthi College of Education for Women has various facilities which are attractive and state-of-the-art to support the needs of the learning institute. Library equipped with books to meet the user needs of students and faculty is a knowledge centre in the institution. It boasts of its fine Information Technology services in order to familiarise the learners with current technologies in education.

The college has state-of-the-art practical laboratories, such as Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Language, Chemistry, Biology, and Social Science laboratories. An auditorium fosters various academic and cultural activities; on the other hand, sports accommodate human physique fitness.

The campus also dispenses provisions such as the convenience store and canteen service and has provisions for transport for the students who commute between home and school. More specifically, it has a girls hostel, which helps various students from other states to stay safely in a comfortable environment. A clinic or health centre with first aid enables the college to meet the needs of the College community.

At present, Sakthi College of Education for Women is providing only one full-time course, and that is a Bachelor of Education [B. Ed] . This two-year programme admits 100 students in each year, which is how the institute keeps the student-teacher ratio optimum for effective learning. The B.

Ed curricula introduced here are to prepare the students for inculcating professional pedagogy competency and specialisation together with ability and character for a successful teaching profession. Hence, Sakthi College of Education for Women integrates a single-window system for the admission process.

Any candidate who has passed university other than Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, then he or she has to obtain the permission of the Syndicate of the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University. The Sakthi College of Education for Women is still performing an important function to serve the future need of education by providing efficient and dedicated teachers.

It is a modern educational college that follows the principles of teacher education in its broad sense and general development.