Shri Agrasen Girls Teacher Training College, Bharatpur

Shri Agrasen Girls Teacher Training College, Bharatpur, Rajasthan was founded in the year 2006. This particular women’s college aims at preparing would-be teachers by providing a specialised curriculum in teacher education. Part of a university system, the college has been accredited by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) as an institution that responds to demanded quality.

Located on a total land area of 0. 97607 acres, the institute offers close-knit learning ambience for its 193 students and 16 members of faculty. Shri Agrasen Girls Teacher Training College prides in various facilities that facilitate the learning process of students in college.

In middle of these is a resourceful library well endowed with books, magazines, newspapers, and other audio-visual materials essential requirement for intending teachers. The institution's commitment to modern education is evident in its well-equipped computer lab, accommodating 25 students simultaneously and aiming for a 1:1 computer-to-student ratio.

Science and mathematics practical sessions are equipped with duplicate models and sets of apparatus, tools and models, to develop practical learning experience. The college is equally concerned with the physical and social well-being of their students comprising a large playground, indoor and outdoor games facilities, gym and a full-time employed Sports Officer.

Shri Agrasen Girls Teacher Training College currently offers one primary course: The academic programme that is commonly referred to as when student complete their studies and train to be teachers is called the Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) programme. This is a two-year, full-time programme with an intake capacity of one hundred students as befitting the college’s ideal of producing quality teachers.

This academic programme aims at preparing students to effectively practice the teaching profession through interaction with coursework and practice. The course fee has been further kept affordable at 53,760 rupees so that capacity trainers can enrol in this programme. Entry into the B. Ed programme of Shri Agrasen Girls Teacher Training College is done based on merit. Students willing to seek admission to B.

Ed should clear Pre- Teacher Education Test (PTET) from the state government or its appointed education department. An applicant cannot join the programme directly or transfer from another programme in the institution to the programme , which makes the admission process healthy for all applicants.

This procedure shows that the college is determined to offer admission to students, who will turn out to be efficient teachers. However, information on specific scholarship provision to students is lacking however the relatively low fees charged in the college indicates that the aim of the college is to ensure that quality education is made affordable to ladies who intend to teach in the region.