Sri Thiyagaraja Institute of Teacher Education, Thiruvarur

Sri Thiyagaraja Institute of Teacher Education, started in the year 2012 and located in Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, it is a pioneer institute in imparting teacher training courses. This co-educational institute established on a campus area of 4. 96 acres is affiliated and a NCTE approved college.

This institute is one of the strands that aims to provide quality education for its student populace; for this, it enrols 200 students in total while the faculty consists of fifteen members; it has two full-time courses that focus solely in the education strand. Sri Thiyagaraja Institute of Teacher also uses modern facilities in a bid to assure its students have a good experimental learning.

The school’s library stock over 4200 books general 400 textbooks, 800 reference books, newspapers , magazines, encyclopedia and Almanac. The reading room with 50 people sitting capacity the internet facilities are provided to improve the reading and researching atmosphere. This college proudly boasts of its laboratory for student teachers equipped for Physics, Chemistry, Botanical and Zoology.

In addition, the psychology lab contains chart, test, pictures and other materials for practical demonstration and for technological advancement in the learning system, the institute offers fifteen high configuration computers with internet connection. Such amenities are a sports complex, an auditorium for holding certain events, seminars, and a canteen for students.

Regarding students’ health, the institute provides facilities with a health centre exhibiting first aid amenities. The presence of hostel accommodation for both male and female students is also evident in the institute further underlining the organisations commitment to delivering quality education to all its students especially those from distant regions.

Sri Thiyagaraja Institute of Teacher Education offers two full-time courses. The existing qualification include B. Ed (Bachelor of Education) and D. El. Ed (Diploma in Elementary Education). B. Ed programme has a sanctioned strength of 100 seats and D. El. Ed programme has an intake capacity of fifty. The two courses take two years and offer the necessary preparation to future teachers.

By focusing on these two programmes, the institute is able to provide a special concentration on the preparation of teachers and other graduates for careers in the education domain. Degree Name Total Number of Seats B. Ed 100 D. El. Ed 50 The admission in Sri Thiyagaraja Institute of Teacher Education is through marks scored in the qualifying examination and/or entrance test.

The admission policy of the institute is governed by the state government, Union Territory administration and the university to which it is affiliated. This keeps the selection exercise open to all intending students as required by the act.

Due to its specialised goal in teacher education and adequate infrastructure, Sri thiyagaraja institute of teacher education thiruvarur has still a leveraged influence on the future of education in Tamil Nadu.