Sri Venkateswara College of Education, Cuddalore

Sri Venkateswara College of Education, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, was recognised in 2005 as a teacher education institution. This co-educational college, affiliated with Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, is recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education. The college occupies a fenced area of five acres and offers two kinds of programmes in education for a total enrolment of 266 students.

The institute has a faculty size of 22 dedicated members of staff; this ensures a good student-teacher ratio. Sri Venkateswara College of Education is one of the best B. Ed. and M. Ed. colleges in Andhra Pradesh and is dedicated to producing efficient educators of the future through nurturing effective teacher education.

Many important facilities are available at Sri Venkateswara College of Education to help the students’ academic and personal development. The central focus of learning and knowledge at Pacific College Library stocks about 5100 books, 45 CDs, educational, national and international journals and magazines, etc.

To ensure the college students gain practical experience, the college has functional physical and biological science labs and psychology, language, and mathematics labs. The IT facilities are also impressive: there is a computer class with fifty modern computers, and everyone can get free access to the internet, including teachers and students.

For the sports lovers, the campus has volleyball courts, kabaddi courts, kho-kho courts, and indoor games. The comfort of students is also taken care of by the college, which has a canteen that provides good quality food at much lower rates than the market rates, mineral water supplied through the RO system and transport facilities for different areas around the college campus.

Sri Venkateswara College of Education offers two courses , which include a Bachelor of Education (B. Ed. ) and a Master of Education ( M. Ed. ) programme. According to the autonomy, there is an authorised intake capacity of 100 seats for the B. Ed. programme and a total of 50 students for the M. Ed. programme.

It has to be noted that both of the courses span two years and encompass all the aspects of educational theories and practice. This shows that its student enrolment corresponds nicely to its intake capacity of 266 students, thanks to its popularity and full utilisation. Degree Name Total Number of Seats B. Ed 100 M.

Ed 50 The admission programmes of Sri Venkateswara College of Education entail marks achieved in the entrance test and/or the qualifying test. The college also implements the admission policies of the state government, the Union Territory administration and the affiliate university.