Swami Pragyanand Shiksha Mahavidyalaya, Jabalpur

Swami Pragyanand Shiksha Mahavidyalaya, Jabalpur, was established in 2016 in Katangi, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, and it is an affiliated college. This is a co-educational college, recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and offers teacher education courses. Established at a 4 acre campus, the college has 200 students enrolment and faculty of 21 in total. The institute offers two programmes : B.

Ed and BA B. Ed for those who want to become teachers. Being a Teacher Education Institute, the college aims at producing professional teachers in Brindaban. Swami Pragyanand Shiksha Mahavidyalaya has diverse infrastructure to accommodate the various academic activities and compliment its programmes.

The library stocks both standard books and resourceful books and the students are allowed to use the available computer and internet for research work. Among the facilities, the IT infrastructure consists of new computer labs with qualified trainers to teach students appropriate computer skills. In physical development the college provides and promotes indoor and outdoor sporting activities.

There are laboratories for each department which means that every learner gets practical lessons and there is a cafeteria where learners and staff can interact. The institute also keeps a guest house to accommodate the visiting faculty and the family of the students which shows its concern of being a host institute.

The college has a health centre with facilities for first aid to the college populace and an assembly hall for occasions like seminars. Well equipped classrooms also improve the teaching and learning environment as envisaged within the development. Swami Pragyanand Shiksha Mahavidyalaya provides two broad teacher education programmes. The B. Ed is a two-year full time course and the BA B.

Ed is four – year full time integrated course. In the case of B. Ed, there are 100 approved intake seats and 100 indicated seats for BA B. Ed making the total of 200 seats offered each year. These are programmes that aim to produce teachers by providing students with education course content with teaching methods.

The fact that the college offers only two specialised courses allows the production of well-trained educators. Degree Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees BA B. Ed 100 Rs 80,000 B. Ed 100 Rs 64,000 While keeping in mind the marks secured in the qualifying as well as entrance examination, Swami Pragyanand Shiksha Mahavidyalaya admits students. B.

Ed programme is offered as per directives of state government, UT administration and the University to which the college is affiliated with. Similarly, in the BA B. Ed programme the process is the same but at the time of admission the students have to filled the pre-preferred discipline options and the pedagogic specialisations they want to go for.

This removes arbitrary determinant which these preferences are then given according to merit and availability. The admission policy of the college is following the time line of admission given by the affiliating university as well as the regulatory body to run the institution.