Vadaranyam College of Education, Thiruvallur

Vadaranyam College of Education was set up in 2009 in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. This 2. 5-acre co-educational institution aims to produce teacher professionals for the future generation. Affiliated with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), the college has two specialisation areas in teaching.

The management of Vadaranyam College of Education has an overall enrolment capacity of 198 students along with a 15-member faculty. Education as a course is offered at both graduate and diploma levels, and the institute’s commitment to quality education is evident. In Vadaranyam College of Education, several facilities suitable for the improvement of students’ learning environment are available.

The library with an enumerated collection of more than a thousand titles is a central source of learning resources, including textbooks, reference materials and electronic learning resources. The practical facilities available for training in the college include a multi-purpose educational technology lab, a psychology lab and science labs for physical and biological sciences.

Up to the modern educational requirements, Vadaranyam College of Education has provided itself with sound IT facilities. There is also a campus-based facility to hold various events and seminars, a health centre where students can receive first aid, and other facilities such as a gym, sports fields and a cafeteria, all incorporated into the educational experience of a student.

Vadaranyam College of Education runs two courses of a full-time duration in the stream of education. The Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) programme has an approved intake of one hundred students, and the Diploma in Elementary Education (D. El. Ed) programme controls fifty students. Each of the programmes is expected to take two years to complete, after which ready-made educators will be produced.

These courses are designed to prepare students to have the essentials needed to make a positive impact in education; both experience and theoretical knowledge will be incorporated. Therefore, in order to admit the students, Vadaranyam College of Education follows the merit system based on the provisions made by UT administration, the Tamil Nadu State Government and Dr Salim Abdul Rahman University.

In the case of the B. El. Ed programme, there is a requirement of an entrance examination on the basis of which the students are selected, along with the performance in the qualifying examination.