Valiyam Memorial College of Teacher Education, Kollam

Valiyam Memorial College of Teacher Education situated at Kollam district, Kerala is one of the prestigious institution with committed to nurturing the future of education. Launched in the year 2007, this college is a co-educational institution which has been training future teachers for more than ten years. Located at a very small area of 3.

1 acres with its address at Chavara Edappallykotta, Chavara college imposes a positive thinking environment in its students. Currently, total number of students registered in this college is one hundred and ninety nine while the total number of faculty is fifteen making our student-teacher ratio very satisfactory.

Valiyam Memorial College of Teacher Education boasts of the variety of facilities that it has that can complement the education of students of the college. The spacious and containing books library comes in handy as the knowledge centre that avails many a learning resource to the students.

In as much as the social activities are concerned, especially to those develop interest with sporting activities, the college provides many sporting activities facilities aimed at enhancing on fitness and team spirit. It is the highly active auditorium where students and guests can host events, seminars, and cultural happenings and enhance students’ interactions.

In order to catch up with the technological advancement, the college has well equipped IT facilities in which students can use various technologies in their learning process. The college also boasts fully outfitted laboratories that are so important when trainingteachers of the future.

A College cafeteria: is usually a break from the day’s rigorous learning, College cafeteria has been a centre of social congregation for both the staff and students. Valiyam Memorial College of Teacher Education is devoted to producing quality teachers to the society and offers B. Ed programme.

This full-time course comprehensively covers two years of the study, to pave way to fruitful careers in the education sector. The college has an approved intake capacity of hundred seats for B. Ed programme which truly indicates that the college focused to churn out a large number of qualified teachers every year.

This kind of specialisation helps the institution to direct all its efforts and professionalism to offering a wide and intensive teacher training programme . Valiyam Memorial College of Teacher Education follows the state government policy and the affiliated university norms for their admission process and it is mainly based on merit.

Students may be selected on the basis of the performance in a qualifying examination, an entrance examination or as may be prescribed by the authorities. This helps the college to enrol students with good performance in their previous studies and the ability to master the course in education.

It is also accredited with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) that ensures the college milestones in curriculum as well as teaching standards conform to national standards. Valiyam Memorial College of Teacher Education has the honour of providing comprehensive professional preparation to the students who are engaged in the noble profession of nation building.

In its concentrated specialisation, the modern equipped and oriented on quality education college remains an important contributor to the formation of the pedagogical staff of the future. While the education arena is changing, this institution continues to shift and mould its students to meet the needs and future demands of education arena.