Viswa Bharathi College of Education for Women, Salem

Viswa Bharathi College of Education for Women, Salem, is a pioneer institution providing quality education for women teachers of tomorrow since the year 2007. Sited in Veerachipalayam, Sankari, West Salem, Tamil Nadu, this affiliated college is recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Situated over an area of 6.

7 acres, it provides an environment conducive to the learning and growth of its students. This institution has a total intake capacity of 200 students and faculty members, and because of the small class size and ratio of students to faculty members, the institution pays quality attention. The college at the moment has only one programme that it awards, the Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.

), to keep with its niche of training teachers. The college possessed good washrooms and barracks that provided good facilities to its students to improve their learning capabilities. A stocked library has 7506 text and references, 20 journals, and 15 magazines that enrich academic programmes.

The current library empowers the subscribed e-journals together with an impressive stock of CD-ROMs, audio, TV programmes, videotapes, and internet connections, which are round the clock. Modern laboratories exist for different subjects such as biological science, physical science, computer science, language, and psychology.

The essence of embracing technology as a key area is also reflected by the college through its ICT resource base; the college boasts of a spacious ICT laboratory, a television and an LCD projector and a language laboratory.

In its dealing with the comprehensive growth and development of the students, the institution offers and puts at the disposal of the students world-class sporting amenities as well as comes up with different sports activities such as tournaments and events, among others. Viswa Bharathi College of Education for Women has a full-time B. Ed. course approved for 100 admissions.

This is a two-year course that aims at equipping intending teachers with the relevant knowledge and skills required in discharging the responsibilities of a teacher. It merges theoretical education with practical education, ensuring graduating teachers will be in a position to handle challenges in the current education.

Viswa Bharathi College of Education for Women has the admission norms according to the score obtained in the qualifying as well as entrance test. Admission policies are made by the state government and Union Territory; the executive head of the college follows any of them along with the university guidelines.

The institution aims at offering quality education to women and training and producing professional and intelligent women. As a teacher education institution, Viswa Bharathi College of Education for Women has always been providing leadership to the problem of educational development in the region.