Vivekanandha College of Education, Puducherry

Vivekanandha College of Education, Puducherry, started in the year 2005, is a dedicated affiliated college for teacher education. This institution is a co-educational institution situated in Sellaperumalpet, Lawspet Main Road, Puducherry with a 7-acre area. The college is recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), thus follows good standards for teacher education.

The institute has a total student enrolment capacity of 169 and has faculty members as 17; hence, a good environment for education. In Vivekanandha College of Education, some of the infrastructures include networking facilities, ICT facilities, and library and computer provisions for students in this college. An air-conditioned library as a storehouse of a variety of teacher education as a collection of books.

It has adequate laboratories for practical lessons, and the facilities are complemented by current information technology. For the purpose of the all-round development, the college has sports facilities and an auditorium for events and seminars. Anti-ageing and lifestyle diseases get addressed as there is a medical centre that provides first aid services.

Its functionality is resolved with the transport facilities featured: buses and vans for students and staff of the institution. The college has a cafeteria, which feeds the college community with their dietary needs. Specifically, the college provides the hostels and other accommodations for both male and female students with hygienic food services found in the college.

Being a college specialising in education, it offers only one course, which is the Bachelor of Education (B. Ed. ). This is a two-year full-time course with an approved number of admissions of 100 students due to the educational focus of the institute in producing quality teachers. The proposed B. Ed.

programme curriculum is aimed at preparing students for prosperous teaching practice in contemporary educational practice. Degree Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees B. Ed 100 Rs 66000 Students seeking admission at the Vivekanandha College of Education are admitted based on their previous performance in the relevant examinations as per the marks secured in the qualifying/entrance examination.

The admission policy of the college fully follows the policy of the state government and Union Territory administration, and this college is affiliated with a university. It is recommended in that view to ensure that the process of admission has standard procedures that can minimise prejudice among those students who are harbouring a dream to study in certain institutions.

Though specific scholarship information is not available, the college seems to have a strong concentration in education through its excellent provision of facilities and well-coordinated courses. Suggestively, even though Vivekanandha College of Education is rather a new institution, the college is already building its niche as a promising institution in the sphere of Puducherry teacher education.