Government College of Teacher Education,
Thiruvananthapuram
The college
founded in 1911 by His Highness Sree
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore is the mother
teacher education institution in Kerala. The college has a remarkable
history. It was first affiliated to Madras University and those who completed the teacher training course
successfully were honoured with a Licentiate of Teaching (LT) degree. Subsequently
there was a change in the name of the degree from LT to BT (Bachelor of Training).
Later, following the all-India-pattern, the nomenclature was changed to
BEd (Bachelor of Education).
The college is
easily accessible as it is situated in the heart of the capital city very
near (1 Km) the Railway Station and Central Bus Station. The college is
situated in an educational complex, surrounded by Government Arts College,
Government Model LPS, Department of Education of the University of Kerala, Kerala Institute for
Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS), Government Model Boys Secondary and
Higher Secondary schools.
The
institution has an infrastructure consisting of 37857 sq ft accommodation in
an educational complex in a land area of
6.87 acres. Separate and sufficient accommodation is provided for
students, teachers, research scholars and administrative staff. The
College has a Library with an
antique collection of books over one hundred and twenty years old and well
equipped laboratories. The Staff
Quarters, Hostels for men and women and
a new block for class rooms were constructed during 2000-01, helping the college to acquire the status
of a Residential Campus. The academic
faculty includes the Principal and eighteen faculty members in different subjects and a few of them are Research Supervisors.
The Silver
Jubilee of the College was celebrated in 1937 and a Souvenir was published in
this connection. When the Kerala University Act, Act 14 of 1957
was brought into force, University of Travancore was renamed as University of
Kerala. In 1956-57 the government sanctioned the M Ed Course in the
college, which was later transformed to Department of Education under Kerala
University. The college celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in 1986.
The Government
of Kerala sanctioned the MEd course during 1998-99. The college was
elevated to the status of a Research Centre in Education by the
University of Kerala in December 2006. In
2008 the college was accredited by NAAC. The college has two major
publications- The GCTE Journal of Research and Extension in Education and
GCTE Research Abstracts.
At present,
the college is having a sanctioned strength of 200 seats for BEd in 11
optional subjects and 25 seats for MEd. Twenty-five research scholars
have registered for the PhD programme.
The Centenary
Celebrations commenced on 16 June 2010.
A variety of programmes which included
among others, an Exhibition, Rangostav, International Conference and an Inter-training college Athletic Meet,
brought together students, teachers and the general public to the portals of the college. The Valedictory
function of the Centenary Celebrations scheduled for 28 June 2012 will be
inaugurated by His Excellency, the former President of India, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
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Dr.
C. Praveen
Convenor,
Media & Publicity Committee
Centenary
Celebrations
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