Faculty of Education came into existence in 1950 as Basic Teachers’ Training College under the auspices of Gandhi Vidya Mandir and subsesquently in 2002 it got merged with IASE (Deemed to be University). Since its inception, the faculty is trying its best to produce value oriented teachers. The institution is well-known for its teacher education where the forthcoming teachers are trained and embodied with cultural traditions of the Indian society along with the rational modern thinking to keep pace with the time.
Teacher education was a cherished dream of our founder Swami Shri Ramsharan Ji Maharaj who believed that an educated and value oriented teacher could transform the whole world. The Faculty of Education has done noteworthy service to the cause of nation building and educational development by producing eminent educationists and scholars.

What can we offer in Teacher Education?

Faculty of Education offers a unique opportunity to students to actively engage and thoughtfully process relevant issues of their lives in the mirror of reflective education. It develops domain of knowledge, teaching skills, IT skills and soft skills.

Students are trained in computer aided learning ambience where they get to meet students from different linguistic, cultural and behavioral backgrounds. Ph.D., M.Ed., B.Ed., B.A.-B.Ed., B.Sc.-B.Ed., M.A. in Education and many certificate programmes are offered by Faculty of Education, which have been duly approved by the NCTE. To keep pace with the changing trends and developments, it aims at developing a new cadre of teaching professionals through a rigorous full-time campus-based program. It offers courses which are practice – oriented with an application of principles, methods and challenges to meet the demands and problems in the schools of present times.

Realizing the individual unique traits present in each teacher trainee, Faculty of Education attempts to provide specially designed training programs that would facilitate development of necessary abilities and skills in each teacher trainee so that they would be able to meet the challenges of the competitive era ahead of them in the time to come in the best way possible. The curriculum not only paves way for the foundation and professional knowledge but also provides experiential learning.

Teacher Internship Programme enables students to experience the rigour of professional environment and combine the concepts learnt in classroom with the real-life situations. The Teacher Internship Program (TIP) consists of Micro teaching, Macro teaching and Teaching Practice. The TIP, which is a simulation of real work environment, requires that the students undergo the rigours of professional environment both in form and substance. In the process, it provides an opportunity to students to participate in real life teaching situations, develop teaching skills, and know methods of remedial teaching and other such related dimensions. It also exposes them to various soft skills, and helps them acquire human skills by interacting with outside professionals while seeking information. For intense training, Faculty of Education has 5 lab schools which provide learners with hands-on training.

A team of competent, qualified and committed faculty members steer the Faculty of Education. They play a significant role in ensuring quality education through interactive teaching, creative and innovative pedagogy, continuous evaluation and constructive feedback. The extensive knowledge, professional experience and advanced education of the faculty members enrich the quality of academic delivery of Education programs. Each faculty member is entrusted with the responsibility of mentoring in various areas like-academics, developing proficiency in teaching through practice sessions, preparation for seminars and so on. Faculty of Education provides well-equipped computer and Language laboratory facilities to all the students guided by well experienced faculty.
Faculty of Education endeavours to build the overall personality development of the students by bringing a balance between the classroom and out of classroom life. It provides a variety of opportunities for participation and initiation of different co-curricular activities. The activities are designed to support the educational goals/ objectives of the university by working to create the experimental learning options outside the classroom and encouraging the students to actively participate in the greater educational arena. Through the organization of diverse activities, the students learn the value of collaborative and collective learning. Students are encouraged to form informal groups and share information and exchange ideas. The teacher trainees are encouraged to develop a research orientation of mind that would help them to identify innovative approaches in their teaching-learning process.

Faculty of Education specializes in benefiting the students to vast sources of knowledge and experience through Guest lectures and Seminars christened as Talk Fests. The Faculty of Education also conducts students’ seminars to develop self-confidence and improve communication skills. Students are encouraged to participate in seminars on recent innovations in the field of teacher-education.
Faculty of Education works continuously for developing network by conducting seminars, internships, projects and other initiatives. All the students are provided guidance for planning their career. They are groomed to develop their personality and skills to suit the requirements of the employers. As a professional institution of teaching, Faculty of Education has a responsibility to prepare qualified professionals in teaching and academic leadership.