Mount Carmel College of Teacher Education, Kottayam: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Mount Carmel College of Teacher Education, Kottayam, Kerala is a renowned institution the essence of which lies in preparing the future of education. This is a women college which started in 1953 and for the next almost seven decades, the college has been training educationist. Occupying the fairly small piece of land of about 3.33 acres the college allows for the students to have focused learning atmosphere. It was an affiliated college recognised by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE); it offered high standard teachers training programmes.

Mount Carmel College of Teacher Education has many facilities which are tailored towards ensuring that students in the college get the best out of their college learning. At the same time, a school library with more than 19,210 books, 25 various periodicals, as well as numerous electronic resources are placed at the students’ disposal. The language laboratory where all the lessons are digitalised enables efficient training for individual skills which is important since most teachers teach individually in the future. For physical health, the college has a playground, as well as a functional gym facility for the students’ use. These are Academic seminars that can accommodate one thousand people this part of the building consists of an auditorium for seminars, workshops and cultural activities. A computer lab with computer networking amenities allows the learners to appreciate new technologies in teaching. The college also has a health centre equipped with first aid facilities, dining hall and hostellers’ facilities, for girls in particular with comfortable and conducive hostel accommodation to make students feel at home.

Mount Carmel College of Teacher Education offers two full-time courses: programmes include a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) and a Master of Education (M.Ed ) programme. Both the programmes have been designed for two years and for fifty students each making a total of one hundred seats in both the courses. Total enrolment in the college equals the number of students intake capacity hence suggesting capacity utilisation in the college. The college currently boasts a faculty of 19 members which in turn helps them achieve favourable student to teacher ratio and proportionate interaction with each student.

Although Mount Carmel College of Teacher Education admits students for both B.Ed and M. Ed The two programmes have different admission procedures. The admission for the B.Ed programme is managed mostly by the State Government of Kerala and by the LBS Centre for Science and Technology that releases a list of merit which is state- based. But 15% of seats are under Management Quota which is control by the institution only. Actually, this quota has been created to provide education to economically backward and deprived section of the society and that becomes the vision of the college.

Like most of the other universities for the M. Ed programme, admissions are divided equally between management quota and merit. The educational agency appoints fifty percent of the candidates from a rank list prepared by the university, without being concerned for the rank of the candidate allotted to them. Another 50% of the total are merit seats which are admitted through CAP that includes category like SC/ST/SEBC/Sports/ Teacher and PD Quota.

The Historical Foundation and Teacher Education Focus of Mount Carmel College Volume 11/Number 2 June, 2011 Mount Carmel College of Teacher Education, being one of the oldest private schools in the country, remains relevant in producing teachers who will mould the future generation. Its quality education as an academic institution wed with modern infrastructures and inclusive admission standard makes it a good choice for anyone aspiring to teach in Kerala and beyond.