Panskura Primary Teachers Training Institute, Purba Medinipur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Panskura Primary Teachers Training Institute of West Bengal as an institution of teacher education is a stand-alone institute situated in the Purba Medinipur district. This co-educational facility was founded in 2003, and has been preparing teachers to educate other for almost two decades. Located in a 0.642 acre campus, the institute provides concentrated education for anyone who wants to become a teacher. The institute enrolls a total of 135 students and has 16 faculty members; the institute always manage to provide proper student teacher ratio and quality education.

This is taken by the institute as one of the boasts of the variety of facilities it offers to augment the learning of students they have in place. In many places, especially academic institutions, it acts as a knowledge center offering basic ‘tools for learning.’ For applicants interested in physical activities the institute provides sports facilities and gym. A campus auditorium with the setting of different occasions and seminars continually contributes to creating an active learning environment. It also has well-equipped laboratories because practical sessions form a large part of the education process in institutes of teacher training. The college has done installments of extraordinarily well IT systems to equip it with modern technology that befits the contemporary era. There is a food court on the college compound which supplies foods to the consumers in the college, while the Health centre, which has treatment facilities is available to attend to the health needs of the college populace.

Panskura Primary Teachers Training Institute today has only one primary course known as the Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed). This full-time programme offered by the college takes two years and the college has an approved capacity of 50 students intake. The idea is to prepare the students for the D.El.Ed course so that these can be molded to become effective primary school teachers. As for this special programme, the institute shows the concern for the quality teacher education in the region.

The admission criteria are marks secured in qualifying/entrance test. Regarding admission, the institute is following regulation by the West Bengal state government to give admission.