Ibotombi Institute of Education, Manipur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Ibotombi Institute of Education, Manipur which was set up in 2014 is one of the premier education institutions located in the center of Manipur. This affiliated college is situated at Canchipur and has been approved by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) which clearly indicates its aim for providing quality education for the teachers. Situated on a tiny plot size of 0.62 acre, it mainly provides a concentrated atmosphere for pedagogy education. A total of 298 students are enrolled in the institute and the institute has only 20 members in the faculty which keep the environment of the institute academic friendly and competitive.

They are proud to provide a large number of facilities that can improve the learning processes of the institute’s students. A well equipped library has more than 3000 books and 12 Hindi/Foreign journals which helps students to do their research and academic work. The library also has a reading room that can contain 40 students and is very useful for carrying out studies. The sports lovers will find enough grounds to practice different kind of sports and everybody can attend events and seminars at the auditorium. It also has classy information technology facilities, so students are able to equip themselves for the new world. Such facilities include departmental laboratory, canteen, guest house, transport facility, and a health section with first aid facilities which also complements the life of a campus.

Gerard Ibotombi Institute of Education offers two one-year full time courses since the year 1995-96 which is touch with different facets of teacher education course. The B.Ed programme is the Liberal Course for in take of one hundred students that prepares graduates for teaching in secondary schools. The 50 seat capacity Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) programme is designed to train teachers for primary education. Both programmes take two years of completion and expose the students to both the practical application of teaching skills, and the knowledge content of educational theories. As of this year, the institute teaches about 150 students in the two programs, testimony to its selective admission policy for teachers.

The admission criteria adopted by Ibotombi Institute of Education involves students scoring marks obtained in the examination and or entrance tests. Admission policies of the state government, UT administration, and the affiliated university are considered for the B.Ed programme. The D.El.Ed programme also basically works in the same pattern but it follows the rules and regulation of the particular state government/ UT administration. 

This way we are assured of enlisting the right students who meet the institute’s standards and expectations of high performance. As much as sample information regarding this institute cannot be provided, operation towards educational section of the society of the institute indicates good standing for those who wish to undertake teacher training. Consequently Ibotombi Institute of Education is gradually establishing itself as an institution offering quality teacher education in Manipur though it is one of the youngest institutions in the region.