Royal College of Education, Krishnagiri: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Royal College of Education Krishnagiri was set up in the year 2009 and it is one of the leading teacher training college located in Krishnagiri district of Tamilnadu, India. Co-educational institute which is situated in the campus of 4.63 acres of land and aims at preparing future educators. Being an affiliated college it works in a framework set by a larger university system, which means it follows set standards of education conformity. The college has received recognition from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to confirm the college’s intended direction of producing quality teachers.

Royal College of Education has made available great infrastructure that tends to improve the learning experience of the students. The core of academic resources is a computerised library that occupies nearly 9,000 square feet of space. With an opening of over 25000 texts, these point to textbooks, references, journals and even encyclopedia, the library has been designed to sit more than 100 students at once with separate rooms for the research scholars. For physical health related to recreation activities, the college provides different gamut of sports amenities, including conducting inter intra level competition in Kho-Kho, Chess, Cricket, Hockey, Football, Table Tennis etc. The campus has two colourful hostel facilities for both sexes though the girls’ hostel has the capacity to accommodate one hundred and sixty students. A large cafeteria prepares and sells hygienically prepared food supplements at reduced prices for members of the college. It also has appropriate laboratory facilities and effective and strong IT base for practical knowledge and efficiency.

Royal College of Education offers two primary courses in teacher education: A Bachelors of Education (B.Ed) and a Diploma in Teacher Education (D.T.Ed). They are of two years’ duration each but are offered as full-time programmes. The basic offer of the college, the B.Ed programme, admits 100 students to each academic year, a number that has been approved. In this regard, the emphasis has been made on the teacher training as a result of which the institute can be considered as one of the most specialised, aimed at the education of the qualified teachers. However, the student intake has been reported to be at 75 which implies that the college still has lower enrolment than the maximum it is equipped to admit; The college has hired 16 faculty members, which guarantees quality teaching due to better student teachers ratio.

The selection criteria to join the College is through merit and this follows the state government, Union Territory and the University affiliation policies. For the B.Ed programme, the admission process is based on the percentage of marks in the qualifying examination, the scores that the candidate is likely to secure in the entrance exams or other criteria laid down by the government and other agencies. Thus, the presented approach would provide the opportunity to monitor candidates’ performance on multiple parameters, thus sustaining high levels of requirements for joining the teachers’ professional community.

To administrate this noble achievement, Royal has endowed Royal Alumni Association (RAAS) which boosts the colleges pride. It promotes constant interaction between former and current students and there is a reunion every year on the college compound. I can only confirm that such engagement not only enhances community, but exposes currently learning students to further information and contacts in the field of education. And thus looking ahead Royal College of Education, Krishnagiri will go along prepare the upcoming generation of teachers. It has a limited list of offered programmes and has new equipment that ensures students have the best environment within a school; it is also a place to be when one wants to be developed holistically in order to transform education.