Saraswati College of Teachers Training, Dausa: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Saraswati College established in 2008 at Dausa, Rajasthan, is a premier B.Ed College focusing on teacher training. Established in 2004, it is an affiliated college located at By Pass Junction, Agra Road.Duly recognized by the National Council of Teachers Education (NCTE). This campus occupies 1.16 acres and provides the corresponding programs concerning education. As of now the college has 199 enrollments and a faculty of 16 hence presenting the student teacher ratio. Saraswati College offers four regular courses under three courses/ programmes in teacher education & elementary education.

In this area of the college there a number of amenities to sustain the colleges academic climate. This core facility offers both in-campus and online access to textbooks, reference works, research journals, and magazines are available. Primarily it acts as a centre for learning and innovation for the learners as well as the instructors. The college is has departmental laboratories where student are taken to develop their practical knowledge. An auditorium declares events and seminars and a health centre with a first aid point promotes students’ health. IT infrastructure of the institute consists of a computing facility with various categories of hardware and software systems, through which students get introduced to various technologies. Almost every class is fitted with instructional technology to support learning activities. There are recreational facilities to enhance on physical and organized system of exercise and games to enhance on physical and mental prowess, play and sporting equipment is provided to aid on the development of sporting facilities while a guest house is provided to accommodate the visiting faculty and students’ families.

In all, Saraswati College of Teachers Training has four programmed, all of which are full time programmes. Some of these include B.El.Ed, B.A, B.Ed, B.Sc, B.Ed and D.El.Ed (Diploma in Elementary Education). Students intake in the college is 350 total seats and it is equally divided in all the programs offered by the college. There are 100 student’s intakes for the B.Ed and B.A.,B. Ed, B.Sc., B. Ed respectively and the D.El. Ed has 50 intakes therein. Every course involves preparation for educational careers, as well as understanding of both theory and practice of education.

The admission process of this college also differs from one course to another especially for the program in Teacher Training. Schools offering the B.Ed, B.A. B.Ed, B.Sc. B.Ed programs admit students through the Pre-Teacher Education Test (PTET) and controversy surrounding admissions is under the jurisdiction of the affiliated university. This way the selection process among the aspiring teachers becomes both standard and fair. This relief is to be offered to the applicants who cleared D.El.Ed program to be done on the merit basis that include the marks secured in the qualifying and/ or entrance examination as per rules and regulation set by the state government/ UT administration. It is a co-educational institution, therefore, it hosts both male and female students in their colleges. There is inadequate information about the scholarships but any of the interested student may visit the college administration offices for any available scholarship. Starting relatively lately, Saraswati College of Teachers Training is gradually developing its reputation to be a producing institution for the next generation of teachers who are equipped to face the dynamic nature of teaching classrooms.