Vadaranyam Teacher Training Institute, Thiruvallur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Vadaranyam Teacher Training Institute, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, is a dedicated institute for the education of teachers from 2009. It is a co-educational institute involved in teacher education for which it offers the Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed). Located within a small piece of land of 2.51 acres the institute strives to mould future educators. Vadaranyam has 41 students and faculty of 4 members which really creates a rigid atmosphere. The institute is also approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), to meet the national norms of the teacher education programmes.

The institute has various undertakings that have aiming at developing and providing a number of structures that would improve the overall development of human resource. Central to these is a fully equipped library with over 1000 books of all kinds of education streams. The subjects also have an unrestricted to number of books, textbooks, reference collections, encyclopedias, periodicals, atlases and world maps, journals, CD ROMs, and other educative software. The institute continues its practical orientation; all laboratories are equipped and equipped with the necessary tools and equipment. An educations technology lab with multiple uses, a psychology lab, and lab facilities for physical and biological science are also provided. For the purpose of meeting contemporary requirements of education, Vadaranyam Teacher Training Institute has developed the best IT facilities. It also focuses on health issues enhancing and providing sporting amenities for all the students. An auditorium is used for occasions and conferences which creates student activities on the compound. Also, first aid facilities put up by a health centre also cater for the welfare of a student society.

Vadaranyam Teacher Training Institute offers one full-time course: the Diploma in Elementary Education or D.El.Ed. The proposed curriculum for children of lower elementary level is a two-year programme to produce professional teachers. The institute has been granted an intake capacity of 50 for this course and their intention to uphold a healthy ratio of students to teachers and adequate academic standards. Overall students enrolment is 41 but admissions can change this figure from year to year. This qualification is offered at Vadaranyam and prepares young teachers for imparting knowledge and skills in teaching at the elementary level as indicated in the objectives of D.El.Ed programme.

Selection into Vadaranyam Teacher Training Institute is based on merit, and follows admission policies of the Tamil Nadu state government and the affiliated university. Admission is granted on merit derived from the mark obtained by the candidate in the qualifying examination, which is the higher secondary (12th standard) or its equivalent. In some cases, as stipulated by the prevailing state policies an entrance examination or other selection processes may be carried out. This way makes sure that only the deserving candidates who have a passion for teaching and who have shown by their results that they need proper training before going out to teach are offered placement. This is evidenced by the fact that the institute maintains high and standard procedures on admission procedures as a sure way of improving the evaluation process while ensuring that injustices resulting from favoritism are overcome.