Vidyasagar Teachers Training College, Burdwan: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Vidyasagar Teachers Training College, Burdwan, was started in the year 2008; it is one of the leading teacher training institutes in Bhabanandapur, Goda-Annada, Kalna, Purba Burdwan, West Bengal. It is a co-educational college with a compact area of 1.16 acres and affiliated under theociation of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). The college has specialized in teaching and has a total enrolment of 292 students, with a strength of 24 faculty members.

The campus life is embellished by a number of facilities that help make the learning experiences of students fulfilling. It has a well-equipped library that would act as the knowledge hub, supplying all the vital material to the upcoming teachers. Besides, it has separate hostels for boys and girls so that students who come from different parts of the country could stay comfortably within the campus. The college has well-maintained departmental laboratories to help students get practical experience in the subjects they are learning. An auditorium on campus serves as a venue for events, seminars, and cultural activities, which helps in fostering an atmosphere of vibrant academics. The college also ensures that students are concerned with health through the availability of a health center that renders first-aid facilities within the institution. There is a gym within the premises for students who are physically fit. Sports facilities foster a balanced approach toward education, wherein physical activity is encouraged parallel to academics. The campus is also endowed with the latest IT infrastructure to enable students to fight the challenges of education in the digital world. Other amenities like a canteen and sufficient parking space guarantee a comfortable stay within the campus.

Vidyasagar Teachers Training College runs a compact curriculum of only two major courses in the field of teacher education. The full-time two-year B.Ed. course has an intake capacity of 100 students and leads to a degree of Bachelor of Education. This program caters to secondary and higher secondary teaching at the graduate level. Another two-year full-time course is the Diploma in Elementary Education with 50 intakes, where the teachers are trained for primary education. From these two courses, having a total of 150 seats in them, a decent number of aspiring teachers are catered to annually.

The admission process to Vidyasagar Teachers Training College is based on merit, thus laying down the procedure of choosing able candidates for the teaching profession. For the B.Ed course, admission is based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examination and/or performance in an entrance examination. Other criteria are also used according to the state government, Union Territory administration, or affiliated university policies in the selection process.