The Government College of Education is an premier educational institution for teacher education of North India. It is located in sector 20 of
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...
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Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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Government College of Education, previously known as Government Post-Graduate Basic Training College, was founded in August 1954 under a special scheme of Government of India in the
Second Five-Year Plan for establishment of training colleges for teachers at the post-graduate level. College is the single Teacher Education college functioning under the Government sector affiliated with the Panjab University Chandigarh.The
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a government organisation in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is an autonomous body funded by the University Grants Commission and headquarte ...
(NAAC) has accredited twice Grade ‘A’ to this College.
[Government College of Education, Chandigarh.]
Minglebox. Retrieved 9 August 2012. The National Council for Teacher Education has sanctioned 50 seats for M.Ed. (General), 100 seats for B.Ed.(General). College is also running add-on course of Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling (PGDG&C). College is having highly talented faculty selected on All India basis by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi for ensuring high quality standards for improving the quality of teacher education in the country. College follows the curriculum formulated as per the direction of National Council of Teacher Education and formulated by Panjab University, Chandigarh.
It has been affiliated with
Punjab University, Chandigarh
Panjab University (PU) is a collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh, Punjab. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Laho ...
[ since 1981.
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See also
* Education in India
*Literacy in India
Literacy in India is a key for social-economic progress. The 2011 census, indicated a 2001–2011 literacy growth of 97.2%, which is slower than the growth seen during the previous decade. An old analytical 1990 study estimated that it would tak ...
*List of institutions of higher education in Punjab, India
This is a list of institutions of higher education in Punjab.
Autonomous institutions
Institutes of National Importance
*Indian Institute of Management Amritsar
* Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
* Indian Institute of Science Educatio ...
* List of teacher education schools in India
This is a list of teacher education schools in India by state.
Bihar
* Women's Training College Patna - Patna University
* Amaltas College of Education, Aryabhatta Knowledge University
* Patna Training College Patna - Patna University
* St ...
References
External links
Official site
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Colleges of education in India
Universities and colleges in Chandigarh
Panjab University
Universities and colleges established in 1954
1954 establishments in East Punjab