Department of Education

The Post graduate Department of Studies in Education was established in the year 1967. M.Ed. programme is being offered since its inception. Courses such as M.Phil and Ph.D. have been added in the Department. Over the years, there has been a considerable diversification in these courses in terms of their content and structure to keep them in tune with quality and relevance. Substantial contribution has been made by the Department in the last FOUR decades of its existence. A good number of competent trained teachers have been trained through the department and are employed as Educational Planners, Educational Administrators, Curriculum Developers and Educational Researchers in the State of Karnataka and also in National Level Institutions such as NCERT, NUEPA, NCTE, IIM as well as several Universities. The Department has striven hard to maintain quality and excellence in programmes, despite a substantial increase in the number of candidates that has been admitted to its different programmes. The Department has produced a number of Ph.Ds", M.Phils" and M.Ed."s. Besides, the Department has contributed by developing and standardizing various research tools for the benefit of future researchers. The Postgraduate Department of Studies in Education has 131 B.Ed. Colleges affiliated to Bangalore University. There are 07 Colleges of Education affiliated to Bangalore University, have proposed to start M.Ed. Program from academic year 2008-09. Great personality like Dr. A.C. Devegowda, Dr. Rohidekar S.R., Dr. N.V.Thirtha, Dr. (Mrs) Lalitha Thirtha, Dr. D.S.Shivananda, Dr. D.Shivappa, Dr. S.D.Puranik, Dr. M. Khajapeer, & Dr. B.G.Sudha have held respectable positions and contributed for the expansion of the Department.