Pope John Paul II College Of Education, Puducherry

Campus Location: Bhandara

Located in Pope John Paul II College of Education was founded by His Grace, Dr.V.S.Selvanathar, Former Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, on 23rd 1986 to commermorate the historic visit of Saintly Pope John Paul II to India. It is a Christian minority Institution established and managed by the Archdiocese of Pondicherry - Cuddalore., Over the years, guided by the illustrious former Archbishop Dr.Michael Augustine and the present Archbishop Dr. Antony Anandarayar, the College has evolved into a premier institution of teacher training, ushering transformational changes in administration, providing optimum infrastructural facilities, diversifying courses, adopting innovative digital teaching learning strategies and maintaining a positive learning environment., It has been recognized by NCTE, AICTE and is affiliated to the Pondicherry university. Presently it is the only College of Education in the UT of Puducherry, which has been reaccredited, 2nd Cycle with an "A" grade in 4 - point scale by NAAC in 2016., It Offers three distinct teacher education programmes viz. two year B.Ed., four - year Integrated programmes of B.A., B.Ed., English and B.Sc., B.Ed with Mathamatics, Physics & Chemistry as main subjects. M.C.A course is aslo run as a stand alone technical programme by the college. B.C.A Degree course will be started fron the academic year 2020, awaiting affiliation from the pondicherry university, True to its vision, the college focuses on both academic excellence and holistic personal formation. The trainees are put through a rigorous regiment of classroom teaching, supervised practice of teaching, continuous assessment, intra and inter College curricular and extra - curricular competitions and spiritual exercises., The Placement Cell of the College is very active and highly successful. It has several tie-ups with leading schools and reputed companies. Campus Recruitment drives, usually held in Jan - March every year, are a hit with the students, As our trainers excel in academics, exhibit traits of inspiring teachers, exude confidence in handling ICT tools and possess excellent classroom management skills., VISION OF THE COLLEGE, The teacher education programmes which we provide seek to develop in the trainees, knowledge without frontiers understanding without prejudice and professional competencies without lacuna. They promote value-oriented education contributing to the unity and integrity of people ., MISSION OF THE COLLEGE, The quintessence of our teacher education programmes is "quality". Such a sublime mission, we believe, will widen the mental horizon, develop generosity, inculcate values, perfect professional and life skills, elevate the soul, and benefit the nation. We undertake several steps to improve the quality of teacher education.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.