STATUTORY DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 4 (1) (B) OF

RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) ACT – 2005

 

Particulars of the Organization

Name of the Institution:	St. Joseph’s Training College
Address	St. Joseph’s Training College, Mannanam P.O,   Kottayam, Kerala, 686561

 

St. Joseph’s Training College, a premier teacher-education institution, is a nurturing ground for the professional development of the teacher-trainees through an earnest academic pursuit for excellence. Being inspired by Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the founder of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, who championed the cause of the poor and the marginalized, the Josephine community strives to transform and develop the society to the liberative values which Jesus, the Guru, stood for.

The College was established in 1957 as a Christian minority institution to train teachers for secondary schools. It was then affiliated to Kerala University and since 1983 to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. It is recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education and is re-accredited by the National Assessment & Accreditation council. The college has a vast campus spread over 12 acres and 57 cents of land with adequate facilities and resources for various educational programme, administrative functions and extension services.

• Since 1986 the college is functioning as a co-educational institution. It offers two-year Teacher Education course leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in five optional subjects viz., English, Mathematics, Natural Science, Physical Science and Social Science.
• The college was elevated to the status of post-graduate college offering M.Ed. course in 2005. The college became a Research Centre in Education in 2022.  We have full time and Part time research scholars

The institution has spacious classrooms, fully equipped science, technology, psychology and computer laboratories, an edu-theatre, recording studio. Indoor badminton court, biology museum, guidance and counselling centre, seminar hall, auditoriums, well arranged library, rest rooms, research consultancy centre, work experience, and activity room to meet the requirements of Research Scholars,M.Ed., and B.Ed.

Profile of the Institution:

 

Type of Institution:	Co-education type
Status of Institution :	Minority
Type of management:	Government-aided
Head of the Institution:	Dr. Benny K.M.  Principal, St. Joseph’s Training College, Mannanam  P.O, Kottayam, 686561, Kerala
Contact Number:	0482-2597347, 7306135747
Email:	stjosephstrainingcollege@gmail.com
Website:	www. stjosephstrainingcollege.org

Courses Offered:

❖      Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

❖      Master of Education (M.Ed)

❖      PhD in Education Part time & Full Time

Appellate Authority:	Dr. Benny K.M., Principal, St. Joseph’s Training College, Mannanam P.O., Kottayam, 686561, Kerala Ph: 0481-2597347 (Office) 9447129799 (Mobile)
Information Officer:	Sr. Jollymma Joseph, Head Accountant,  St. Joseph’s Training College, Mannanam