Andavar College of Education is the Teacher Education college. It is established in the year 2009 by the Alamelu Ammal Educational and Charitable Trust, with the objectives of eradicating illiteracy and elevation of socially and economically weaker sections of the people, by educating their children through our products of well trained teachers with all talents and dedication for rendering services to the entire humanity without any reservation. The college is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University and recognized by the NCTE.
The college is located at Poravacherry, Nagapattinam, around 3 km from the Nagapattinam new busstand and around 2 km from Nagapattinam Railway junction. The institution is also well connected by various bus services.
Our vision is, “To develop a new generation of teachers and learners for a better society”. The above stated vision is targeted to produce student-teachers who are academically sound, well trained, dedicated and determined to serve the community and nation at large, environment friendly and value based intellectually well suited for the global trends and demands. Thus with our motto “Enrich and Educate” and with our mission we act with the spirit of dedication and determination to build a value – based, productive and patriotic society.
Our enshrined endeavor is,
To provide ample opportunities for the enfoldment of individual personality of the learners.
To train them for good citizenship.
To train them for leadership quality.
To inculcate social and moral values.
To train them to be socialistic, secularistic and democratic citizens (i.e.) Our Indian educational aim.
To provide congruous infrastructure, ample opportunities and congenial learning atmosphere.
To inculcate the spirit of National Mind and universal brotherhood among students and society.
To train them for sociability.
To prepare them for life oriented education which is conductive for problem-solving capacity in day-to-day life.
To motivate our traditional culture and heritage and cultivate the spirit of reverence and honour to our Indian National ideal ‘unity in diversity’.
Group: A – Core Papers
Education in the Emerging Indian Society.
Psychology of Learning and Human Development.
Educational Innovations and Curriculum Development.
Group: B – Elective Paper
A student shall choose any ONE of the following elective courses offered by our college.
Environmental Education
Guidance and Counseling
Computers in Education
Physical and Health Education
Professional Course for Teacher Proficiency
Group: C – Optional Courses
Each admitted undergraduate student has to study first optional course (Paper- I) based on their parent discipline at the UG level and the second optional course (Paper II) should be based on their ancillary subjects / First language papers / Second language papers at the UG level and each admitted Post Graduate candidate has to study Optional – I and Optional -II papers based on their major subjects in PG only.