History

OUR HISTORIC JOURNEY

            Khalsa College of Education, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar was established in 2005 with an ancestry of the main Khalsa College (Estb. in 1892), Amritsar. Re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NACC in 2016, the sole aim of the institution is to hone the precious human resource - the teachers, for the welfare of the society and nation. Striving for this aim, the college started its journey with 100 B.Ed. entrants on a rambling campus of 15.7 acres, with the grant of recognition from Northern Regional Committee, Jaipur (NCTE). From the session 2007-08, the college started PGDCA (T.E.) with a capacity of 40 seats. In the year 2008, the college got approval to start M.Ed. with 25 seats and in 2010, the number of seats increased to 35. In the year 2014 by Northern Regional Committee, Jaipur (NCTE), the college has been granted with additional unit of 100 B.Ed. seats and from the session 2015-16 the college started accommodating 200 B.Ed. students (Two Years Semester System) and 50 M.Ed. students (Two Years Semester System). Adding a new feather to its cap the college started its first batch of B.Ed. - M.Ed. three years Integrated Course in 2018-2019 with 50 students and also got recognition for B.A. –B.Ed. four years Integrated Course. With the grace of God, from the session 2019-2020, the college has started B.A. B.Ed. four years Integrated Course with100 seats.

The college provides teaching facilities in all the important subjects viz. Social Studies, Political Science, History, Geography, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Science, Mathematics, Economics, Commerce, Computer Applications, English, Punjabi, Hindi, Fine Arts, Music, Home Science and Physical Education. Advanced experiences both academic and co-curricular emphasizing experiential learning through practical and internship are provided to promote life - long learning, high ethical standards and development of knowledge and skills.

            Khalsa College of Education, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar has a state- of- the art infrastructure with rich library, well equipped laboratories, updated computer & language laboratory, advanced technology laboratory and vast playgrounds. It has excellent academic environment with neat and clean surroundings. The college also provides free and unlimited internet facilities to students & teachers. The college has a well established guidance centre to give educational & vocational guidance to the students. They get assistance to seek admission to higher courses both in India and abroad. Through college placement cell, every year a large number of students get placements in reputed institutions.

            To maintain its academic excellence and leadership, the management has recruited the best available human resources. The entire faculty is motivated to horn their skills by attending Refresher programs, Orientation programs, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and Extension Lectures etc. Believing in Life- Long learning, the faculty makes every endeavor to achieve the professional development. Eleven faculty members are Ph.D., one has submitted her Ph.D. thesis and remaining are pursuing Ph.D. in Education from different universities. Khalsa College of Education, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar believes in quality, excellence and continuous growth of human resources and material infrastructure so as to provide a globally compatible teacher education in the present era of knowledge explosion. The prospective teachers are provided with a variety of experiences, so as to groom them well to enter the educational settings with the highest probability of success and effectiveness.

In session 2018-19, keeping the custom of achieving excellence in curricular as well as co-curricular activities the students brought laurels to the college by bagging 1st position in B.Ed.-M.Ed. Sem I, and 2^nd in PGDCA (T.E.) in Guru Nanak Dev University Examination and also won Champions Trophy by winning 20 positions in various activities in Zonal Youth Festival held at Khalsa College of Education, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar. The college also participated in Khalsa Colleges Youth Festival in the same year and won 11 positions with overall second position. From the last 14 years, with the undaunted support of our worthy management and a committed and competent staff the college has made its mark felt both academically and culturally setting a milestone in the field of Teacher Education offering a unique place for learning.