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 year
2014, 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).
With God’s Grace, the college
started its first batch of B.Ed. - M.Ed. three years Integrated Course in
2018-2019 with 50 students and of B.A. –B.Ed. four years Integrated Course
in the session 2019-2020 with100 seats. The college is also planning to start
Certificate Course in Early Child Care and Education as it is given priority in
the New Education Policy 2020.
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, Refresher Courses and Extension Lectures etc. Believing in
Life- Long learning, the faculty makes every endeavor to achieve the
professional development. 13 faculty members are
Ph.D. 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 2020, keeping the
tradition of achieving excellence alive the students brought laurels to the
college in curricular as well as co-curricular activities. The college bagged 1st
position in M.Ed. (Sem. II), 1st position in B.Ed. - M.Ed. (Three
Years Integrated Sem. I), 1st
and 2nd positions in B.Ed. M.Ed. ( Three Years Integrated Sem. III),
1st position in B.A. B.Ed.(
Four Years Integrated) and 2nd in PGDCA (T.E.) in Guru Nanak Dev
University Examination and also won Champion Trophy by winning 20 positions in
various activities in Zonal Youth Festival of G.N.D.U. held at Lyallpur Khalsa
College, Jalandhar. The college also participated in the youth festivals of
Khalsa Institutions and lifted 2nd Runner up Trophy by bagging 15 positions in
various items.
From the last 15 years, Khalsa
College of Education, Ranjt Avenue has been providing Teacher Education for a
real and changing world. And we’re changing right along with it. Our strength
lies in our worthy management and a dedicated staff whose undaunted endeavors
have made it both academically and culturally a very centre of its mission.