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The programme

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)

Two years that turn a graduate into a teacher: how children learn, how to teach your own subject, and practice in labs and classrooms.

Student-teachers in uniform saris work in groups around tables in a bright classroom.
Group work in class

Key facts

The course in four lines

Duration
2 years, full time
Seats
100 a year (two basic units, since 2020–21)
Recognition
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
University
Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (TNTEU), Chennai: syllabus, exams and degree

Pedagogy subjects

Teach the subject you studied

Every student-teacher takes the pedagogy of a subject from their degree. The college lists these options:

  • SubjectTamil
  • SubjectEnglish
  • SubjectMathematics
  • SubjectPhysics
  • SubjectChemistry
  • SubjectBotany
  • SubjectZoology
  • SubjectHistory
  • SubjectGeography
  • SubjectCommerce
  • SubjectEconomics
  • SubjectComputer Science

Ask the office which subjects are open for the coming year.

Year by year

How the two years are organised

[TODO: semester-wise course structure, school internship and practice teaching, from the TNTEU syllabus the college follows]

Beyond the lecture

Practice, coaching and the world outside

Micro-teaching and seminars

In the educational technology lab, student-teachers plan and give short lessons, run seminars and build presentations.

Psychology experiments

Attention, learning, motivation, creativity and more: every student does the experiments individually in the psychology lab.

TET coaching

An agreement with National Academy, Villupuram, prepares students for the Teacher Eligibility Test.

Job fairs

Job fairs with private schools are held on the campus of the sister college, Theivanai Ammal College for Women.

Field trips

Recent trips: the Keezhadi excavation, Thanjavur, Poompuhar and Tharangambadi.

Talks and awareness drives

Career guidance, health, fire safety and the environment, with government departments and hospitals.

After the B.Ed.

Into the classroom

In 2022–23, graduates took up teaching posts in schools in and around Villupuram, Vikravandi, Valavanur, Panruti and Vandavasi, according to the college's annual magazine.

Ready to apply?

See who can apply and what to bring, or call the office with your questions.

Or write to tacebed@gmail.com

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