Objectives

The Bachelor of Education Degree course is mainly designed to prepare effective secondary school teacher. The course essentially aims at helping the student-teachers become aware of certain new content, develop certain competencies and understand his/her multiple roles in the present context.

The course is geared towards realizing the following objectives and therefore, shall attempt to develop in a student-teacher .

  1. Understanding the essential foundations and basic principles of education.
  2. Understanding of the system, practices and the problem that accompanied the development of education in our country.
  3. Understanding of the nature and problems of secondary school children and acquiring the ability to deal with them effectively.
  4. Competencies for planning and execution of teaching learning and other concomitant educational programmes to be carried out in secondary schools.
  5. Adequate content competency in two school subjects of specialization so as to enable the student-teachers to select, organise and teach the subjects effectively.
  6. Developing the understanding, appreciation and skills in respect of special approaches, learning experiences, methods and tools etc., adopted in curriculum planning, teaching and evaluation of the subjects of their specialization.
  7. Understanding of the general functioning and organization of secondary schools and thereby  acquire the ability to contribute towards effective curricular and co-curricular learning programmes in schools.
  8. A spirit of experimentation towards teaching-learning process.
  9. A sound professional attitude, ethics and a desire for continuous professional growth.
  10. Developing competencies and values related to physical fitness, social skills,  community group living.
  11. An awareness of the need for extension activities and service in the community and participation in selected activities.