Annai Teresa College of Education

Annai Teresa College of Education is run by Annai Teresa Educational Charitable and Welfare Trust. The college provides B.Ed., (Two year) Degree course. It is situated at the border of South Tirupathi of Lord Narayana Temple, Ariyakudi, Karaikudi Taluk, Sivagangai District. It is 5 kilometers away from Karaikudi town. Ariyakudi can be reached either by minibus or train.

If travelling by train, one should get down at the Karaikudi railway station. Annai Teresa College of Education is just three kilometers from the railway station. Mini buses and autos can be used to reach our college.

It is recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) SRC, Bangalore vide the order No F.SRO/NCTE/B.Ed/2006-07/4185 and is affiliated to Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District, Tamilnadu vide the order No ALU/CDE/3-AC/31-B.Ed/1007 with an annual intake of 100 students.

Our Vision

• To provide and develop competent, innovative and farsighted teachers who can meet the requirements of competitive world and contribute to academic excellence.
• To provide value – based curriculum and dynamic academic environment for strengthening faith in humanistic, social and moral values as well as in Indian cultural heritage and democracy.
• To create facilities for imparting quality education and grow in to a centre of excellence in the field of Teacher Education.
• To develop necessary competencies in a teacher to have a desire for life-long learning and for reaching the unreached and explore the unexplored.

Our Mission

• Imparting and creating new knowledge.
• Building and teaching competencies in prospective teachers.
• Developing skills for information processing and life long learning.
• Fostering creativity and critical thinking.
• Initiating and experimenting innovations in teacher education.
• Undertaking action research and applied research at grassroots level.
• Keeping pace with information and communication technology.
• Cultivating human and spiritual values