Blog - College of Education under Dr P.A. Inamdar University
Dr P.A. Inamdar University is the best self-funded University in Pune which though of recent origins has a very long and glorious history. One of its arms of the University is the College of Education. Though the University is new, the College once known as the H.G.M Azam College of Education has been around for close to three decades now. It was established in 1993 with the aim of providing the one thing it lacks grossly in education. Quality teachers. While the students are there in the right numbers, and so too the rest of the infrastructure, including class-rooms, modern teaching methodologies, libraries and laboratories, the one thing that is missing is the teacher who is educated the right way in the right subjects, with the right capacities.
The College of Education arm of the best self-funded University of Pune, the Dr P.A. Inamdar University has certain USPs that are hard to find elsewhere. These include:
– Integrated offering from UG to PhD programs for teachers
The College of Education arm of this University provides courses from UG to PhD programs in every aspect of teaching. The most admired courses thus include:
As is obvious from the above, courses for students here who apply to students belonging to any stream or strata of society from 10th class pass to working professionals with their share of experience or to candidates who come with a sound academic background. With such a vast variety of courses to choose from, students get to master courses they would invariably and intrinsically be good at.
– Infrastructure that rivals the best in India
Pune’s best self-funded University, the Dr. P.A. Inamdar University is located in the heart of the city that’s close to all the amenities that make education and accesses to jobs very easy and simple. Just 10 minutes from Pune Railway Station, Swargate Bus Terminus, 30 minutes from the Airport and Industrial conclaves, students, be they freshers or working professionals can access the University with ease and speed. That besides, the college itself is located on an expanse of green and serene 24 acres that’s meant completely for education with solitude and positivity guiding the students at every step. It has the best class-rooms equipped as they are with the best teachers and teaching systems including projectors, boards and related systems.
– Multi—faceted development of students
Students at Pune’s best self-funded University, the Dr. P.A. Inamdar University get all-round development of their abilities be it education-related, personality-related, job-related or related to the future. By their own admission, the University turns our teacher who have the 5 Cs, namely Compassionate, Committed, Competent, Conscientious and Creative and who inculcate desirable social and human values and moral principles going forward in their students that would make the students’ students self-disciplined, value-oriented and responsible.
– A system that goes beyond teaching
The role of a teacher being extremely important in making society what they are, Pune’s most renowned self-funded University, the Dr. P.A. Inamdar University’s College of Education arm teaches beyond teaching! Students who would turn teachers in time essentially remain students for the rest of their life and open to varied ideas. That being so, the University thru its College of Education arm takes it upon itself to train its student to be effective teachers by developing and nurturing their full potential thru cultural, artistic and aesthetic ventures, as also thru industrial and employment related visits, talks and meetings.
– Courses that are cost-conscious
Pune’s most admired self-funded University, the Dr. P.A. Inamdar University though a private University with its own courses and teaching methodology differs from others in one fundamental way. It is not meant only for the elite and so-called well-to-do students from above average families. In fact, this is one Private University that is very clear in its focus and aim being the upliftment, training and teaching of students from every arm and strata of society, irrespective of caste, class, region and religion.
In fact, if there’s anything that unites them, its their objective of teaching students to be the best teachers in the latter’s chosen field.
Degree program: (B Ed)
B Ed 2 years: A comprehensive, two-year course, it shall among others, subjects pertaining to Childhood and Growing Up, Contemporary India and Education, and its future, creating an inclusive environment in school, health and physical education, arts in education. Successful students can hold to join as subject teachers in school besides working as important support staffs in schools.
M Ed
A lot has changed in the field of education with education itself going the machine way. That said, aspirants to this 2-year course can either work in the familiar ground of teachers of researcher. These days, the scope is open for newer things like business analyst, specialist, and instructional designer. One can also do PhD to become an educationist.
The course teaches in-depth the psychology behind education, the Philosophy behind Education, history behind Education, the latest methodologies in education, teachers’ education, education and human rights and things about writing, and communication studies.
Dual degree BA-B Ed
A 4-year UG program that offers the dual degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education, the program ideally picks on the best of both to create an in-depth course with typical humanities subjects including Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Geography, History and Political Science, in addition to English and Hindi.
BA B Ed students can go on to become teachers in secondary or senior secondary levels, and more so those school recognized by the National Council for Teacher’s Education (NCTE). The other option open is to do business analysis and research.
This is most advantageous after doing 12th as it gives an integrated course with 2 degrees in a span of four years.
Better Knowledge: The course helps in enhancing your knowledge in subjects related to Arts and Professional studies. In addition, the course also helps you with your research work.
Dual Degree B Sc B Ed
A dual degree course, it combines Bachelor of Science with Bachelor of Education into an integrated program where successful students get to teach science subjects including physics, math, chemistry, botany, and zoology. It’s an amalgam of theory of science fields with the practicality of real-life problem-solving that comes in the field of education. The course saves students one year of study time and is meant exclusively for those interested in teaching science while knowing all the pedagogies that go with education
This is one combination that’s best to teach students science, a subject of immense importance in the business of nation building. Given the mix of practical problem solving abilities in science fields along with the ability to teach the same using the right means, it is meant to provide the aspirants’ students the best experiential learning.
PhD
A 3 to 6 years course, it is for those who have in the past studied the teaching of education as B Ed or M Ed and has quite some value when one wants to pursue a career that involves research and creation of careers, besides teaching and education at higher levels. The opportunity to do deep research in education towards development is one of its main attractions which gives the student the opportunity to work with world bodies including International Education Council (IEC), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), and Council of International Schools (CIS).
Certificate courses
These are useful courses of maximum six months duration on a variety of subjects be it related to teaching or otherwise with the intent to give the aspirant a good chance to access gainful employment and an interest in designated subjects. Which these are entry level courses, in most cases from experience we know that students have pursued them with vigour and made it to good positions