St Soldier College of Education, Jalandhar

St. Soldier College of Education, Jalandhar, was started in the year 2003 and is a prestigious institution in Punjab. Sited opposite the NIT on the Jalandhar Amritsar Bypass, this co-educational institution has been preparing the next generation of teachers for almost twenty years. The college is located over an area of 5.51 acres of land and is an affiliated college, which is recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). St. Soldier College has 484 enrolled and 52 faculty members; it offers 5 courses falling under four degree programmes which includes education and physical education. St. Soldier College of Education has well-equipped facilities intended to improve the learning experience of students in the college. At the core of these facilities is a large library with more than 7000 books; 141 of which are new; and 387 books in the book bank. Library also offers 22 journals and 10 magazines to help students obtain recent advancement and development in education. The library facility is perfect for those in dire need of having a serene environment to study in as it has a sitting space of 62. The policy of the college in the promotion of sports and games in complement to the physical exercise in the gymnasium is favourable to good health of students while in college. With this in mind, St. Soldier College has provided different hostels for boys an girls each to make sure that students from different towns enjoy comfortable accommodation. This College of Education ready to solve the problems of education sector offering the broad spectrum of courses needed by the modern educator. There are five full-time programmes offered in the institution such as the B.Ed programme that has a capacity of 200 pupils. The diploma programmes, the Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed), the Diploma in Physical Education (D.P.Ed), the Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed) and the Master of Education (M.Ed) each with a capacity of 50 pupils.The college to date has 484 students that make up the total enrolment which has been embraced with an aim of limiting the number of students admitted to a level that every class should be compromising of a limited number to make sure that every teacher student ratio is easily managed in order to improve proper learning and teaching. Degree Name Total Number of Seats B.Ed 200 D.El.Ed 50 D.P.Ed. 50 B.P.Ed 50 M.Ed 50 Admission at St. Soldier College of Education follows a process, therefore it is competitive and bases its admission on merit. Regarding the admissions in the B.Ed programme, the colleges offer Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjabi University, Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in the month of May/June. The D.El.Ed and D.P.Ed programme produce their merit through the standard of the qualifying exam and/or entrance test as prescribe by the state government or UT administration. Selection for B.P.Ed programme involves a written test, a fitness test, an interview and marks secured in the qualifying examination. For the M. Ed programme again, the admission is decided according to marks secured in the qualifying examination, university entrance test, or any other tests conducted by the government and the university from time to time. Read more Get admission in top colleges accepting applications Click on Apply to check the best colleges that might interest you. Apply