Amrita College of Education


Amrita College of Education is a private, self-financed teacher education college established and maintained by Amritalaya Educational Charitable Trust, Tirupattur in 2006, recognized by the 'National Council for Teacher Education'.
It is one of the 661 Teachers Education colleges in Tamil Nadu, offering B.Ed Degree course and affiliated to the 'Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University' Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

History

Amritalaya Educational Charitable Trust and the institutions established there under are the brain children of Dr. Madhava Bharathi, an ardent devotee of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, popularly known as Amma. He, along with Lion. Mr. A.Kushal Chand Jain, and eleven other devoted members found the Trust in 2005. Later in 2006, Amrita College of Education was established under the Trust.
The college was affiliated to the Thiruvalluvar University until the year 2007. Now it is affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Chennai, established in 2008 by enacting an Act by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.

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"Thamaso Ma Jyothirgamaya" - 'Lead us from Darkness to Light' is the motto of the college