The Department of Education established in the year 1986 has been imparting teacher -education to provide knowledgeable and conscientious teaching community for taking up the noble profession of teaching. While serving, it has been striving to maintain quality by adopting national priorities. Since its establishment, the department has been ascending to greater heights through its commitment, and competent work. It is a matter of pride that this department has so far produced more than 400 Ph.D. holders and completed more than 100 research projects. The department has been acting as a nodal agency to implement the projects of the SSA, RMSA, SCERT, and MHRD. It uses funds obtained from the UGC, ICSSR, BVLF Netherlands, DST and other international and national funding agencies for executing research projects. Doctoral and Post-doctoral scholars are pursuing their research in the department with the UGC-fellowship, National fellowship and University fellowships. The thrust areas of research in the department include cognitive science, teacher-education, constructivism, science process skills, inclusive education, educational technology, environmental education, instructional techniques etc.

1. To develop the department as a Centre of Academic Excellence in Teacher-Education through innovative teaching, quality research and extensive extension activities that encourage and nurture highly-skilled professionals to serve the field of education.

1. To offer quality education and research in the field of teacher- education.
2. To equip the learners with a spirit for lifelong learning and values of equity, trust, respect, commitment and collaboration.
3. To cultivate in the learners a passion for global consciousness.
4. To extend the educational services to the larger community for its well-being.
5. To create educational personnel committed to protect the welfare and well-being of the individual, institution and society.

1. One of the strongest Departments in Tamil Nadu in the field of Educational Research.
2. Prof.Dr.BernadetteAnand, a Fulbright scholar from New York selected this Department for carrying out teaching, training, workshop and cultural interaction. She served in the Department for a period of 5 months from August2008 to December2008. Out of 300 Universities she selected only Alagappa University which is located in Sivaganga District (One of the backward districts of Tamil Nadu).
3. The department has produced more than400 Ph.Ds within a short span of 30 years of guidance and one fourth of the total Ph.Ds produced by the 21 Departments in this University.
4. MHRD sanctioned three prestigious projects only to this department in the entire State of Tamil Nadu in the areas of Total Literacy Campaign, Total Quality Management and Education for all schemes (SSA).
5. A pioneer Department in promoting inter-disciplinary researches.
6. This is the first Department to generate international fund for research (Bernard van Leer Foundation, the Netherlands)
7. Has been attracting / attracted research scholars from Overseas like Sri Lanka, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Egypt, Italy, Dubai and United States of America.
8. Has produced eminent scholars who are presently Vice-Chancellors, Registrar of IIT and Universities (BHU, VMU) Indian Administrative Service Personnel, State level Directors of School Education, Teacher Education, NCTE Regional Director, Advisor, Union Planning Commission, Indian Naval Officer, Vice-President, M-Phasis, Mumbai, IGNOU Regional Director and other top level officials.
9. Doing socially useful and inter-disciplinary researches which are capable of bringing out changes in the policies and programmes of education.
10. UGC has sanctioned Rs.29 Lakhs for an Innovative Course titled P.G.Diploma in Teacher Education-the only Department in India to receive financial assistance for XI Plan period for this course.
11. The Department completed an important research which is an impact study of Activity Based Learning funded by MHRD; partly based on the results, ABL has been implemented in many States of India. This is a recognition for the research contribution of the Department.
12. The Department co-ordinated a workshop on “Reflection and Assessment-Supporting In Service and Preservice Teachers in a B.Ed Programme” sponsored by United States-India Educational Foundation, Chennai.
13. More than ten national and international activities have been organized in the stipulated time.
14. Presently the department is carrying out a UGC Major Research Project entitled Enhancing “Scholastic Achievement of Primary Children with Mild Mental Retardation through a Competency updating teacher training Programme for Inclusive Education”. Research fund (Rs.6,60,000)
15. The proposal for the establishment of a University of Teacher Education given by Dr.P.Prema, Prof. & Head, was considered by the State Government of Tamil Nadu and Established Tamil Nadu Teacher Education University on 1st July 2008 (Letter from Principal Secretary to Governor No.2306/U2/2007 dated 18.06.2007).

1. Dr.G.Kalaiyarasan

2. Senior Professor & Head
3. Department of Education
4. Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630003, Tamil Nadu, India.

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2. karasang@alagappauniversity.ac.in
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