Welcome to our College

The great Philanthropist Dr.RM.Alagappa Chettiar started a Training College on 07.07.1950 at Karaikudi. Later it became the constituent college of the Alagappa University and was named as Alagappa University College of Education.. It provides cent percent results with the hard work of the teaching and learning communities. The institution has so far produced more than 7000 teachers, majority of them are employed in the Government, Government -aided and Matriculation Schools of Tamilnadu. There are best teacher awardees among them and a few have turned notable heads of the institutions. In the year 2010-2011, the Alagappa University College of Education has introduced B.Ed. Special Education programme with an intake of 25 students, granted by the University Grants Commission under innovative program. This college of education is also acting as Learning Centre for B.Ed. programmes of IGNOU and ALU-DDE.

The College functions with highly qualified, competent and well-trained faculty members who have expertise in their respective fields who employ modern pedagogical techniques to promote the students’ skills.

Mission and Vision

Mission and Vision of the college is to provide quality education and to motivate achievement of excellence in every field of life.

Our Highlights

• Alagappa Training College was started outside Madras by the philanthropist, Vallal Padmabhushan Dr. RM. ALAGAPPA CHETTIAR.
• Inaugurated by Dr.C.Ramachandra Reddy, a great Educationist.
• Pioneer College of Education in the South (67 years old)
• First College in South to sign MOU with Teachers College Columbia, USA in 1950
• Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister, presided over the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Alagappa Institutions in 1973.
• Access to all types of Schools in the vicinity (KV, Matric, State Board, Central Board & Special Schools)
• Access to higher educational courses like M.Ed., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in the same campus
• The faculty members are undertaking major/minor research projects in their own specialization.
• The sanctioned student strength of the college is 100 for B.Ed. and 50 for M.Ed. programmes

Faculty

S.No	Photo	Name	Designation	Profile
1		Dr.A.Balu	Associate Professor and Principal i/c
2		Dr.A.Selvan	Assistant Professor
3		Dr. J.E. Merlin Sasikala	Assistant Professor of Education
4		Dr.C. Anbuchelvan	Assistant Professor of Commerce
5		Dr. A.Pio Albina	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
6		Dr. M. Parimala Fathima	Assistant Professor of Physical Science
7		Dr. M. Suganthi	Assistant Professor of Tamil
8		Dr. R. Portia	Assistant Professor of Education
9		Dr. J.Jayachithra	Assistant Professor of Education
10		Dr. M.Sanmuga Revathi	Assistant Professor of Education
11		Dr. G.Sivakumar	Assistant Professor of Education
12		Dr. G.Rajeswari	Assistant Professor of Biological Science
13		Mr. I.Lenin	Assistant Professor of Education
14		Dr. A.Rube Jesintha	Assistant Professor of Physical Education
15		Mrs. E.M.N.Sharmila	Arts and Craft Instructor

Programmes Offered

• B.Ed.
• M.Ed.
• Ph.D. (F.T & P.T)

Syllabus

• Syllabus for B.Ed

• Syllabus for M.Ed

Fee Structure

Facilities

• Multipurpose Hall equipped with Interactive Board, LCD Projector, Over Head Projector, Video Conferencing and Magnetic Green Board,
• Edu-Techno –Studio: Still Camera, Video Camera fixed LCD projector, Laptop, Public Addressing System with Audio Mixer Recorder and 30 computers managed with a server.
• Language Laboratory: Online resources for language, practice and skill acquisition, personality and soft skills development, movies and educational CD-ROMs.
• Art and Crafts Room: Glass Painting, Tanjure Painting, Emboss Painting, Improvised TLM, Models-working and nonworking, Puppets, Handmade things, Flowers, Paper Folding and Cutting Measurement chart, cutting model chart, different flowers, Flannel board Hand made Flower vase. Object out of broken things, knitting objects.
• Indoor Games: Table Tennis, Chess and Carom Board.
• Outdoor Games: Foot Ball, Volley Ball, Throw Ball, Hockey, Basket Ball, Ball Badminton, Tennis, Kho-Kho, Kabadi and Cricket.
• Central and Digital Library
• Resource Centre for the Differently Abled
• Smart Classrooms
• Central Auditorium
• Hostels: The Hostel provides a whole some atmosphere for living and learning. The hostels have separate hygienic mess halls a reading room supplemented with English and Tamil dailies, Magazines and Employment news. There is enough space for undertaking sports and Games activities.
• Playgrounds
• Health Centre
• Bank
• Canteen

Research

Details of Research Projects

Ph.D. Awarded

Alumni

Dr. GNANAM,
Former NAAC Director & Vice - Chancellor of Bharathidasan University, University of Madras & M.K. University

Dr. P. JEGADEESAN,
Former Vice- Chancellor,Bharathidasan University

Dr. S. MOHAN,
Former HOD, Department of Education Alagappa University

I am very much proud to be an alumni of Alagappa University College of Education, I have completed my 30 years of higher education service(from lecturer to HOD) in this prestigious institution and was honored by the additional duties as Dean(CDC), Member of syndicate, Director for Adult and Continuing Education, Research Academic Council Committee. I have completed my service here with heartfelt satisfaction.

Dr. V.S.S KANNAN,
Former Principal, AUCE

Proudly say that I am an alumnus of Dr.AlagappaChettiar Training College (now Alagappa University College of Education) in the year 1976-77. At that time this institution completed its 25thyear(Silver Jubilee Year). I have an opportunity to learn from Dr. Thiruvenkatacharriyar, Dr. Somasundaram, Dr. Pavanasam and others. After 10 years I entered into the institution as a lecturer in 1986 and served here up to 2012.

During the Golden Jubilee Year(1999-2000) of the institution as an alumnus I created a web site for the college (http://auce.8m.com) and it is followed by more than 1.25 lakhs of viewers. It served as an introductory and help desk of Alagappa University until the University has its own.

I have completed my 25 years of higher education service(from lecturer to Principal level) in this prestigious institution and was honored by the additional duties as Director, Centre for Gandhian Studies and Centre Head, Study Centre, Indira Gandhi National Open University. Having an opportunity to serve with my teachers as colleague in all my services and get their guidance in all my services and get their guidance in academic affairs. I completed my service here with heartfelt satisfaction.

Association

COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS

The College is offering training and consultancy to the following organizations

• High and Higher Secondary Schools of Sivagangai District for B.Ed. Internship Training
• Special School for deaf and dumb, Manamadurai
• Special School for Blind, Tirupattur
• District Institute of Education and Training – Pudukottai
• Colleges of Education - Karaikudi Taluk  for M.Ed. Training
• Department of Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy
• Gandhi Gram Rural University, Dindigul for Exhange of Human Resources between Universities.

SUPPORT TO DDE PROGRAMS

• Organizes PCPs for the DDE students of B.Ed. program
• Serves as Study centre for IGNOU-B.Ed. program

Students' In-house Activities

Various Cells and Clubs have been formed and are functioning actively in the College, to upkeep the students' forum and intellectual participation in different extra-curricular and extension aspects, to protect and develop their self-interest and well-being in the Campus. Some of the Cells and Clubs formed are,

• Grievance Cell
• Anti-Ragging Cell
• Equal Opportunity Centre
• Women Empowerment Cell
• NSS
• Red Ribbon Club
• Institutional Visit Committee
• Disciplinary Committee
• Library Committee
• WhatsApp Committee
• Latest Knowledge Committee
• IT Skills Committee
• Alumni Facilitation Committee
• Welfare Committee
• Alumni Facilitation Committee
• Parent Teacher Meet Facilitation Committee
• Ambience Club
• Nature  Club Cultural Club
• Sports Club
• Art Club
• Human Rights Club Literary Club
• Science Club
• Mathematics  Club
• Science Club
• Commerce and Consumer Club (CCC)
• History Club

Placement

AUCE has a dedicated Placement-cum-Training Cell, headed by a Placement Officer. The Placement Cell guides the students through their career by providing adequate training and assistance in gaining employment with the right educational institutions.

Placement Program

We are very glad to proclaim that in every academic year, an average 40% of our students are placed on-campus or off-campus in reputed educational institutions.

The Placement Cell monitors the employment opportunities and arranges campus interviews for the final year students.

Our Campus recruitment program starts in the Pre-final semester. The On Campus recruitment program keeps continuing till the end of their final semester, and then we help our students by arranging Off-Campus Interview too.

As a result, students of AUCE are benefited every year with progressive remunerative and rewarding placements in reputed educational organizations.

Training Programs

The Placement Cell organizes various activities and training programs in association with Alagappa Study Circle and reputed training institutions. The programs organized are

• Soft Skills Development Programs– to develop the communication, interpersonal, leadership, teamwork skills in the students.
• Citizenship Skills Training
• Interviews and Group Discussions - to familiarize students with standard selection procedures
• Campus interviews - in association with educational institutions

• Annual Magazine 2016 - 17

• Annual Magazine 2015 - 16

• Magazine

Photos / Videos

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  FRESHERS FEST – AUCE - PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BY Prof. V. Balachandran, Registrar, Alagappa University, Karaikudi

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  FRESHERS FEST – PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BY Prof. V. Balachandran, Registrar, Alagappa University, Karaikudi

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  Prof. S. Subbiah, Vice Chancellor, Appreciating B.Ed. Students, who Qualified in TET Examinations

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  Short Term Course on Professional Enrichment 2017 – Presidential Address by Prof. S. Subbiah, Vice Chancellor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi

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  Short Term Course on Professional Enrichment 2017 – Valedictory Address by Prof. V. Balachandran, Registrar, Alagappa University, Karaikudi

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  Our students donate blood in almost all voluntary blood donation camps. On 1-10-2009 five of our students donated blood in the Mass Blood Donation Camp held at Raj Bhavan, Guindy, Chennai.

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  Alagappa University Inter Collegiate Ball Badminton-Men & Women Tournament Held at AUCE Ground on 20.12.2016

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  Honorable Vice Chancellor Prof. S. Subbiah Inaugurates the Alagappa University Inter Collegiate Ball Badminton-Men & Women Tournament

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  NCTE PEER TEAM VIST OCTOBER -2016

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  Alagappa University Inter Collegiate Hockey-Men & Women Tournament Held at AUCE Ground 31.11.2016

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  One Day Awareness Programme on Entrepreneurial Approaches in Education held at AUCE Seminar Hall on 13.02.2017

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  One Day Awareness Programme on Entrepreneurial Approaches in Education held at AUCE Seminar Hall on 13.02.2017

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  EXTENTION WORK AT KUNDRAKUDI VILLAGE MARCH 2017

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  EXTENTION WORK AT KUNDRAKUDI VILLAGE MARCH 2017

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  INAGURAL OF VARIOUS CLUBS

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  "Independence 70” held at AUCE Seminar Hall

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  Honorable Vice Chancellor Prof. S. Subbiah Distributes Certificates on “Independence 70” held at AUCE Seminar Hall

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  Workshop on Financial Education at AUCE Seminar Hall