SJCE
St Joseph College of Education (SJCE) at JNP Nagar, Mettur, Vaikalipatti Tenkasi is a Teacher Education Institution for imparting quality education to meet the genuine need of the people of rural areas. It is a self-financed institute with campus area of 4.49 acre. It has 2999.32 sq. meters built up area. The campus is well developed and elegant. Our college is a co-educational institution and it offers two years B. Ed. programme. At present it offers 8 optional pedagogical subjects. It also acts as a study center of Tamil Nadu Open University and offers various professional diploma and degree courses. We are proud of the progress of our College today - a precious seed has prospered into a vital, virtuous tree.
St Joseph College of Education was founded in the year 2007 and it is owned and managed by the R. C . Diocese of Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. It is a registered society registered under ACT XXI of 1860 , S.No. 17 of 1974.
The college has got the recognition from the NCTE .As per NCTE- 2014 norms; the approved intake is two basic units that consist of 100 students. The recognition order numbers:
- F.SRO/NCTE/B.Ed./2006-2007/14121, Dt. 06.11.2007
- F.SRO/NCTE/APSO8033/B.Ed./{TN}/2022(131247-131251), Dt. 07.04.2022
The college was originally affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Now it is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai. The affiliation order numbers:
- MSU/CD/F.A/B.Ed./2007-08 Dt. 28.12.2007.
- TNTEU/R/Cont. Affln./2022/04081 Dt. 11. 10.2022.
The college was accredited by NAAC
- CGPA of 2.57 on four point scale at B grade on July 05, 2012
A value based education at St. Joseph College of Education enables student-teachers to reconcile excellence with humanity, to celebrate diversity and redefine notions of success