Dev Samaj College of Education

Dev Samaj College of Education, 36-B, Chandigarh is a privately managed aided college by the UT Administration, affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh. The college owes its origin to the foresight and sagacity of its founder Patron Most Revered Bhagwan Dev Atma ji, for promoting women education. The college is managed by Dev Samaj Council under the dynamic leadership of Sh. Nirmal Singh ji, the chairman and secretary, Dev Samaj Council. The college takes pride in the past, embraces the power of the present and delivers the promise of the future ever since its inception in 1981, having completed 35 years of meritorious service to the country and to the union territory of Chandigarh in particular, in the field of teacher education for women. It aims to produce future teachers with integrated personalities, who can prove as an asset in the national reconstruction. Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh is managed by its Managing Committee comprising of 14 members headed by the Chairperson of the Committee. The management is committed to provide quality education to students. To ensure democratic environment in the institution all matters are discussed by involving the Principal and two staff representatives from the college. The head of an institution plays a key role in its successful functioning with the co-operation of well qualified and competent faculty consisting of 22 members, 12 of them holding doctoral degrees, 3 with M.Phil. degrees and majority are U.G.C.-NET qualified. The institutional goal is to provide holistic education to prospective teachers and to achieve this goal the objectives of the institution envisage values oriented education, develop critical capacities, enhance skills and competencies, preserve socio-cultural heritage, bring peace and harmony in four kingdoms and to acquaint student teachers with the impact of globalization on education. In order to carry on and to regulate varied institutional functions, different committees, houses and clubs perform their assigned work.