About SMCE

Stella Matutina College of Education, under the Management of the Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation of Mary was established in July 1961.

The main aim of this Teacher Training College is to promote excellence in the sphere of teacher education. The college undertakes to prepare teaching personnel who are intelligent, social minded, spiritually vigorous, vocationally prepared and committed to the cause of quality education.

Bearing these aims in mind, the college offers programmes for the all round development of the personality of the teacher. The teacher trainees have immense opportunity to exhibit and develop their talents, oratory, writing, sports, singing, dancing and other aesthetic and creative pursuits.

QUALITY POLICY

The educational motto of our college is
Attain Truth by the Path of Love

This is reflected in

• The provision for moral instruction and religious instruction
• Organization of self discovery days and reflection days
• Seminars and workshops on value education

The vision of the Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation of Our Lady inspires us to provide quality teacher education to all Students enrolled in our college. Students are given a thorough foundation in both the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching. Hallmarks of the education imparted here are:

• Development of self-confidence and self-discipline
• Moulding teachers with skills of teaching competence
• Spiritual vigour and value orientation
• Sensitization to social and environmental needs
• Holistic outlook to life
• Commitment to the goals of the National Education Policy
  
  

The college offers quality education with the objective of promoting excellence in teacher education and has been accorded 5-Star accreditation for its distinction in producing quality teachers. Our teacher trainees are moulded to compete with world-class teachers - intelligent, social minded, spiritually vigorous and committed to the cause of excellence in education.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION

• The objectives of the institution are modified in consonance with the vision and mission of the institution. The suggestions of NAAC peer group and the Manual for self-appraisal teacher education institution, has contributed significantly in the framing of the objectives.
• To provide Teacher Training in a Christian ambience to deserving students, especially to the Catholic Christian Community.
• To train deserving women candidates to be teachers who are also leaders in all walks of life and lead their wards in scholastic skills in addition to spiritually, justice, truth and love.
• To design curriculum at every level, in such a way that trainees are equipped to cause desirable changes in the community at large and particularly among the marginalized sections of the society and also in the field of education.
• To provide an environment of intellectual stimulation and moral rectitude in the young teacher trainees in which they could achieve greatness as eminent teachers, teacher educators, authors of education books, researchers in education, academic reformers, social catalysts, crusaders of environment protection and so on.
• To provide all the logistics support necessary for the effective implementation of the curriculum and the realization of the institutional objectives.
• To evolve system of management that can ensure a willing cooperation and involvement of the staff members in all the ventures of the institution.