Department Profile

History of the institution

The Major Highlights of the institution’s history are as under:

B. Patel College of Education was established as Secondary Teacher’s Training College in June 1960. Due to its outstanding performance in teachers’ training, the college received generous donation of Rs.1,00,000 from Shri Maganbhai Bhikhabhai Patel Charitable Trust in 1964 for constructing the College building. Then onwards it is known as Maganbhai Bhikhabhai Patel College of Education.
Being a constituent College of Sardar Patel University, M.Ed course and Teacher Diploma course started in June, 1961. It is the first of its kind in Gujarat State. Up till now, the institution has prepared 10,750+ B.Ed. Students, 1012 M.Ed. Students and 158 Ph.D. Scholars.
The Education Department, Government of India started Extension services in 1965-66. Furthermore execution of an integrated B.Sc., B.Ed. Course was started during 1966-70 by N.C.E.R.T. on experimental basis. The College was upgraded as C.T.E. (College of Teacher Education) since 1990 by MHRD to conduct in-service training programmes.

Successive Heads

The following Principals have contributed enormously in earning laureals for the College

Sr.No.	Name	From…… To……
1.	Shri Ishwarbhai J. Patel	01/04/1960 to 16/11/1963
2.	Shri Ramanbhai S. Trivedi	17/11/1963 to 07/06/1978
3.	Dr. Bhailalbhai V. Patel	08/06/1978 to 09/07/1988
4.	Dr. Chandravadan Pathak	10/07/1988 to 31/01/1989 (Officiating)
5.	Dr. Ishabbhai A. Vora	01/02/1989 to 24/06/1990
6.	Dr. Chandravadan Pathak	25/06/1990 to 30/06/1994
7.	Dr. Kishorbhai M. Shah	01/07/1994 to 20/11/1997
8.	Prof. Jayendra K. Dave	21/11/1997 to 29/05/1998 (Officiating)
9.	Dr. Nathabhai R. Patel	30/05/1998 to 06/03/2015
10.	Dr. A. K. Shah	07/03/2015 to 04/07/2015 (Officiating)
11.	Dr. K. S. Likhia	06/07/2015 to 25/01/2016 (Officiating)
12.	Dr. Rasidaben M. Diwan	27/01/2016 to 27/09/2016 (Officiating)
13.	Dr. Ishwarbhai N. Vaghela	28/09/2016 to 04/07/2018 (Officiating)
14.	Dr. Amitaben B. Patel	05/07/2018 to 07/06/2022 (Officiating)
15.	Dr. Hiteshbhai P. Patel	08/06/2022 to Onward

Vision Mission & Objectives

Vision :

To help develop proficient education personnel striving for societal upliftment.

Mission :

To help build an education system on the basis of Indian wisdom as well as contemporary world.
To search for excellent practices in teacher education with a view to institutionalizing and spreading innovative practices.
To prepare competent, committed and creative teachers practicing innovative models of teaching.

Objectives :

To help build an education system on the basis of Indian wisdom as well as contemporary world.
To search for excellent practices in teacher education with a view to institutionalizing and spreading innovative practices.
To promote creative and critical thinking in teaching learning processes.
To bring about desirable attitudinal changes among student teachers.
To develop local and global concern in student teachers.
To facilitate the processes that enhance among student teachers love for learning, imagination, sense of humour, individuality and creative flair.
To initiate the self development of prospective teachers through curricular activities and co-curricular activities.
To become a nodal agency to integrate governmental and nongovernmental efforts for excellence in education.

Special Features of the College

The College is located in the heart of the town having serene atmosphere.
The College has beautiful ambiance with pollution free climate.
The College has adequate physical infrastructure like well designed building, airy and spacious class rooms, library, laboratories, furniture and fixtures.
The College has shares big playground with CTE Hostel for recreational facilities.
The faculty and the students can avail services of University Health Center for with token fees.

Having witnessed the jubilant development in the ‘ being ’of the institution by making qualitative efforts, we look for more exuberant moments towards our march towards quality in prospective years. Our futuristic planning is detailed here:

Signing MOUs with schools and other institutions for better interactions and bridging the gap with school, teacher education and society.
Designing MOOCs and offering online courses.
Organising National or International Seminars/webinars.
Online course for continuous Professional Development for our Alumni.
E Governance.
Forming a structured research forum for imbibing research in to our ongoing teaching learning processes.
Publishing a series of self learning guidelines/manuals in light of the newly implemented two years B.Ed. Curriculum.
Acting as a nodal agency to upgrade the quality of teacher education in affiliated colleges of Sardar Patel university.
Undertaking projects based on the guidelines of NEP 2020 for its effective Implementation.