Department of Education

About the Department

Department of Education was introduced from the beginning of the College in the year 1961.At that time only general course was taught. Honours in Education was introduced in the year 1986.CBCS course has been introduced from the academic session of 2018-19.Now Department of Education is teaching 55 Honours students in each semester with four permanent highly qualified and experienced faculties.Our aim is to impart good quality of education and make our students responsible citizen. Faculties always extend their sincere support to students.

Intake Capacity

(Honours Course)
Total	General	OBC-A	OBC-B	SC	ST
55	30	06	04	12	03

B.A. (Hons) Education: What is about?

Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons} (Education) course introduces the early childhood education, professionalism and planning intentional developmentally appropriate experiences for each child, and the diverse educational settings for young children. Major topics in this course include:Theoretical foundations, National early learning standards, NC foundations for early learning and development, State regulations, Program types, Professionalism, Ethical conduct, Quality inclusive environments, and Research & Innovations.

This course also includes the theories of child development, assessment, and observation, milestones and factors that develop from conception. Students will able to compare typical developmental characteristics. Based on emphasis, students will learn knowledge, assessment, and observation of developmental sequences in approaches to play or learn health or physical, emotional or social, language or communication, and cognitive domains.

B.A. (Hons) Education: Career Prospects

Graduates in this field, work in areas like central government departments, museums, community and voluntary organizations, social services, the police and probation services, and universities. They may also get opportunities with both private and public sectors in a range of careers such as retail management, HR, publishing, market and policy research, career guidance and education psychology.

Some of the job positions related to this degree include:

• Community Education Officer
• Education Administrator
• Learning Mentor
• Primary and Secondary School Teacher
• Teaching Assistant
• Play Therapist
• Family Support Worker
• Museum Education Officer
• Careers Adviser

Advance Study: Candidates who have interest in this education field may also do Masters Course in Education or B.Ed. or a related Social science in order to develop their understanding in research, theory, and policies of Education and also to enhance their interpersonal skills and professional knowledge.

Academic Programme

Three years (Six Semester) Honours Degree Course (CBCS), and
Three years (Six Semester) General Degree Course (CBCS).
Combinations subjects (Hons.) – History & Philosophy / History & Pol. Science / Philosophy & Pol. Science.

Download Syllabus (For Honours and General):

Admission Criteria

Honours course - For General/OBC candidates minimum 50% in aggregate and 45% in subject OR 55% in Education subject and SC/ST candidates minimum 40%in Education subject.

Present Faculty

Department Activities, Students and Teachers Achievement

Throughout the year Department organizes various types of academic, cultural activities such as student centric seminar, group discussion, poster presentation, extempore speech for enriching the students.The Education Department has celebrated Teachers’ day and felicitated 1st, 2nd, and 3rd position holder in final year CU part-III examination, 2019.Departmental teachers are always counselling and encouraging the students for their future and specially higher education.Department has also organized one seminar in Rammohan Museum, Kolkata.Department also organizes Term paper presentations time to time.
Cent percent students were qualified in final year examination, 2019 with good academic scores and after that most of the students took admission in MA in Education in different universities and some of them  students got the job in Govt. & Pvt. Sectors. One of the student ranked in merit list of Part-III examination, University of Calcutta.

One of the faculty members(Prof. Mahfuz Alam) has been awarded Ph.D. degree from University of Kalyani in November, 2019. Prof. Alam has also chaired a technical session in a National Level Online Seminar titled “Modern Education System and Future of India” on 27th July, 2020 organized by Gokhale Memorial Girls` College, Kolkata.

Faculty member Dr. Madhab Ghosh was attended the International Research Conference held from 31st July – 2nd August, 2019 in London, UK and he presented a paper on ‘Trends of Researches on Teacher Education in India: A Review’. He has also attended so many National and International seminar and published the research paper in National and International Journals.