Vidyasagar Teachers’ Training College (VTTC), named after Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, now Paschim Medinipur, is situated in the heart of the Midnapore town. The history of the college began in 1966, when the ex-students of Midnapore College in their annual reunion visualized the necessity of improving the art of teaching. Though a training college and a few training departments in the general colleges were imparting training to the teachers and would be teachers of the Junior-high, High & Higher Secondary Schools of the then undivided district, there was no provision for the training of science teachers. The said ex-students felt the need of establishment of a training college, which would impart training to the science teachers. They set up steering committee with the then District Magistrate as its chairman, the principal-secretary, Midnapore College as its convener secretary, a few ex-students of Midnapore College, a few elites, educationists of the town as its members. The consensus of discussions combined with untiring efforts resulted the college into being from the 1st July,1968 with the sanction of affiliation in Arts and Science [ co-educational] by the university of Calcutta with an intake of 220 [Deputed students-100 & Fresher students-120] trainees.

In 1969,  the college purchased its own land of   1.78 acres  from Smt. Nalini Dinda, w/o Sri Pulin Bihari Dinda at Burdge Town, Midnapore. From the 1st June, 1985, the college affiliated to the Vidyasagar University with the same Arts and Science subjects. Since its inception, the college is significantly engaged in training the teachers and would be teachers and has become one of the renowned training colleges in West Bengal.

The college has been affiliated by the UGC u/s 2(f) from its inception and considered eligible to receive central government assistance through UGC u/s 12B. The college has earned for itself, the reputation of bearing premier institution for teacher education in the state of West Bengal. The college has earned the recognition from the NCTE with effect from the academic session 2007-2008 for running the B.ED. course with an intake of  100 Vide No. ERC/ 7-73. 6(c) 2/2007/6224 dated February 9, 2007. Validation of the B.Ed. degree u/s 1803 of the NCTE Act, 1993 has also been made for the students of this college who successfully completed the course from 1995-1996 to 2005-2006 Vide No. ERC/ WB-S/V-72/06/4846 (I) & ERC/ WB-S/V-72/06/4845 (I) dated 08, 2006.

Vision

Our college set its vision in: Enter to Learn and Grow  …. Learn to Lead and Serve ….

Mission

To develop teachers as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit and to work successfully on an International canvas of the ‘one world’ with a view of achieving higher levels of quality and excellence.

Objectives

The objectives of the college are:

• To prepare an individual to meet the challenges of the life.
• To develop an understanding of the principles of pedagogy and its application to   curriculum transaction and evaluation.
• To bring professionalism in teacher education by improving upon teaching practices in the surrounding area.
• To inspire for life-long learning and for reaching the unreached.
• To enable the students to live in harmony in the profession and community.
• To provide for leadership skills among the nation builders of tomorrow.
• To enable leadership for better future.
• To provide an environment to train teachers who are qualitatively superior and morally upright.
• To develop skills among the trainees in order to integrate with existing education system with ease.
• To develop reflective practitioners of teaching learning process.

Goals

• Achieving a modernised and dynamic outlook along with the golden tradition and cultural heritage of our country.
• Acquiring the philosophy of developing human resources with an ethical and value based mind set of sustainable development.
• Adopting the motto “Think Globally, Act Locally”.

PROGRAM: BACHELOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMME (B.ED.)
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

PLO 1: Understand basic concepts and ideas of educational theory.
PLO 2: Build understanding and perspective on the nature of the learner, diversity and learning.
PLO 3: Comprehend the role of the systems of governance and structural – functional provisions that support school education.
PLO 4: Develop understanding about teaching, pedagogy, school management and community involvement. PLO5: Build skills and abilities of communication, reflection, art, aesthetics, theatre, self-expression and ICT.