Waymade

A mobile application for Waymade College of Education, Anand

With increased mobility of people and resources, English has become an essential medium of communication not only in the international arena but also within India. English, today, is a medium of upward social mobility. Further, Indians already have a legacy of the language of over 200 years. This gives India an edge over many other countries in the world. In this era of immaterial economy, when service sector reigns supreme, Indian academicians, service sector and all the knowledge-workers can make most of their knowledge of English and help India scale economic and cultural heights.

With over 1,000 English medium schools in the State of Gujarat itself , and many more in the offing, there is an increased and increasing demand for teachers who can teach the various subjects at school in English.

This is both a challenge and an opportunity for the young generation of India. It is simultaneously a calling to reconstruct the society and an opportunity for a bright career.

The Founders and Visionaries of this Seat of Learning called Vallabh Vidyanagar firmly believed education to be an effective means of societal reconstruction. Hence all the efforts of the leaders, past as well as present, reflect this perspective. Since teacher performance is the most crucial input in the field of education, the Charuter Vidya Mandal established this college to prepare teachers who can teach effectively through English Medium. Originally known as CVM College of Education, this institution was sanctioned permission by the NCTE vide its letter No. WRC/2- 32/61/2004/4434 dated 8th July, 2004. The code number given to this institution for B. Ed. programme is 323125. The intake granted then was for one Unit, i.e. 100 students. Following a goodwill gesture of donors, Shri Vijaybhai Patel and Shri Bhikhubhai Patel in January 2005, the college was renamed as Waymade College of Education. The college was also granted the permission to launch the M.Ed. (English) CO-ED programme by NCTE vide letter no. WRC/5-6/131st/2010/65887 dated 26/02/2010. Initially, the college was granted the intake of 25 students to the M.Ed. programme later on a revision was made and 10 additional seats were granted to the M.Ed. programme. The code number given to the institution for M.Ed. programme is 325114. The college was granted permission to start M.Phil. (Education) programme with the intake of 10 students from the Sardar Patel University and started M.Phil. programme from the Academic Year 2013-2014.

This College is affiliated to Sardar Patel University. Both the college as well as the University are situated in the unique educational township called Vallabh Vidyanagar in Central Gujarat.