St. Ann’s College of Education is a Catholic minority Institution managed by the Congregation of the Sisters of St.Ann whose Generalate is in Rome. It is affiliated to the Osmania University and receives grant-in-aid from the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

The Sisters of St.Ann work in various parts of the world in Italy, India, USA, Mexico, Philippiness, Cameron, Brazil and Peru. It offers its services in Educational Institutes, in hospitals, dispensaries, homes for the aged, destitute and disabled, in social and technical institutes, in parishes, orphanages and boarding homes.

This college was founded in 1966 as the first aided college exclusively for women in the Telanga area. It began in a modest way being housed in rooms leased from St.Ann’s School. With grants from the Dutch Foundation, CEBEMO and contribution from the management a large spacious and well designed two storey circular building was constructed in 1976. It has large classrooms, a student centre, a library and a reading room, two large laboratories for biological and physical sciences and a smaller one for psychology, a computer lab, a work experience room, an educational technology room, a dining hall as well as a prayer room in addition to the administrative block consisting of the Principal’s room, office, parlour, guest room and staff room. The late Dr.Sr.Marie Antoinette (1966 – 73) founder Principal of the college played a key role in the establishment and development of the Institution.

Rev.Sr.Pia succeeded as Principal after Dr.Sr.Marie Antoinette for a period from 1975 to 1981. Sister worked to fuse spirituality with Science.

Rev.Sr.Sylvia D’souza was Principal from 1981 to 1995. Sr.Sylvia a dynamic Principal brought changes in teaching learning process through seminars, workshops, exhibitions and other collaborative methods.

A PTA forum was organized as a proactive measure for the problems faced by parents and students. Keeping in view the social issues, the Principal proposed to have a Legal Aid Cell in the college for addressing the grievances against women atrocities. Many MoU’s were signed with Central University, Department of Arts and Culture and Law colleges for strengthening the curriculum.

A milestone in the Institution’s life is the NAAC accreditation with ‘A’ grade – the first College of Education to get accredited in A.P. Since then, the college has grown to greater heights. A Post-graduation course in Education was introduced in the year 2002.

Another recognition to our College this year during the Ruby Jubilee year is granting of autonomous status by the University Grants Commission. Once again, the first B.Ed College to have received such a status in Andhra Pradesh.

The College works through its Boards, Committees and Sub-Committees constituted, for working towards quality enhancement. The recent infrastructural additions and modifications made in: preparing a Conference Hall, Examination Cell, Library Automation and up-gradation of Educational Technology Laboratory have enriched its academic ambience.

Students and Faculty

St. Ann’s College of Education is exclusively for women students. Eligibility is graduation, but many of them who undertake the course are post graduates. They are admitted into the college according to the percentage of seats allotted in each discipline by the Government. The current allotment is 30 percent for Social Studies Methodology, 25 percent for Biological Science, 30 percent for Mathematics and 15 percent for Physical Science. All the students are admitted on the basis of merit in the EdCET. Preference is given to the Minority Community students.

The teaching faculty consists of highly specialized subject teachers qualified according to the NCTE norms. Currently there are 15 teaching staff 9 with doctoral degrees, 2 with M.Phil, and others are Post Graduates with M.Ed. During the last three years five of our faculty members aquired Ph.d and two were awarded M.phil. degrees. At present four of our staff are pursuing their Ph.d. The faculty upholds the Vision and Mission of the Institution and works with commitment for the cause of teacher education. A proactive approach is adopted in redefining the needs and redesigning the syllabus.

VISION

We envisage our graduates to

1. Imbibe right attitudes, values, ideals and ideologies.
2. Achieve academic excellence through hard work, critical thinking and effective decision making.
3. Facilitate learning among their pupils through appropriate skills and methodologies.
4. Exercise responsible leadership in the total formation of their pupils.
5. Render selfless service to the community.

MISSION

Our mission is to strive to provide

1. Intellectually well developed
2. Socially concerned
3. Morally upright
4. Spiritually oriented Teacher-citizens of INDIA.

The motto of our College ‘SERVE WITH LOVE’ underlines the need for loving selfless service on the part of every Teacher.

The College gives top priority to the values preached by Jesus Christ. Therefore, importance is given to spiritual and value education, directly and indirectly.

All the curricular and co-curricular programmes of the college are geared to achieve our vision and send out our Teacher Trainees with a sense of mission.

The curriculum emphasizes academic excellence, mastery of needed skills, methods and the development of a creative and committed personality.