“The destiny of India is being shaped in its classroom” as has been pointed out by the Education Commission (1964-65) can only be materialised by creating a vast army of potentially committed and dedicated teachers who are the real social architect of the nation. Preparation of teachers with high level quality is the need of the hour along with providing the access of education to one and all irrespective of the level. In this context, realizing the need of providing quality education to the students of the backward region. The Department of Education, Central University of Punjab, earlier known as Centre for Education, was established in 2013 with a mission to enable young aspirants to meet the needs and demands of present techno-scientific era. The department endeavours to achieve excellence by facilitating quality based education and research for students and enabling them to acquire the skills that are required in the present period of globalization. It aims to provide a deep insight of life skills to address the global needs of 21st century. The department is committed to carry out multidisciplinary research in the field of educational theory, curriculum and practice to cater the needs of the digital world.
Vision:
•Developing into an advanced centre of learning for creating humane and learner centered educational professionals committed to equity and excellence to make India self-reliant.
Mission:
- Achieve excellence by facilitating quality based education, research & innovation
- Carry out multidisciplinary research in the field of educational theory, curriculum & practices to cater the needs of diverese group of stackholders
- Undertake community based research to reach the unreached and carry our innovation in teaching & research.
- Dr. Shankar Lal Bika, Professor and Dean
Profile Publications - Dr. Shamshir Singh Dhillon, Associate Professor, HoD
Profile Publications - Dr. Sesadeba Pany, Associate Professor
Profile Publications - Dr. Jaswinder Singh, Associate Professor
Profile Publications - Dr. Jubilee Padmanabhan, Assistant Professor (On Lien)
Profile Publications - Dr. Biswajit Behera, Assistant Professor (On Lien)
Profile Publications - Dr. Kanwaljit Kaur, Assistant Professor
Profile Publications - Dr. Man Singh, Assistant Professor
Profile Publications - Dr. Amandeep Kaur, Assistant Professor (C)
Profile Publications - Dr. Kadem Srinivas, Assistant Professor (C)
Profile Publications - Dr. Shaweta Miglani, Assistant Professor (C)
Profile Publications
ITEP (B.Sc. B.Ed and BA B.Ed.) Faculty
- Dr. Amandeep Singh, Assistant Professor (C)
Profile Publications - Dr. Manpreet Kaur, Assistant Professor (C)
Profile Publications
- 2023-25
- M.A Education
- M.Ed
- Ph.D Education
- 2022-24
- M.A Education
- M.Ed
- Ph.D Education
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Research Thrust Area
- Teacher Education
- Innovative Pedagogies
- Mathematics Education
- Science education
- Assessment and Learning
- Environmental Education
- Curriculum Design & Development
- Higher Education Policy & Planning
- Pedagogy and Curriculum for diverse learners
- ICT mediated Pedagogies
- Inclusive education
- Constructivist pedagogy
- STEAM Education
Facilities
The department of education provides all sorts of modern facilities to its teacher trainees and scholars with a purpose of enabling them to emerge as the efficient techno-savy, value ladened and innovative research oriented graduates and teachers. For this purpose the department of education is having different laboratories like Educational Psychology laboratory, Educational Technology Laboratory, Research Laboratory and Educational Studio.
The Educational Psychology Laboratory: The educational psychology laboratory of the department of education has been established to enable the teacher trainees to carry out psychological experiments and necessary research activities. The laboratory is enriched with different types of psychological tests & Scales and instruments and Interactive white board. The laboratory is wi-fi enabled and different types of experiments are carried out there by the teacher-trainees and research scholars.
The Educational Technology Laboratory: The department of education is having an well equipped educational technology laboratory where the teacher-trainees and research scholars of the department practice on different technology enabled pedagogies and conduct their practical classes. The educational technology laboratory is also used for simulated teaching that improves the teaching skills of the teacher-trainees. The laboratory is equipped with modern technological instruments like digital podium, Interactive white board, e-notice board and short throw Projector (STP) which helps the teacher trainees to gain mastery over digital instruments.
Research Laboratory: The research laboratory of the department is well equipped with computers with SPSS software for the purpose of data tabulation and analysis, for the purpose of research related presentation digital podium, Interactive white board and short throw Projector (STP) are also available. All the M. Ed. & M.A. education dissertation and projects are also kept in the laboratory for the use of the research scholars and post graduate students.
Classrooms: The department of education is having the well-equipped classrooms. The classrooms of the department of education are air conditioned, wi-fi enabled and having the facility of interactive white board.
Educational Studio: Under process
EDU501: Contemporary Indian Education
Course Name: Contemporary Indian Education Course Code: EDU501 |
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Module Code | Module Name/Title | Module Content |
CIE001 | Education: Concept, Nature, purpose; education as concept and its distinct nature: Classical, Liberalists and Progressivists views on Education; Analytical and normative concept; Training, instruction, teaching. | Click Here |
CIE002 | Brief historical inquiry into purposes and determinants of education from ancient India to contemporary India: individual, community, religion, state, market | Click Here |
CIE003 | Aims of Education from ancient to Contemporary Indian society; determinants of aims of education in India | Click Here |
CIE004 | Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization: concept, their implications on educational sector and Indian society | Click Here |
CIE005 | Dimensions of education: cognitive, normative, as family process, as worthwhile activity, as system; differentiate educated person from education; modes of education: formal, informal, non-formal. | Click Here |
CIE006 | Educational thoughts and practices: critical reflections on educational thoughts and practices of Mahatma Gandhi with respect to the relevance in the present education system | Click Here |
CIE007 | Educational Thoughts and Practices: Critical Reflections on the Educational Thoughts and Practices of Rabindranath Tagore with respect to the Relevance in the Present Education System. | Click Here |
CIE008 | Educational thoughts and practices: Critical reflection on the educational thoughts and practices of Sri Aurobindo with respect to the relevance in the present education system | Click Here |
CIE009 | Educational thoughts and practices: Critical reflection on the educational thoughts and practices of Swami Vivekananda with respect to the relevance in the present education system. | Click Here |
CIE010 | Educational thoughts and practices: critical reflection on the educational thoughts and practices of Jiddu Krishnamurthy concerning the relevance in the present education system. | Click Here |
CIE011 | Educational thoughts and practices: critical reflection on the educational thoughts and practices of B.R Ambedkar with respect to the relevance in the present education system | Click Here |
CIE012 | Educational thoughts and practices: critical reflection on the educational thoughts and practices of Plato with respect to the relevance in the present education system. | Click Here |
CIE013 | Educational thoughts and practices: critical reflection on the educational thoughts and practices of Rousseau concerning the relevance in the present education system. | Click Here |
CIE014 | Educational thoughts and practices: critical reflection on the educational thoughts and practices of John Dewey with respect to the relevance in the present education system | Click Here |
CIE015 | Educational thoughts and practices: critical reflection on the educational thoughts and practices of Montessori with respect to the relevance in the present education system. | Click Here |
CIE016 | Education and socio-cultural context: education as discipline and inter disciplinary in nature; education as an instrument of social change; influence of education on society and family; socio cultural influences on aims of education. | Click Here |
CIE017 | Equality of educational opportunities: meaning, provisions, outcome; meaning of diversity inequality Marginalization in society from the perspective of economic, social, religious, language and the implications for education | Click Here |
CIE019 | Learner Autonomy: meaning, extent, nature; Learning as an autonomous act: meaning, opportunities, constraints. | Click Here |
CIE020 | Autonomy and Accountability: Teacher accountability, teacher commitment; Pedagogical practices: assessment modalities; limit-situations: structures-structured curriculum, examination system, time-table | Click Here |
EDU502: Understanding the Learner
EDU502: Understanding the Learner
EDU503: Assessment for Learning
EDU504: ICT in Education
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Placement
Sr. No | Name of the Student | Employer name | Designation | Package | Contact No. | Programme | Govt./Pvt./Oversea |
1. | Gurpreet Singh | TGT, Government of Punjab | Master Cadre, TGT | 35,500/-p.m. | 9041772019 | M.Ed | Government of Punjab |
2. | Sarita | TGT, JNV, Nainital | Master Cadre, TGT | 40,000/p.m. | 8239295820 | M.Ed | Government of Punjab |
3. | Kirandeep Kaur | Akal University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda | Assistant Professor | 35,000/-p.m | 9855776573 | Ph.D | Private |
4. | Karula Sharma | Community service department, East municipal corporation | Community worker | 32,000/-p.m | 7827118757 | M.Ed | Government of Punjab |
5 | Sumit Kumar | TGT, Govt. of Punjab | Master Cadre TGT |
35,500/-p.m. | 9988006455 | M.Ed | Government of Punjab |
Student Corner
List of Students Admitted in session 2022-23
List of Students Admitted in session 2023-24
List of Ph.D. Students 2022/2023 batch
Project/Dissertations
Grants
Sr. No | Name of Principal Investigator | Name of the funding Agency | Total grant sanctioned | Grant received | Duration | Year of Sanction | Status/Year of Submission |
1 | Prof. S.K.Bawa | PMMMNMTT, MHRD | 4.67 Crores | Five years | 2016 | ||
Dr. Shankar Lal Bika | CUPB | 1,50,000/- | Two years | 2021 | Ongoing | ||
2 | Dr. Shamshir Singh Dhillon | ICSSR, New Delhi | 600,000 | 2,40,000/- | Nov 2019 to October 2021 |
2019 | Ongoing |
3 | Dr. Jubilee P | ERIC, DER, NCERT, New Delhi | 5,72,250- | 3,75,000 | 18 months | 2019 | Ongoing |
4 | Dr. Jubilee P | ICSSR, New Delhi | 13,00,000 | 24 months | 2019 | Ongoing | |
5 | Dr. S. Pany | ICSSR, New Delhi | 800000 | 640000 | 1/6/2017 to 30/5/2019 | 2017 | Submitted-2020 |
6 | Dr. Biswajit Behera | ERIC, DER, NCERT, New Delhi | 3,84,300 | 3,84,300 | one year | 2019 | Ongoing |
Seminar/Symposia
- ICSSR sponsored National Workshop on ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ was organized by Centre for Education from 4th to 5th Feb. 2016
- ICSSR sponsored National Workshop on ‘Research Methodology for Social Sciences Research Scholars’ was organized by Centre for Education from 1st – 11th March, 2016.
- Invited Lecture on ‘Psychological Testing Techniques’ was delivered by Dr. Mahesh Bhargava, Director, National Psychological Corporation, Agra, on 16th March, 2016.
- ICSSR sponsored Seminar on ‘Gender equality for Sustainable Development’ was organised by the Centre for Education on 22nd & 23rd March, 2016
- Workshop on ‘Counselling Techniques for Mentors’, was organized by Centre for Education on 19th & 20th September 2017 and the lecture was delivered by Prof. Vidhu Mohan, Panjab University, Chandigarh
- An extension lecture on ‘Metaphysics, Epistemology and Axiology’ was delivered by Dr. Seema Chopra (Associate Professor, GHG Harparkash College of Education for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, Ludhiana on 13th October, 2017.
- The Department of Education and Student Counselling Cell had invited eminent Psychologist Prof. Vinay Mishra, Dean Humanities and HoD, Department of Psychology of the Bhopal School of Social Sciences, Bhopal for a special lecture on Psychological Disorders and Promoting Mental Health on 6th February 2018
- An extension lecture on ‘How to prepare research proposal’ was organised by centre for education on 4th April, 2018 and lecture was delivered by Dr. G.C. Nanda
- A seminar on Curriculum Design and Development was organized by Department of Education on 5th April, 2018. In this seminar, Prof. J.K. Dhillon (Institute of Education, University of Worcester, U.K.), Prof. (Former Professor of Education, Chairman of Council of Deans, Ravenshaw University, Odisha) and Prof. A.K. Dhawan (Former DSW, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda) were invited as resource persons
- National Workshop on Curriculum Design & Development (MHRD sponsored) under PMMMNMTT Scheme was organised by Department of Education, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda from 16th July to 25 July 2018
- National Workshop on “E- CONTENT DEVELOPMENT” Sponsored by MHRD Under PMMMNMTT on October 03-04, 2018 was Organized by School of Education
- National Workshop on Curriculum Design and Development Sponsored by MHRD (PMMMNMTT) on Curriculum Design and Development for university/college Science teachers from 28th January to 06th February 2019.
- Faculty Induction Programme for Faculty of Universities/Colleges/Institutes Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission of Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) (MHRD Sponsored) was organised by department of education from 11th Feb, 2019 to 12th March, 2019
- Workshop on Action Research for School Teachers of Punjab under PMMMNMTT Scheme (MHRD sponsored) by Centre for Curriculum Research, Policy and Educational Development was organised by department of education from 29th April to 30th April 2019.
- Faculty Induction Programme for Faculty of Universities/Colleges/Institutes Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission of Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) (MHRD Sponsored) was organised by department of education from 4th June, 2019 to 3rd July , 2019
- Faculty Induction Programme for Faculty of Universities/Colleges/Institutes Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission of Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) (MHRD Sponsored) was organised by department of education from 13th June, 2019 to 12th July , 2019
- National Workshop on Curriculum Design and Development Sponsored by MHRD (PMMMNMTT) on Curriculum Design and Development for university/college Social Science teachers was organised by department of education from 9th July to 18th July 2019.
- Invited Lecture on Education for Sustainable Development by Dr. Radhika Iyengar, Centre for Sustainable development, Earth Institute, Columbia University on 15th Nov.2019
- An invited Lecture was organised by department of education on Gandhian thoughts and the lecture was delivered by Dr. Seema Chopra on 22nd Jan.2020.
- National Workshop on Curriculum Design and Development (Online) Sponsored by MHRD Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission of Teachers and Teaching Scheme was organised by department of education from 15th June to 24th June 2020
- National Workshop on Curriculum Design and Development (Online) Sponsored by MHRD Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission of Teachers and Teaching Scheme was organised by department of education from 21st July to 31st July 2020
- National Workshop on Curriculum Design and Development Sponsored by MHRD Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission of Teachers and Teaching Scheme was organised by department of education from 3rd February to 16th February 2021
- National Webinar on Inclusive and Equitable Higher Education on 6th July 2021 and resource person was Dr. Sanjay Kant Prasad, Deputy Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry for Social Justices & Empowerment, Govt. of India acted as the resource person.
Alumni
M.Ed & M.A. Education
Sr. No | Batch | Name of the Alumni | Programme | Number |
1. | 2015-17 | Nipunta Kaur, Gurpreet Singh, Jagdeep Kaur, Prabhakar Upamanyu, Rajinder Kaur, Surjit, Anjali, Jalandhar, Ankit, Shashi Ranjan, Shilpa, Iqbalprit Kaur, Mahendra Kumar Verma, Amandeep Kaur, Sumit Kumar, Deepika Banerjee, Gurwinder Kaur | M.Ed. | 17 |
2. | 2015-17 | Shazia Kouser, Diksha Sandhu, Mustafa, Shafiq, Abid Nazir | M.A. Education | 5 |
3. | 2016-18 | Waseem Hassan Sheikh, Ishfaq Majid, Suranjan, Divya, Varinder, Shabir Ahmad Dar, PankajVashisth | M.Ed. | 7 |
4. | 2016-18 | Qamber Ali, Muhammad Rasiq kt, Mohd. Sarfraz, Kehar Singh, Md. Zabeer, Pooja Devi, Md. Salman, Samita Devi, Wasim Akram, Mohd. Mushtaq | M.A. Education | 10 |
5. | 2017-19 | Muzafer Ahmed Bhat, Ritika Sharma, Seema, Pooja, Sarita, Kiran Yadav, Mahima Singh, Aparajita, Karula Sharma, Priya Kumari, Mohmad Irfan Malik, Devasish Paul, Renu Nayal, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Jasi Zainab, Bhumika Manhas, Suprabha Kumari, Shiraz Ahmed Mir | M.Ed. | 18 |
6. | 2017-19 | Mohd. Akram, Mohd. Daud, Amulya.K., Mohd. Raziq, Sajida Tabassum | M.A. Education | 5 |
7. | 2018-20 | Riya Gupta, Surachi Gupta, Zamurad Ali, Sweta Rani, Arti Rani, Manju Chewa, Nitan Kumar Manhas, Ruchika Verma, Shaziya Akhter, Amit Ranjan | M.Ed. | 10 |
8. | 2018-20 | Saddam Hussain, Deepmala, Anjana, Asad Saghir, Shafket Ali, Rashmi Ranjan Tripathy, Mohd. Javed, Robina Koser | M.A. Education | 8 |
9. | 2019-21 | Md. Moyeed Rashid, Avinash Gupta, Guepreet Singh, Shilakha Jasrotia, Surjit Kumar Lalotra, Amiya Ranjan Panigrahi, Paramjeet Parmar, Rekha Ojha, Sanjeet Kumar, Manpreet Kaur, Hafiz-Ur-Rehman | M.Ed. | 11 |
10. | 2019-21 | Manisha Sharma, Harihara Bhesera, Simran Rana, Mohd Liaqat, Gulzar Hussain, Ratnabati Singh | M.A. Education | 6 |
Ph.D
Sr. No | Regd. No | Name | Title of Thesis | Year of Award |
1. | 15phdedu06 | Narinder Singh | Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation in Elementary Schools of Punjab: An Evaluative Study | 2019 |
2. | 15phdedu02 | Kiranjit Kaur | Cultural Intelligence as a Congruent to Cross-Cultural Adjustment, Decision Making Styles and Academic Achievement: A Triangulation Study of Foreign Students in Punjab | 2020 |
Curriculum Development Committee(CDC)
Notifications
Minutes of Meetings
- Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 10.08.2015
- Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 07.04.2016
- Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 05.12.2017
- Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 04.04.2018
- Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 03.05.2018
- Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 14.02.2020
- Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 16.03.2020
- Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 11.04.0222
Academic & Administrative Committee (AAC)
Minutes of Meetings
- Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2015
- Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2016
- Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2017
- Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2018
- Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2019
- Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2020
- Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2021
- Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2022
- Minutes of the AAC Meeting held on 04.01.2023
Board of Studies(BOS)
Notifications
- Constitution of Board of Studies, Department of Education dated 02.05.2024
- Constitution of Board of Studies, Department of Education dated 06.04.2022
- Notificaion dated 13.09.17
Minutes of Meetings
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 19.06.2015
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 01.07.2016
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 20.01.2017
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 01.03.2017
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 15.05.2018
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 21.02.2019
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 26.02.2020
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 21.05.2021
- Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 11.05.2022