Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Samithi’s

JAGADGURU PANCHACHARYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GADAG

Veteran political leader of the Nehru era, freedom fighter and ex-member of parliament Shri Alwandi Shivamurthy swamy established the pioneer institution of Teacher Education in the year 1980-81. The college is recognized by the Government of Karnataka. The institution is affiliated to Karnatak University Dharwad and got permanent affiliation in the year   1995-96 from Karnatak University Dharwad. Initially, college is started in Model High School campus and then shifted to V.D.S.T.C. High school Gadag. In the year 1984, college shifted to its own building, which is situated in about 3 acres of land. The college has got one practising High school by name J. P. College of Education Practising High school Gadag.

 

Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Samithi’s

Our college is affiliated to Karnatak University. College got grant in aid code 2009 and got its accreditation (cycle-1) status by NAAC with B+ grade in 2016.

To cater the current trend of teaching learning processes, with the active support of our esteemed Management, some of the class rooms are upgraded with ICT enabled, facilitated with sufficient science equipments for experiments.

The technical advancement has also brought change in the mode of teaching and learning , which paved for the marvelous achievements among students by securing ranks and Gold-medals at the helm of affairs of Karnatak University Dharwad. As many as 37 total ranks are bagged by our gems since its inception.

The college is managed by our esteemed governing body of Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Samithi, Alwandi. All the academic excellence, faculty academic upgradation and producing good number of quality students could able to attain only because of the Visionary leadership of our beloved late Sri. Revanashidheswar swamy Hiremath, an Agriculturist, Social Reformer and Educationist successfully guided the Institution as a Secretary. In due process of preparation of 2nd cycle of Accreditation, we have lost him in 2020 due to COVID-19 but his far sighted Visionary views are being in force in day to day activities of the college. Our late Secretary has always an inspiration to students folk and also staff at large.

Our former Principal was nominated as a member of syndicate and Academic Council of Karnatak University Dharwad and contributed his expertisation on various academic resolutions. The academic research and extension services of the faculty are unique in this region. Hence, almost all the faculty members have upgraded with Ph.D. and published research articles at reputed academic journals.

College has strong alumni. Majority of the outgoing students have been placed at Central, State and private schools as a teacher, headmaster, DDPI Officer, etc. Their contribution to the Institution is remarkable. Some of the them do visit the college and guide our students on competitive examinations.

Presently, college has 04 permanent and 03 management full time teachers on roll and with the able leadership of our Principal, most of them have published research articles on reputed academic journals, our faculty members including current Principal have published 20 text book as per the prescribed syllabi and good number of research articles in conference proceedings.

Currently, soon after the demise of our late Secretary, the entire responsibility of the Institution is managed by Smt. Vijayalaxmi R. Hiremath as a Secretary and Shri.S.A. Hiremath and Prof. B.K. Wodeyar as a members of Governing Body of Karnataka Vidya Vardhak Samiti.