Patna Training College centenary celebration on Mar 16 & 17

PATNA: Patna Training College, one of the oldest institutions of teachers' training in eastern region, has decided to hold its centenary celebrations on a grand scale on March 16 and 17. Bihar legislative council chairman Awadhesh Narain Singh will inaugurate the celebrations. Renowned educationist and Banaras Hindu University professor Harikesh Singh will deliver the keynote address.
College principal Khagendra Kumar said that a two-day national seminar on 'Teacher education in the age of globalization' and an alumni meet will also be organized on the occasion.
Awinash Kumar Singh of National University of Planning and Administration will deliver the J P Blair memorial lecture on 'Right-based approach to education: issues and challenges', while P P Ghosh of Asian Development Research Institute will deliver the A A Kazmi lecture.
Patna Training College was established in 1908 under Lord Curzon's New Education Policy, 1904, with J P Blair as its founder principal. A A Kazmi was appointed its first Indian principal on August 15, 1947. Initially, the college, functioning under the administrative control of Calcutta University, was shifted to Patna University in 1917. It was the first institution in the country to introduce one-year postgraduate course in education (MEd) in 1935. It is interesting to note that Patna Training College and Women's Training College are the only teachers' training colleges under university system in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand.