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V.O.Chidambaram Pillai Educational Society, formed under the able Leadership of Kulapathi Shri. A.P.C. Veerabahu B.A., just 2 days before the independence on the 13th of August 1947, started V.O.C. College the first Arts & Science College for Men in Thoothukudi in the year 1951 and V.O.C.College of Education in 1955. V.O.Chidambaram College of Education was formally opened by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Shri.K.Kamaraj on the 5th of July 1955.
Affiliated to the Madras University, when it commenced with a sanctioned strength of 60, it was steadily expanded till the strength rose to 140 in 1968. When the Madurai Kamaraj University was born on the 5th August 1965, our college was made to change its affiliation to the new university. In 1966, the very next year, the college started offering M.Ed. course. The college was functioning under Manonmaniam Sundaranar University from 1990 to 2008.
The college has also been offering M.Phil course in Education from 1986 onwards. The college was recognized as the approved Centre for Research from 1990 for doing Ph.D in Education. The college has been brought under the newly started Tamilnadu Teachers’ Education University from the year 2008-2009. The strength of the college has been raised to 200 as per the permission granted by NCTE for admitting 100 more students as an additional intake from the academic year 2008-2009.
Subbiah Vidhyalayam Boys’ Higher Secondary School has been our Model School since 1956. The Model School is now renamed as Bharathiyar Vidhyalayam Higher Secondary School. In 1962, the college hostel was constructed on the Palayamkottai Road, Thoothukudi. Recently a new Women’s Hostel has been established inside the college campus. Our college has now been functioning with B.Ed., M.Ed., M.Phil. and Ph.D., Courses.
Our college is recognized as one of the best study centres by IGNOU, New Delhi and offering CTE, CTPM, CIG and PGDHE. National Assessment and Accreditation Council re-accredited our college in the academic year 2012 - 2013 and awarded “B” grade. Our college has celebrated its Golden Jubilee, Diamond Jubilee in the academic years 2005-2006, 2015-2016 respectively.
