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Type
  
Private

President
  
Prof. Rupa Shah

Founded
  
2009

Established
  
2009

Provost
  
Dr. Shailendra Gupta

Location
  
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Affiliations
  
UGC, Ministry of HRD, NCTE, AIU

Motto
  
Being Centre of Excellence in Higher Education

Calorx teachers university


Calorx Teachers' University (CTU) is on a GreenWoods campus near Vaishno Devi Circle in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India. It was started as a training college for teachers and establish a Private University by Gujarat State Government Act 8 of 2009 notification. It is promoted by the Kalorex Group of Companies, New Delhi which was established in 1995. CTU is approved by UGC, NCTE and is recognized by Association of Indian Universities.

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In a short time, CTU has earned a reputation for being one of the best universities in Gujarat with the high academic standards the university has set. It is CTU's constant endeavor to create talent pool of enlightened professionals capable of revitalizing the educational, economic, financial and social scenarios in India.

Currently the university is offering Diploma, Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral level programmes. The faculty of studies are Teacher Education, Arts, Commerce, Science, Management, Computer etc.

Calorx teachers university


Vision

Being the centre of excellence in higher education

Mission

Prepare professionals comparable to the best in the world

Lead India in Research and Development

Academics

The university aims to be a center of excellence in education and networks with the temples of learning in India and abroad to train teachers par excellence. It is the only university dedicated to teacher training in India and one of the handful of universities that prepares its curriculum with the consultation of the industry to hone the skills of the students. The university also offers industry integrated programmes for selected courses.

The university has signed an MOU with University of West Georgia to facilitate students and faculty exchange programme and curriculum development.

Programs offered

  • Diploma in Health & sanitary inspector
  • B.A.B.Ed
  • B.Ed
  • PG Diploma in School Psychology
  • M.Phil (in all streams)
  • Ph.D. (in all streams)
  • B.A. (Psychology, Gujarati, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Journalism)
  • M.A. (Psychology, Gujarati, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Journalism)
  • B.Com
  • M.Com
  • BSc
  • MSc
  • BCA
  • MCA
  • Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication
  • B.S.W (Bachelor of Social Work)
  • M.S.W ( Master of Social Work)
  • BBA
  • MBA (Finance Management, HR, Marketing, Operations, Retail, IT, Tourism & Hospitality Management, Hospital Management, International Business)

    • Placement cell

    The university is working with schools in India and abroad to ensure placements. Some of the schools that have agreed to participate in the campus placement are:

  • Anand Niketan Group: It is a progressive group running almost 20 schools spread over Gujarat and have vision to have 100 schools in next two years.
  • Calorx Foundation
  • Delhi Public School, Bopal, Ahmedabad
  • Delhi Public School, East, Ahmedabad
  • Calorx School
  • Calorx Public School
  • Calorx Pre-Schools
  • Prerna – a school for dyslexic geniuses
  • Visamo Kids Foundation
  • Galaxy Education System
  • The Galaxy International School
  • S. N. Kansagra School
  • M. V. Dhulashia School
  • K. J. Bhalodia Prep School
  • Sarojben Memorial Opportunity School
  • Rotary Midtown TGES School

    • Kalorex Group of Comanpies, New Delhi

    Kalorex, Ahmedabad is a professionally managed autonomous institution focusing its activities on K-21 education since its inception in 1995. Kalorex is promoted by the Kalorex Group of Companies, New Delhi. The group of companies is involved in business areas including Real Estate, Hospitality, and Finance.

    Kalorex has been instrumental in starting the following projects till date and still growing:

  • 1996: Delhi Public School, Bopal – Co-educational, English Medium, CBSE affiliated.
  • 2001: Prerna – Caters to the Dyslexic genius and conducts short term teacher training courses.
  • 2002: Visamo Kids Foundation – Takes care of free education, shelter, food and all other facilities for underprivileged kids.
  • 2006: The Calorx School – Co-educational K-12, International Baccalaureate Organization School (IB) offering PYP, MYP & DP.
  • 2008: Delhi Public School, East – Co-educational, proposed CBSE, English Medium School.
  • 2008: Calorx Public School, Mundra – Co-educational, English Medium, proposed CBSE affiliation.
  • 2009: Calorx Pre-Schools – Taps the young toddlers / pre-scholars group in a playful, stress free, easy learning methodology.
  • 2009: Calorx Teachers’ University (CTU) – Established with a vision to be the centre of Excellence in Teachers’ Education.
  • 2010: Calorx Public School, Rajula - Co-educational, English medium, proposed CBSE affiliation
  • 2010: My Learning Centre - After school training to help kids rise to their potential
  • 2010: Vocational & Educational Development Institute - Calorx - Focus to provide employable opportunities for underprivileged children in society
  • 2011: Calorx Public School, Ghatlodia - Co-educational, English medium, proposed CBSE affiliation

    • Teachers are the backbone of any education system and play a vital role in shaping the destiny of the country. Calorx Teachers’ University has a mission to train “Teachers by Choice”. The university aims to be a centre of excellence in education and will net work with the temples of learning in India and abroad to train teachers par excellence. It is the only university dedicated to teacher training in India.

    References

    Calorx Teachers University Wikipedia
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