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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Institute of Advanced Study in Education<br />
| image = Saidapet Teachers' College Logo.png<br />
| motto = <br />
| motto_lang = Tamil<br />
| mottoeng =<br />
| established = 1856<br />
| location = [[Saidapet, Chennai]], India<br />
| type = Public<br />
| principal = N.Prabhu Shankar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iasetamilnadu.org/staff_sumathi.html|title=Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Saidapet Chennai.|website=iasetamilnadu.org}}</ref><br />
| students =<br />
| undergrad = B.Ed<br />
| postgrad = M.Ed<br />
| coor = {{Coord|13.0215|N|80.2272|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| campus =<br />
| other_name = Teacher's College<br />
| academic_affiliations = [[Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University|TNTEU]]<br />
| website = {{url|iasetamilnadu.org}}<br />
|}}<br />
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The '''Institute of Advanced Study in Education''', popularly known as '''Teachers' College''' is the oldest teacher training institute in India located in [[Saidapet]], [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-metroplus/back-to-school/article4286939.ece|title=Back to school|first=Anusha|last=Parthasarathy|date=8 January 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southasiaarchive.com/Content/sarf.145313/215285/005|title=History of the Teachers’ College, Saidapet - South Asia Archive|website=www.southasiaarchive.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/26034|title=History of higher education in South India. Vol. II|first=Madras|last=University|date=9 August 1957|publisher=Associated priters (Madras) Pvt Ltd, Madras|via=dspace.gipe.ac.in}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
It was started in [[Vepery]] as the 'Government Normal School' in 1856. The college was shifted to its present campus in [[Saidapet]] in 1887 and it was recognized by the [[University of Madras]] as a teacher training institute in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iasetamilnadu.org/about.html|title=Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Saidapet Chennai.|website=iasetamilnadu.org}}</ref> The Teacher's College was upgraded as the 'Institute of Advanced Study in Education' with the assistance from the central [[Government of India]] in 1990. The college was granted autonomous status by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] in 2005.<ref>http://iasetamilnadu.org/Documents/autonomous.pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2018/09/04235611/1087217/Teachers-Day-Peek-into-history-of-Teachers-Training-.vpf|title=Teachers Day: Peek into history of Teachers’ Training College in Saidapet|date=5 September 2018|website=dtNext.in}}</ref><br />
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==Academic Programmes==<br />
The college offers undergraduate (B.Ed.), postgraduate (M.Ed.), and research programmes (M.Phil/Ph.D) in teacher's training and education under affiliation with the [[Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tnteu.ac.in/affiliated_colleges.php|title=Affiliated Colleges - Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University|website=www.tnteu.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iasetamilnadu.org/course.html|title=Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Saidapet Chennai.|website=iasetamilnadu.org}}</ref><br />
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==Notable Alumni==<br />
The college has many notable educators and teachers since its inception in 1856. Some of its prominent alumni includes, former presidents and educators, [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] and [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]], famous orator, [[V. S. Srinivasa Sastri]], Sanskrit scholar, [[P. S. Subrahmanya Sastri]] and the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, [[M. A. Ayyangar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/in-heart-of-city-a-ghost-campus-worth-rs-5000-crore/articleshow/66438823.cms|title=In heart of Chennai, a ghost campus worth Rs 5,000 crore &#124; Chennai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://iasetamilnadu.org/ Official Website]<br />
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