Thursday, January 29, 2026
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Inauguration of the 24 th Annual convention of CTEF Kerala and International Conference
Inauguration of the 24 th Annual convention of CTEF Kerala and International Conference on *Learn* , *lead* *and* *transcend* *through* *education* : *Balancing* *Tech* *and* *touch* at SNGK B Ed College, Pothencode, Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with CEAM. Dr A K Anilkumar, Director ISTRAC, Banglore inaugurated the conference.Dr Rajan Varughese, Adv. Nirmalanandan, Dr M S Geetha, Dr Salini S, Dr V M Sasikumar, Prof Jacob Mathew, Prof Nimmi Maria Oommen, Prof Giby Gee Varghese are seen.
Sunday, January 25, 2026
winners
COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CTEF), KERALA AWARD WINNERS 2025
Sl.No Details of Award Awardee
1 Dr. K Sivadasan Pillai Memorial Award for Academic Excellence Dr Grace Annie Mathews Patron, CTEF, Kerala Former Principal, Peet Memorial Training College, Mavelikara
2 Prof. (Dr) A Sukumaran Nair Memorial National Award for Pedagogic Brilliance Renotification
3
Dr. K Soman Memorial Award for Teacher Educator of the Year Dr Bindhu C M, Professor, Department of Education, University of Calicut
4 Award for the Best Administrator of the Year Prof. Dr. Susmitha P S Principal, S.N.M
Training College, Moothakunnam
5 Award for the Inspiring Teacher Educator Dr Rahul V R,
Associate Professor, Government College of Teacher Education, Thiruvananthapuram
6 Prof K R Sivadasan Memorial Award for Innovative Researcher in Education Dr Seema Menon, Professor, N.S.S Training College, Ottapalam
7 Award for Talented Writer in Education Dr Laya A. B,
Associate Professor,
S.N.M Training College, Moothakunnam
8 Award for the most Committed Teacher Educator for Extension work in Education Dr K. Anvar,
Principal, K.T.C.T College of Teacher Education, Kallambalam
9 Dr. N.D Joshi Memorial Award for Institutional Excellence St. Thomas Training College, Mukkolakkal, Thiruvananthapuram
PROF. DR K. SIVADASAN PILLAI
Dr. K. Sivadasan Pillai, Emeritus Professor/Fellow of UGC (1998 onwards) residing at Harishree, Nandavanam, Trivandrum was born in April 1935 in a remote village Kadavoor in Kollam District. Possessing various degrees such as B.Sc., M.Ed. M A(Sociology & Politics), PhD ( Education), A.I.E (London), Adult Education (West Germany), Dr. K. S. Pillai was well versed in Malayalam, English, Hindi and German languages.
Working as a Graduate Teacher in Secondary Schools for about nine years, Dr. Pillai had a record of meritorious service as Research Assistant (NCERT Project), Senior Research Fellow (NCERT), UGC Junior Research Fellow, Lecturer, and Reader in Education (University of Kerala) and Professor cum Director of the Centre for Adult Education & Extension and also Population Education Resource Centre. Wherever he worked, he left his own imprint there.
The mastery touch of Dr. Pillai in research guidance is revealed in all the 25 PhD theses produced under his guidance. Dr. Pillai successfully guided 54 M.Ed. theses, 2 M.A. (Sociology) theses, and 49 Research reports/case studies of Post Master’s Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education during his professional tenure.
Dr. Pillai is credited with preparing and publishing several research projects, studies, modules and evaluation reports sponsored by UGC, DAE (Government of India), UNICEF and CPR. Not only that, Dr. Pillai has received laurels from the academicians and student community for publishing many books, souvenirs, and periodicals in English and Malayalam (more than 400) for and on behalf of CACEE, KANFED, Literacy Forum, LAEWP etc. Dr. Pillai’s write-ups, research papers and articles (more than 200 in English) in International Journals published from London, Paris, Bonn, Tehran, Canberra, etc. and National Journals published from New Delhi, Jaipur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Bihar, Baroda, Mumbai, Machilipatnam, Simla, Allahabad, Pune, Bhopal, the Hindu Education page etc. and State level journals from Kottayam, Trivandrum etc. ranked him among the leading educationists of the time. His reviews on more than 75 books (both Malayalam & English) appeared in leading periodicals and journals.
As a widely travelled person in connection with educational activities, Dr. Pillai has fully utilised the whole year of 1976 in studying organisation and conduct of the University Departments and centres connected with Adult Education in England, Scotland and Germany. He led the 18 member Afro-Asian delegation in Adult Education and visited folk schools and Community Colleges in Denmark. Dr. Pillai’s visit to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea under ASPBAE travel fellowship helped in securing first hand experience on education in general and adult education in particular. He was one among the members of the Indian delegation to the 5th ICAE Conference held in Nairobi.
The positions that Dr. Pillai held range from regional to International levels. He is the Associate Secretary General and the Indian National Chancellor of the IAEWP and its Kerala State Chancellor. Dr. Pillai is one of the Founder Members of CAETA, Member and Executive of IAEA, its South Zone Committee and the Chairman Kerala State Unit. Member of the Editorial Board of UAE, Task Force for formulating the SCERT in Kerala, Research Board of Governors of American Biographical Institute, Expert Committee constituted by the Government of Kerala to reformulate School Curriculum in the State and Board of Studies and Education faculty of many Universities, Life Member of IUACE, CTE and Chairman of Kerala State Centre, AIAER, ICREM, Acharyakulam, AICEIW, ISCE and its regional representative for South India, Representative of the ICUAE for India, Chairman of the panel for selecting Best District/Co-ordinator /Project Officer of TLC, Kerala, Chairman of NICE and of the Advisory Committee of many Educational Journals/Institutions, President of IPRS and Literacy Forum, Trivandrum, Hon. Chief Editor of KANFED Newsletter and General Secretary of KANFED, Co-Editor of International Educator, Regional Co-ordinator of Studies for the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, Fellow of the United Writer’s Association of India, regular Resource Person at Academic Staff Colleges, Colleges of Teacher Education, University Departments and Examiner for Ph.D, M.Phil, M.Ed, M.A and Post M.A in many Indian Universities and so on. Dr. Pillai is listed in Reference Asia on p.488 (Vol.4) and Asia’s who is who ( Vol.1on p.582).
Dr Pillai is the recipient of many National and International awards for his meritorious service in the field of Education such as Imperial Relations Trust Fellowship(1975),Vidya Visarada(1976),ASPBAE Travel Fellowship(1982),Nehru Literacy Award(1994), Diploma of Honour of IAEWP(1994),Fountain of Universal Peace Award(1994), Rotary Award(1994), UGC’s Emeritus Professor Fellowship(1998), Albert Schweitzer HumanitarianAward (2001), Sardar Patel International Literacy Award (2002). As an active member of the Literacy Expert Committee he was instrumental for Kerala Library Movement securing the Krupskaya Award in 1995.
As an educationist, Dr. Pillai has touched almost all fields of education. But his specific area of interest lies in Adult Education. As a trainer of trainers, he directed a number of training programmes for different levels of Adult Education functionaries including Project Officers, Principals, Programme Officers, Supervisors and instructors of various agencies at the State and National levels; launched many innovative programmes in adult education (appreciated and copied by many Universities, Voluntary Agencies and Government departments); as the General Convener, organised the 38th All India Adult Education Conference and the National Conference of IAEWP at Trivandrum (1991), the ITFL sponsored Book Voyage Scheme in Kerala (1990) and Programmes sponsored by ASPBAE, UNICEF, IUACE, ITFL etc., participated in the SARC year of girl child seminar, 5th meeting of the ITFL (1989), International seminar on Adult Education (2002), NIOS seminar on networking of agencies in Continuing Education (2003), Criteria Developing workshop organised by the Directorate of Adult Education, New Delhi (2003), workshops, conferences, seminars etc. at National and Regional levels; Convener of Conference papers of the 4th Asian Conference on Educational Technology (1989); Resource Person at the National Seminar on Environmental Education etc. are some of his exceptional abilities.
Dr. Pillai presented commendable performance as member of the Advisory Committee of the International Conference in lifelong learning and Social development organised by the Loyola College of Social Sciences (2002), State Advisory Board for Education and chairman of the State Policy Preparation Committee, Executive Committee of Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) and Chairman of its Evaluation Sub committee, Academic Director of the Equivalency Programme; Distinguished Professor of International Institute for Literacy and Life Long Education, Course Director of Isa Viswa Vijnana Trust’s School of Teacher Education and also the Chairman of the Advisory Board for Utradam Thirunal Trust.
Thus Dr.Pillai was a masterful social engineer and a real model to teachers and teacher educators, who left a lasting impression until his untimely departure on 8th Nov.2007.
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Saturday, January 24, 2026
VALEDICTORY FUNCTION
ശ്രീനാരായണ ഗുരുകൃപ ബി.എഡ് കോളേജ്, പോത്തൻകോടും കൗൺസിൽ ഫോർ ടീച്ചർ എഡ്യൂക്കേഷൻ(CTEF) കേരളയും സംയുക്തമായും കൗൺസിൽ ഫോർ എജുക്കേഷണൽ അഡ്മിനിസ്ട്രേഷൻ ആൻഡ് മാനേജ്മെന്റിന്റെ സഹകരണത്തോടെയും(CEAM) സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച കൗൺസിൽ ഫോർ ടീച്ചർ എഡ്യൂക്കേഷൻ കേരളയുടെ 24-മത് വാർഷിക കൺവെൻഷനും അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര സമ്മേളനവും 2026 ജനുവരി 22, 23 തീയതികളിൽ ശ്രീനാരായണ ഗുരുകൃപ ബി.എഡ് കോളേജ്, പോത്തൻകോട് വെച്ച് നടന്നു.
ജനുവരി 22-ന് ഇസ്ട്രാക് (ISTRAC) ഡയറക്ടർ ഡോ. എ.കെ. അനിൽകുമാർ (ഐ.എസ്.ആർ.ഒ, ബാംഗ്ലൂർ) സമ്മേളനം ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു. ഡോ. രാജൻ വർഗീസ്, മെമ്പർ സെക്രട്ടറി, കേരള സംസ്ഥാന ഉന്നത വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ കൗൺസിൽ മുഖ്യപ്രഭാഷണം നടത്തി. ഡോ. എം. എസ്. ഗീത, സി.ടി.ഇ.എഫ് ചെയർപേഴ്സൺ (കേരള ചാപ്റ്റർ) അധ്യക്ഷത വഹിച്ചു.ഡോ. ശാലിനി. എസ് ( കോളേജ് പ്രിൻസിപ്പൽ )സ്വാഗത പ്രസംഗവും പ്രൊഫ. ഡോ. നിമ്മി മരിയ ഉമ്മൻ (ജനറൽ സെക്രട്ടറി സി റ്റി ഈ എഫ് )ആമുഖ പ്രസംഗവും നടത്തി.
തുടർന്ന് ഡോ. വി. എം. ശശികുമാർ, പ്രൊഫ. ജേക്കബ് മാത്യു, അഡ്വ റ്റി നിർമലാനന്ദൻ ഡോ ജി വത്സല,ഡോ ജിബി ഗീവർഗിസ്, ശ്രീ വിഷ്ണു നിർമൽ,ശ്രീമതി രഞ്ജിത രാജു എന്നിവർ സംസാരിച്ചു.
തുടർന്ന് , സി.ടി.ഇ.എഫ് അവാർഡ് വിതരണംവും പുസ്തകങ്ങളും ന്യൂസ്ലറ്ററും പ്രകാശനം എന്നിവയും നടത്തപ്പെട്ടു. ഡോ. ധന്യ സി എസ് നന്ദി രേഖപ്പെടുത്തി.
Friday, January 23, 2026
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Sunday, January 18, 2026
COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CTEF), KERALA AWARD WINNERS 2025
COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CTEF), KERALA AWARD
WINNERS 2025
|
Sl.No |
Details
of Award |
Awardee |
|
1 |
Dr. K Sivadasan Pillai
Memorial Award for Academic Excellence |
Dr Grace Annie Mathews Patron, CTEF, Kerala Former Principal, Peet Memorial Training College, Mavelikara |
|
2 |
Prof. (Dr) A Sukumaran Nair Memorial National Award
for Pedagogic Brilliance |
Renotification |
|
3 |
Dr. K Soman Memorial Award
for Teacher Educator of the Year |
Dr Bindhu C M, Professor, Department
of Education, University of Calicut |
|
4 |
Award for the Best Administrator of the Year |
Prof. Dr. Susmitha P S Principal, S.N.M Training College,
Moothakunnam |
|
5 |
Award for the
Inspiring Teacher Educator |
Dr Rahul V R, Associate Professor,
Government College of Teacher Education, Thiruvananthapuram |
|
6 |
Prof K R Sivadasan Memorial Award
for Innovative Researcher in Education |
Dr Seema Menon, Professor, N.S.S Training College, Ottapalam |
|
7 |
Award for Talented Writer in Education |
Dr Laya A. B, Associate Professor, S.N.M Training College, Moothakunnam |
|
8 |
Award for the most Committed Teacher Educator for
Extension work in Education |
Dr K. Anvar, Principal, K.T.C.T College of Teacher Education,
Kallambalam |
|
9 |
Dr. N.D Joshi
Memorial Award for Institutional Excellence |
St. Thomas Training College, Mukkolakkal, Thiruvananthapuram |
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & 24TH ANNUALCONVENTION OF COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CTEF) KERALAPROGRAM SCHEDULE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & 24TH ANNUALCONVENTION OF COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CTEF) KERALA
JOINTLY
ORGANISED BY SREE NARAYANA GURUKRIPA B.Ed COLLEGE POTHENCODE AND CTEF KERALA
IN COLLABORATION WITH CEAM ( COUNCIL
FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMIISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT)
TOPIC : LEARN, LEAD AND TRANSCEND
THROUGH EDUCATION : BALANCING
TECH AND TOUCH
ON 22,23,24
JANUARY 2026 PROGRAM
SCHEDULE DAY-1 Jan 22, 2026
(BLENDED MODE)
09.00 am : FLAG HOISTING
10.00 am : FORMAL MEETING
10.00-10.05
Invocation : College choir
10.05am -10.15 am
Welcome address Dr
Salini S
Principal,
SNGK B.Ed. College, Pothencode
10.15am -10.25 am
Briefing up of Conference : Dr. K. Anvar,
Principal, KTCT College of Teacher Education(State Co ordinator , CTEF Kerala)
10.25am 10.35
am
Chairman’s address : Dr. M.S. Geetha
Chairperson, CTEF Kerala
(Former Dean,
Faculty of Education, University of Kerala)
Words
of Appreciation
10.35 am-10.45am : Dr K.M Bhandarkar
Chairman, CTEF National
10.45
am-10.55 am : Prof.NilimaBhagabathi,
International Secretary General, CTEF National
10.55 am-11
am : Sri Vishnu Nirmal
Management representative
11 am -11.05am :
Vote of Thanks : Co-ordinator - Dr. Dhanya C.S
11.10 am- 12.30pm : Panel Presentation
Theme: Trends
and New Insights in Educational Research Moderator : Prof.
Mohan B Menon,
11.10-11.20 am Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Wawasan Open
University, Malaysia & Chairman, KSHEC-ITEP Committee, Kerala
Panel 1. Topic : Ethical and responsible use of AI in
11.20am -11.32 am Education
and Research
Prof. Geetha
Kalyana Shinde,
Head of School of Education, Education
Dept. of and Extension, Savitri Phule University, Pune
Panel 2. Topic :Research on SEL programmes and student outcome
11.34 am -11.46 am
Prof Maya S
Former Professor, Mar
Theophilus TrainingCollege , Thiruvananthapuram
Panel 3. Topic : Culturally relevant
pedagogy
11.48 am-12 noon Dr. Dhananjay Neeraj
Head, Department of Education Gaya College, Gaya
Panel 4. Topic : Design based research for classroom innovation
12.02 -12.14 pm
Dr.Sreelatha
Principal, N.V.K.S.D College
of Education(Autonomous), Attoor, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
12.15 -12.30 pm Discussion
& Concluding Remarks
by Moderator
12.30-1.00 pm Technical session
1 Theme presentation
Topic :The Double edged
sword of social
media in youth mental
health
Dr BinithaKumari Paudel,
Associate Professor,
Department
of Public Health , School of Health Sciences,
Purbanchal University,Gothgaun, Nepal
1pm -2pm : Lunch Break
Technical Session
2
2.00 pm -2.30 pm : Theme Presentation
Topic : Innovative practices
in school and higher education
Dr.KiranArora
Former Vice Chancellor,
Bahra University Solan, Himachal Pradesh
2.30 pm 4 pm : Parallel sessions
Venue 1 Selection of Prof Sukumaran
Nair’s Memorial Award of Pedagogic Brilliance
Venue 2 /3/4/5 Paper presentations ( online sessions)
DAY-2 Jan 23,2026
(OFFLINE)
09.00 am : REGISTRATION
10.00 am -Invocation : Students/College Choir
Report of Day 1 : Mrs. Renjitha
Raju
(Asst Professor SNGK B.Ed.
College)
10.05
am -10.15 am
Welcome address : Dr.Salini
S
Principal, SreeNarayana Guru Kripa B.Ed. College
10.15 am-10.25am
Introductory Remarks : Prof Dr Nimmi
Maria Oommen
General Secretary, CTEF
Kerala (Principal, Titus II Teachers College, Thiruvalla)
10. 25
am -10.35 am
Presidential address : Dr. M.S. Geetha
Chairperson, CTEF Kerala
(Former Dean,
Faculty of Education, University of Kerala)
Blessing
Speeches
10. 35a m -10.45am : H E Most Rev. Dr
Joseph Mar Thomas,
Bishop of Sultan Bathery,
Wayanad & CBCI Vice President
10.45 am-10.55 am : Swami Gururethnam Jnana Thapaswi
General Secretary, Santhigiri Ashram
10.55 am –
11.20 am
Inaugural Address : Dr A K Anilkumar, Director ISRO (Telemetry
tracking and command network,
Bangalore)
11.20 am -11-30
am
Special Addresses : 1. Dr V M Sasikumar( President, CEAM)
2.
Prof. Jacob
Mathew
(Former Pricipal,
Govt College of Teacher
Education, Thiruvananthapuam
Vice Chairman, CTEF Kerala)
3.
Vishnu Nirmal
(Management Representative)
11.30 am-11-40
am : Tea Break
11.40 am- 12.00 pm
Keynote address : Dr Rajan Varugese
Member Secretary
Kerala State
Higher Education Council
12.00 pm - 12.40 pm Honouring the Achievers
Introduction i/c Prof Dr Nimmi Maria Oommen
General Secretary, CTEF Kerala & Principal,
Titus II Teachers College, Thiruvalla)
Dr Premachandran P(Treasurer, CTEF Kerala)
Ms Sreekutty
S S (Office Secretary,
CTEF)
CTEF
Awards i/c Prof Asha J V (Convener Award
Committee) & Prof. Dr K
Rajeswari
(Vice Chairperson, CTEF Kerala)
Release of Books of CTEF Kerala i/c Prof Bindu C M & Dr Anees
Mohammed
( Chief Editors)
Release of Newsletter /Books i/c Dr Anila Chacko
(Secretary, Publications)
12.40pm -12.55
pm
Words of Appreciation
: Dr G Valsala
Former
Principal IAS E Thrissur ( Vice Chairperson CTEF Kerala)
: Prof.
Dr. Giby Geevarghese
Member of KCBC Women’s
Commission, Secretary All India Women’s Conference Kerala Chapter,
Member CTEF
12.55 -1.00pm
Vote of thanks : Dr Dhanya C
S
Asst. Professor, SNGK B Ed
College
1.00 pm -2.00 pm : Lunch break
2 pm: Memorial
Lectures ( 15 minutes each)
2.00 pm - 2.15 pm
Dr N P Pillai Memorial Lecture
Theme : Innovative Pedagogies and Teacher
Education : A Tribute to Dr N P Pillai
Dr P.M Malini
Former Principal, N.S.S Training College, Pandalam (Secretary, CTEF
Kerala)
2.15pm-2.30 pm
Dr K Sivadasan Pillai Memorial Lecture
Theme : From Literacy
skills to Life skills : The Legacy
of Dr K SivadasanPillai in
the age of Global Citizenship
Prof. Dr K Rajeswari
Professor
& Head, Centre for Research and Development , NVKSD College of Education
(Autonomous), Attoor , Tamil Nadu
(Vice Chairperson, CTEF Kerala)
2. 30 pm -3.30 pm : Paper
presentation Competition( Offline)
3. 30 pm -4.30pm : General
Paper presentations (Offline) (on different venues)
4. 30 pm-5.30pm : General
body meeting of CTEF, Kerala
5. 30 pm -6pm : Cultural
programmes
DAY-3 Jan 24, 2026
(OFFLINE)
9.00 am-10 am : General
Paper Presentations ( Offline) (on different venues)
Technical Session 3 : Theme presentation
Topic :Integration of Digital and Physical Classrooms
10.00 am-10.50
am : Dr Sajan K S
Asst. Professor, NSS Training College
, Ottappalam
10.50 am -11.00 am : Tea
Break
11.00 am -12.30 pm Panel Discussion on Indian Knowledge System Moderator : Prof. M.N Mohammedunni Alias Musthafa
Head ,Department of Education,
Central University
of Kerala, Kasaragode
Discussants : 1. Prof. Dr.Mariamma Mathew,
Head, M Ed Dept.,
Titus II Teachers College,
Thiruvalla
2. Prof Bindu C M ,
Professor & Former Head,
Dept of
Education, University of Calicut
3.
Prof.Dr. Joju John,
Principal, MarTheophilus Training College, Nalanchira,Tvpm
4. Dr. Divya.
C Senan,
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Education,
University of Kerala
5.
Dr. K. Anvar,
Principal, KTCT College of Teacher Education, Kallambalam
Open Discussion
12.30 am -1.pm
Technical Session 4 : Theme presentation
Topic : University Industry
Interface and Entrepreneurial Echo system
Dr K.Y. Benedict
Principal ,
Marian College of Arts & Science
Thiruvananthapuram
1.00 pm -2.pm : Lunch break
2.00 pm Valedictory
session
Welcome address : Dr. Salini
S
Principal
Resume of the conference : Smt. Shifa S.S,
Asst Professor, SNGK B.Ed. College
Trivandrum Declaration : Dr. Sam V Daniel
Former Principal
Mount Tabor Training College, Pathanapuram
/ Advisory Board Member, CTEF Kerala
Presidential address : Prof K Jacob
Mathew,
Vice Chairman
CTEF Kerala, & Former
Principal,
Govt. College
of Teacher Education, Thiruvananthapuram
Valedictory address : Prof.Dr.Achuth Sankar
Former
Dean and Professor of Bioinformatics, University of Kerala & Former Director of Centre for Development of Imaging Technology Govt. of Kerala
Special Address : Dr. T.K Mathew
Former Principal, Titus II Teachers
College , Thiruvalla
/Advisory Board Member, CTEF
Kerala
Distribution of Paper presentation awards & Ph D mementos
i/c Dr Premachandran P/ Dr Bindu
K J/ Ms Sreekutty S S
Treasurer/
Executive member/ Office
Secretary CTEF Kerala
Feedback by Participants :
Distribution of certificates : Smt Aswathy
L,
Assistant Professor, SNGK B.Ed. College
Vote of Thanks : Sri Vishnu
G
Co-ordinator, Conference
(Asst Professor, SNGK B.Ed. College)
NATIONAL ANTHEM
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