Dr MGR Institute of Special Education and Research

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About Dr MGR Institute of Special Education and Research

Dr MGR Institute of Special Education and Research is a private institute in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, established in 2014. It is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai. Campusbells lists it under Teachers Education, with 1 undergraduate course: B.Ed.

Dr.MGR Institute for Special Education and Research is an institution under Dr.MGR Home & Higher Secondary School for the Speech & Hearing Impaired offering B.Ed Degree course in Special Education (Hearing Impairment).

Dr. MGR, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu bequeathed his MGR Garden where he lived for more than 40 years, for the education and rehabilitation of persons with speech and hearing impairment. As per the wishes expressed in his will Dr. MGR Home and Higher Secondary School was established in January 1990 and has successfully helped to educate and rehabilitate hundreds of persons with speech and hearing impairment over the past 30 years.

As a need was felt to establish a training college offering B. Ed. degree course in special education in order to train teachers to teach students who are deaf and hard of hearing, Dr. MGR Institute of special education was established after the required permission from the Government of Tamil Nadu, approval from the Rehabilitation Council of India and affiliation from the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University was obtained.

As described on the institution’s website (mgrinstitute.mgrjanaki.in)

At a glance

Key facts

Established

2014

Ownership

Private-Unaided

Stream

Teachers Education

Location

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Affiliated to

Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai

Institution type

Affiliated College

Management

Private Un-Aided

AISHE code

C-63347

Academics

Courses offered at Dr MGR Institute of Special Education and Research

1 programme listed