Prakash College of Education, Ahmedabad was established in June 1961. Before this, there was a dearth of B.Ed. colleges in Gujarat state. There were three to four colleges in Gujarat which provided the teacher education at that time.

It is one of the premier institutions to impart & provide in the field of higher education for the deserving candidates and prove to be a milestone in the part of progress.

The college is a Grant-in-Aid and affiliated to Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) in April 1988 & 12(B) in June 1961 under Act, 1956.

The college is approved by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Bhopal and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "B" Grade - (CGPA Score 2.28 on a 4 Point Scale in 1st Cycle) on 29th January 2009.

Prakash College of Education is run by a public trust, known as Prakash College of Education Trust. This since its inception is devoted to the cause of improvement of education and particularly secondary education through teacher education. The purpose of this institution is to prepare graduate teachers by proving qualitative teacher education.

The Prakash College of Education is also recognized study center of two years B.Ed. course offered by Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad through distance mode. The institution is also a research center for research in education.

The primary task of the institution is to prepare teachers for the betterment of the schools and society. The main aim of any education replica tag here is to proceed from darkness to light. By darkness we mean ignorance, the lack of knowledge, and by light means knowledge of understanding, so removing darkness and acquiring light is the prime objective of any educational institution.

The institute offers one year & two years Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) courses for those who have completed their graduation with minimum aggregate of 50% from any recognized university are eligible to apply for this course.

Students here are admitted who completed their graduation from recognized university with at least 50% marks in major or in aggregate at the Degree level. But Scheduled Castes (S.C.), Scheduled Tribes (S.T.) & (O.B.C) candidates are to be entitled with a relaxation 5% marks ineligibility for admission.

Various teaching and learning techniques are being used by the faculty to impart knowledge and skills to students at Prakash College of Education, Ahmedabad in its various departments.

Vision:

• To prepare committed, competitive and creative teachers to provide educational leadership and meet upcoming global changes in teaching learning

Mission:

• To provide opportunities to student teachers to organize various curricular and co-curricular activities in the institution and at practice teaching schools
• To motivate student teachers to learn each topic by heart and get more knowledge in all the subjects of curriculum and practical activities
• To inspire student teachers to think creatively about planning and   organizing curricular and co-curricular activities
• To provide occasions to student teacher to take leading role in teaching learning process, co-curricular activities, programmes held in the institution and at practice teaching schools
• To make student teachers aware about new innovations and researches in the field of the teaching learning to face the global challenges

Objectives:

• To develop positive  attitude among the student-teachers towards teaching profession
• To establish and develop the skills of teaching among the student teachers
• To use and promote modern educational technology in the classroom teaching
• To create  societal and national sensitisation among the student teachers through community work
• To develop a healthy as well as critical attitude towards development of mental, physical and moral upliftment of the student teachers and those connected with the institution
• To inculcate values like truthfulness, punctuality, cooperation, forgiveness, integrity, time management, patriotism, cultural and social values, excellence in all work among the student teachers
• To develop the educational leadership quality among student teachers
• To develop a comprehensive personality
• To bring out, encourage and develop the inventive and research faculties of the student teachers and to offer opportunity for  research work

Core Values:

• Equality
• Commitment
• Excellence
• Integrity
• Appreciation
• Cooperation
• Creativity
• Flexibility
• Honesty