The College offers a one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling (PGDGC). The strength in this course is 70.

The emblem of Ramakrishna Mission, conceived and designed by Swami Vivekananda, is aneloquent expression of Ramakrishna Mission’s purpose. To put it simply, the message conveyed by the emblem is – through the harmonious combination of knowledge (jnana), devotion (bhakti), work (karma) and concentration (yoga), one attains life’s fulfilment. This synthesis of four yogas means that there should be a harmonious blend of heart, head and hand – which in fact, should be the purpose of all education and training: the making of a complete human being, the development of a perfect character. This development is possible through a manifestation of a person’s innate perfection, harmonising the best elements of Eastern and Western values.

Sikshanamandira aspires to be a pioneer teacher education institution actualizing Swami Vivekananda’s educational vision by making competent and committed teachers and teacher educators and also to be a research institute that continuously responds to the changing social needs through the discovery, development and application of knowledge. The Vision of Sikshanamandira which is established, administered and run by Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, a branch organisation of Ramakrishna Mission, the worldwide organisation started by Swami Vivekananda, with headquarter at Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal is a corollary of the motto of Ramakrishna Mission, atmano mokshartham jagaddhitaya cha which means: attainment of one’s own freedom and doing good to the world.

1. Making such teachers who are equipped with a modern outlook in the tools and techniques of education and yet, are rooted in Indian cultural, moral and spiritual values.
2. Facilitation of autonomous research and dissemination of knowledge.
3. Support discovery or development of knowledge through strong M.Phil. & Ph.D. programmes and post-doctoral projects.
4. Inoculate interdisciplinary approach in academic and research programmes and courses.
5. Develop partnership with national & international institutions.

1. Truth – in the pursuit, generation, dissemination, and application of knowledge.
2. Freedom – of thought and expression.
3. Respect – for diversity and the dignity of the individual.
4. Responsibility – as towards the environment and citizens of the world.
5. Excellence – in intellectual, personal, and operational endeavours.
6. Integrity – in character.
7. Innovation – in thinking and application.

After completion of the Post Graduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling (PGDGC) course, students will –

1. Have the knowledge, personal attitudes and skills to provide effective guidance counselling and developmental services to the students diverse in age, gender and socio-economic status.
2. Have a strong identity as professional counsellors with a skill to provide academic and vocational guidance to the students.
3. Have the skills to primarily deliver developmental and preventative services using individual as well as small & large group interventions to children with different abilities.
4. Have the ability to go beyond providing individual services and skills to lead teams of teaching professionals, developing and providing a comprehensive set of services as needed by the student community.
5. Have an extensive knowledge of various career opportunities connected with different academic and vocational courses and a deeper understanding of their interrelations. They will also have the expertise of assessing and evaluating the individual’s condition and provide the most appropriate and necessary guidance that will best fit the individual.
6. Have the knowledge and skills to use technology resources in professional practice & research and understand the application of ethical practice during assessment.
7. Have an immense knowledge of all the diverse psychological disorders that enable him to properly identify and take suitable measures to handle the problem of the individual.
8. Have the skill of taking the case history of an individual related to his/her psychological disorder.