The prestigious Gokhale Education Society was founded in 1918. Our management, namely, Gokhale Education Society is named after the great national leader Namdar Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Based on his philosophy the motto of our society is “Dnyanah praptistu bhaktitah” which means that ‘only through complete devotion one can acquire true knowledge’. It is in sync with this that our Society (management) was started ‘By the teachers, for the teachers, of the teachers’.
In tune with the philosophy of the Society the motto of our institution is “sa vidya ya vimuktaye”, which means “Knowledge for salvation”. We look at knowledge as the powerful weapon which can be effectively used for the empowerment of the individuals.
The Society is entirely managed by teachers. Our college is ISO-9001-2008 certified and NAAC accredited college. The College of Education & Research, Parel, established in 1970 is committed for the excellence in teacher training. College provides professional training to trainee teachers to become effective secondary & higher secondary teachers and make them capable to impart education for world class citizenship. The college strives to raise the dignity of teaching profession & to induce culture of all round development to the changing needs of Indian society.

The objectives of the institution are as follows.

• To develop personal and professional skills in students teachers (STs).
• To develop the competencies such as class-room management, event management etc. in the teachers enabling them to become enlightened individuals.
• To develop the competencies such as class-room management, event management etc. in the teachers enabling them to become enlightened individuals.
• To inculcate the spirit of harmony and national integration through various cultural, community programmes in the STs.
• To provide an environment that promotes and enhances the creativity of the STs enabling them to face the changing and challenging learning conditions.
• To prepare the STs as agents of social change through the activities like community work (CW), women’s development cell (WDC), non-formal education etc.
• To develop self-reliant learning habits amongst the STs.

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The Gokhale Education Society’s College of Education and Research, Parel, Mumbai, is committed for the Excellence of teacher Training. We prepare them through formal and Informal education to become effective secondary & higher secondary school teachers and become capable to impart education to have world class citizen ship.
The Institute strives to raise the dignity of teaching profession and to establish a culture of all round development to respond to changing needs of modern Indian society which is aspiring to become world leader with changing social economic conditions.

• The quantitative/qualitative goals at the functional / activity level are set on periodic basis (annually) separately.
•  To provide knowledge and competency based courses under the Restructured Programme of the University of Mumbai. (% of Passing of students in the examination ensures the fulfillment of this objective). College expects 95% result.
• To ensure optimum participation of students in the curricular and extra curricular activities of the college. 100% student’s participation is expected. In case of absence of a student corrective action is taken.
• To develop self-reliant learning habits among students. Minimum two workshops are conducted in each term.
• To develop quality environment to motivate the students for total personality development. Each term has minimum two co-curricular programmes internal as well as external.