Adi Sankara Training College - AST Ernakulam - AST

Following the foot steps of the great philosopher Sankaracharya, Adi Sankara Training College, has been started at his birth place Kalady with a view to perpetuate his memory and to develop Kalady as prominent cultural and pilgrim centre. The major objectives of starting this institutions was dissemination of knowledge, with academic prescription of the university concerned and community development with a view to alleviating social problems of the people of this area.  Moulding the character, culture and competency of the people and to develop knowledge, community development and social upliftment are some of the attractive visions. To unstill personal values, human relations and creativity in Higher Education with a view to moulding competent citizen with ingenuity, adaptability, social commitment, ethical values and spiritual enlightenment, which can provide innovative leadership in all walks of life, is our specific mission. Being an institution which enter to the academic needs of the people of the rural area is cannot turn a cold shoulder to the community around it. The academic community of these institutions felt that the service to the neighbouring community in one of their tasks. Adi Sankara Training College, named after the great Philosopher Sri. Adi Sankaracharya – a radiant figure, the rays of whose stupendous activities enlightened the whole world, has been established during the year 2005-06 at his birthplace, Kalady, with the benign blessings of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri.Sri. Bharathi Theertha Mahaswamigal of Sree Sarada Peetham, Sringeri, Karnataka. This institute keeps a mission to mould the future teachers of our country with strong base on Philosophy, Psychology and to create awareness on many innovative teaching methods and technology. Our College is emerging as a center of excellence in education in the state. The achievement and the general records of creditability of the training college are the result of dedicated teamwork of the faculty and the management.