Loyola College of Education, Jamshedpur, began as a college of Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur in 1976 and in 1992 received its own campus in Telco, Jamshedpur.
In January 2021 the college was closed. In an announcement, the reasons given for the closure were that "the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown phases had weakened the financial and administrative structures making it impossible to manage the day-to-day affairs."Rakesh Ranjan, Loyola B.ED College Telco: Loyola College of Education, Jamshedpur's Telco will be closed, these are the reasons, Jagran.com, 19 January 2021, retrieved 25 April 2022End of the road (?) for Jamshedpur’s Loyola College of Education, The Avenue Mail, 20 January 2021, retrieved 25 April 2022Sameer Oraon, Jamshedpur's Loyola BEd College closed, know what is the reason for the closure of the oldest BEd college in Kolhan, Prabhat Khabar, 20 January 2021, retrieved 25 April 2022
History In 1976 the American Jesuit Kenneth Judge founded the College of Education at the Xavier School of Management in response to a perceived need for teacher education in the states of Jharkhand and Bihar. It became a college in its own right in Telco in 1992. It has been registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860vide letter no. 381 – 2005–2006 and recognized by the National Council for Teacher EducationERC/7-44 (ER-44.5.3) 2004/1553 (1) dated May 13, 2004 and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (2010), and has received minority status.F.No. 1045 of 2006 dated Aug 17, 2007
See also List of Jesuit sites
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