The Government College of Education is an premier educational institution for teacher education of North India. It is located in sector 20 of Chandigarh, Punjab, India. Government College of Education, previously known as Government Post-Graduate Basic Training College, was founded in August 1954 under a special scheme of Government of India in the Second Five-Year Plan for establishment of training colleges for teachers at the post-graduate level. College is the single Teacher Education college functioning under the Government sector affiliated with the Panjab University Chandigarh.The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited twice Grade ‘A’ to this College. The National Council for Teacher Education has sanctioned 50 seats for M.Ed. (General), 100 seats for B.E