Government College of Education for Women is situated at the heart of the city of Coimbatore. It has been rendering invaluable service to teacher education. For more than half a century this institution has been the hub of academic activity training young teachers and conducting in-service programmes for serving teachers. Students of this college are serving in schools throughout the state.Immediately after independence the need for compulsory education arose and, as a result, separate schools for girls and separate colleges for women teachers were established. This college was started in 1956 to cater to the need for young teachers in emerging schools in the state.