The department of Teacher Education at Ratan Sen Degree College, Bansi was established in 1973 under the leadership of Dr. S.N.Lal. Since then, the department has not looked back and is proud of its outstanding achievements. In the past, department was headed by many luminaries such as Dr. Dev Nath Pathak, Dr. Narvadeshwar Singh, Dr. Nandlal Chaudhary and Dr. Jay Narayan Mishra. We are proud to have learned teacher like Dr. Karunashankar Mishra, Dr Jyotima Rai, Dr. Asha Srivastava, Dr. C.P.  Yadav, Dr. Kamla Tripathi, Dr. Jagdamba Gaur, Prof. Vijay Rai & Shri Rjeev Singh in our department. The department is currently headed by Prof. Archana Mishra.
The department is running Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programme of two years duration on regular basis with the intake capacity of 110 seats. Admission to B.Ed. programme is facilitated by State Level UP B.Ed. Joint Entrance Examination. The department of teacher education is recognised by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and is affiliated to Siddhartha University, Kapilvastu. The school internship/ practice teaching programme is arranged in recognised secondary schools. The infrastructure facility is available as per NCTE norms.
At present the department is functioning with 10 faculty members. All faculty members are competent and well qualified. One of our faculty member Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh has added glory to the history of our “Department of Education” by giving his remarkable contribution as Principal of Ratansen Degree college.
Alumni of the department have excelled at many prestigious educational institutions including various universities, colleges, KVS, NVS, intermediate colleges as well as in civil services. Two of our students, Urvashi in 2012 and Antima Singh 2022, have received University Gold medal for their outstanding performance in B.Ed Examination. Today it is one of the best and distinguished teacher education institute in Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.