In the year 2003, Abhilashi Educational Society took a broader step towards starting Teacher Training Course (B. Ed.) after successfully completing the formalities of H. P. Govt; NCTE and H. P.U. Shimla-5 and thus, Abhilashi College of Education came into existence.

In Abhilashi College of Education, different courses are being run by Abhilashi Educational Society viz. B. Ed. and JBT. All these courses are approved by State Govt. of H. P., recognized by NCTE and affiliated with H. P. University, Shimla-5 / H. P. Board of School Education, Dharamshala.

Abhilashi College of Education is located adjacent to NH-21 at Nerchowk in Distt. Mandi. From Mandi, it is at a distance of about 12 Kms. and is well connected with transport facilities from all corners of the state throughout 24 hours a day. The location of the college gives a nostalgic feeling of development and commitment of the society to uplift the rural area and bring it at par with the towns in terms of providing quality education.

The motto of the college is ‘Vidya Dadati Vinayam’ which means “to bestow student-teachers with right kind of attitude, behaviour and values like social service, dignity of labour, temperance and spirit of humility”. For preparing such future teachers, the college with the committed visionaries in Abhilashi Educational Society (parent body of the college) and dedicated faculty members tries to achieve the following objectives:

1. To develop reflective, critical and creative thinking among prospective teachers.
2. To develop inter-personal and social skills along with right attitude and self-motivation for continuous learning among prospective teachers.
3. To bring about physical, emotional, intellectual and ethical integration of student-teachers with a view of evolving a ‘Complete Teacher’ possessing the basic values of secularism, national integration and truthfulness

The compound of the institution is surrounded by lush greenery. The institution has all modern facilities viz. Good Classrooms, Modern Electronic Gadgets, Library, Conference Room, Laboratories for different subjects, Computer Room, Girls Common Room, Gymnasium, Canteen, Book Bank, Medical and first Aid Facility, Playground etc.

For smooth functioning of the college and establishing better personal-social relationships among s t u d e n t s a n d t e a c h e r s , v a r i o u s committees/associations are constituted by the college administration. These mainly constitute Campus Beautification Committee, Grievances Redressal Cell, College Students Association, Extension Activities Cell, Guidance cell, Red Ribbon Club, Examination Cell, Discipline-cum-Anti Ragging Committee, Co-Curricular Activities Management Committee and Library Advisory Committee. The college has made liaison with a local doctor for providing emergency medical services and has started book bank facility as well as inter-library loan system with two adjacent colleges as an additional facility to the needy students.

The institution has exhibited satisfactory results during the previous sessions of different courses. The teaching faculty for different courses is composed of sincere and dedicated staff coming from different parts of Himachal Pradesh and India as well. The teaching staff mainly composed of Principal, Professor, Readers and Lecturers for JBT, B. Ed. and M. Ed. courses as per the course requirements.