St Teresa’s Women’s Teachers Training Institute came to birth on 21-06-1954 on the feast of St. Gonsalves the patron of youth as one of the Teacher training courses in Bangalore. In those days there were many young widows leading a miserable life. Mother Marie Rene along with Sr. Dominique decided to do something to empower these young widows. Thus to uplift these struggling women Mother Marie Rene started St. Teresa’s Women’s Teachers’ Training Institute in St. Mary’s Convent campus, Chamarajpet. Another noble ideal behind the establishment was to train the untrained teachers.

To cater to working women’s needs, initially it was an evening course, later it became a full-fledged one year course and then the department made it a two year course.