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Teacher Education; the concept itself is vast than it seems; a programme which prepares teachers, who are capable of building characters in such a way so that they can contribute towards society. In this ever changing world where people are dealing with challenges in every step of their life, teacher education has also gone through numerous challenges. A holistic approach is always a necessary step to provide quality to the whole process. Looking at things from one perspective restricts the knowledge and hence cannot help in educational sustainability. The constructivist approach is one such approach which is a paradigm shift from the teacher centric mode of educating the learners. Learner here is allowed to construct ideas or knowledge on their own out of the existing one. They actively participate in the process of teaching-learning. Teacher Education; pre-service or in-service both focus on building up teachers who are updated with all the new knowledge, techniques, approaches, etc. to deal or cope up with dynamic nature of the society. To provide quality education to the learners, teachers need to understand that knowledge cannot be gathered in isolation which suggests that learners need to be guided to be the part of larger community in the process of constructing knowledge. Sustainable development in education encompasses the goals of equipping learners with the knowledge, skills and attitudes which is required to address global challenges, promote social justice and foster environmental sustainability. This approach thus is a step towards Educational sustainability which focusses on shaping a sustainable future of the prospective teachers. This gives a different outlook to deal with the challenges that people all over the globe are facing. This paper is descriptive in nature and focusses on the pivotal role played by constructivist approach in the field of teacher education.