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    24 Months

    Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) is a two-year full-time undergraduate course approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and offered by Panjab University, Chandigarh.


    Eligibility Criteria

    A person who possesses the following qualifications shall be eligible to join the course.

    1. Candidates with at least 50% Marks either in a Bachelor's degree and/or in a Master's degree in Science/ Social Sciences/ Humanities/ Commerce/Home Science/ B.B.A/ B.C.A, or Bachelor's in Engineering or Technology with specialization in science and mathematics with 55% marks OR any other qualification equivalent thereto, are eligible for admission to the programme. The reservation and relaxation for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD and other categories shall be as per the rules of the central/state government, whichever is applicable.
    2. Duration of B.Ed. The programme shall be of two academic years, spread over four semesters, which can be completed in a maximum of three years from the date of admission to the programme.
    3. There shall be at least 200 working days each year, exclusive of the period of admission and examination.
    4. The institution shall work for a minimum of thirty-six hours in a week (six days), during which the physical presence of all the teachers and student teachers is necessary to ensure their availability for advice, guidance, dialogue and consultation as and when needed.
    5. Minimum attendance of student teachers shall be 80% for all coursework and practicum, and 90% for the school internship.
    6. Minimum pass marks are 40% in each paper, Practical, and School Internship in each semester; however, the promotion from semester I to II and from III to IV shall be as per Panjab University policy for semester courses. Pass marks will be 40% in Aggregate.
    7. Admission to the B.Ed course is subject-based. At the time of admission, each candidate shall opt for two teaching/ pedagogical subjects, which have been studied at the graduation/post-graduation level. The candidate must have studied the Major subject of the pedagogy combination for at least 3 years at the graduation level or two years at the master's level. The minor subject should have been studied for at least one year/ one semester.
    8. The candidates having a honours course shall opt for the major subject in which they have obtained honours. The minor subject should have been studied for at least one year/ one semester.
    9. The candidates who have passed additional subjects at the graduation level can opt for only those teaching subjects, marks of which are taken into account for the purpose of calculating the percentage of marks at the graduation level.
    10. B.Com./ B.B.A./ M.Com. graduates/ postgraduates may opt for two teaching subjects- one is pedagogy of commerce, and the other shall be pedagogy of economics/ mathematics/any one language, i.e. pedagogy of English/ Hindi/ Punjabi/ Sanskrit. (B.Com/ B.B.A. graduates shall be considered in the commerce stream only, even if they have passed additional arts subjects, unless they have passed a Master's in Arts).
    11. B.C.A. graduates may opt for the pedagogy of Computer Science as one subject. The other subject shall be pedagogy of mathematics or any one language (English/ Punjabi/ Hindi/ Sanskrit).
    12. B.E./B.Tech. Graduates shall opt for any two subject combinations out of pedagogy of Mathematics, Computer Science, Science, and  Languages.
    13. B.Sc. (Home Science) graduates shall opt for two pedagogy subjects. One is Pedagogy of Home Science, the other may be a subject studied at the graduate level, i.e. Science or any one language (English/ Hindi/ Punjabi/ Sanskrit).
    14. B.Sc (Medical) graduates shall opt for two teaching subjects out of the following:
      • Pedagogy of Science/ Life Science
      • Pedagogy of Physical Science
      • Pedagogy of any one Language, i.e. English/ Hindi/ Punjabi/ Sanskrit
    15. B.Sc (Non-Medical) graduates shall opt for two teaching subjects out of the following:
      • Pedagogy of Science/ Physical Science
      • Pedagogy of Mathematics/ Computer Science
      • Pedagogy of any one language, i.e. English/ Hindi/ Punjabi/ Sanskrit
    16. Arts Graduates may opt for any two pedagogical subjects, one each from the following (a) and (b):
      • Pedagogy of Social Studies/ Economics/ History/ Geography/ Political Science/ Sociology/ Public Administration/ Fine Arts/ Physical Education/ Music/ Home Science.
      • Pedagogy of any one language, i.e. English, Punjabi, Hindi, or Sanskrit, provided that the candidate has studied the subject at the graduation/ post-graduation level.
    17. Graduates with Fine Arts/ Music/ Computer Science/ Home Science/ Physical Education/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Quantitative techniques shall opt for any of these subjects with the other subject combinations available in the college. Teaching of Fine Arts shall be offered to a candidate who has taken up Fine Arts/ Performing Arts/ Fashion Design/ Fashion Technology or B.A. with Diploma in Drawing and Painting or Arts and Crafts Teacher's course from a recognized institution.
    18. Pedagogy of Social Studies shall be opted by those who have studied any one of these subjects at the B.A./M.A. level, i.e. History/ Economics/ Geography/ Political Science/ Sociology/ Psychology/ Education/ Defence Studies/ Religious Studies/ Public Administration/ Philosophy.

    Admission Details

    Admission will be an Entrance test for the B.Ed. Course. Admission to B.Ed. shall be made on merit based on marks obtained in the Entrance test and qualifying examination, i.e., graduation, as per the online admission schedule given by the concerned university for that particular year.

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