A candidate shall be eligible for admission to the B.Ed programme (in Government/Government
Aided/Self-Financing Colleges of Education) leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Education
(B.Ed) provided:
- The candidates should have undergone 10+2+3(15)
or 11+1+3(15) pattern of study and passed the qualifying examination conducted by
the respective State Board or CBSE or any other recognized Board of Education /
Examination and UG Degree Examination of the UGC recognized Universities in any one
of the school subjects offered by the Directorate of School Education at the
Secondary / Higher Secondary Education level.
- Candidates, who have passed the UG or PG Degree
under Open University System without qualifying in 11 years SSLC Examination and one
year of PreUniversity Course (P.U.C) examination or 10+2 pattern of School Education
Examination are not eligible for admission, even if they subsequently qualify in one
year SSLC and one year PUC or 10+2 pattern of School Education Examination.
- Candidates, who have studied more than one main
subject in Part III/Part IV (under Double / Triple Major System) of UG Degree course
should have to choose only one of the main subjects and should have applied for that
optional only. In such cases, marks obtained by the candidates in two / three major
subjects shall be taken in to account to arrive at the percentage of marks as
stipulated in item (ix) herein.
- Candidates, who have passed any degree under
Additional Degree Programme with less than three years duration, are not eligible
for admission.
- Candidates, who have passed under four year Dual
Degree Programme with two major subjects under Part III are not eligible for
admission.
- Candidates, who have qualified the P.G. Degree in
the subjects in Home Science, Economics, Commerce, Political Science, Sociology,
Psychology,Logic, Indian Culture, and Philosophy with not less that 50% of marks are
eligible for admission, subject to the condition that the major subject in the UG
and PG Degrees shall be one and the same.
- Candidates, who have qualified the PG Degree (5
year integrated course) under 10 + 2 + 5 or 11+1+5 pattern of study, shall be
considered for admission. In such cases, the marks obtained by the candidates in the
first three years (in major and ancillary or allied subjects alone) of the course
alone shall be taken in to account foradmission to B.Ed. Degree programme for the
subjects in Tamil/Urdu (Urduin Self-Financing Colleges only), English, Mathematics,
Physical Science(Physics), Physical Science (Chemistry), Biological Science
(Botany), Biological Science (Zoology), History, Geography, and Computer Science.
The marks obtained by the candidates in the last two years (4th & 5th year) alone
shall be taken into account for admission to B.Ed. Degree programme for subjects in
Home Science, Economics, Commerce, Political Science, Sociology,Psychology, Logic,
Indian Culture, and Philosophy.
- Equivalent Subjects
- a) Candidates who have done their UG
Degree in Applied Mathematics can apply for Mathematics.
- b) Candidates, who have done their
UG Degree in Applied Physics, Geo-Physics,Bio-Physics and Electronics,
can apply for Physical Science.
- c) Candidates, who have done their
UG Degree in Applied Chemistry, can apply for Physical Science.
- d) Candidates, who have done their
UG Degree in Bio-Technology, Plant-Biology,and Plant Bio-Technology, can
apply for Biological Science.
- e) Candidates, who have done their
UG Degree in Environmental Science and Micro-Biology, can apply for
Biological Science.
- f) Candidates, who have done their
UG Degree in Applied Geography, can apply for Geography.
- g) Candidates, who have done their
UG Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology and Computer
Application, can apply for Computer Science.
- h) Post Graduate candidates in
Economics, Commerce, Home Science, Political Science, Sociology,
Psychology, Philosophy, Logic, and Indian Culture with not less than 50%
(irrespective of their UG Marks) of marks in PG Degree or in the
interdisciplinary subject, which are being declared equivalent by the
respective University can apply.
- i) Candidates, who have done their
PG Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics are eligible to apply for Home
Science.
- j) Candidates, who have done their
UG Degree in the school subjects, are eligible for admission to B.Ed.
However, those who have done the UG in the subjects for which
equivalence is not covered under the G.O.(1D)No.257, Higher Education
(G1) Department, Dated 19.07.2016, shall have to obtain an equivalence
certificate for the respective subjects from the University concerned to
consider their admission to B.Ed. Degree programme.
- k) Candidates, who have done their
UG level without language Tamil or other Indian Languages under Part-I
and are awarded degree with English and Main subjects concerned will be
considered for admission to B.Ed. subject to the condition that they
have to qualify in Tamil Language Test conducted by the
- TNPSC for the purpose of employment.
- l) Candidates, who have done their Bachelor’s
Degree in Engineering or Technology with specialization in Science and Mathematics
or any other qualification equivalent thereto, are eligible for admission to B.Ed.
Degree programme. (Physical Science, Biological Science, Mathematics and Computer
Science)..
- (ix) Candidates, with the following marks in the
UG Degree are eligible for admission to B.Ed. Degree programme with the subjects in
Tamil/Urdu (Urdu in Self-Financing Colleges only), English, Mathematics, Physical
Science (Physics), Physical Science (Chemistry), Biological Science
(Botany),Biological Science (Zoology), History, Geography, and Computer Science. The
marks obtained in UG Degree alone shall be taken to arrive the eligibility even if
they possess PG Degree in the same subject. For the subject in Home Science,
Economics, Commerce, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Logic, Indian
Culture, and Philosophy, PG Degree with not less than 50% marks is mandatory and the
subjects in UG and PG shall be one and the same.
S.no |
Community/Category |
Minimum Marks |
1 |
OC |
50% |
2 |
BC/ BCM |
45% |
3 |
MBC / DNC |
43% |
a) Marks obtained by the candidates in the UG
Degree Course Part-III / IV Major and Allied including Practical [Tamil/Urdu (Urdu
in Self-Financing Colleges only), English, Mathematics, Physical Science (Physics),
Physical Science (Chemistry), Biological Science (Botany), Biological Science
(Zoology), History, Geography, and
Computer Science] alone shall be taken in to account to arrive at the percentage of
marks mentioned above. Marks obtained under Part-V subjects shall not be taken into
account to arrive at the percentage of marks. If the candidates possess PG Degree in
these subjects, weightage of marks for the highest qualification in the relevant subject
will be given as follows and added to the base marks for Ranking. However minimum marks
mentioned in the ‘item (ix)’ is mandatory for the subjects in Tamil/Urdu (Urdu in
Self-Financing Colleges only), English, Mathematics, Physical Science (Physics),
Physical Science (Chemistry), Biological Science (Botany), Biological Science (Zoology),
History, Geography, and Computer Science and not less than 50% of marks for the subjects
in Home Science, Economics, Commerce, Political Science, Sociology,Psychology, Logic,
Indian Culture, and Philosophy.
S.no |
Highest Qualification |
Weightage of marks |
1 |
a) Candidates with PG (Except the subjects Home
Science, Economics, Commerce, Political Science,
Sociology, Psychology, Logic, Indian Culture, and
Philosophy, since PG Degree is the requisite
qualification for admission to B.Ed. Degree.) |
4 (four) marks |
2 |
b) Candidates with M.Phil. |
5 (five) marks |
3 |
c) Candidates with Ph.D. |
6 (six) marks |
b) Marks obtained by the candidates in the PG Degree [Home Science, Economics,Commerce,
Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Logic, Indian Culture, and Philosophy] shall
be considered eligible for admission, but weightage marks will not be given as mentioned
in ‘item (ix) (a)’.
c) To arrive at above percentage of marks, the marks obtained by the candidates in Major
/ Anciallary / Allied subjects (Part III & IV) including practical alone shall be taken
in to account.
d) For the students who have done their Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology,
the marks obtained in their Degree shall be taken into account.
e) Rounding of the marks to the next higher integer shall not be permitted.
f) The candidates who are qualified in UG Degree under Open University System after
passing 10th Standard and +2 Examinations shall alone be considered for admission to
B.Ed. Degree programme.
g) The candidates who are qualified in UG Degree under Open University System without
passing 10th Standard and +2 Examination and subsequently passing 10th and +2
examinations are not eligible for admission to B.Ed. Degree programme.
- Candidates, who have passed PG Degree in
Economics, Commerce, Home Science, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology,
Philosophy, Logic, and Indian Culture without undergoing 10+2+3 or 11+1+3 pattern of
education, are eligible for admission.
- In the case of Differently-Abled (Physically
and Visually Challenged) candidates, a minimum pass in the requisite qualification
is enough.However, the basis of selection shall be in accordance with the
Regulations of the University / Government of Tamil Nadu Guidelines for Admission to
B.Ed Degree programme in force from time to time.
DURATION OF THE B.Ed PROGRAMME
The B.Ed. programme shall be for duration of two academic years consisting of 200
working days (36 hours in a week- 5 or 6 days in a week) each year, excluding the period
of examination and admission