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Teacher Education

Notes body which regulates courses in teaching in India. The Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
programme is a four-year integrated professional degree programmed of Elementary Teacher
Education offered after the senior secondary (class XII) stage of school.

7.1 Bachelor of Elementary Education Course (B.El. Ed.)

The National Council for Teacher Education has now been vested with statutory authority to take
all such steps as it may think fit for ensuring planned and coordinated development of teacher
education and for the determination and maintenance of standards of teacher education including
preparation for pre-primary, primary, secondary and senior secondary stages of school education.
The formulation of norms and standards for teacher education institutions preparing teachers and
teacher educators for different levels of school education is essential for a variety of reasons.

7.2 Norms and Standard for B.El. Ed Programme

NCTE for Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed.) Programme by the institutions offering four-
year full-time integrated face to face instruction.
7.2.1 Duration of the Course

(a) The integrated Elementary Teacher Education Degree Programme, henceforth, called the
Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed.), shall be of a minimum duration of four academic
years, including an Internship of a minimum of 16 working weeks in the fourth/final year of
study.
(b) Candidates admitted in this Programme shall complete the final year examination within 6
years from the year of admission.
7.2.2 Admission Criteria
(a) Candidates seeking admission to the four-year degree programme in Elementary Teacher
Education shall have to qualify in the prescribed Centralised Entrance Test (CET), especially
designed to assess the candidate's potential.
Reservation of seats may be provided in accordance with the constitutional/ legislative
provisions.
(b) Qualification for admission
(i) The minimum qualification for admission to the B.EI.Ed. shall be a pass in the 10+2 Senior
Secondary Examination or any other examination recognised as equivalent thereto with a
minimum aggregate of 50% marks.
(ii) Candidate seeking admission to this programme must have completed the age of 17 years
on or before the commencement of admission as per University Calendar.
7.2.3 Intake and Migration
(a) The intake of candidates in one unit shall not exceed 35 in a class.
(b) The institutions may permit migration of students from one institution to another only once
at the end of 1st year subject to the number of students not exceeding the permitted maximum
intake with prior permission of the NCTE.
7.2.4 Course and Periods of Study
The institutions imparting instructions shall follow the Scheme of courses given below:
(a) Scheme of Courses for the Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed.)
The B.EI.Ed. programme should be designed to integrate the study of subject knowledge,
human development, pedagogy and communication skills. The programme should offer both
compulsory and optional theory courses; compulsory practicum courses and a compulsory
comprehensive school internship experience. Theory and Practicum courses should essentially

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