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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
A person who is a trained in-service teacher in Elementary Education, provided he/she possesses BA/BSc/BCom/MA/MSc/MCom degree with 50% marks or degree in Engineering/Technology with 55% marks with specialization in Science & Mathematics, is eligible for admission in B.Ed (ODL) programme. The trained teacher means a person who has completed an NCTE-recognized teacher education programme through face-to-face mode. An in-service teacher means a person who is employed as a teacher in elementary school or elementary stage of education.
Music/Physical Education teachers are eligible to be admitted in B.Ed programme if they possess Bachelor/Post Graduate degree in Arts/Science/Social Science/Commerce with minimum 50% marks, or BE/B.Tech with minimum 55% marks with specialization in Science and Mathematics. However, to be eligible for admission in B.Ed (ODL) programme, they should have acquired a recognized teacher education qualification through face-to-face mode.
The in-service teachers who have passed D.El.Ed programme through face-to-face mode are eligible for admission in B.Ed (ODL) programme.
No. To be eligible for admission in B.Ed (ODL) programme, an in-service teacher must have: Bachelor/Post Graduate degree in Arts/Science/Social Science/Commerce with minimum 50% marks, or BE/B.Tech with minimum 55% marks with specialization in Science and Mathematics, besides an NCTE-recognized teacher education qualification through face-to-face mode.
The eligibility qualification for B.Ed (ODL) programme is same for everyone, including Armed Forces personnel/employees: Bachelor/Post Graduate degree in Arts/Science/Social Science/Commerce with minimum 50% marks, or BE/B.Tech with minimum 55% marks with specialization in Science and Mathematics, and Diploma/Certificate in Elementary Education. There is no relaxation for Armed Forces personnel.
No. As per NCTE Regulations 2014, any institution offering more than one teacher education programme through face-to-face mode is a composite institution. The ODL programmes are offered by universities/affiliating bodies, and TEIs merely function as Study Centres of the ODL institutions offering such programmes.