Course Duration
The minimum duration of the B.Ed course offered by IGNOU is 2 years & maximum is 4 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- A Bachelor’s or higher degree from a recognized university, AND
- Two years full-time regular teaching experience on temporary/permanent basis as Primary/Graduate/Post-Graduate Teachers in Primary, Secondary/Higher/Senior secondary school recognized by the central or a state government or a union territory are eligible to take admission.
The reservation for SC/ST/OBC(Non-Creamy Layer) and other categories shall be per the rules of the Central Government. There shall be relaxation of five percent marks in favour of SC/ST/Kashmiri Migrant and other categories of candidates, if any, as per Govt. of India Rules.
Fee Structure
Students has to pay a lump sump payment of entire course Rs.20,000 in the first year only by the way of Demand Draft in favour of IGNOU payable at the city where your Regional Center is situated.
Note: The course fee is not to be paid along with the filled-in application form. There will be a seprate communication about admission and payment of fee.
Admission Procedure
There is no minimum or maximum age bar to take admission into IGNOU BEd program however admission will be made Regional Centre-wise on the basis of the score obtained in the entrance test conducted by IGNOU all over India. The candidate will be required to submit the filled-in application form with attested copy of documents as specified in Entrance-cum-Admission Form.
Syllabus
First Year
| CourseCode | Course Name | Credits |
| ES-331 | Curriculum and Instruction | 4 |
| ES-332 | Psychology of Learning & Development | 4 |
| ES-333 | Educational Evaluation | 4 |
| ES-334 | Education and Society | 4 |
| ES-335 | Teacher and School | 4 |
Second Year
| CourseCode | Course Name | Credits |
| ES-341 | Teaching of Science | 4 |
| ES-342 | Teaching of Mathematics | 4 |
| ES-343 | Teaching of Social Studies | 4 |
| ES-344 | Teaching of English | 4 |
| ES-345 | Teaching of Hindi | 4 |
| ES-361 | Educational Technology | 4 |
| ES-362 | Computer in Education | 4 |
| ES-363 | Guidance and Counselling | 4 |
| ES-364 | Distance Education | 4 |
| BESE-065 | HIV and AIDS Education | 4 |
| BESE-066 | Adolescence and Family Education | 4 |
| ES-381 | School-based Practicals | 4 |
| ES-382 | Workshop-based Practicals | 4 |
| ES-383 | Practice Teaching | 8 |
| ES-346 | Teaching of Tamil | 4 |
The overall percentage of the student should be at least 50% (C Grade) for the successful completion of a course. All the admission are done to IGNOU BEd course strictly on the basis of entrance test & eligibility criteria set by the university.
For more information students may visit contact in the following contact details
Regional Director, Student Service Centre,
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi -110068
E-mail: ssc@ignou.ac.in
Telephone : 29535714
Website : www.ignou.ac.in
