Bachelor of Education is a degree in the field of academics which is awarded for any particular program or course.  The short form of Bachelor of education is B.Ed. This is a degree which is mostly needed for the Teaching job in general. The candidates who have taken a graduation degree in any discipline with an intention to enter the academics field should necessarily go in for a B.Ed degree. This as a degree is very much mandatory for applying for a Teachers job in primary and high schools. This is a course of 1 year duration where in this course can be pursued as correspondence as well as distance programs.

The National Council for Teacher Education is the authorized body which regulates the various teaching courses in India. The Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) program is an integrated degree course of 4 years. This is a professional degree program which is offered after the completion of senior secondary level in school (12th class). B.El.Ed. is designed to combine the studies related to-

• Communication skills
• Human development
• Pedagogical knowledge
• Subject knowledge

This degree makes the students capable of opting jobs at the academic level as well as professional areas. Another course being the D.Ed called Diploma in Education which is aimed in imparting education to the primary schools in India. The eligibility needs for this course being that the candidates should have completed their pre university course. B.Ed helps the candidates in acquiring basic knowledge about the teaching. This is a course which focuses in imparting quality education to the students.

Advantages or Benefits of Doing B.Ed

A teacher’s profession is highly demanding in today’s world. Teacher is a person who imparts knowledge to students in all subject areas. The very nature and personality of a student can be influenced by a teacher and the type of knowledge given by them. Hence this is a highly respected profession as it moulds the students to a good level.  Teachers are not only responsible in giving academic knowledge to the students but also developing good habits in them.

The most important advantage of doing a B.Ed is that it helps in getting a teachers job and also leads to the development of the overall personality of a person.

Eligibility for Doing B. Ed

The most essential requirement for doing the B.Ed course is that the candidate should be a graduate. The graduation should be in areas of Arts/Science disciplines. The candidate should have taken the graduation course from any recognized university or college. The candidates need to have secured 50% of marks in the qualifying examination.

The candidates can enter the B.Ed course after attending the written examination conducted by various educational institutions. The admission in this course will be dependent on the basis of merit in the examination. Normally, these entrance exams are conducted in the month of June/July. The pattern of the exam is objective type where in the candidates are required to choose the correct answer from the given number of options. The structure of the questions includes questions from the areas of English, General Knowledge, Aptitude, Basic Arithmetic and Teaching ability. Apart from these, the candidate should also be proficient in at least one local language in some states. The entrance exam results are declared in the month of July/Aug. This course gives the candidate theoretical knowledge as well as practical training in teaching areas.

Admission Procedure for B.Ed

The admission to the course of B.Ed requires the candidate to attend the entrance examination in general. The application forms for different colleges or universities can be purchased from the college office itself. The candidates can also download the application forms from the official websites of the college or universities if needed. The basis for selecting the candidates to this course depends upon their entrance score and performance in the interview.

List of B.Ed Entrance Exams in India

• Veer Kunwar Singh University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Uttar Pradesh B.Ed Entrance Test
• University of Rajasthan B.Ed entrance Exam
• University of Madras B.Ed entrance exam
• University of Lucknow B.E Entrance Exam
• University of Gujarat B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Sri Guru Teg Bahadur College of Education B.Ed entrance exam
• Satyam College of Education B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Purvanchal University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Punjabi University B.Ed entrance exam
• Patna University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Mumbai University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Malti Jayant Dalal Institute of Pre-Primary Teachers Training College B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Vishwavidyalaya B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Maharashtra B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Magadh University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Lucknow University B.Ed Joint Entrance Exam
• Lalit Narayan Mithila University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Kurukshetra University Bed
• Kumaun University B.Ed Entrance Examination
• Kolhapur University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Kerala B Ed Entrance Exam
• Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Kanpur University B.Ed entrance exam
• Kalasilangam University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Jawaharlal Nehru University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Indira Gandhi National Open University B.Ed Entrance
• HNB Garhwal University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Guru Nanak Dev University B.Ed Joint Entrance Test
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University B.Ed Entrance Exams
• Government Secondary Training College B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Delhi University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Chaudhary Charan Singh University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Calicut University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Bharathidasan University B. Ed. Entrance Exam
• Barkatullah  University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Banaras Hindu University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Balurghat B. Ed College Entrance Exam
• B.Ed Entrance Exam Pune
• Annamalai University B.Ed entrance exam
• Aligarh Muslim University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Alagappa University B.Ed Entrance Exam
• Agra University B.Ed Entrance Exam