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I have got 55% in graduation from geography hons. I want to know how many percentage required for b.ed and m.a in graduation for general category?

For both M.A and B.Ed after the completion of Hons the marks required for the General Category students is 50%.
So you are eligible for both the courses and you are eligible to pursue the course of B.Ed as well as M.A.
You need to decide which is the course that you want to pursue and once you do so you need to get your name enrolled in the University for that course as soon as possible.

B.Ed stands for Bachelor of Education. This course has become compulsory for all those candidates who want to become teacher in government schools.

Eligibility criteria:

* Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

*Minimum of 50% marks in bachelor's degree is required for this teacher training course.

You can enroll yourself for both B.Ed as well as Master of arts with 55% in bachelor's degree. Delhi University is the best for both this course.

B.Ed stands for Bachelor of Education and you are eligible to get admission in any recognised university after qualifying in entrance examination.

To appear in examination for admission candidates must have graduation degree from a recognised university with at least 50% aggregate and 5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates.

So, you can appear for examination. Other than this you are also eligible to pursue Master's course from any recognised university for which required criteria is candidates must have passed bachelor's degree from a recognised university.

Yes, you are eligible to pursue any of one either B.Ed or M.A course. Both course is of two year duration.

B.ED stand for Bachelor of Education to get admission in course candidates have to qualify in entrance examination. The entrance examination is conducted by different university. The required eligibility to appear for examination is candidate must have passed bachelor's degree with at least 50%. No, upper age limit for course.

M.A ( Master of Arts) for this course most of university conducts entrance examination and after qualifying in entrance examination candidates become eligible to get admission.

Master of Arts does not require any specific percentage of marks. You can get admission in many universities with just passing percentage of marks. In some universities like Jawaharlal Nehru university, you will have to clear entrance exam.

For Bachelor's degree in Education, a candidate must have at least 50% marks in bachelor's degree. There is no upper age limit for this course.

You can apply for both B.Ed as well as M.A with 55% marks in bachelor's degree in Geography.

The eligibility criteria for Bachelor of Education:

>>Candidates must have done bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Final year candidates of graduation can also apply for B.Ed course.

>>Minimum percentage of marks required in bachelor's degree is 50% for general and OBC category and 5% relaxation in marks for SC/ST candidates.

>>The upper age limit for regular B.Ed is 28 years and that for correspondence B.Ed is not defined, in other words no upper age limit for correspondence B.Ed.

You can apply for this course with 55% marks. You are also eligible for Master of Arts in any discipline from any recognized university with this percentage of marks.

For B.Ed entrance exam most of the universities ask for 50% marks for general category candidates. You have got 55% marks which is more than enough. Hence, just be prepared for the entrance exam.

As far as M.A admission concerned, there is different criteria for admission in different universities. Some give admission based on marks in graduation and some conduct entrance exam.

To pursue B.Ed course one must have completed his/ her graduation with a minimum of 50% marks from a recognized university.

To pursue M.A one must have completed his/ her graduation in the respective stream with a minimum of 45% marks from a recognized university.

As you have secured above 45% marks in graduation, you are eligible to pursue B.Ed and also M.A.

For your kind information i want to tell you that you are fulfilling the eligibility criteria of marks in graduation for getting admission in B.Ed of M.A.

The minimum marks required for getting admission in B.Ed is 50% in your graduation. Also the minimum marks required for M.A. is same(50%) as that of B.Ed.

B.ed is one year graduation course while M.A. is the two year post graduation course.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have got 55% in graduation from geography hons. I want to know how many percentage required for b.ed and m.a in graduation for general category?

For B.Ed the eligibility marks required in graduation is 50%.
The students have to appear for an entrance examination for the admission to the B.Ed course.
You can pursue your career in teaching after B.Ed course.
The demand is high for teaching profession.

For M.A the eligibility is a pass in Bachelor’s degree with 40% marks.
Some of the reputed universities or colleges may conduct entrance for the admission.
The duration of the course is 2 years.
The aspirant can work in many government and private companies after M.A course.
The aspirant can study further and do research in the same field also.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have got 55% in graduation from geography hons. I want to know how many percentage required for b.ed and m.a in graduation for general category?

As per educational qualification, you are eligible for B.Ed entrance exam.

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed ) is one year Teaching professional course which is divided into two semester.

Bachelor's Degree in any subject with atleast 50% marks at graduate level or its equivalent qualification from a recognized university are eligible for B.Ed course.

Eligibility criteria for B.Ed:-

Candidates must have completed Graduation degree in any discipline from a recognized University.
Candidates must have scored at least 50% of marks in Graduation.
There is 5% relaxation of marks for OBC candidates and 10% relaxation for SC/ST candidates.
For MA also you require 50% of marks in Graduation in any discipline.
So, you are eligible for both the courses.