Syllabus of B.Ed entrance exam is different for different Universities. Concepts and Aims of Education, Role of ICT in Education, Adult Education, Teacher Education, etc are some of the topics covered in the B.Ed entrance exam. Certain Universities include teaching aptitude as an additional section.

Detailed syllabus for B.Ed Entrance Exam

Psychology and Education

• Education
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology
• Difference between Psychology and Educational Psychology
• Relationship between Education and Psychology

Theories of Learning

• Thorndike’s Trial and Error Theory
• Gestalt Theory of Learning by Wolfgang Kohler

Intelligence

• Two Factor Theory by Charles Spearman
• Educational Implications of the Theory
• Primary Mental Abilities Theory by LL Thurstone

Intelligence Tests

• Concepts of I.Q (Intelligence Quotient)
• Memory and Forgetting
• Components of Memory

Types of Memory

• Methods of memorizing
• Factors responsible for causing Forgetting

Measure of Central Tendency

• Concepts of Mean
• Median and Mode
• Computation of Mean
• Median
• Various Measures of Central Tendency in Educational situations

Education

• Concept of Education
• Functions of Education
• Aims of Education
• Agencies of Education

Curriculum and its Development

• Basic Principles of Curriculum Construction
• Curricular and Co-curricular Activities
• Importance of Organizing Co-curricular Activities in Educational institutions

Education and Social Change

• Factors responsible for bringing about social change
• Introspection
• Methods of Studying Human Behavior
• Barriers in way of achieving National Integration
• Concept of National and Emotional Integration
• Education and National Integration
• Process involved in introspection
• Role of Education in bringing Social change
• Role of Education in Promoting National Integration

Observation

• Controlled and Uncontrolled observation
• Steps involved during observation
• Experimental
• Gifted and Creative Children

Adult Education

• Functions of adult education
• National Adult Education Program (NAEP)
• National Literacy Mission (NLM)
• Educational Technology
• Role of ICT in Education

Teacher Education

• Concept of teacher education
• Objectives of teacher education in India
• Problems of teacher education
• Role of NCTE in improving the Quality of teacher education in India

Other Topics

• Buddhist Education
• Causes of mental retardation
• Characteristics of gifted children
• Community and Education
• Concept of mental retardation
• Concept of women education
• Consumer Rights
• Discipline and Role of Teacher
• Education and Culture
• Educational provisions for mentally retarded children
• Educational provisions for the gifted children
• Elementary Education
• Environmental Degradation
• Gender Equality
• Globalization and Privatization
• Higher Education
• Human Rights
• Idealism
• Identification of gifted children
• Inclusive Education
• Islamic Education
• Mass Media as a Social Means of Education
• Meaning and Importance of Yoga Philosophy
• Mentally Retarded children
• Motivation and Adjustment
• Naturalism
• Personality
• Pragmatism
• Problems of women education and suggestive remedial measures
• Qualities and Duties of Teachers
• Role of Education for upliftment of Community
• Role of NCTE in improving the Quality of teacher education in India
• SarvShiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
• Secondary Education
• Social Justice and Equality
• Social Justice and Equality
• Teacher Education
• Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE)
• Vedic Education
• Women Education
• Yoga Philosophy

Candidate can refer standard text books or can approach coaching centers for exam preparation. Practicing previous years question papers is a very effective method for exam preparation.