IGNOU B.Ed Admission 2024: Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility Criteria, Result

IGNOU B.Ed Admission 2024 will be granted on the basis of BEd entrance exam organized by the National Testing Agency. Candidates who are looking for a career in the field of teaching and wish to pursue their B.Ed degree from IGNOU can appear for this exam. NTA is likely to release IGNOU B.Ed 2024 notification soon. All the dates related to IGNOU BEd application and other activities will be updated here after the release of its respective notification. The interested candidates can get the complete details of the IGNOU B.Ed Admission 2024 such as exam pattern, application form, eligibility requirements, etc from this article.

IGNOU B.Ed Admission 2024 Schedule

The official dates regarding the IGNOU B.Ed Admission 2024 will be updated here soon.

Event	Date
Availability of application form	4th week of March 2024
Last date of application form submission	4th week of April 2024
Release of admit card	1st week of May 2024
Date of IGNOU BEd 2024 entrance exam	2nd week of May 2024
Result	1st week of June 2024

About BEd Programme in IGNOU

Duration of programme: The B.Ed programme in IGNOU is of minimum 2 years duration. Candidates are given maximum 5 years for completion of programme.

Medium of instruction: English and Hindi medium

Programme Fee: Rs.50,000/- for entire programme

Programme Structure 

First Year

• Core Courses : 16 credits
• Content-based Methodology Courses(two) : 08 credits
• Workshop – I : 04 credits
• EPC I and II : 04 credits
• Internship – I : 04 credits

Second Year

• Core Courses : 12 credits
• Optional Courses : 04 credits
• Workshop – II : 04 credits
• EPC III and IV : 04 credits
• Internship – II : 12 credits

Note: One learner need to complete 72 credits for successful completion of the programme.

Internship

In order to provide wider and powerful engagement with the students and the school; the Internship is spread over both the years (check the table below). This is a necessary component of the B.Ed. programme.

Year	Internship	Credits	Duration (weeks)
Year I	Internship I	4	4
Year II	Internship II	12	16
	In total	16	20

IGNOU B.Ed 2024 Eligibility Criteria 

The following eligibility criteria need to be fulfilled who wish to apply for IGNOU B.Ed Admission 2024:

A> Candidates should hold Bachelor’s and/ or Master’s degree in Science/ Social Science/ Commerce/ Humanity with at least 50% marks in aggregate. Those applicants who have done Bachelor in Engineering or Technology (BE/ B.Tech) with specialization in Science and Mathematics with 55% marks or equivalent qualification are also considered eligible. And,

B> The below-said categories of candidates are eligible to be students of B.Ed. (ODL):

• Trained in-service teachers in elementary education.
• Candidates who have completed a NCTE recognized teacher education programme through face-
  to-face mode.

A relaxation of 5% is given to the candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC(NCL)/ PWD category following the Central Government norms.

Reservation to Kashmiri Migrants and war widow candidates is available following the University norms.

Having Masters’ Degree without a first degree is not accepted for purpose of Academic Studies in IGNOU.

IGNOU B.Ed 2024 Application Form 

Candidates are only allowed to apply online for IGNOU B.Ed admission 2024 by visiting the official website of NTA i.e. https://ntaignou.nic.in. The application form submitted through any other mode are liable to be rejected. Before filling the online exam form, candidates should thoroughly read the official instructions and confirm their eligibility for exam.

Candidates must provide their own mobile number and email ID while filling the online application form as further communications from NTA will be done through this only.

How to Fill Online Application Form?

Here are the step-by-step instructions to be followed while filling the online application form:

Step 1: Register yourself online and make a note of system generated application number.

Step 2: Fill online application form by providing your personal, educational and mailing information.

Step 3: Upload Scanned Photograph (between 10 kb – 200 kb) & Signature (between 4kb – 30kb) in
JPG/JPEG format.

Step 4: Make payment of Rs.600/- towards examination fee using Syndicate/ICICI Payment Gateway and keep the proof of payment.

Step 5: Download the confirmation page and don’t forget to get at least four copies of Confirmation Page.

Reservation

Under Vertical Reservation:

• SC :15% per PSC
• ST :71⁄2 % per PSC
• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) :27% per PSC

Under Horizontal Reservation:

• PH :3% per PSC
• War-Widow :5% per PSC
• Kashmiri Migrant :1 Seat in the national merit (To inform SRD if any Kashmiri Migrant (KM) candidate is found eligible to claim the seat but would be filled up by RC only after being communicated and got
  confirmed by SRD. If no applicant under the KM category is available, there is no need to keep the seat vacant).

IGNOU BED Test Centre 2024(Tentative)

Sr. No	State	City
1	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR	PORT BLAIR
2	ANDHRA PRADESH	Kurnool
3	ANDHRA PRADESH	Tirupati
4	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vijayawada
5	ANDHRA PRADESH	Visakhapatnam
6	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Naharlagun/Itanagar
7	ASSAM	Guwahati
8	ASSAM	Silchar
9	BIHAR	Darbhanga
10	BIHAR	Bhagalpur
11	BIHAR	Patna
12	BIHAR	Purnia (Purnea)
13	CHANDIGARH (UT)	Chandigarh/Mohali
14	CHHATISGARH	Bilaspur
15	CHHATISGARH	Raipur
16	DELHI	Delhi
17	GOA	GOA
18	GUJARAT	Ahmedabad
19	GUJARAT	Gandhinagar
20	GUJARAT	Rajkot
21	GUJARAT	Mehsana
22	GUJARAT	Surat
23	GUJARAT	Vadodara

24	HARYANA	Ambala
25	HARYANA	Kurukshetra
26	HARYANA	Gurugram
27	HARYANA	Karnal
28	HARYANA	Faridabad
29	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Shimla
30	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Hamirpur
31	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Kangra
32	JAMMU & KASHMIR	Jammu
33	JAMMU & KASHMIR	Srinagar
34	JHARKHAND	Dhanbad
35	JHARKHAND	Jamshedpur
36	JHARKHAND	Ranchi
37	KARNATAKA	Bangalore
38	KARNATAKA	Belgaum
39	KARNATAKA	Gulbarga
40	KARNATAKA	Hubli
41	KARNATAKA	Mangaluru
42	KARNATAKA	Manipal/Udipi
43	KARNATAKA	Mysuru
44	KERALA	Thrissur
45	KERALA	Thiruvananthapuram
46	KERALA	Ernakulam/Kochi
47	KERALA	Kannur
48	KERALA	Kottayam
49	KERALA	Kollam
50	KERALA	Kozhikode
51	MADHYA PRADESH	Gwalior
52	MADHYA PRADESH	Jabalpur
53	MADHYA PRADESH	Bhopal
54	MADHYA PRADESH	Indore
55	MAHARASHTRA	Mumbai/Navi Mumbai
56	MAHARASHTRA	Nagpur
57	MAHARASHTRA	Pune
58	MAHARASHTRA	Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
59	MAHARASHTRA	Nanded
60	MAHARASHTRA	Nasik
61	MAHARASHTRA	Amravati
62	MANIPUR	Imphal
63	MEGHALAYA	Shillong
64	MIZORAM	Aizwal
65	NAGALAND	Kohima
66	ODISHA	Bhubaneshwar

67	ODISHA	Sambalpur
68	ODISHA	Balasore
69	ODISHA	Cuttack
70	ODISHA	Rourkela
71	ODISHA	Berhampur-Ganjam
72	ODISHA	Dhenkanal
73	ODISHA	Jeypore
74	PUNJAB	Amritsar
75	PUNJAB	Bhatinda
76	PUNJAB	Ludhiana
77	PUNJAB	Patiala
78	RAJASTHAN	Jaipur
79	RAJASTHAN	Jodhpur
80	RAJASTHAN	Udaipur
81	RAJASTHAN	Ajmer
82	RAJASTHAN	Bikaner
83	SIKKIM	Gangtok
84	TAMIL NADU	Chennai
85	TAMIL NADU	Coimbatore
86	TAMIL NADU	Madurai
87	TAMIL NADU	Tirunelveli
88	TELANGANA	Hyderabad
89	TELANGANA	Warangal
90	TRIPURA	Agartala
91	UTTAR PRADESH	Lucknow
92	UTTAR PRADESH	Varanasi
93	UTTAR PRADESH	Allahabad
94	UTTAR PRADESH	Bareilly
95	UTTAR PRADESH	Ghaziabad
96	UTTAR PRADESH	Noida/Gr Noida
97	UTTAR PRADESH	Agra
98	UTTAR PRADESH	Aligarh
99	UTTAR PRADESH	Kanpur
100	UTTAR PRADESH	Meerut
101	UTTARAKHAND	Dehradun
102	UTTARAKHAND	Roorkee
103	UTTARAKHAND	Haldwani
104	WEST BENGAL	Kolkata
105	WEST BENGAL	Siliguri
106	WEST BENGAL	Kalyani

IGNOU B.Ed 2024 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for the IGNOU B.Ed entrance test 2024 is given as:

• Mode of exam: LAN Based CBT (Computer Based Test)
• Duration of exam: 2 hours
• No. of questions: 100
• Type of questions: Multiple choice questions
• Total marks: 100
• Marking scheme: 1 mark will be awarded for each correct answer. No negative marking for wrong answers.
• Medium of paper: English and Hindi ONLY (for B.Ed.)

Part	Topics	No. of Questions	Total Marks
Part A
Section I	General English Comprehension	10	10
Section II	Logical & Analytical Reasoning	20	20
Section III	Educational & General Awareness	25	25
Section IV	Teaching- Learning & the School	25	25
Part B: Subject Competence (any one)
Section V	Science/ Mathematics/ Social Studies/ English/ Hindi	20	20
Total	——–	100	100

IGNOU BEd 2024 Syllabus

The syllabus for the B.Ed entrance exam is based on the topics from which the questions will be asked in the exam and is given below:

• General English Comprehension: Reading Comprehension, Correction of Sentences, Articles, Preposition, Tenses, Spelling, Vocabulary, Synonyms, and Antonyms, etc
• Logical and Analytical Reasoning: Seating Arrangement, Coding- Decoding, Blood Relations, Logical Sequence, Number and Letter Series, etc
• Educational and General Awareness: Basic questions related to science, social science (history, geography, and civics), general knowledge and education system in India are covered under this topic.
• Teaching- Learning and the School: Knowledge on the Learning Process, Classroom Training, Child Development and Psychology, Classroom Teaching, etc
• Subject Competence: The questions under this topic are asked from the subject selected by the candidates, as based on the curriculum of class 9^th and 10^th as prescribed by NCERT/ CBSE.

Preparation Tips

The candidates who have applied for IGNOU B.Ed Admission 2024 will have to clear an entrance exam first. The following tricks can be helpful for the candidates in their preparation:

• First of all, understand the syllabus and then start preparation accordingly.
• Make a routine in such a manner that you are able to given proper time to every topic. Just making a time table is not enough. Stick to it in a strict manner.
• Try to solve previous year question papers as much as possible. This will also give you an even more clear understanding of the exam pattern.
• After you have gained a fair understanding of each and every topic, start practicing mock tests.

IGNOU BEd 2024 Admit Card

The candidates will be able to download their admit card form the official website of NTA. The admit card will contain important details such as candidate’s name, enrolment number, test center venue, test date & time, etc. The applicants must carry this admit card to the exam center or else they will not be allowed to appear for the exam. The admit card must be kept safe until the complete process of admission is over.

IGNOU B.Ed Admission Test 2024 Result 

Candidates can check IGNOU BEd entrance test result by visiting the official website of NTA. Admission shall be done on the basis of the score obtained in the entrance combined on-line test conducted by NTA. The candidates whose status shows qualified in their result will be eligible for admissions. In case any candidate does not receive the result card, he/ she will have to communicate the Regional Director, IGNOU of his/ her region.