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Bachelor's in Engineering or Bachelor's in Technology with 55% marks/grade in aggregate are eligible to apply for B.Ed programme in Physical Science and Mathematics optionals.
Candidates who have passed their qualifying examination from other Universities outside Kerala should submit/produce Equivalency Certificate issued by the University of Calicut stating that their qualifying examination is recognised as equivalent to University of Calicut for their admission in B.Ed. programme at the time of admission.
Candidate who passed their qualifying examination with courses/programmes other than notified from Universities in Kerala should also submit equivalency certificate at the time of admission.
Double or Triple main candidate or candidates who passed the Degree examination in Vocational or Specialized courses from other Universities outside Kerala are also eligible for admission. However, they have to submit the Equivalency Certificate of this University at the time of admission.
Candidates who passed their qualifying examination with double main/core are eligible to apply B.Ed Programme either in any one or both the subject as optional in B.Ed Programme.
The candidate with double main for their BA course are eligible to apply for B.Ed programme either in anyone or both the subjects of their BA degree as optional in B.Ed. They have to apply for each subject in separate applications.
The candidate who scored 50% marks/grade in aggregate / 50% Marks for Part-III alone in Bachelor's Degree or Masters degree with minimum 50% marks/grade are eligible to apply for B.Ed programme.
Rounding of marks of 0.5 and above to the highest figure shall not be done while calculating the percentage of marks for minimum eligibility.
Those candidates who had completed their qualifying examination from other Universities shall produce a percentage certificate from the University concerned, if the same is not mentioned in their final grade card/mark list. If they fail to submit the same at the time of admission, they will not be considered for admission.
Also any other qualification equivalent thereto or the eligibility requirements, rules and regulations for B.Ed programme fixed by the University of Calicut from time to time
Relaxation in Marks
SC/ST candidates including natives of Lakshadweep and candidates under Teacher Quota need only a pass in the qualifying examination.
Non- Teaching staff applying B.Ed programme under Teacher quota should fulfil the eligibility criteria notified for general/SEBC candidates.
Relaxation of 5% marks for OBC, SEBC and OEC candidates will be allowed to the minimum required marks.
Persons with Disabilities(PWD) candidates need only a pass in the qualifying examination, as per UO No.3233/2024/Admn, dated 24.02.2024.
| Note: Candidates should be physically fit and mentally sound. Deaf/Dumb candidates are not eligible. However, blind candidates will be eligible for admission to the programme other than science optionals. |
Optional Subjects:
Eligibility for different optional subjects:
Language Optionals
| Sl No | Subjects | Eligibility |
| 1 | English | BA Degree with English language and Literature / Functional English / Communicative English/ BA English and History Double main with 50% marks/grade altogether / 50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or Master's Degree in English Language and Literature with not less than 50% marks. B.A. English Honours Degree from Central Universities or State Universities with 50 % marks recognised by UGC. |
| 2 | Malayalam | BA Degree with Malayalam Language and Literature / BA Malayalam and Sociology Double main with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or Master's Degree in Malayalam Language and Literature, MA Malayalam with Journalism with not less than 50% marks/grade. |
| 3 | Hindi | B.A Degree with Hindi Language and Literature/Functional Hindi/ BA Hindi and History Double main with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or Master's Degree in Hindi Language and Literature/Functional Hindi with not less than 50% marks/grade. |
| 4 | Arabic | B.A Degree with Arabic Language and Literature/ B.A Afzal-Ul-Ulama/ B.A.Functional Arabic / B.A Arabic and Islamic History Double Main/ BA Arabic and History Double main with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or Master's Degree in Arabic Language and Literature/ Post Afzal-Ul-Ulama with not less than 50% marks/grade. |
| 5 | Tamil | B.A Degree with Tamil Language and Literature, BA Tamil with History and Economics with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or Master's Degree in Tamil Language and Literature with not less than 50% marks/grade. |
| 6 | Sanskrit | B.A Degree with Sanskrit Language and Literature/ B.A Sanskrit special- Vedanda, Nyaya, Vyakarana, BA Sanskrit Sahithya with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or Master's Degree in Sanskrit Language and Literature, MA Sanskrit Sahithya with not less than 50% marks/grade. |
| 7 | Urdu | B.A Degree with Urdu Language and Literature with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or Master's Degree in Urdu Language and Literature with not less than 50% marks/grade. |
Note I: (a) Candidates who have eligible UG Degree and PG Degree the highest index mark will be considered for admission. (b) Those who are opting UG as the eligibility for B.Ed admission will get weightage for indexing if they have PG in the subject concerned. (c) Candidates applying for the B.Ed programme with eligible Bachelor degree and Master degree in the subject concerned will be ranked together for that particular stream. (d) Candidates who have done UG in language stream or UG and PG degree in the language stream will be ranked first for admission to B.Ed in language options. Candidates who have done UG in any non language stream and PG in any language stream and applying for B.Ed in language option based on their PG degree will be ranked after that. |
1.1.1 Other Optionals
| Sl No | Subjects | Eligibility |
1 | Mathematics | B.Sc. Degree with Mathematics/Statistics/Applied Statistics/Applied Statistics with data science as main with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or M. Sc Degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Applied Statistics/Mathematics and Data science with 50% marks/grade. Candidates with Statistics/Applied Statistics should have studied Mathematics as one of the subjects. Bachelor's in Engineering or Bachelor's in Technology with 55% marks/grade. |
| 2 | Physical Science | B.Sc. Degree with Physics/Chemistry/ B.Sc Physics with Computer Application/B.Sc. Chemistry with Mathematics and Computer Application/B.Sc Polymer Chemistry/B.Sc.Geology/ B.Sc. Petrochemicals/B.Sc. Bio Chemistry/ B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry/B.Sc. BioPhysics/B.Sc. Applied Physics, B.Sc Electronics, with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or M.Sc. Degree with Physics/ Chemistry/Polymer Chemistry/Geology/Petrochemicals/Biochemistry /Industrial Chemistry/ Biophysics/ Applied Physics/Electronics/Applied Geology with 50% marks/grade or M.Sc Photonics (integrated) from CUSAT with 50% marks/grade. Bachelor's inEngineering or Bachelor's in Technology with 55% marks/grade. |
| 3 | Natural Science | B.Sc. Degree with Botany/Zoology/ Biochemistry/B.Sc. Plant Science/Home Science with Zoology or Botany as subsidiary/B.Sc. Family and Community Science with Zoology or Botany as subsidiary/Aquaculture with Biochemistry and Zoology as Subsidiaries/Biotechnology/Microbiology/Food Technology/Genetics/ Botany and Computational biology with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or M.Sc Degree with Botany/Zoology/ Biochemistry/Plant Science/ Home Science/ Family & Community Science/ Aquaculture/Biotechnology/Microbiology/ Food Science and Technology/Genetics/Aquaculture and Fishery microbiology/General Biotechnology/Home science-Nutrition nd Dietetics /Biology with 50% marks/grade or B.Sc Agriculture with Bio-Chemistry and Zoology as subsidiaries with 50% marks/grade. |
| 4 | Social Science | B. A. Degree with History/Islamic History/ Arabic and Islamic History double main, BA Communication and Media and History double main, BA Econometrics and Data Management, BA Islamic studies, BA Tamil with History and Economics, BA Development Economics, B.A Public Administration, BA Malayalam and Sociology Double main/ BA Arabic and History Double main/ BA Arabic and Islamic History Double main/ BA Hindi and History Double main/ BA English and History Double main with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or B.A/B.Sc. Degree with Geography/Politics/Economics/Economics with Developmental Economics/Economic with Foreign Trade/Economics with Islamic Finance/ Sociology/Psychology/ Philosophy/West Asian Studies/ with 50% marks/grade altogether/50% Marks/grade for Part-III alone or M.A/M.Sc. Degree in History/Islamic History/Geography/ Politics/ Economics/ Sociology/Psychology/ Philosophy/ West Asian Studies/ Public Administration, MA Business Economics, MA Development Economics, MA Econometrics, MA Islamic Studies, M.Sc Clinical Psychology with 50% marks/grade. MSW from non-social science stream with 50 % marks/grade in aggregate in the post graduation (MSW). M.A Journalism and Mass Communication with 50% marks/grade. |
| 5 | Commerce | Candidates who have secured M.Com Degree with not less than 50% marks/ MBA with 55% marks in aggregate/equivalent grade. |
Note 2 : (a) Candidates who have eligible UG Degree and PG Degree the highest index mark will be considered for admission. Those who are opting UG as the eligibility for B.Ed admission will get weightage for indexing if they have PG in the concerned subject. (b) Candidates applying for the B.Ed programme with Bachelor degree or Masters degree in the subject concerned will be ranked together for that particular stream. |
Reservation of Seats
Types of reservation: Out of the total Merit seats available for various B.Ed. Courses, seats will be reserved for different categories under clauses 5.1.1 to 5.1.4
(1) Reservation for nominees
(2) Reservation for Persons with Disabilities
(3) Special Reservation
(4) Mandatory Reservation.
Reservation for nominees
(a) Lakshadweep Quota: One seat in each University Teacher Education Centres, One seat in IASE Thrissur and one seat in Government College of Teacher Education, Calicut is reserved for natives of Lakshadweep. (Eligible Candidates will be selected by the Lakshadweep Administration and intimated to the Principal concerned. Candidates will submit their applications to the Lakshadweep Administration)
(b) Quota for Candidates from Mahe: One seat in the Government College of Teacher Education, Calicut is reserved for candidates from Mahe. (Eligible Candidates will be selected by the Mahe Administration and intimated to the Principal concerned. Candidates will submit their applications to the Mahe Administration)
D) Linguistic Minority Quota:
a) 1 seat (within the sanctioned strength) at Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Thrissur, 5 seats at University Teacher Education centre, Koduvayur are reserved for the linguistic minorities whose mother tongue is Tamil and residing in the jurisdiction of University of Calicut.
b) 2 seats in University Teacher Education centre, Kaniyambetta and 2 seats in University Teacher Education centre, Sulthan Bathery (total 4 in Wayanad District) are reserved for linguistic minorities whose mother tongue is Kannada and residing in the jurisdiction of University of Calicut. The admission under linguistic Minority quota in above mentioned centres is made subject to a maximum of one seat in each optional.
Mandatory Reservation: Leaving the seats set apart for Nominees, Persons with Disabilities and Special Reservations, the remaining seats for each course in a Govt. Colleges/University Teacher Education Centres will be distributed as per the mandatory reservation principle. Leaving the seats under reservation of seats applicable to Aided/Self-Financing Colleges, merit seats will be distributed as per mandatory reservation principle.
(a) SC/ST reservation- Shall be followed subject wise. Scheduled Caste - 8% of seats and Scheduled Tribe 2% of seats in each optional. In case sufficient eligible applicants under SC/ST quota are not available, the same will be filled up in the following priority.
SC seats: By ST/ OEC candidates. ST seats: By SC/OEC candidates.
(b) Socially and Educationally Backward Classes 30%- ETB 9%, MU 8%, OBH 3%, LA 3%, DV 2 %, VK 2 %, KN 1 % OBX 1%, KU 1 %. In private Self Financing Colleges 50% of the seats will be filled up on the basis of merit and by following the reservation policy of the State Government. The remaining 50% can be filled up by the educational agency (Management quota).
(c) Vacant seats in community quota, allowed in Aided Colleges, due to non-availability of candidates in that particular college will go to general merit.
(d) Reservation rules in Government Colleges/Aided colleges/ University Teacher Education Centres/Self-Financing colleges is shown below
In Government Colleges/ Self Financing Colleges/ University Teacher Education Centres
| Category | % of Reservation |
| Open Merit | 60% |
SC/ST SC : 8% ST : 2% | 10% |
Socially and Educationally backward classes (SEBC) Ezhava (EZ) : 9% Muslim (MU) : 8% Other Backward Hindu (BH) : 3% Latin Catholic & Anglo-Indian (LA) : 3% Dheevara & related communities (DV) : 2% Viswakarma & related communities(VK) : 2% Kusavan & related communities (KN) : 1% Other Backward Christian (OBX) : 1% Kudumbi : 1% | 30% |
Reservation of Seats for Economically Weaker Sections in general category:
10 % seats reserved for Economically weaker sections (EWS) who are not covered under existing scheme of reservation for the scheduled caste, the scheduled Tribe and the Socially and Educationally backward classes. EWS reservations are available in the affiliated training colleges/ centres( Other than minority institutions) where reservation to other backward classes are provided. (U.O.No. 4958/2020/Admn Dated, 29.05.2020 & U.O.No. 7158/2020/Admn Dated,28.07.2020,
7518/2021/Admn Dated 02/08/2021, U.O No. 10306/2022/Admn Dated 21.05.2022). For this purpose 10 % seats are additionally created over and above the sanctioned intake excluding management quota seats.
Candidates coming under SC/ST/OEC/SEBC are not eligible for EWS reservation. Only the general category candidates belonging to the Forward communities, who are economically backward, are eligible for EWS reservation. Please see G.O.(Ms) No.23/2022/P&ARD Dated 04.10.2022, which includes the format for EWS certificate to be obtained from Village Officer. An Income & Assets Certificate below Rs.4lakh (Appendix I) or AAY and PHH Certificate (Appendix II) issued from Village Officer/Tahsildar should be produced at the time of admission, by the candidates who wish to avail reservation under EWS category. Documents like ration card will not be accepted for availing reservation to this category.
Selection Criteria
Selection is made based on the aggregate marks/grade obtained by the applicants in the UG Degree / PG Degree Examination. This marks/grade will be converted in to 1000. A reduction of 1 % of the index mark for every repeated chance will be made.
