Bachelor of Elementary Education (Four year course): No of seats - 54

This four year integrated course is the first Indian professional degree programme for elementary teachers' education. The course has been introduced in the Institute of Home Economics from the academic year 2004-05 & is offered by only a few select colleges of Delhi University.

The admission to this course is through a centralized admission test conducted by Central Institute of Education, Delhi University. The B.El.Ed. programme prepares a student-teacher for a wide range of professional & academic options such as teaching & research in elementary education in Government. & Public schools, pursuing post graduation and subsequently qualifying to be teacher educators in state Institutes/University/Departments/Colleges.


Eligibility / Qualifications Required for Bachelor of Elementary Education

(A) Candidates seeking admission to the Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) Programme must have passed the Class XII examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or any other Board recognised as equivalent to the CBSE with at least 50% marks in each of the following four subjects:

(i) One from list A and three from list B

OR

(ii) One from list A, two from list B and one from list C.

List A	List B	List C
1. English Core	1. English/Hindi	Any other subject in class XII offered by CBSE or its equivalent Board.
2. English Elective	2. Any one language (Other than Hindi or English) offered by CBSE, or its equivalent board, at +2
3. Hindi Core	3. Biology/Biotechnology
4. Hindi Elective	4. Physics
	5. Chemistry
	6. Mathematics
	7. Economics
	8. History
	9. Political Science
	10. Geography
	11. Sociology
	12. Philosophy
	13. Psychology
	14. Business Studies or Accountancy

(B) Candidates should have completed 17 years of age as on October 1, 2007. Relaxation will be permissible as per University Norms.

Note:
Not more than two languages will be considered for the purpose of eligibility from List A and B together.


Admission Procedure

Forms available at:
Department of Education,
University of Delhi,
33, Chhatra Marg,
Delhi-110007

Phone: 011-27667509
Email: cieidu@nda.vsnl.net.in
Web: www.cie.du.ac.in


Common Entrance Examination (Conducted by Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi)

All admissions to the B.El.Ed. Programme - 2007-2008 will be made through a Common Entrance Examination (CEE - B.El.Ed.) comprising of a Written Test and an Interview. Scheme of the Common Entrance Examination (CEE-B.El.Ed), 2007-2008 is as follows:

A. Written Entrance test
Section content		Type	Duration	Medium	Marks
I (a)	Reasoning and Subject Knowledge (upto Class X)	Multiple Choice	70 min.	English or Hindi	60
(b)	Aptitude and Attitude	Multiple Choice	20 min.	English or Hindi	15
II (a)	Bilingual Language Comprehension	Multiple Choice	40 min.	English and Hindi	30
(b)	Written Expression	Paragraph Writing	20 min.	English or Hindi	15

B. Interview					30
Total (A+B) 150

Scheme of Examination of Bachelor of Elementary Education

Area	Course Title	Marks
Year I
Theory	F1.1 Child Development	100
	F1.2 Contemporary India	100
	C1.1 Nature Language	50
	C1.2 Core Mathematics	50
	C1.3 Core Natural Sciences	50
	C1.4 Core Social Sciences	50
Practicum	PR1.1 Performing and Fine Arts	75
	PR1.2 Crafts, Participatory Work	25
	Colloquia & Tutorials	50
Colloquia	Academic Enrichment
Enrichment	Activities
	Total (Part I)	550
Year II
Theory	F2.3 Cognition and Learning	100
	F2.4 Language Acquisition	50
	F2.5 Human Relations & Communication	50
	P2.1 Language Across the Curriculum	50
	Liberal Course (Optional-I)*	100
	O2.1 English I
	O2.2 Hindi I
	O2.3 Mathematics I
	O2.4 Physics I
	O2.5 Chemistry I
	O2.6 Biology I
	O2.7 History I
	O2.8 Political Science I
	O2.9 Geography I
	O2.10 Economics I
Practicum	PR2.3 Observing Children	75
	PR2.4 Self-development Workshops	50
	PR2.5 Physical Education	25
	Colloquia & Tutorials	50
Colloquia	Academic Enrichment
Enrichment	Activities
	Total (Part II)	550
Year III
Theory	F3.6 Basic Concepts in Education	100
	F3.7 School Planning & Management	50
	P3.2 Logico-Mathematics Education	50
	P3.3 Pedagogy of Environmental Studies	50
	Liberal Course (Optional II)*	100
	O3.1 English II
	O3.2 Hindi II
	O3.3 Mathematics II
	O3.4 Physics II
	O3.5 Chemistry II
	O3.6 Biology II
	O3.7 History II
	O3.8 Political Science II
	O3.9 Geography II
	O3.10 Economics II
Practicum	SC3.1 Classroom Management	75
	SC3.2 Material development and Evaluation	75
Colloquia	Colloquia and Tutorials	50
Enrichment	Academic Enrichment Activities
	Total (Part III)	550
Year IV
Theory	F4.8 Curriculum Studies	50
	F4.9 Gender & Schooling	50
	Optional Course	50
	Option A*: Pedagogy (one of the following)
	OP4.1 Language
	OP4.2 Mathematics
	OP4.3 Natural Science
	OP4.4 Social Science
	OR
	Option B*: (one of the following)
	OL4.1 Computer Education
	OL4.2 Special Education
Practicum	SI: School Internship	250
Colloquia	Colloquia & Tutorials	50
Project	Project Work	100
Enrichment	Academic Enrichment Activities
	Total (Part IV)	550
Grand Total (Part I+II+III+IV)		2200

*Option will be offered as per the availability in respective Colleges.
F: Foundation Course; C: Core Course; P: Pedagogy Course; O: Optional Liberal Course; OP: Optional Pedagogy; OL: Optional Course; PR: Practicum; SC: School Contact Programme; SI: School Internship.
In the Course nomenclature, the numeral immediately following letters (F.C.P. etc.) denotes the year of the programme in which the course is to be taught. The second numeral denotes the serial number in a particular course type. For instance, F2.5 signifies that Human Relations and communications is the 5th foundation course to be taught in the 2nd year of the programme of study.)

Liberal Options being offered in Part II and Part III of the course :

• Biology
• English
• Economics
• Mathematics
• Geography
  
  The option will be available to the students in a particular year subject to minimum of 5-7 students choosing a particular option in the college.