Distance Learning BEd Admission

Tamil Nadu Open University Distance Education BEd Admission 2013-2014

Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) Distance Learning BEd Admission

The Tamil Nadu Open University was started with the idea to provide quality education to the people who have been denied or have been deprived of higher education, especially people who are economically weak in the society or students who are physically challenged or to those who have discontinued their higher studies due to various reasons. The University was established by the Act No 27 of year 2002 passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Tamil Nadu Government. The University is recognized by DEC, the Distance Education Council, New Delhi.

Eligibility criteria:
Any candidate who has a valid Bachelor’s degree in Tamil or English or Physics or Chemistry or botany or Zoology or Mathematics can apply for the Bachelor of education course. Also, a candidate needs to have a two year teaching experience in Nursery/ Primary/ Secondary/ Higher Secondary Schools that are recognized by either the Government of Tamil Nadu or Government of India. The candidates who belong to SC/ ST, BC, OC, MBC or DNC and visually and physically handicapped candidates will be given more weightage than students who belong to other category.

Admission Procedure:
The admission to Tamil Nadu Open University’s Bachelor of Education course will be based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the Entrance examination conducted by the Open University. The entrance examination will be conducted on all the study centers of the University across Tamil Nadu. The candidates will be selected for admission to the B Ed course based on the merit list in the entrance examination and also the marks obtained in the qualifying degree course. The candidate who receives the call letter from the University will have to meet the Administrative officer with all the original testimonials on the specified date. For further details of the B Ed course, please visit the University campus at No 577, Anna Salai, Saidapet, and Chennai or visit the website at www.tnou.ac.in.
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