NCTE Plans to Discontinue 4-Year BElEd Program by 2026, Initially Launched by DU
Launched in 1994 by Delhi University, the four-year BElEd program was India’s first integrated teacher education course for elementary education. However, it is unlikely to have new admissions in any of the current institutions offering the program.
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has proposed ending the B.El.Ed (Bachelor of Elementary Education) program, a four-year degree in elementary teacher education. The recently released NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2025, mentions that the BElEd program will be discontinued starting from the 2026-27 academic session, with no new admissions permitted in any of the current institutions offering the four-year program. The BElEd programme was first introduced by Delhi University in the year 1994.
According to the draft regulations, colleges/universities recognized to teach the BElEd program will be allowed to continue enrolling students, provided they adopt the new Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) before the 2026-27 academic session begins, as reported by Indian Express.
Recently, NCTE invited applications from the universities for transition from 4-year integrated programme to ITEP where institues who were willing to transit from the BA BEd or BSc BEd pogramme were allowed to apply online at ncte.gov.in. The authorities also informed that any institution not recognized by the NCTE that applies for transition will have its application rejected, and any fees paid will be non-refundable.
The NCTE Chairman announced that while admissions to the BElEd program will be allowed this year, no new admissions will be accepted from 2026 onward. He also highlighted that the council has proposed transitioning the B.El.Ed program into the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP).
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The Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, offers a 3-year LL.B. programme with a total of 2,888 seats. The distribution of seats is as follows:
- Campus Law Centre (CLC): 962 seats
- Law Centre I: 963 seats
- Law Centre II: 963 seats
The entrance exam for the LL.B. programme is based on the LL.M. syllabus of the University of Delhi and covers various subjects such as Socio-Legal Research Methods, Constitutional Law/Administrative Law, Criminal Law/Criminal Justice Administration, Intellectual Property Laws/Cyber Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Gender Justice, Family Law, Jurisprudence, and International Law. The Faculty of Law, Delhi University, offers around 2,922 seats in the 3-year LL.B. program
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Yes, there are seat reservation for LLB course at Campus Law Centre Delhi Unversity. More than 70% of seats are reserved for various reserved category students. A breakup for the same is mentioned in the below table:
Category
Percentage Reservation of Seats at Law Centre-I
SC/ST
22.5%
15% for SC and 7.5% for ST (interchangeable, if necessary)
OBC (non-creamy layer, central list)
27%
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
10%
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD)
5%
Children/Widows of personnel of the Armed Forces (CW)
5%
Wards of Kashmiri Migrants
5%