Teaching & Education

The prominent in the state of Maharashtra is the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) offering a distance education course in B.Ed. It has the average duration of 2 years, but it is up to 5 years to finish it. Depending on the university and the category fees of the whole programme vary between INR 30,000-90,000. To view detailed brochures, and specific information regarding study materials, visiting the YCMOU web site should be advisable or you can contact the School of Education directly. One has to have a Bachelors degree or Masters degree with at least 50 percent marks.

The December test of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2024 exam was on December 14, 2024, in two shifts. Paper 2 was on between 9.30 AM and 12.00 PM, and Paper 1 between 2.00 PM and 4.30 PM. In Haryana, Gurgaon is identified as an examination center (City Code 144). Application was done between September 17 and October 16, 2024. The general eligibility is the possession of a Bachelor degree with a B.Ed, as in Paper 2, and 10+2 and D.El.Ed in Paper 1.

Salaries of the recently recruited Assistant Professor working in Pharmacy colleges of India widely range according to variables such as the type of the institution (government, independent) qualifications (Ph.D., UGC NET) and location, among others. Broadly, this is INR 57,700 as per the 7 th Pay Commission which is the entry pay of UGC Commission approved Assistant Professors. In a private college, the package is usually between INR 2.5 LPA and INR 3.5 LPA, and government establishments offer a better package, which may go even beyond INR 7.5 LPA, in case one of the qualifications is a UGC NET or Ph.D.

Yes you can. The students who are in their final year can apply for National Eligibility Test. However, such candidates will be considered eligible for the award of assistant professor eligibility only after they pass the Masters degree final year exam.

TS TET exam details:

- *Mode:* Online CBT

- *Duration:* 2.5 hours

- *Questions:* 150 MCQs

- *Papers:* Paper 1 (Classes 1-5), Paper 2 (Classes 6-8)

- *Eligibility:*

    - Paper 1: 10+2 with 50% and Diploma in Elementary Education

    - Paper 2: Bachelor's degree with 50% and B.Ed

- *Key Dates:*

    - Notification: April 11, 2025

    - Exam: June 18-30, 2025

    - Result: July 22, 2025.