Teaching & Education

Indira Gandhi National Open University conducts the IGNOU BEd Entrance Test once a year in March. The entire process begins in the end of December or January. The exam is expected to be conducted on March 15.

The UGC NET 2026 Cut off for the June session will be released at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. It is the minimum qualifying marks required by the student to clear the exam. The Cutoff PDF has been released along with the result.

The regulatory authority National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) changed the B.Ed course from 1-year to 2‑year (four semesters) for all new admissions since around 2014‑15. 

For distance or correspondence B.Ed (or ODL — open/distance learning) mode, NCTE sets that the duration must be 24 months (2 years).

Therefore, any “1‑year B.Ed” — through regular or distance mode — is not valid under current NCTE norms (unless it's some outdated or special exception, which is unlikely).

There are many govt. and state universities that conduct BEd entrance exams like IGNOU, VMOU, Kakatiya University, and many more. Check your preferred exam and verify which university will conduct that exam for the 2026 session.

The last date for any exam hasn't been released yet. You will be notified once it is released on official website and Shiksha.com.

The BEd entrance exams are conducted at national and state-level. Candidates can choose their preferred exam and college they wish to get admission in.

National exam like IGNOU and state-level like Rajasthan PTET

No, MAH BEd CET provides admission in regular 2-year BEd course

The RIE CEE 2026 application form is expected to be released in May @cee.ncert.gov.in. At Shiksha.com, we will update the link as soon as it is available.