BEd: Know eligibility, admission process, job prospects & more
Regional Institute of Education Common Entrance Examination 2025 ( RIE CEE )
By Dr Uma Sinha
BEd career prospects
Bachelor of Education or BEd is a graduate professional degree (regulated by NCTE) which includes skill-based training programme that specifically caters and imparts knowledge to students who are interested in pursuing a career in teaching and related fields.
Subjects or Topics studied in BEd
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment
• Educational Psychology
• Education, Culture and Human Values
• Guidance and Counselling
• Holistic Education
• Philosophy of Education
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BEd Course Benefits
• BEd course provides greater scope, improves teaching skills and develops sound knowledge and understanding of candidates so that best quality of education can be imparted to students.
• It brings development of both cognitive and non-cognitive behaviours of the trainee-teachers for developing behavioral changes among candidates.
• BEd also helps candidates learn the methodologies, practical oriented activities and training process which develop practical teaching skills beneficial to become an efficient teacher.
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Books & Study Materials for BEd Entrance examination
Some popular books that candidates can study to prepare well for BEd Entrance Exams are mentioned below:
• BEd Entrance Exam Guide (Popular Master guide) by Ramesh Publishing House
• IGNOU BEd Entrance Test Guide and Previous Papers (Solved) by R Gupta
• Regional BEd Common Entrance Examination Guide by SK Publisher
• IGNOU BEd Entrance Examination by Dr Lal and Jain (UPKAR’S Publication)
• BEd Guide by Bharti Sharma
• Teaching Aptitude & Attitude Test by Abha Malik
• GGSIPU BEd Entrance examination from MYPUSTAK by Arihant Publication
Following are some of the popular BEd Entrance Exams
1. Delhi University Entrance Exam (DUET)
2. MAH Maharashtra BEd Common Entrance Test
3. Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam
4. UP BEd JEE
5. Regional Institute of Education Common Entrance Exam (RIE CEE)
6. Jammu University BEd Entrance Exam
7. IPU BEd Entrance Exam
8. Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET)
9. MP BEd Entrance Exam
10. IGNOU BEd Entrance Test
11. Banaras Hindu University Undergraduate Entrance Test (BHU UET)
12. Osmania University BEd Entrance Exam
13. Panjab University BEd Entrance Examination
14. Mumbai University BEd Entrance Examination
15. Purvanchal BEd Entrance Examination
16. MJP Rohilkhand University BEd Entrance Exam
17. Satyam College of Education BEd Entrance Examination
18. Guru Nanak Dev University BEd Entrance Examination
There are three main types of BEd programmes in India include:
- Regular BEd (2 years)
- Integrated BEd (4 years)
- Distance mode (2 years)
Regular BEd Course
Eligibility: Graduation from a recognised university with minimum 50% or 55% aggregate marks at postgraduate level.
Admission Process: Selection is done on the basis of performance in the entrance exam conducted by institutes.
Duration: 2 years
Some of the top BEd colleges in India are listed below:
1. University of Delhi
2. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
3. Jamia Millia Islamia University
4. Lovely Professional University
5. Mahatma Gandhi University
6. Vijaya Teacher’s College, Bangalore
7. Al Ameen College of Education, Bangalore
8. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi
9. Bombay Teachers Training College, Mumbai
10. Amity institute of Education, New Delhi
11. Banaras Hindu University
12. Lady Irwin College
BEd Integrated Course
The course consists of graduation programme and BEd programme which are combined to form an integrated course.
Eligibility: Candidates should qualify 10+2 from a recognised board with minimum of 45-55%. The percentage vary from one institute to another.
Admission Process: Admissions are done on the basis of both merit as well as entrance exam.
Duration: It is a 4 years duration course divided into eight semesters.
Some colleges which offer four-year integrated BEd courses are listed below:
1. University of Kerala
2. Gujarat University
3. MSU
4. Ahmedabad University
5. Saurashtra University
6. Delhi University
7. MGU
8. Lovely Professional University
9. Regional Institutes of Education (RIE)
BEd Distance Education
Eligibility: Candidate should passed Bachelor degree with at least 50% or Master’s degree from a recognised university with at least two years of teaching experience.
Admission Process: Selection is done on the basis of score obtained in the admission /entrance test.
Duration: Total duration of distance BEd course is 2 years. However, candidates are given maximum 5 years to complete the course.
Top BEd distance education colleges in India:
1. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
2. Annamalai University - School of Education
3. Andhra University - School of Education
4. Jamia Malia Islamia - Centre for Distance and Open Learning
5. Bharathiar University - School of Distance Education
6. Panjab University - University School of Open Learning
7. Tamil Nadu Open University
8. Kakatiya University - School of Distance and Continuing Education
Career Options and Job Prospects
BEd is popular professional course for those who want to pursue a career in teaching. For government teaching jobs you can appear for TET (Teacher Eligibility Test), CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test), UGC NET etc.
Candidates who wish to get into research can also pursue MEd, MPhil and Phd. After qualifying the NET, they can teach as lecturers or professors in various universities or colleges.
This course provides vast job opportunities in both government and private sectors in various educational fields:
BEd Employment opportunities
• Home Tuitions
• NGO
• Banking
• Private Coaching Centres
• Museum
• Financial institutions
• Defence
• Education Consultancies
• Education Departments
• Private Tuitions
• Publishing Houses
• Research and Development Agencies
• Schools & Colleges
BEd Course Job Profiles
• Teacher in government and private schools
• Educator
• Online Tutor
• Social Worker
• Administrator
• Content Writer
• HR Executive
• Career Counsellor
• School Coordinator
• School Auditor
• Education Researcher
• Academic coordinator
• Instructor
• Librarian
• Admin Executive
• Trainer
• Syllabus Designer
About the Author:
Dr Uma Sinha
Dr Uma Sinha is Assistant Professor at Varun Dhaka Institute of Technology (VDIT), New Delhi. She is also an online educator and has total 19 years of teaching experience.
Uma has completed her PhD in Human Physiology and MPhil in Biochemistry. Apart from this, Uma has also pursued MEd. Uma has received Excellence Certificate from HRD Minister, (Smt Smriti Zubin Irani), Government of India.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, the Regional Institute of Education Common Entrance Examination (RIE CEE) 2025 for B.Ed. admissions may conduct a second and a third round of counselling depending on the availability of vacant seats after the first round. Generally, the second list or round is released a few days after the fir
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
CEE Result for Group B (BEd) was declared on September 11, on the RIE Bhopal website. Check your login credentials twice before trying to login. You can reset the password in case you're entering the incorrect one. If the situation still persists, you should immediately notify the RIE helplines. The
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The RIE CEE MEd Important Dates include application closing by June 20, 2025, and the entrance exam on 13 July. Results were declared on September 5 for Group C (MEd). The counselling is being conducted at the Regional Institute of Education (Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, and Mysuru). Candidates can
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
It is not advised for any candidate to miss the counselling date. It can result in losing the seat as well as the admission. You can confirm with the respective RIE if you can attend the next round of counselling or any other available solution.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, you can't change the allotted RIE after admission. Try to choose carefully during choice-filling round.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The list for the provisionally selected and waitlisted candidates based on their scores has been released on the website. The score differs every year. The RIE Bhopal 2025 cut-off year is around 80-85.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
There are five Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) in India, located in Mysuru, Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, and Shillong (NE-RIE). These institutions are constituent units of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and were established to provide teacher education progr
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Ranks are generated with 60% weightage for CEE-2025 marks and 40% weightage for qualifying examination marks, if the Candidate is eligible. (Please refer prospectus: Methods of Generating Rank)
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, the RIE CEE result has been released. The result for Group A was released on August 30, Group B (BEd) on September 11, and for Group C on September 5. Candidates can download their results @https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/1258/94288/login.html.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Given below is the criteria followed by RIEs for the selection procedure.
- 60% from the entrance examination and 40% from our definitions of aggregate scores for BSc BEd/ BA BEd/ MSc Ed/ BEd/MEd.
- There will be separate definitions to calculate the aggregate scores for BSc BEd and MSc Ed; For BA BEd; Fo
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