B.Ed. in Special Education (MD) 

at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Yes, Guru Nanak Dev University offers a two-year full-time B.Ed course. The programme is offered through the university Department of Education. Admission to the course is offered based on merit in the entrance examination conducted by the university. Moreover, to be eligible for admission to this course, a candidate must hold either a bachelor’s degree with 50% aggregate or Master’s degree in Sciences/Social Sciences/Humanities, Bachelors in Engineering or Technology with specialisation in Science and Mathematics with at least 55% aggregate.

The university admit candidates to B.Ed in accordance with the seat intake. Some of the seats are for reserved category candidates only. The table given below mentions the category-wise seat intake for B.Ed in Special Education:

Candidates after B.Ed in Special Education from GNDU can work as a special educator in CBSE/PSEB schools and as a teacher in special schools who handle students with multiple disabilities. To be recruitered in government schools, aspirants need to appear for national or state-level teacher eligibility tests (TETs) such as CTET,   UPTET,   APTET and  TSTET. Read more about B.Ed course here.

It is crucial that each of the aspirant for B.Ed at GNDU meet the required eligibility requirements. Thus, the applicant must hold a valid Bachelor’s degree with 50% aggregate or Master’s degree in Sciences/Social Sciences/Humanities, Bachelor's in Engineering or Technology with specialisation in Science and Mathematics with at least 55% aggregate. Applicant must also has the original and copies of these documents during form filling and at the time of admission for verification purposes.

Admission to GNDU B.Ed courses is through an entrance examination conducted by Guru Nanak Dev University. Candidates have to take this exam and secure a good score to take admission. The university may release a merit list to declare names of the selected candidates. Additionally, it is important that the aspirant fulfils the eligibility requirements. Eligible candidates can fill out the application form by visiting the GNDU official website. 

GNDU offers admission as per notification issued by Punjab Government. The University offers admission to its UG and PG courses on the basis of both merit and entrance-based. Admission to most of the courses is based on candidates performance in the Hence, the university does not offer direct admission. Aspirants can further reach out to the university admission office to get more details related to direct admission.

Yes, for some course, GNDU takes admission without entrance exam. The admission to those courses is allotted based on the merit secured in the qualifying exam.  

Admission to following GNDU courses is based on merit in the qualifying exam:

In order to submit the GNDU application success, candidates must pay the application fee on time. The fee payment can be done online through credit card/debit card/net banking. Moreover, the category-wise application fee is mentioned in the following table:

A total of 79 companies offered job opportunities to the students passing out in 2024. The highest package stood at INR 18.43 LPA and the average package offered was INR 6.40 LPA. Check the complete insights of Guru Nanak Dev University placements 2024 from the table below:

Gurunanak Dev University admission is done based on merit in the entrance exam or qualifying exam. Candidates willing to secure admission at GNDU must begin by meeting the course-eligibility criteria followed by filling out the application form and paying the application fee before the deadline.

Applicants are then required to appear for the relevant entrance accepted by the University. For candidates appearing for the entrance exam conducted by the HOD, the minimum marks for each category are as under:

After the selection process is completed, the University will release the merit list on its official website. All the candidates, whose name is on the merit-list, are required to appear for the counselling/ interview process for seat allocation and document verification process.