The course: The college offers the degree of Bachelor of Education of two academic year as per the regulations of the university of Mysore. The academic year usually begins in the month of November December.
Location: The college is situated at Hemavathi Extension, Mysuru – Channrayapattana Road, Krishnarajapete, Mandya Dist., Karnataka.-571426. It is housed in its own building with wide play ground.
Library: The college library has over 6000 books on different aspects of education, both open access and borrowing systems are provide to encourage reading habits among the trainees. The college subscribes over ten journals on education.
Psychology and science laboratories are also provided to meet the academic needs of the trainees.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING TWO YEAR BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (B.Ed) PROGRAMME, UNIVERSITES OF KARNATAKA STATE
In exercise of the powers conferred under Chapter-II 5 A and B of the Karnataka State Higher Education Act 2010, the provisions made in the Karnataka State University Act 2000 and as per the guidelines of NCTE in the Gazette of India Notification extraordinary December 2014, the Government of Karnataka provides the following Regulations to govern two year B.Ed Programme hereafter called as B.Ed under choice based credit system [CBCS] and continuous assessment grading pattern (CAGP) programme offered in the TEI‘s affiliated and constituent colleges of Universities of Karnataka Sates from the academic year 2015-16 and onwards. The completion of the programme shall lead to B.Ed degree.
1. Preamble:
The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) Programme is a two year professional programme in the field of Teacher Education which aims at preparing School Teachers, generally known as B.Ed. This is a professional programme that prepares teachers for upper primary, secondary level (classes VI -X) and higher secondary level (classes XI-XII ) . Also aims at preparing, practitioners and other educational professionals including manpower for curriculum development, planners, administrators, supervisors, school principals and for extension activities.
2. Title, Application and Commencement:
The regulations shall be cited as Karnataka State Regulations 2015-16 governing two year B.Ed Programme leading to Bachelor of Education Degree Course. These regulations shall apply to Bachelor of Education Degree Programme approved by NCTE and being offered in the State Universities and in its affiliated Teacher Education Institutes having recognized by the NCTE for the B.Ed two year programme. The affiliated institutions offering this programme should have the physical infrastructure and follow norms as per State Government Rules, NCTE regulations and State stipulations prescribed for B.Ed two year programme. These 14 regulations come into force from the date on which they are approved by the Government of Karnataka.
3. Monitoring and Regulation of the Course:
There shall be a State Teacher Education Monitoring Board ( STEM Board) at the State level constituted by the Karnataka State Higher Education Council which shall undertake the implementation of B.Ed programme at State level The Board shall be responsible to monitoring, regulate and issuing appropriate direction to the Universities, Colleges and any other appropriate bodies. The DSERT shall act as the nodal agency for the said purpose. There shall be a Teacher Education Regulatory Monitoring Cell (TERM Cell) at each University level which shall take similar functioning as the STEM Board at University level.
4. Definitions of the Key terms Used in the Regulation:
- Semester : is duration of four consecutive months with a minimum of 90-100 Working days.
- Blank Semester : A Semester is said to be a blank semester for a candidate if he/she does not enroll for that semester
- Credit: It is a unit of academic input measured in terms of the study hours. It reflects the number of Study Hours‘ in a particular period of time devoted to various aspects of the teaching – learning process such as attending classes, engaging in assignments, projects, seminars, practical aspects, filed based activities ,immersion, computer skills, research activities required for the course. A credit is a unit of study of a fixed duration. In terms of credits, every one hour session of L amounts to one credit and a minimum of a two – hour session of T or P amounts to one credit. L stands for Lecture session, T stands for Tutorial Session and P stands for practical /Practice session.
- Course: A course is a study specified by the concerned Board of Studies for teaching, learning and evaluation during a particular semester. A course will have a minimum of two credits and maximum of eight credits. Every course offered 15 will have three components associated with teaching – learning process of the course, namely L, P, and T.
- Tutorial : A tutorial is a supplementary practice to any teaching-learning process that may consist of participatory discussion/self study/desk work/ seminar presentations by students and such other novel methods that makes a student to absorb and assimilate more effectively the contents delivered in the lecture classes, seminars, case study, discussion sessions etc., are part of tutorials.
- Practical/practice: A Practical/practice is methods of imparting education that consists of hands-on experience/laboratory experiments/ field studies/ study tour, etc that equip students to acquire the required skill component.
- Internship and immersion: It is the period where in the candidate visits the Teacher Education Institute, Schools, or any educational Institute and for the full day or a part of the day regularly and undertake the defined activities under the supervision of a guide. The activity will end up in a recorded form. The assessment is based on his/her performance while doing the activity and based on his/her record. The focus is development of competencies, in-depth understanding through field experience and application of theoretical aspects learnt.
- Enhancing Professional Capacities (EPC): These are the courses where in the student teacher is equipped with personal competencies that are required to do various activities expected of a teacher.
- Engagement with Field Activity ( EF) : These are the courses where in the student teacher will get the theatrical base through college classes and visit to the field as and when required intermittently collect information, and completes the assignment.
- Field Work Activities: These are the activities assigned to the student to undertake in team or individually. The work may in the institute campus or anywhere as the case demands. The processes of conduct and purpose are same as that of internship.
- Hard Core Course: A Hard Core Course is a course that is fundamental and compulsory in requirement for a subject of study in a particular programme. The hard core course of studies other prescribed for study in a programme shall not be 16 replaced by studying any other course/s. Essential field work, Team work, etc leading to report writing and project/ dissertation of the main programme of study shall be treated as a hard- core course.
- Modalities of Transaction and Assessment (MOTA): This is the description for the course operation in the institute and field, with specification of role of teachers, learner and institutional responsibility. The assessment procedure is also specified in this phase.
- Theory cum Practice: These are the components of the curriculum where in the transaction requires orientation on certain theoretical grounds and practice the theory in to practice. The curriculum will have fifty percent of the course with theoretical aspects and other fifty percent with practicum. The teacher educator will conduct such classes in to batches of 25 to fifty students as per the facilities available in the institute.
- Simulation practices: The professional skills required to practice in simulation without going to the school fall under these courses. The students will practice the competencies presuming the peers as students or even in absence.
- Perspective Course: The courses that provides the theoretical orientation from basic discipline that has application in the field of education. It provides directional path to compose the requirement in the education as application from various basic disciplines.
- Field Work Courses: for which student has to visit the field collect the required data systematize, processes and present fall under these type of the courses.
- Immersion: The activity where in the student teacher equipped with the required competencies and knowledge enters in the school premises to handle the learner under the supervision of guiding teacher. He will undertake all the roles of a full fledged teacher and equip himself in real situation.
5. Intake:
The basic unit size for the programme shall be 50. Initially an institution shall be allowed only one unit. Additional unit in the programme may be permitted by application of institution and recognition by NCTE, followed by the University affiliation
6. Eligibility and Choice of pedagogic Subjects:
Candidates seeking admission to the B.Ed programme should be as prescribed by NCTE and UGC and State Government as listed below:
- Candidates with at least fifty percent marks either in Bachelor‘s Degree and/or the Master‘s Degree in Science/Social Science/Humanity, Bachelors in Engineering or Technology with specialization in Science and Mathematics with 55 percent marks or any other qualification equivalent thereto are eligible for admission to the programme. SC/ST/OBC/PWD/371(J) and any other categories/type shall be as per the rules of the Central Government/State Government whichever is applicable.
- The candidate should specify whether he desire to be a
- Teacher for 6-8 and 9-10 std eligibility, or
- Teacher for 8-10 and 11-12 std eligibility ( Only for PG Qualified)
Each one has to select two methods as prescribed below:
| SL | Discipline | Subject option available | Content to be practiced as pedagogy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humanity | Kannada, English Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Marathi (Any other State neighbourhood languages provision made by State Govt) | Respective language as first, second, and third language |
| 2 | Social Science | History and Civics Geography | All the content prescribed in the Social Science text books of the State with emphasis on Social science perspective All the content prescribed in the Social Science text books of the State with emphasis on Geography and Environmental science perspective |
| 3 | Physical Science | Physics Chemistry | All the content prescribed in the Science text books of the state up to VIII and Physical Science content of IX and X std. All the content prescribed in the Science text books of the State up to VIII and Physical Science content of IX and X std. |
| 4 | Biological Science | Biology | All the content prescribed in the Science text books of the State up to VIII and Biological Science content of IX and X std |
| 5 | Mathematics | Mathematics | All the content prescribed in the Science text books of the State up toX std mathematics of the State |
| 6 | Commerce Commerce The content of XI and XII as per State Govt provision | Commerce | The content of XI and XII as per State Govt provision |
The Post Graduate candidates have the option to take higher secondary level subject according to their PG qualification along with one of the secondary school subject. This specialisation exist for the III Semester and IV Semester. For the second semester there are no pedagogic paper specialised to any school subject. The pedagogic subject for the first semester will be on any two of the followings, one each from any two groups:
| SL | Pedagogy of Discipline | Suitable for the existing State appointment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humanity | Language Teacher |
| 2 | Social Science | Arts teacher |
| 3 | Geography and Environment | Arts teacher |
| 4 | Physical Science and/or Biological Science | Science Teacher |
| 5 | Mathematics | Maths Teacher |
| 6 | Commerce | Commerce at Higher Secondary level |
Mandatory conditions to be followed while allotting the pedagogy subjects to the student teachers:
- The pedagogic subject choice( except languages) shall be based on the candidate qualifying to have studied the subject as optional for the three year course with due marks equivalent to the State Govt. Degree programme. Language pedagogy shall be given based on study of the subject either as optional or as basic.
- The choice of subject to be given to each candidate shall fall in accordance with the qualification of the candidate with his optional and languages studies and the state appointment provision presently in operation while advertised State Government of Karnataka.
- The pedagogic subject of Advanced pedagogy of higher secondary shall be given only to the students with PG qualification and eligible to be appointed at higher secondary.
7. Medium of Instruction:
Medium of instruction for the course is English. However, candidates may write the examination in Kannada for all papers except for language pedagogy papers. The language pedagogy paper shall be written in the language as directed in the subject of study.
8. Admission Procedure:
- Reservation and relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Article 371 (J) and any other categories shall be as per the rules of the Central Government/ State Government whichever is applicable and provided from time to time by the state Government.
- The Central Admission Cell of the Sate under the Commissioner of Public Instruction shall monitor the admission to the Government Seat Quota. CAC cell shall complete the admission processes within the stipulated time prescribed by the NCTE admission procedure. Any seats remaining vacant under this category, after completion of the admission processes by the CAC shall not be filled in by the University or TEI‘s without prior permission by the Government.
- The Admission for management seat shall be made on merit, based on marks obtained in the qualifying examination and in the entrance examination, if any or any other selection process as per the policy of the Central Government/State Government/ University Admission from time to time.
- The University shall prepare the schedule or academic calendar for both Merit and Management Quota seats in accordance with CAC and STEM Board directions. The University and TEI shall follow the calendar of events. The calendar of events to be followed are: i. Date for the publication of notice inviting applications for admission by the University along with list of recognised colleges by the University. ii. Last date of receipt of the applications for admission to the respective Colleges. iii. Date of selection by test or interview;(if any) iv. Date of publication of 1st, 2nd and 3rd list of candidates and last date of closure of admission.
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