PANJAB UNIVERSITY CHANDIGARH

B.Ed. ADMISSIONS -2019

(Chandigarh Colleges only)
for

Colleges of Education
Affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh, situated in Union Territory,
Chandigarh Only

Date of Availability of Prospectus & Online 20th June, 2019

Application Form
Last Date for Submission of Information on 10 th July, 2019
website to generate the Bank Challan:
Entrance Test on 24th July, 2019

Application Fee [Non-Refundable]:

General Category: Rs. 2400/-
SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 1200/-

Admission Website: https://chandigarhbed.puchd.ac.in

Control Room: Room No.13, 1st Floor,

Department of Education,
Arts Block-2,
Panjab University, Chandigarh
For any query please contact at:

Telephone No.: +91 73474 84967

E-mail: chandigarhbed@pu.ac.in
Enquiry Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Candidates are advised to visit the website regularly for information and updates.

In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early
enough. The university will not be responsible for any network related problem.

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Admission to B.Ed. (General), B.Ed. (Yoga) and B.Ed.
Special Education (Mental Retardation) in Colleges
of Education affiliated to Panjab University,
Chandigarh and situated in U.T. Chandigarh will be
done through Common Entrance Test. Those
who aspire to take admission in these
colleges may apply online from June 20th to
July 10th 2019 at http://chandigarhbed.puchd.ac.in
The information for admission is based on
the guidelines laid down by the competent
authority. These are subject to modifications
according to the latest instructions/ policies
issued by the concerned University, NCTE
and Chandigarh Administration from time to
time.

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 CONTENTS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
2. ELIGIBILTY
3. ADMISSION POLICY IN COLLEGES OF UNION TERRITORY,
CHANDIGARH
4. CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS
6. TEACHING SUBJECT COMBINATIONS
7. RESERVATION OF SEATS
8. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
9. IMPORTANT DATES
10. THE SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
11. EXAMINATION RELATED INSTRUCTIONS:
12. VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS
13. FEES & FUNDS
14. APPENDIX –A: Certificate for U.T. Pool

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 COMMON ENTRANCE TEST

for Admission to B.Ed. (General), B.Ed. (Yoga) and B.Ed. Special Education
(Mental Retardation) - 2019

FOR COLLEGES OF EDUCATION SITUATED IN CHANDIGARH ONLY

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

As authorized by of Directorate of Higher Education, Chandigarh Administration, the Panjab

University, Chandigarh will conduct Common Entrance Test (C.E.T.) for admission to B.Ed.
(General), B.Ed. (Yoga) and B.Ed. Special Education (Mental Retardation) in Colleges of
Education affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh and situated in U.T. Chandigarh. The
information about Colleges of Education and the number of seats available there in as per
approval granted by the National Council for Teacher Education (N.C.T.E) as notified in the
Notification of Directorate of Higher Education, Chandigarh Administration No. 558-DHE-UT-
C5-26(1) 92-III dated 03/06/2019 (Annexure-I). The Centre for common entrance test will
be Chandigarh only.

Note: Examination Centre once allotted will not be changed under any circumstances.

The Entrance Test shall be conducted on 24/07/2019 and into a session of 2½ hours
duration (10.30 A.M to 1.00 P.M.)

2. ELIGIBILITY:

A candidate who possesses the following qualifications shall be eligible to join the
course:

i. Candidates with at least 50% Marks either in Bachelor’s degree and/or in the Master’s
degree in Science/Social sciences/ Humanities/ Commerce/Home
science/B.B.A/B.C.A,B.A. LL.B., B. Com. LL.B. or any other qualification equivalent
thereto, are eligible for admission to the programme. However, while calculating merit,
marks obtained in Graduation only will be considered. There shall be a relaxation of 5%
marks in favour of SC / ST / PwD candidates. Candidate with less than 45% marks
belonging to these categories shall not be eligible.
ii. Bachelors in Engineering or Technology with specialization in science and mathematics
with 55% marks or any other qualification equivalent thereto, are eligible for admission
to the programme. However, while calculating merit, marks obtained in Graduation only
will be considered. There shall be a relaxation of 5% marks in favour of SC / ST / PwD
candidates. Candidate with less than 50% marks belonging to these categories shall not
be eligible.
iii. The reservation in seats and relaxation in the qualifying marks in favour of the reserved
categories shall be as per rules of the Chandigarh Administration.
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 iv. Provided that such minimum qualifying marks shall not automatically entitle a candidate
to get admission in an institution but only entitle the candidate concerned to fulfill other
institutional criteria notified by the institution concerned or by the Government
concerned from time to time to apply for admission. Online admission will be offered to
only those candidates who will qualify the Common Entrance Test and provide the
options for colleges along with subject combination.
b) Candidate must have studied the major subject of the subject combination for at least
three years at Bachelor's level and two years at Master's level.
• Honors students shall opt for major subject in which they have obtained Honors,
the minor subject should have been studied at least for one year/one semester.
• Candidates should have passed Graduation/Post-Graduation in a relevant school
subject.
• A candidate getting admission on the basis of Post graduate degree shall have to
opt for one of teaching subjects pursued by him/her at Master degree.
• Any candidate who has passed Graduation without a relevant school subject would
not be considered.
c) Candidates who have appeared for qualifying examination and whose results have not
been declared may be provisionally allowed to apply for Common Entrance Test at their
own risk and responsibility but they shall become eligible for counseling only after they
have produced the evidence of having satisfied the above said conditions on the date of
counselling.
d) Result late (RL) / Re-evaluation / Compartment cases, if their results are declared before
final counseling, shall be considered subject to availability of seats only.

3. ADMISSION POLICY IN COLLEGES OF UNION TERRITORY, CHANDIGARH:

i. UT Pool 60%: Out of the total sanctioned intake of the institutions, 60% seats will be
filled up from amongst the students who have passed their Graduation examination
from colleges recognized by the Chandigarh Administration and situated in the
Union Territory of Chandigarh as a regular student of the said Colleges/
Institutions, subject to the condition that such students must have studied for two years
in graduation at Chandigarh. These seats will be termed as ‘UT Pool’.
ii. General Pool 40%: Out of the total sanctioned intake of the institutions, 40% seats will
be filled from amongst the students who passed their Graduation examination from the
recognized institutions other than those located in the Union Territory of. These seats
will be termed as ‘General Pool’. The candidates who have done their graduation/post-
graduation through distance mode will be considered under this Pool only.

Please Note:

 Special Note: Please select your pool choice i.e. U.T. Pool (60%) and General Pool
(40%) carefully, as during counseling you will not be allowed to make any change in
pool choice.

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Detail of seats in Colleges of Education as per Notification No. No. 558-DHE-UT-C5-26(1)
92-III dated 03/06/2019 of Department of Higher Education, Chandigarh Administration is
as follows

Sr.No. Name of College No. of Course

Sanctioned
Seats
1. Government College of Education, Sector 20-D, 100 B.Ed.
Chandigarh
2. Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector36-B, 100 B.Ed.
Chandigarh.
3 GRIID, Sector 31-C, Chandigarh. 30 B.Ed. (Special
Education) MR
4 Govt. College of Yoga Education & Health 20 B.Ed. (Yoga)
Sector 23-A, Chandigarh.
5 Brahmrishi Yoga Training Centre, Sector-19-A, 20 B.Ed. (Yoga)
Chandigarh.

4. CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

(a) The admission to B.Ed. Course in the colleges situated in Chandigarh and affiliated
to Panjab University, Chandigarh, for the session 2019-20 shall be made on the basis
of the relative merit of the candidates in the Common Entrance Test, subject to the
availability of seats in a particular subject combination and as per reservation policy
of Chandigarh Administration.
Note : No one who is already in employment (whole time or part time whether in honorary
capacity or paid) shall be admitted to B.Ed. Course in a College of Education without
taking leave from the employer/Institution/office etc. from the date of
commencement of the academic session till the completion of practical skill in
teaching examination.

(b) Admission will be done as per Reservation Policy of the Chandigarh Administration.

(c) When two or more candidates have secured equal marks in the Common Entrance Test
their inter-se merit for admission will be decided on the following criteria:

i. Candidate with higher percentage of marks in qualifying degree.

ii. Candidate older in age shall rank higher in the order of merit.

5. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
• The admission to various Colleges of Education situated in Chandigarh and affiliated to
Panjab University, Chandigarh will be done strictly as per the Notification of Chandigarh
Administration No. 558-DHE-UT-C5-26(1) 92-III dated 03/06/2019 (Annexure I), the
N.C.T.E. norms.
• The reservation of seats as given above shall be strictly adhered to. However, in case
seats in a reserved category remain vacant, on account of non-availability of qualified
candidates, such seats may be filled up as per policy of Chandigarh Administration.

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 • Applicant applying for the reserved category shall carefully indicate the claim for only
one category in the admission form. No change in the category will be entertained
/permitted at any stage after submission of information on the website.
• Any incorrect information by the candidate in online form or otherwise provided shall
lead to his/her disqualification without any intimation thereof.
• The minimum qualifying marks in CET will be 25% for General Category
candidates and 20% for SC/ST candidates.
• There will be two face to face counseling sessions for admission. The allocation of
college will be made through two face to face counselings only. The shifting of seats will
be allowed during the second counseling only.
• The admission to all seats belonging to different subjects in the colleges of Education
will be done as per the norms laid down by the N.C.T.E as per clause 3.1 of the appendix
iv of its Gazette Notification dated 28.11.2014. The subject combination will be decided
by the admission committee constituted by the Panjab University Chandigarh
• During counseling, major subjects would be allotted by the University. Allocation of seat
at time of counselling does not mean confirmation of admission. The admission will be
confirmed by the concerned college after checking and verification of documents.
• Colleges shall provide all information regarding the course and other facilities being
provided to the students on their website

6. TEACHING SUBJECT COMBINATIONS

i. Admission to B.Ed. course is subject based. At the time of admission, each candidate
shall opt for two teaching/pedagogical subjects, which has been studied at
graduation/post-graduation level. The candidate must have studied the Major subject of
the teaching combination for at least three years at graduation level or two years at
Master’s level. The minor subject should have been studied for at least for one year/one
semester.
ii. The candidates having honours course shall opt for major subject in which they have
obtained honours. The minor subject should have been studied at least for one year/one
semester.
iii. The candidates who have passed additional subjects at graduation level can opt for only
those teaching subject, marks of which are taken into account for the purpose of
calculating percentage of marks at graduation level.
iv. B.Com./B.B.A./M.Com. graduates /postgraduates may opt for two teaching subjects- one
is teaching of commerce and the other shall be teaching of economics/mathematics/any
one language i.e. teaching of English/Hindi/Punjabi/Sanskrit.
Note: B.Com/B.B.A. graduates shall be considered in commerce stream only, even they
have passed additional arts subjects unless they have passed Masters in Arts.
v. B.C.A. graduates may opt for teaching of Computer science as one subject. The other
subject shall be teaching of Mathematics or any one language
(English/Punjabi/Hindi/Sanskrit)
vi. B.E./B.Tech. graduates shall opt for any two subject combination out of teaching of
Mathematics, Computer Science, Science , Languages.
vii. B.Sc.(Home Science) graduates shall opt for two teaching subjects. One is Teaching of
Home Science, other may be subject studied at graduate level i.e. Science or any one
language ( English/Hindi/Punjabi/Sanskrit).
viii. B.Sc(Medical) graduates shall opt for two teaching subjects out of the following:

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 (a) Teaching of Science/ Life Science;
(b) Teaching of Physical Science;
(c) Teaching of any one language i.e. English/Hindi/Punjabi/Sanskrit.
ix. B.Sc(Non-Medical) graduates shall opt for two teaching subjects out of the following:
(a) Teaching of Science/Physical Science;
(b) Teaching of Mathematics/Computer Science;
(c) Teaching of any one language i.e. English/Hindi/Punjabi/Sanskrit.
x. Arts Graduates may opt for any two pedagogical subjects one each from the following (a)
and (b):
(a) Teaching of Social Studies/Economics/History/Geography/Political
Science/Sociology/Public administration/Fine Arts/Physical Education/
Music/Home Science.
(b) Teaching of any one language i.e. English, Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit provided that
the candidate has studied the subject at the graduation/post-graduation level.

xi. Graduates with Fine Arts/Music/Computer Science/Home Science/Physical

Education/Mathematics/Statistics/Quantitative techniques shall opt for any of these
subjects with the other subject combinations available in the college.

Note: Teaching of Fine Arts shall be offered to a candidate who had taken up Fine
Arts/Performing Arts/Fashion Design/Fashion Technology or B.A. with Diploma in
Drawing and Painting or Arts and Craft Teacher’s course from a recognized institution.
xii. Teaching of Social Studies shall be opted by those who have studied any one of these
subjects at B.A./M.A. level i.e. (i) History (ii) Geography (iii) Political Science(iv)
Sociology (v) Economics (vi) Public Administration(vii) Philosophy (viii) Psychology
(ix) Education(x) Defence Studies (xi) Religious Studies
xiii. B.A.LL.B. Graduate shall opt for two teaching subjects which they have studied during
the course, major for at least two/three years and minor for at least one year/one
semester.
xiv. A candidate getting admission on the basis of Post graduate degree shall have to opt for
one of teaching subjects pursued by him/her at Master degree

Note: 1. The candidates shall be given the required subject combination depending upon their
availability in the colleges.

2. Candidates who have passed Shastri/Gyani/Parbhakar/Honours in a language/Elective

subjects in languages can opt for two language combinations provided they have
studied the other language for at least one year/one semester at graduation/post-
graduation level.

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 College wise list of available Teaching Subjects
(B.Ed. GENERAL)

Government College of Education, Sector 20- Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36-B
D, Chandigarh (for women only)
1. Teaching of Science 1. Teaching of Science
2. Teaching of Physical Science 2. Teaching of Mathematics
3. Teaching of Life Science 3. Teaching of Computer Education
4. Teaching of Mathematics 4. Teaching of Social Studies
5. Teaching of Computer Science 5. Teaching of Economics
6. Teaching of Social Studies 6. Teaching of Home Science
7. Teaching of Economics 7. Teaching of Music
8. Teaching of Home Science 8. Teaching of Fine Arts
9. Teaching of Music 9. Teaching of English
10. Teaching of Fine Arts 10. Teaching of Hindi
11. Teaching of English 11. Teaching of Punjabi
12. Teaching of Hindi 12. Teaching of Commerce
13. Teaching of Punjabi 13. Teaching of Physical Education
14. Teaching of Sanskrit

B.Ed. (Yoga)
All eligible candidates with any subject combination shall be eligible to seek admission to
B.Ed. Yoga.
B.Ed. Special Education (Mental Retardation)
All eligible candidates with any subject combination shall be eligible to seek admission to
B.Ed. Special Education (Mental Retardation).

All Admissions will be done as per the Reservation policies of Union Territory of
Chandigarh and Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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7. RESERVATION OF SEATS

The RESERVATION POLICY for Chandigarh Colleges is as follows:

A candidate applying in the Reserved Categories shall carefully indicate his/her claim for
category in the Admission Form. No change of category will be entertained/permitted in the
application form or otherwise at a later stage.

A. UT Pool 60%: Out of the total sanctioned intake of the institutions 60% seats will be
filled up from amongst the students who passed their qualifying examination from
colleges recognized by the Chandigarh Administration and situated in the Union
Territory of Chandigarh as a regular student of the said Colleges/ Institutions, subject to
the condition that such students must have studied for two years at Chandigarh. These
seats will be termed as ‘UT Pool’.

B. General Pool 40%: Out of the total sanctioned intake of the institutions 40% seats will
be filled from amongst the students who pass their qualifying examination from the
institutions other than those located in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. These
seats will be termed as ‘General Pool’. Students who have passed their qualifying
examination through distance mode will be considered in General pool only.

Reservation:

 Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes

The following percentage of seats is prescribed for the students belonging to Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes:

U.T. Pool:
Scheduled Caste – 15%
Scheduled Tribes – NIL

General Pool:
Scheduled Caste – 15%
Scheduled Tribes – 05%

If the requisite number of students of SC category in the UT Pool is not available, the
seats will be made open to the students belonging to General category of the said pool. If
the requisite number of students belonging to SC/ST categories are not available, the
reservation will be interchangeable amongst the students of these communities.
However, if the seats still remain unfilled, these will be made open amongst the students
of the General category of the said-pool.

 Ex-Serviceman, Dependents of Defence/ Para-Military Personnel etc:

5% of the seats in each pool would be filled in from the following categories of students
in order of preference:

(a) Sons/ daughters/spouses of the defence personnel who are awardees of gallantry
decorations of Paramvir / Mahavir / Vir Chakra in person or posthumously OR Sons/
daughters/spouses of the defence personnel and Para-military personnel like CRPF, BSF etc.
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 who are killed or are totally incapacitated in action while in service and were wholly
dependent on them.

(b) Sons/daughters/spouses of the defence and Para-military personnel like CRPF, BSF etc.
who died while in service and were wholly dependent on them.

(c) Sons/daughters/spouses of the defence and Para-military personnel like CRPF, BSF etc.
incapacitated while in service and were wholly dependent on them.

(d) Sons/daughters/spouses of ex-serviceman (defence and Para-military personnel like

CRPF, BSF etc.) that are wholly dependent on them.

(e) Sons/daughters/spouses of serving defence and Para-military personnel like CRPF, BSF
etc. who are wholly dependent on them.

NOTE:
i) The applicants seeking admission under categories (a) are required to submit the
photocopy of citation for gallantry award, failing which they will not be considered for
this category.
ii) The applicants under category (b) and (c) are required to submit the certificate from the
respective headquarters regarding death or total incapacitation while in service.
iii) The applicants seeking admission to category (d) are required to submit discharge
certificate from service and certificate of dependence from the Director Zila Sainik
Board.
iv) The applicants claiming admission under category (e) are required to submit the
certificate of dependence from the unit in which parent/ spouse is serving.

 Persons with Disability (PwD)

5% seats in each pool would be filled from amongst the Persons with Disability candidates (1%
each to be reserved for persons suffering from (i) Blindness or loss of vision (ii) Hearing
impairment (iii) Locomotor disability or cerebral palsy). The students having temporary
disability would not be considered against reserved seats. Eligible candidates will furnish a
medical fitness certificate on the prescribed proforma from a Government Gazetted Medical
Officer along with the application indicating percentage of disability whether he/she is otherwise
able to carry on the studies and perform the duties of a teacher, name of the disease causing
disability, whether disability is temporary or permanent, whether disability is progressive or
non-progressive. Only such candidates whose disability is above 40% are eligible. If such a
certificate is not attached with the application, the candidate will not be considered for the seats
reserved for this category.
The candidates selected provisionally for admission under this category will have to
appear before the Medical Board constituted by the Principal Medical Officer, General Hospital,
Sector 16, Chandigarh, for determining the percentage of disability / disability. The final
selection will be made on the basis of the certificate issued by the Medical Doctor/Board. If the
candidate does not present himself/ herself before the Medical Doctor/Board on the date
intimated to him/her, his/her candidature against this category will be rejected and no
subsequent opportunity will be given to him/her.
The members of persons with disability including blind and hearing impaired shall be
allowed a relaxation of 5% marks for admission to the courses in which a certain percentage of
minimum marks has been prescribed, provided they have obtained minimum pass marks

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prescribed by the regulations. (Revised Guidelines for Reserved Category of Persons with
Disabilities Candidates, No. 3500-3599/DUI/DS dated 01/07/2016)

 Children and Grandchildren of Freedom Fighters

2% seats from each pool will be filled from the children and grand children of
freedom fighters.
(a) A freedom fighter is a person who has either been granted freedom fighter pension by the
Chandigarh Administration or has been awarded “Tamra Patra” by Government of
India for his political sufferings. No person other than the above mentioned persons will
be considered as freedom fighter for the purpose of reservation in admission. The
requisite certificate will be issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, which
will be considered irrespective of the form in which it is issued, provided it is self-
explanatory.
(b) Grand children mean son’s sons/daughters or daughter’s sons/ daughters.
(c) The wards of freedom fighters who have been awarded “Tamra Patras” by the
Government of India would also be eligible for reservation under this category. In the
case of such freedom fighters they should produce their “Tamra Patras” certificate,
freedom fighter certificate and dependence certificate from the Deputy
Commissioner of the district in which they reside.

NOTE: The applicants from this category will not be considered without the following
documents:
i) The photocopy of “Tamra Patra” certificate or freedom fighter certificate.
ii) Dependence certificate from the concerned Deputy Commissioner.

 Sportsmen/ Sportswomen
(a) 2% seats would be filled with sportsmen or sportswomen on the basis of their merits
as per grading criteria forwarded by the Chandigarh Administration. This category shall
not divided into UT Pool/General Pool.

Benefits of reservation under this category shall be available only to the following
categories of the students:-
(i) Who passed their qualifying examination from colleges recognised by Chandigarh
Administration and situated in the Union Territory of Chandigarh as a regular student of
the said college, who have studied in Chandigarh colleges for at least two years before
applying for gradation certificate subject to the condition that such students must
represent Chandigarh state etc. in the national/ other recognised tournaments.
(ii) Where Chandigarh Administration has adopted the notification of other States/ U.T.s on
reciprocal basis to give benefits of reservation in admission in Sports Category in
Chandigarh, they will be graded as per existing policy of Chandigarh Administration.
(iii) Countersigning of Gradation certificates shall only be admissible on reciprocal basis
provided that counter signed certificates will be graded as per policy of Chandigarh
Administration.

The gradation for Sports person is as under, which should not be before 1 st April, 2016.

Grade-A International level

Grade-B National level
Grade-C State level
Grade-D District level
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 Gradation Certificate of Sports, which is issued by Sports Department of the
respective State/U.T. only will be accepted.

b. Performance in the following sports discipline will only be considered for the purpose of
sports gradation certificate:

1. Athletics 2. Archery 3. Badminton 4. Basket ball 5. Boxing

6. Cricket 7. Chess 8. Cycling 9. Fencing 10. Foot ball

11. Golf 12. Gymnastic 13. Handball 14.Hockey 15. Judo

16. Kabbadi 17.Kayaking and 18. Shooting 19.Squash 20. Swimming

(N.S) Canoeing
21. Rowing 22. Table Tennis 23. Tennis 24.Volleyball 25.Weight Lifting
26. Wrestling

NOTE: (c) Students seeking admission to this category shall be considered only:
(i) If his/her age falls within the age group which is eligible for participation in
the Inter-College/ Inter-University Tournaments.
(ii) If his/her achievement in sports relates to his/her activity in any of the
three years preceding admission. (For example, for admission in the year 2019-
20, the achievements shall not be prior to the 1st April, 2016)

 Foreign students
2% seats are reserved for foreign students in B.Ed. course. The foreign students should
submit along with their application the following documents without which they will not
be considered for admission under this category:

(i) Eligibility Certificate: If a student is seeking admission on the basis of

foreign qualification.
(ii) Long term student Visa
(iii) Proof of foreign Nationality
NOTE:
(i) Foreign students residing abroad should apply though their respective
Embassies to the Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of External Affairs,
New Delhi.
(ii) Foreign Students desirous of seeking admission to B.Ed. course who are
in India will compete amongst themselves for the seats created for them.
Those living and applying from abroad shall be required to produce the
test score of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) from Princeton
USA. Foreign Candidates shall also have to comply with all the
requirements of Government of India, Chandigarh U.T. Administration as
well as Panjab University as prescribed by them from time to time.

Admission of the foreign students to the college is governed by the guidelines issued by
the Dean, Foreign Students, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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 • Wards of Kashmiri Displaced Persons
The reservation of one additional seat non-convertible in each Professional
Institute.

The reservation policy and seats as given above shall be strictly adhered to. In case seats in
a Reserved category remain vacant on account of non-availability of qualified candidates
such seats may be filled up from the General category. The candidate who had applied for
a Reserved category will be considered for that particular category/categories only.

This reservation is in accordance to the Home Policy of Chandigarh Administration,

Chandigarh.

Note:
As and when there is a change in the Home Policy or University rules, it will be
incorporated in the admission policy and intimated to the students and displayed on the
notice board also.

8. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• The candidates are advised to follow the procedure laid down for online
registration and application form submission.
• Incomplete forms will not be given any chance for completion after the last date
mentioned on the website link “Important Dates”.
• It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that correct information is provided
when the online form is filled. Any incorrect information will lead to disqualification.
No request for correction will be entertained once form/information is submitted online.
• Candidates applying for the reserved category shall carefully indicate the claim for
category in the Online Admission Form. No change of category will be entertained or
permitted at a later stage.
• Please read instructions clearly for claim of U.T. pool (60%) and General pool
(40%).
• Candidate is required to deposit fee of Rs. 2400/- (Rs. 1200/- for SC/ST/PwD) before
the last date mentioned on the website link “Important Dates”. Candidate can deposit
their fee in any SBI branch located in India.
• Candidates applying for the reserved category shall carefully indicate the claim for only
one category in the admission form to be submitted through online process.
• Any change of information in the Online Admission Form once submitted on the website
will not be entertained.
• Common Entrance Test (CET) will be held as per schedule on the website link
“Important Dates”.

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• ADMIT CARDS carrying the Roll Numbers will be issued to the candidates
provisionally and will be available under candidate’s login, subject to the final
confirmation of their eligibility. It is further clarified that the candidates shall be taking
the Entrance Test at their own risk and responsibility as far as their eligibility is
concerned and the University shall, in no way, be responsible if they are found ineligible
later, leading to cancellation of their results or any other circumstance(s) emanating from
the same.
• The candidates shall be allowed for the Test only on the production of the Admit Card
along with one photo identity card at the Centre. No candidate shall be allowed to take
the Entrance Test without the Admit Card under any circumstances.
• If there is any problem in downloading the Admit Card from the website, candidate
should send the email at chandigarhbed@pu.ac.in or personally visit B.Ed. Entrance
Test Cell at Panjab University Chandigarh.
• The minimum qualifying marks in B.Ed.-CET-2019 will be 25% for General
Category students and 20% for SC/ST candidates.
• Once the online Application form is submitted, the candidate shall not be allowed to
make any change in the Application Form by way of any
addition/deletion/alteration/amendment/ change of any particular etc. under any
circumstance whatsoever.
• Result of the Entrance Test will be published by Panjab University, Chandigarh and will
be displayed on the university website (http://results.puchd.ac.in).
• The merit of each candidate shall be determined on the basis of marks secured by him or
her in the Common Entrance Test only.
• The admission will be made strictly on the basis of merit.
• Two “face to face counseling” will be conducted by Panjab University. The candidates
must check the schedule from the website regularly.
• The allocation of seats for admissions to B.Ed. for session 2019-20 shall be based on the
merit of B.Ed. CET (Chandigarh) -2019.
• Duration of B.Ed. programme shall be of 2 years, spread over four semesters, which can
be completed in a maximum of Three years from the date of admission to the
programme.
• The admission and allocation of college will be made through face-to-face counseling by
the authorized committee. The candidate should appear before the counselling committee
in person. Face to face counseling schedule will be notified by the University.
• The reservation of seats shall be strictly adhered to, however, in case seats in a reserved
category remain vacant, on account of non-availability of qualified candidates, such seats
may be filled up as per Chandigarh Administration policy. However, one time shifting
will be allowed during second counseling only on the charges specified by the university.
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• The decision taken by the advisory committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor will be
final with regard to the process of filling up of seats remaining vacant after the
completion of second counseling.
• Candidates having CGPA score in qualifying examination are required to fill the marks
by converting their CGPA score into marks using approved formula of respective
University. Candidate is also required to bring approved formula for conversion of
CGPA score at the time of counselling. (Conversion should be done as follows: After
converting CGPA score into percentage, suppose candidates has got 78% after
conversion, then marks obtained will be 78 and maximum marks will be 100).
• All candidates claiming for UT pool have to bring Certificate for U.T. Pool as per
Appendix-1 to have claim for UT pool.
• Candidates have to bring all original certificates along with one set of photocopies and 2
passport size photographs and Rs. 4000/- will be required to deposit at the time of
counselling.
• NO CHANGE OF CATEGORY OR POOL WILL BE ENTERTAINED /PERMITTED
AT A LATER STAGE IN THE APPLICATION FORM.
Note: In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early
enough. The university will not be responsible for any network related problem.

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 10. IMPORTANT DATES at https://chandigarbed.puchd.ac.in/importantdates.php.

Appendix-A: Admission Schedule in Colleges of Education of situated in Chandigarh (U.T.) 2019

Activities Dates
Availability of website and application form on website of Panjab 20 June 2019
University, Chandigarh (https//:chandigarhbed.puchd.ac.in)
Last date for submission of information on the website to generate the Fee 10 July 2019
Challan
Last date for depositing fee in any branch of State Bank of India using 12 July 2019 upto 3:59
website generated Challan p.m.
Last date for uploading of photograph, signature with rest of information on 14 July 2019
the website
Availability of Admit Card Online 18 July 2019 onwards after
Admit Card will be available for downloading from the website by the 6.00 pm
candidate using his/her own Login ID and Password provided while
generating Fee Challan. The candidates will be communicated through
email only for this purpose.
Candidates who have not completed their form but have paid their requisite 15 July 2019 to 18 July
fee, can complete their form by paying late fee of Rs. 500. 2019 from 10.00 a.m. to
Candidates have to visit Computer Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh 4.00 p.m.
for this purpose.
Interested candidates who have not registered or have not paid the requisite 15 July 2019 to 18 July
fee, can fill fresh form by paying late fee of Rs. 1500/-, along with 2019 from 10.00 a.m. to
application form fee as prescribed on the website. 4.00 p.m.
Candidates have to visit Computer Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh
for this purpose.
Date of Entrance Test 24 July 2019 from 10:30
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Display of Answer Keys on the website (http://exams.puchd.ac.in/show- 26 July 2019 by 5.00 p.m.
noticeboard.php)
Last date of submission of objections for the Answer Key (through e-mail at 28 July 2019 by 2.00 p.m.
chandigarhbed@pu.ac.in)
Display of seats and subject combinations available in the colleges 26 July 2019
Date of declaration of Result at http://results.puchd.ac.in 30 July 2019 by 8:00 p.m.
First Face to Face Counselling
Display of Counselling Schedule 31-07-2019 by 1.00 p.m.
Physical Counselling in P.U. Chandigarh 02-08-2019 to 03-08-2019
Reporting at allocated colleges 05-08-2019 to 07-08-2019
Second Face To Face Counselling
Display of Counselling Schedule 10-08-2019 by 5.00 p.m.
Physical Counselling in P.U. Chandigarh 13-08-2019 to 14-08-2019
The commencement of the regular classes 19-08-2019
NO CHANGE OF CATEGORY OR POOL WILL BE ENTERTAINED /PERMITTED
AT A LATER STAGE IN THE APPLICATION FORM.

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 11. THE SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:
Entrance test will be conducted on 24/07/2019 from 10.30 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. The single booklet
will contain qu7stions as per the details given below:

No. of
Part Paper Marks
Questions
A General Awareness Test 30 Marks 30
B Teaching Potential 30 Marks 30
C General Mental Ability Test 30 Marks 30
D English: Compulsory for all Candidates 30 Marks 30
Punjabi: Compulsory for all those Candidates who
have studied Punjabi in Matriculation
or 30 of Punjabi
E 30 Marks
Hindi: Compulsory for all those Candidates who & 30 of Hindi
have not studied Punjabi in
Matriculation
Note:
• Paper shall consist of 150 multiple choice questions and be of a total of 150 marks as
explained above.
• Q. No. 1-90 will be in English and Punjabi medium.

 Course Contents for the Test

Part A: General Awareness Test: 30 Marks

Questions will be related to various dimensions of General Awareness such as:

 Education
 Science
 Social Science
 Language
 Literature
 Art and Culture
 Sports and Games
 Current Events (Political, Social & Economic)
 Government Policy of Education
 Who’s Who

Part B : Teaching Potential: 30 Marks

Questions will be related to various dimensions of Teaching Potential such as:

 Knowledge of Teaching Learning Process of Educational System including non-

formal and distance education.
 Audio-Visual Aids and Mass Media etc.
 Values as enshrined in the Constitution of lndia
 General Awareness of National Level Educational agencies and organization of
Social, Political, Economic and Cultural Agendas.

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  Aptitude for Teaching Profession; Teacher’s personal characteristics and their
adjustments.
 Classroom problems of learners and their solutions.
 Adjustment problems of human relations with students, colleges and
administration.
 Examination, evaluation and assessment.
 Library Usage.
 School and Society.

Part C: General Mental Ability Test : 30 Marks

Questions will be designed to test reasoning with Numbers, Words and Figures
involving:

 Number Series
 Classification
 Analogies
 Synonyms or opposites
 Code, De-code
 Seeing Relations
 Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
 Interpretation of Graphs & Figures
 Evaluation and Inference
 Blood Relations.

Part D :English: 30 Marks

In the language papers, questions will be related to:

 Grammar
 Idioms and Vocabulary
 Correction and Punctuation
 Written Comprehension

Part-E: Punjabi or Hindi: 30 Marks

Those candidates who have studied Punjabi in matriculation will appear in

Punjabi. Others who have not studied Punjabi in Matriculation shall have to
appear in Hindi. In each of these language papers, questions will be related to:

 Grammar
 Idioms and Vocabulary
 Correction and Punctuation
 Written Comprehension

12. EXAMINATION RELATED INSTRUCTIONS:

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 I. The result of the Entrance Test shall, ipso facto, not entitle a candidate to get admission
in an institution/ department/ centre concerned where he/she intends to seek admission.
It will be the responsibility of the candidate to make sure about his/her eligibility and
fulfillment of such other conditions as may be prescribed for admission in the rules and
regulations of University/Institution concerned. Merely because a candidate is allowed
to appear in the Entrance Test does not mean that he/she is eligible and his/ her
appearance therein will not stop or debar the university/ institution concerned from
satisfying itself about his/her eligibility at any subsequent stage.
II. Notwithstanding anything contained in this booklet, the eligibility conditions for
admission to the B.Ed. Course shall be governed by the Respective Regulations/rules
as enshrined in the Calendars of the respective Universities, i.e., Panjab University,
Chandigarh; Punjabi University, Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
Instructions/ Notifications issued by the Punjab Government and N.C.T.E. (National
Council for Teacher Education), Panjab University, Chandigarh; Punjabi University,
Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar will be applicable.
III. The Entrance Test will be held on 24/07/2019 from 10.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
IV. There will be one paper of 150 marks and paper contains five parts (Part A to Part E).
V. The candidate has to report at Test Centre 30 minutes before the start of Test.
VI. The medium of examination in respect of Question Booklets shall be in English and
Punjabi medium except for Language Proficiency Test which shall be set in the
respective Languages. However, there will be single OMR sheet.
VII. Special arrangements for amanuensis (writer of answer):
i. A candidate may be allowed help of an amanuensis (writer) if he/she is: Blind
ii. Permanently disabled from writing with his/her own hand.
OR
iii. Temporarily disabled from writing on account of fracture of the right or left arm,
forearm or dislocation of a shoulder elbow or wrist etc. The candidate shall
produce a certificate from a Professor of the specialty concerned of a Medical
College and where there is no Medical College, from the Chief Medical officer of
the District concerned to the effect that the candidate is unable to write his/her
answer-books because of the temporary disablement.
VIII. 50 minutes extra would be given to the visually handicapped/persons with disability
(PwD).
IX. The candidates shall be required to answer the questions only on the OMR sheet
provided for the purpose, strictly as per instructions given on the title page of the
question booklet and OMR sheet.
X. There will be four options specified against each question i.e. A, B, C, and D out of
which only one is correct. The candidate shall fill only one of the bubbles marked A
or B or C or D against the relevant question using Black ball pen only.
XI. The OMR Sheet is designed for computer evaluation. Please follow the instructions
given on the answer sheet so that computer evaluates it correctly.
XII. For making answers, use Black pen only. The shading should be dark enough and
should fill the bubble completely so that letter/number inside it is not visible.
XIII. Each question has four choices labeled as A, B, C, and D. Select only one Choice you
think is the best response and darken the bubble bearing it.
XIV. Every candidate is required to hand over both the OMR Answer Sheet and the
Question Booklet to the Centre Superintendent/Invigilator when the time allowed for
the Entrance Test is over, even if she/he has not attempted any question. No page/part
of the Question Booklet/ OMR Answer Sheet is to be removed/ torn/taken out of the

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 Test Centre under any circumstances, failing which the candidate shall be straight
disqualified from the Entrance Test.
XV. The use of calculators is not allowed.
XVI. No candidate shall be allowed to leave the examination hall/room before the expiry of
the time allotted for the respective paper.
XVII. Rough work, if any, is to be done only in the space provided in the Question Booklet
and nowhere else. No rough work shall be done on the OMR Answer Sheet under any
circumstances.
XVIII. Any candidate who carries any telecommunication equipment such as pager, cellular
phone, wireless set, Bluetooth device, etc. inside the examination hall shall be expelled
from the examination hall & disqualified.
XIX. The candidates must bring their own stationary items such as Black Gel Pen.
Borrowing of material inside the Test Centre is strictly prohibited.
XX. There shall be no re-evaluation/re-checking/re-assessment of answer-sheets under any
of the circumstances. Request for seeing the Question Booklet / Answer Sheets by the
candidates shall not be entertained at all. The evaluation once done by the University
shall be absolutely final.
XXI. In case of Objective Type question papers, the candidate must ensure that the answers
to the questions are attempted on the specifically prescribed OMR Answer Sheet only.
No answer attempted on the Question Booklet will be considered for evaluation. Only
those questions answered on the OMR sheet shall be taken into account.
XXII. PREPARATION OF MERIT LIST
The Merit list will be prepared in following manner:
i. The minimum qualifying marks in B.Ed.-CET-2019 will be 25% for General
Category students and 20% for SC/ST candidates.
ii. Quota-wise and Category-wise Merit lists will be prepared.
XXIII. RESOLVING OF TIES
When two or more candidates have secured equal marks in the Common Entrance Test
their inter-se merit for admission will be decided on the following criteria:
i. Candidate with higher percentage of marks in qualifying degree.
ii. Candidate older in age shall rank higher in the order of merit.
XXIV. Candidates are not allowed to carry eatables, drinks etc. into the Test Centre. Smoking
inside and around the Centre is not permitted.
XXV. Any candidate who creates disturbance of any kind during examination or otherwise
misbehaves in or around the examination hall or refuses to obey the
Superintendent/Deputy Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent /any other official on
examination duty or changes his/her seat with any other candidate or occupies any seat,
other than the one allotted to him/her shall be expelled from the examination hall.
(“Expulsion” for this purpose would mean cancellation of the Entire Entrance Test).
The Centre Superintendent/Observer/any other authorized University Officer/Official
shall be competent to expel a candidate from the examination centre.
XXVI. Any candidate having in his/her possession or accessible to him/her paper/books or
notes which may possibly be of any assistance to him/her or is found giving or
receiving assistance, or copying from any paper/book or note or from anywhere else or
allowing any other candidate to copy from his/her answer book or found writing on
any other paper, questions set in the question paper, during examination or using or
attempting to use any other unfair means or indulging in any kind of misconduct shall
be expelled from the examination hall. (“Expulsion” for this purpose would mean
cancellation of the Entire Entrance Test). The Centre Superintendent/Observer/any

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 other authorized University Officer/Official shall be competent to expel a candidate
from the examination centre.
XXVII. If any Answer Sheet of a candidate shows or it is otherwise established that he/she has
received or attempted to receive help from any source in any manner or has given help
or attempted to give help to any other candidate in any manner, the relevant Answer
Sheet shall be cancelled. The cancellation of the Answer Sheet shall mean cancellation
of all Answer Sheets of the Common Entrance Test. The decision of the advisory
committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh in this
regard shall be final.
XXVIII. If a candidate writes his/her name or puts any kind of identification mark or discloses
his/her identity by any method whatsoever on the cover or anywhere else in the
Question Booklet/Answer Sheet, the same shall be treated as cancelled. The
cancellation of the Answer Sheet shall mean cancellation of all Answer Sheets of the
Entrance Test. The decision of the Controller of Examinations, Panjab University,
Chandigarh in this regard shall be final.
XXIX. Any person, who impersonates a candidate, shall be disqualified from appearing in
any Panjab University examination for a period of five years including this Entrance
Test, if that person is a student on the rolls of a recognised School or College or
University. But if the person is not on the rolls of a recognised School or College or
University, s/he shall be declared as a person not fit and proper to be admitted to any
examination of the Panjab University for a period of 5 years. The case, if necessary,
shall also be reported to the police for any further action in the matter.
XXX. If it is found that a candidate has knowingly or willfully concealed or suppressed any
information/fact which renders him/her ineligible to take the Entrance Test, his/her
result of the Test as also admission to an Institution/Department/Centre of the
University, if granted, shall stand cancelled and he/she shall have no claim whatsoever
against the Institution/Department/Centre concerned and the case, if necessary shall be
reported to the police.
XXXI. If a dispute or controversy of any kind arises before, during or after conduct of
Entrance Test, the decision of the advisory committee constituted by the Vice
Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh, in all such cases, shall be final.
XXXII. The candidates shall be admitted to the test only on the production of the Admit Card
along with photo Identity card/proof at the Test Centre. No candidate shall be allowed
to take the test without the Admit Card under any circumstances. The candidates must
retain the Admit Card with them till the admission process is over, since it will be
required again at the time of counselling.
XXXIII. The Admit Cards will be issued to the candidates only provisionally, at their sole risk
and responsibility subject to the final confirmation of their eligibility at the time of
admission. It is further clarified that the candidates shall be taking the test at their own
risk and responsibility as far as their eligibility is concerned and the University shall, in
no way, be responsible if they are found to be ineligible, later, leading to cancellation
of their result or any other consequence(s) emanating from the same.
XXXIV. The result of the Entrance Test will be made available at https://chandigarhbed.puchd.ac.in
XXXV. The date by which admit Card will be available online is mentioned in the counselling
schedule. Admit Card required to be downloaded from the website by the candidates
using their own Login and Password (provided while generating Bank Challan). There
will be no physical communication for this purpose.
XXXVI. On 26-07-2019 by 5.00 p.m., Answer Keys will be put on the website
https://chandigarhbed.puchd.ac.in. The candidates can file their objections regarding
discrepancies and accuracy of the key, by e-mail to chandigarhbed@pu.ac.in latest by
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 28-07-2019 by 2.00 p.m. The valid concerns thus expressed will be given due
consideration while evaluation.

13. VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS

In face to face counselling candidates have to carry following documents: The

admission committee will verify the following original documents of candidate and
candidate is required to carry original documents along with one photocopy of those
documents:
• Two copies of printout of Application Form from website
https://chandigarhbed.puchd.ac.in, after declaration of Entrance Test Result.
• Detail Marks Card of Matric (10th)
• Detail Marks Cards & Degree/s of all Examinations.
• Character Certificate (from the Institute last attended)
• Residence/Domicile Certificate.
• Reservation Category Certificate, if any.
• U.T. Pool Certificate as per appendix-A (for claim of U.T. pool)
• Affidavit regarding gap year (if any) as per university norms
• Any other relevant Certificate.

As it is the sole responsibility of the concerned college to check the eligibility, category,
rural claim and subject combinations as per the Chandigarh Administration
/University/NCTE norms, if the candidate is found eligible, the college will follow their
laid down procedure for admission of candidate.

14. FEES & FUNDS:

• The fee and funds structure will be according to the instructions to be issued by the
Chandigarh Administration.

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 APPENDIX -A

Certificate for U.T. Pool

To Whom It May Concern

This is to certify that Mr. / Ms. ______________________________________________

S/o D/o/. Sh. ____________________________________________________ was a

bonafide student of this college from year _______________ to year

______________ (His/ her college/Panjab University Roll No. in Part I B.A./

B.Sc./ B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.C.A./ B.Sc. (Hons. School) / B.Com. LL.B. / B.A.

LL.B. was________________________ in Part II B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com./ B.B.A./

B.C.A./ B.Sc.(Hons. School) / B.Com. LL.B. / B.A. LL.B. was

________________________ and in Part III B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Com./ B.B.A./ B.C.A./

B.Sc. (Hons. School) / B.Com. LL.B. / B.A. LL.B. was

____________________________.

Signature of Principal
(with College Seal)

Note: Each candidate has to submit this certificate at the time of admission in original.

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