At present, the University has sanctioned strength of 355 seats for imparting instruction to B. Ed. Course.

B. Ed. course is a whole time course of one year duration. The academic session generally starts on 1st of October every year and the annual examination is conducted by the University of Jammu in the month of August, or on such dates as are notified by the University. Each student admitted in the College will have to devote his/her whole time for studies as a regular student during the period he/she remains on the rolls of the college for the course and shall not engage himself/herself in any business or profession during this period or engage in any activity which is likely to interfere with his/her studies in the college.

 

English shall be the medium of instruction in all papers except in Modern Indian Language where medium of instruction and examination shall be the language concerned.

The syllabus and courses of study and regulations/statutes governing admission, eligibility, practice of teaching etc. as enforced by the University of Jammu for the B. Ed. course from time to time shall be followed by the Institution.

The theory papers will be of 700 Marks and practice of teaching for 300 Marks. There shall be four compulsory papers of 100 marks each, one optional paper of 100 marks and two teaching subjects. of 100 marks each. Each paper will be of three hours duration. The theory paper for all the seven papers will be of eighty marks and twenty marks are reserved for internal assessment. The split of twenty marks is as under:Two class tests and one written assignment 15 Marks of 5 marks each

Attendance 5 Marks

Total: 20 Marks

The practice of teaching shall be done through Micro and Macro lessons to be delivered by the pupil teachers. The practice of teaching shall be of 300 marks. Out of which 150 Marks shall be awarded by the two external examiner's for two final lessons to be observed in the two teaching subjects offered and internal examiner shall award the remaining 150 marks.

15 Micro - Lessons	30 Marks
Preparation of Teaching Aids	10 Marks
20 Supervised (Macro Lessons)	50 Marks
Two Criticism lessons-one in each teaching subject opted by the candidate	10 Marks
Observation of 20 Lessons	10 Marks
Internship	30 Marks
Co-curricular Activities	10 Marks
Final Practice of Teaching	150 Marks
Total:	300 Marks

The micro-lessons are preparatory and are to be prepared and delivered for three different skills prior to the commencement of macro lessons. Any three skills can be chosen for developing competence in skills in teaching. The skills are as such:

Questioning

Reinforcement

Explanation

Illustration with examples and visuals

Stimulus Variation

The pupil teachers have to attain mastery by using micro cycle on any three skills out of the above-mentioned skills by preparing 15 Micro Lessons in any two teaching school subjects. Each pupil teacher will be required to produce a notebook prepared for Fifteen Micro-Lessons and Twenty Supervised Lessons in addition to two final lessons to be delivered at the time of final examination.

Concerned teacher of each teaching subject shall give the teacher trainees the understanding of preparing micro-lesson plans through the demonstration of model lesson. Thereafter the teacher trainees shall be given the opportunity of mastering any three skills by delivering 5 lessons in each skills. The micro-lessons shall be delivered in simulated conditions and the concerned teacher in the presence of students shall allot marks to the students to ensure fairness. The teacher trainees shall be given the practice of preparing different Teaching aids related to the school-teaching subject offered by them. These aids are to be prepared for all twenty lessons to be delivered. Thereafter, a workshop should be held and charts models and other teaching aids prepared by the students should be displayed for award of marks by a Committee of three teachers of the college i.e. Principal and two teachers. Each aid prepared by the trainee shall bear their Roll No. Marks shall be allotted by the Committee out of 10 marks in the presence of all students/members of the teaching staff for ensuring objectivity in their marking.

Twenty macro-lessons shall be delivered by each teacher trainee in actual classroom situations under the supervision of a college teacher/teacher educator allotted for the purpose. The teachers shall supervise twenty lessons, provide their feedback, look to the appropriate usefulness of the teaching aid used, raise the level of understanding of the trainees and help them to improve their confidence and presentation. 50 marks are prescribed for delivering twenty lessons. A committee comprising of the Principal and at least two teachers nominated by the Principal may allot the marks. Two criticism lessons shall be observed by the students in the respective group, teachers of the college and marks allotted by the same committee constituted by the Principal for macro-lessons. Teacher trainees and the Committee constituted for the purpose by the Principal shall do observation of 20 lessons. Apart from teaching practice experience in school, the trainee-teacher should function as a regular teacher in a school ( i.e. tak1ng part in morning assembly, preparing time table, organize certain activities in a school, check the home task given to the students, maintain attendance register, participation in staff meetings, preparing written work e.g. notices, examination papers, letters to parents, maintenance of school records. Knowledge of prepare school leaving certificate. Every student shall observe three lessons delivered by any teacher on the staff as per the scroll timetable and prepare a report on the same. A record of all these will be kept by the student teachers as every day experience in the school. A notebook should be prepared by each student reflecting everyday experience/interaction. The notebook should also contain photographs of interaction/performance of pupil teachers about their involvement in school activities. The entire exercise shall be done under the supervision of the Principal Headmaster of the school. The marks will be awarded by the Principal Headmaster of the school in consultation with the teacher education in charge, college teacher of the group. The duration of internship shall be completed during actual teaching practice.

Ten marks are prescribed for participation and excellence of students in different activities organized by the college or participation in inter-college or in University event in the academic session. The part caption of the students in such activities shall be counted towards the award of marks. The evidence of having participated in different activities shall qualify for the awards of marks to be inspected by a team of inspector for internal assessment. The evidence of participation should remain enclosed for ready reference. The marks may be awarded as:

1st prize - 5 Marks

2nd Prize - 4 marks

3rd prize - 3 marks

Consolation - 2 marks

Participation - 1 marks

The students are entitled to seek the benefit of participation in only two activities in a year.

Two external examiners shall be appointed for the conduct of final practice of teaching examination for observing two lessons of each student in the two opted teaching subjects in actual classroom situation. The internal examiner shall arrange the setting of the examination and coordinate with the external examiners for the smooth conduct and evaluation of the final practice of teaching examination.The internal examiner shall also provide the file to each external examiner, which should contain the following information about the student/lesson:

University Roll No.

Name of the Candidate

1st Teaching subject

2nd Teaching subject

Topic of the 1st lesson

Topic of the 2nd lesson

Space for marks of 1st lesson

Space for marks of 2nd lesson

Internal marks in Practice of Teaching

Remarks, if any.

Each pupil teacher will be required to produce a notebook prepared for 15 Micro-lessons, twenty supervised Macro-lessons and two criticism lessons (one in each teaching subject offered by the candidate) and 20 observed lesson in addition to two final lessons to be kept in separate files at the time of final examination. Besides this, the internal marks given to every student in teaching practice should be made known to the external examiner. The external examiner should, however, consult the internal examiners for award of marks in two lessons being observed for each student.

The external examiners shall break the marks of Macro-teaching in such a manner so that all aspects of the lesson are observed, For example, the following aspects need to be taken into account:

Preparation of Lesson Plan

Preparation of Instructional Aids

Delivery of the lesson (presentation, confidence, understanding and chalkboard writing).

Relevance and use of Instructional Aids at the appropriate time.

Closing of the lesson.

Not less than 36% marks in each theory paper separately in the theory (written test) and sessional awards, and not less than 45% marks in practice of teaching separately in sessional awards and external examination.

Provided that a candidate who appears in the whole examination and fails in one or more than one papers by deficiency of not more than 1% marks of the maximum marks of all the paper in which he/she appears, shall be declared to have passed the examination by adding the required numbers of marks in the papers, provided further that a candidate who appears in one paper only and fails in the examination by a deficiency of not more than two marks shall be deemed to have passed the examination and the required marks up to two only shall be added in the paper.