Intake Capacity
At present, the University has sanctioned
strength of 355 seats for imparting instruction to B. Ed. Course. In
addition to 355 seats. 6% Seats of total intake are under management
quota also.
Timing
Duration of 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.
Medium of Instruction
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.
Courses of Study
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.
Distribution of Marks/Internal Assessment
Part-I Theory: 20%
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
Part-II Practice of Teaching
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.
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Preparation of Teaching Aids
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20 Supervised (Macro Lessons)
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Two Criticism lessons-one in each teaching subject opted by the
candidate
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Observation of 20 Lessons
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Final Practice of Teaching
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Micro Teaching
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.
Macro Teaching
The practice of teaching to be organized to the college shall center around the following activities of the students:
Mastery of 15 Micro-Lessons: 30 Marks
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.
Preparation of Teaching Aids: 10 Marks
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.
Delivery of Macro-Lessons: 50 Marks
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.
Criticism Lessons:
10 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.
Observation Lessons: 10 Marks
Teacher trainees and the Committee constituted for the purpose by the Principal shall do observation of 20 lessons.
Internship: 30 Marks
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.
Co-curricular Activities: 10 Marks
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.
Final Practice of Teaching: 150 marks
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.
Eligibility to Pass Examination:
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.