TS EdCET 2024 Notification and Schedule has been released on its B.Ed CET official website, https://edcet.tsche.ac.in/ by the Telangana State Government, TSCHE and Osmania University EdCET officials.
Candidates who are interested to apply for the Bachelor of Education Common Entrance Test (TS EdCET) can check details and submit the online application on its registration web portal.
This entrance test for entry into 2 (Two) year Bachelor of Education(B.Ed) Regular Course in the Colleges of Education in Telangana State for the academic year 2024. This time it is also offered to those who have passed Degree in Oriental Language for appearing EdCET for B.Ed Course Admissions.
TSCHE has released the Entrance Tests Revised Schedule in Telangana State. Education Department would conduct all the TS CETs as per the following revised dates. This year, all the entrance exams would be conducted online mode. The last date for Registration and Submission of Online Applications without Late Fee is extended up to 30-06-2024.
All the B.Ed courses, which were one year so far, now two-year courses from the previous academic year. This means that a candidate can be eligible for teacher post after five years of study as the eligibility for B.Ed entrance is a three-year degree course. “A committee, constituted with faculty of Osmania University and Kakatiya University, to re-frame the syllabus, has completed the task.
The Bachelor of Education Common Entrance Test 2024 (Ed.CET 2024) may be conducted by the Osmania University in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.72 (SE Trg-1) on behalf of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), Hyderabad. This TS Ed.CET will be held in August
From this year (2021), Measures have also been initiated in the state in line with the guidelines of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), which has been pushing for quality standards in teacher education.
The NCTE has suggested radical changes in the entrance examination for teacher education courses as well as directives to introduce only four-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) courses in the future.
| Name of the CET | TS EdCET 2024 |
|---|---|
| Title | Apply for TS EdCET 2024 |
| Subject | Osmania University has released TS EdCET notification 2024 |
| Category | Entrance Test |
| Last Date to Apply | April |
| TS EdCET Exam Date | May |
| Official Website | edcet.tsche.ac.in |
As part of their implementation, the Board of Higher Education is making changes to the EdCET exam question paper to be conducted in August for admissions in B.Ed courses for the 2024 academic year.
So far the entrance test has been conducted with different question papers in the respective subjects as per Social, Science, Mathematics methodology, but will no longer be so. Steps are being taken to implement a single questionnaire for all methodologies.
For students who want to do B.Ed in any subject, the entrance examination will be conducted with common paper. This will increase the choice of students. A BSc Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry student can choose Mathematics or Physics methodology in B.Ed. BZC students can take Biology as well as Chemistry.
BA students are also required to be prepared for tenth class level math and science subjects. Thus, EdCET has taken steps to make changes in the entrance test question paper to test the grip on all the major subjects up to the tenth class.
It will cover questions on ‘Teaching Aptitude’ as well as Mathematics, Science, Social, General English, General Knowledge, Educational Issues as well as Computer Awareness.
The academy is making arrangements to send proposals to the government on this. steps are being taken to get approval from the government within this period. On the other hand, the acceptance of applications will start from March 24.
Procedure for subjects / marks in EdCET
| Subjects | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics, Science, Social | 60 Questions | 60 Marks |
| Teaching Aptitude | 20 Questions | 20 Marks |
| General English | 20 Questions | 20 Marks |
| GK, Educational Issues | 30 Questions | 30 Marks |
| Computer Awareness | 20 Questions | 20 Marks |
| Total | 150 Marks | 150 Marks |
EDCET Examinations syllabus:
- Subject / Content : Questions will be drawn from class I to 10 syllabus of Telangana State curriculum with focus on reasoning and problem solving.
- Teaching aptitude: aptitude questions will be related to understand teaching-learning process, classroom management and mentoring with special Inference to teacher-pupil relationship.
- General English: Reading comprehension, spelling errors, vocabulary, phrase replacement, error detection and word association.
- General Knowledge: Current affairs (India and International), contemporary educational issues.
- Computer awareness: Computer (internet, Memory, networking, Fundamentals).
The University would invite the Online Applications from eligible Candidates for admission into 2 (Two) B.Ed course offered by state Universities in Telangana State including their Affiliated Colleges.
TS EdCET: Telangana State Education Common Entrance Test (TS Ed.CET) will be conducted by Osmania University, Hyderabad in accordance with G.O. Ms No. 13 SE( Trg)) Dept. dt. 27-05-2017 for admission into B.Ed. (Two Years) regular course in the Colleges of Education in Telangana State for the academic year 2024.
Eligible Candidates should submit their applications ONLINE mode only. Application registration fee of Rs. 850/- (Rs.450/- for SC/ ST) should be paid at TS Online/AP Online/Mee-Seva/E-Seva Centres in Telangana State or A.P/ through Payment Gateway.
The detailed information regarding the eligibility, syllabus, model paper, related instructions and procedure for online submission of applications are available on the website edcet.tsche.ac.in
The Osmania University will be conducting TS Ed.CE in August for admission into B.Ed. (Two Years) regular course in the Colleges of Education in Telangana State for the academic year.
Eligible candidates submit their applications online mode only. Application registration fee of Rs.850/- (Rs.450/- for SC/ ST) should be paid at TS Online/AP Online/Mee-Seva/E-Seva Centres in Telangana State or A.P/ through Payment Gateway. For details, the candidates may visit the website edcet.tsche.ac.in.
Eligibility to Appear for TS EdCET 2024:
Candidates satisfying the following requirements shall be eligible to appear for Ed.CET 2024.
- (i) The Candidates should be Indian Nationals.
- (ii) The Candidates should satisfy Local/Non-Local status requirements as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) Order 1974 as subsequently amended.
Educational Qualifications: Candidates should have passed or appeared for qualifying examination (a) In any Bachelors Degree i.e. B.A, B.Com, B.Sc, B.Sc (Home Science), BCA, BBM, B.A (Oriental Languages), BBA or in the Masters Degree, securing at least 50% aggregate marks.
(b) Bachelors in Engineering or Technology with 50% aggregate marks or any other qualification equivalent thereto.
(c) However, for candidates belonging to the reserved categories Viz., SC/ ST/ BC and Physically Challenged categories should have secured 40% Marks in the qualifying examination.
(d) The candidates who are appearing for the final year degree examination shall also be eligible to appear for TS Ed.CET.
(e) Note: As per the GO MS No: 13 dated. 27/5/2017, the Candidates possessing MBBS/ BSC (AG) / BVSC/ BHMT/ B.Pharm and such other professional and job oriented degree courses Viz., LLB are not eligible for admission into B.Ed Course.
(f) Candidates possessing a Master Degree without having undertaken undergraduate study are not eligible for admission.
Age Limit: The candidates should have completed the age of 19 years on 1st July of the year in which notification is issued. There shall be no maximum age limit.
Telangana State EdCET: The TS EdCET is held for admissions in two-year BEd course in various colleges across the State. The online registration for Telangana State Education Common Entrance Test has begun and the last date to apply through the website edcet.tsche.ac.in.
Candidates can correct online application data already submitted. Hall tickets can be downloaded from the website. The entrance test will be held in 14 test centres across the State from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 23, a preliminary key will be released and candidates send objections on preliminary key. The results will be declared tentatively on June 11. The TS EdCET is held for admissions in two-year BEd course in various colleges across the State.
How to Apply: Eligible Candidates may submit their applications through online mode only. Application registration and processing fee of Rs.650/-(Rs.450/- for SC/ST) may be paid at AP Online / mee-Seva / e-Seva Centers in Andhra and Telangana region / through Payment gateway(Credit card/ Debit card).
Important Dates for TS Ed.CET 2024
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification of TS Ed.CET (CBT) to be issued | March |
| Commencement of submission of online application forms | March |
| Last date to apply | April |
| Download of Hall Tickets from website | May |
| TS Ed.CET Exam Date | May |
| Forenoon Exam timings | 10.00 AM to 12.00 PM |
| Afternoon exam timings | 03.00 PM to 05.00 PM |
| Declaration of Preliminary Key | May |
| Last Date for Receiving of objections on Preliminary Key | May |
| Declaration of Test Entrance Results / Ranks(Tentative) | May |
Engineering Students are eligible for B.Ed Course. B.Ed Course Duration is 2 (Two Years) from this Academic Year. If you want to excel in the teaching profession, BED is mandatory. In order to get admission in the BEd course which offers professional skills.
Edcet has to be written. Currently, an advertisement has been released for the TS Edcet entrance test in Telangana. Several changes have been made to the TS Edcet entrance exam in line with the new curriculum.
Preparation Tips: In order to qualify in the EdCET exam, all subjects up to tenth class at school level must be read. For this, the Telangana State Curriculum should read books comprehensively from primary level to tenth standard.
With good preparation and mastery of the subject, it is possible to achieve good marks (rank) in the entrance. There are still about four months to go before the EdCET test. So prepare a specific time table and prepare accordingly.
Make notes with important points that are easy to remember while reading textbooks. It is not only an ad set but also useful for future exams like TET and TRT. Read magazines for current affairs, general knowledge, follow news bulletins.
Prepare important news in the newspapers, paper cuts in the form of notes and look at it from time to time. Important items should be revised as many times as possible till the time of examination. To do this, use a previously written notebook.