INFORMATION BROCHURE

Introduction
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is
an autonomous organization set up in 1961 by the Government of India to
assist and advise the Central and State Governments on Policies and
programmes for qualitative improvement in school education. The
Regional Institutes of Education located in the different regions of the
country are major constituent units of NCERT. One of the major
objectives of the NCERT and its constituent units is to organize preservice and in-service training of teachers and teacher trainees and to
develop and disseminate innovative educational techniques and practices.
The Regional Institute of Education, Ajmer was set up in 1963. It caters
to the educational needs of the northern region of the country comprising
the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and the UT of Chandigarh.
Programmes offered in RIE Ajmer are affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand
Saraswati (MDS) University, Ajmer and recognized by the NCTE.
Admission to B.Sc.B.Ed programme of RIE Ajmer is restricted to
candidates having domicile in the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and
the UT of Delhi and Chandigarh (For details see website of RIE Ajmer).
The number of the seats available in RIE, Ajmer for admission to B.Sc.
B.Ed. programme is 100; 50 for Physical Science Group and 50 for
Biological Science Group.
The Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar caters to the
educational needs of the eastern region of the country comprising the
States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal
and the UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Programmes offered in RIE
Bhubaneswar are affiliated to Utkal University, Bhubaneswar and
recognized by the NCTE. Admission to B.Sc.B.Ed programme of RIE is
restricted to candidates having domicile in the states of Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura,West Bengal and the UT ofAndman
and Nicobar Islands.(For details see website of RIE, Bhubaneswar). The

number of seats available in RIE, Bhubaneswar for admission to B.Sc.

B.Ed.programme is 100; 50 for Physical Science Group and 50 for
Biological Science Group.
The Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal caters to the educational
needs of the western region of the country comprising of the States of
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and the UT of
Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. Programmes offered in RIE
Bhopal are affiliated to Barkatullah University, Bhopal. Admission
toB.Sc. B.Ed. Programme of RIE is restricted to candidates having
domicile in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Goa and the UTof Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
(For details see website of RIE Bhopal) The number of seats available in
RIE Bhopal for admission to B.Sc B.Ed programme is 80; 40 for Physical
Science Group and 40 for Biological Science Group.
The Regional Institute of Education, Mysore caters to the educational
needs of the southern region of the country comprising the States of
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and the UT
of Puducherry and Lakshadweep. Programmes offered in RIE Mysore are
affiliated to the University of Mysore. Admission to B.Sc.Ed. Programme
of RIE is restricted to candidates having domicile in the States of Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telagana, Tamil Nadu, the UT of
Puducherry and Lakshadweep. (For details visitRIE Mysore) The number
of the seats available in RIE Mysore for admission to B.Sc Ed.
Programme is 80; 40 for Physical Science Group and 40 for Biological
Science Group.
The North East Regional Institute of Education (NERIE), Shillong is a
constituent unit of National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT), New Delhi. NERIE was set up at Shillong in 1995 to
cater to the educational needs of the North Eastern states, viz., Assam,
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim
and Tripura. NERIE aspires to provide academic and technical support
system to assist and advise the governments of the above mentioned
states on policies and programmes on all aspects of school education and
reshape the State curricula. It primarily aims at capacity building of the
state and district level resource institutions/teachers education institutions
and State Boards of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education located

in the region in undertaking research, development and training. It is

affiliated to North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong. NERIE is
offering Two-year B.Ed. (Secondary) Course from August 2015 for the
students drawn from the North East Region. The course is a fulltime,
regular course and approved by NCTE (Please see NCTE
website:www.ncte-india.org). The course has already been offered by
other RIEs for the past several years and it has been well established and
well received across the country. The course is a blend of theory and
engagement with the field (practicum) in keeping with the NCTE
guidelines.
About The Course
B.Sc.B.Ed.
The B.Sc.B.Ed. Course is a professional course and it aims at producing
competent teachers of science and mathematics teaching at secondary
level. This is an innovative teacher education course. It provides training
in methodology along with instruction in various content areas. The four
year integrated course has been designed in view of the latest researches
and experiments in the field of education. Besides having latest
knowledge in content areas the teacher trainees become well versed in
pedagogy and communication skills which are integrated throughout the
duration of the course. The B.Sc. B.Ed. course (4yr) has been one the
most prestigious courses offered by the RIEs of NCERT, New Delhi. Our
candidates were selected for regular job of teachers on the basis of
campus interviews by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Delhi Public
School and other reputed schools of the country. Through CEE-2016
candidates will get an opportunity to get admission in B.Sc. B.Ed. in any
of RIE Ajmer, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Mysore based on their state of
eligibility.
Seats avaialableRIEs

Physical Science Group

Biological
Group

RIE Ajmer

50

50

RIE Bhubaneswar 50

50

Science

RIE Bhopal

40

40

RIE Mysore

40

40

Eligibility
B.Sc.B.Ed. Course
! Candidates seeking admission to Physical Science Group must
have passed with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM)
(Mathematics stands for Mathematics or Statistics) and those
seeking admission to Biological Science Group (CBZ) must have
passed Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) (Biology stands for
Biology or Biotechnology) at +2 level.
! Candidates must have passed +2 / Hr. Sec./ Sr. Sec. or any
equivalent examination recognized by University/ Board with at
least 50% marks in aggregate of qualifying examination (relaxation
of 5% marks for SC/ ST/PH candidates). The qualifying
examination should be recognized by the affiliated universities of
the RIEs.
! Candidates who have passed +2 / Hr. Sec./ Sr. Sec. or any
equivalent examination in 2014, 2015 or appearing /appeared in
2016 only.
Reservation of Seats
As per the Government of India rules candidates belonging to
certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on
relaxed criteria. The following reservations are available SC 15%,
ST 7.5%, OBC 27%, PH 3% Candidates applying under
reservation quota will be considered only on the basis of the lists
notified by the Government of India and the category certificate/
PH certificate in the format approved by the GOI and issued by the
competent authority. OBC candidates will have to attach a
certificate from competent authority stating that he/ she does not
belong to creamy layer.
Hostel
Hostel facilities for boys and girls are available on each RIE
campus.

Other General Information

The candidates are expected to fill the form online. Please refer to how to
apply on the portal for complete step by step information. The candidates
have to download the admit card by using login credentials from online
application system web link. The candidates for common entrance
examination have the option to apply online only. The fee for application
is Rs. 800/- for General and OBC and Rs. 400/- for SC/ ST/ PH
candidates. For online submission of application form visit websites
www.rieajmer.raj.nic.inor www.ncert.nic.in and follow the instructions
carefully. The applicants must note that after submission of the
application form it cannot be withdrawn. Claims for refund of application
fee will not be entertained. For filling and submitting the application form
please go through the following general information.
Ensure that you fulfill all the eligibility criteria for the admission to B.Sc.
B.Ed./ B.A. B.Ed./ B.Ed. / M.Sc. Ed. /M.Ed.
Application form must be completed in all respects. Incomplete
application form will be outrightly rejected and there will be no further
correspondence in this regard.
Option once selected in the application form cannot be changed later.
The application fee is non refundable.
The application form duly completed in all respects, after printing the
hard copy of filled application form(s), it should reach to the address
printed with application form(s) by 25th May, 2016.
No written acknowledgment will be given for the receipt of the
application. However, the candidate can verify application status on RIE,
Ajmer website www.rieajmer.raj.nic.in
If you are visually impaired and unable to read question papers in normal
printed size font even with corrective spectacles/lenses and require
question papers with enlarged font or require an amanuensis (scribe) then
select the appropriate check box avaialble during the filling of application
form.
Year of passing / appearing qualifying examination should be selected.

For Date of Birth, enter the date, month and year of your birth as per the
English calendar and as recorded in your 10th certificate using 01 to
31for date and 01 to 12 (January to December) for month and the four
digits for the year.
You have been given list of the centres where the centre for the common
entrance examination will be located. Select any three city codes from the
list. Your first preference must be entered first, then second and thereafter
third.
During the common entrance examination bilingual (English/Hindi)
question paper will be provided.
Write the complete postal address. The address must include your name,
c/o name and full address with PIN code. Write your mobile no. also
through which messages can be sent or contacted if required. E-mail
address must be written clearly using small letters.
Your recent colour photograph of appropriate sizeshould be uploaded in
the given box.
Please read the disclaimer given on printed form carefully. By signing the
form candidate abides with the declaration. Please note that this signature
will appear in your admit card and will be verified during the
examination.
Candidates can pay through any debit or credit cards or in cash by
printing the challan form through SBI Collect.
SBI Collect: Click here to pay the examination fees.
Please pay entrance examination fee either through Online Payment (Net
Banking, Card Payment) or by cash with SBI Challan (to be printed
online at State Bank Collect).
Candidates after depositing examination fee, have to generate the ereceipt (from payment history at State Bank Collect) and SBCollect
Reference Number will be used during registration process.

State/UT of Domicile
Select the appropriate State /UT against which you are seeking
admission. As a proof of eligibility of State/ UT for admission the
candidate has to produce any one of the following documents :
Evidence of having passed the qualifying examination from the State/ UT
as given in the advertisement.
In case of legal guardian / parents is an employee of State/ Central Govt. /
Govt. of India undertaking/ Autonomous bodies the latest certificate of
place of posting in the State/ UT
A domicile certificate from the competent authority.
Candidates need to fill any one of the choices (a) , (b) or (c).
Admit Card
The admit card will bear the name, photograph, roll number, signature,
date of birth, address, category of the candidate, along with the name and
address of the examination centre allotted. The admit card can be
downloaded from the same online application system web link by using
their initial login credentials. The candidate will have to bring admit card
to the examination centre. Only those candidates who will be holding
admit cards will be allowed to appear in the examination.
Areas for Common Entrance Examination
Separate Questions will be prepared for the following groups:
1. Group-A
B.Sc. B.Ed./B.A.B.Ed./ M.Sc.Ed. (Mysore)
2. Group-B
B.Ed.
3. Group-C
M.Ed.
4. For all the groups, areas to be tested: Language Proficiency,
Teaching Aptitude/Attitude, and Reasoning Ability.
5. Out of 80 questions, Language Proficiency in English 20 questions,
Teaching Aptitude/Attitude 30 questions and Reasoning Ability 30
questions weightage will be given.

6. Medium of Test Booklets only in English and Hindi.

7. The student's need to clear minimum cut off marks in all threetest areas.
: Correct answer(s) will carry 2 marks each
: Wrong answer(s) will carry negative marking of (minus) -0.5
marks
each
and
: Question(s) unattended will carry no marks
8. No. of test items-80, Time Duration-120 minutes.
9. No. of test booklets-Only one set of booklet will be prepared for
each group.
10. Last date for submission of marks (20% of weightage) by the
candidate is 7th July, 2016.
1. Group-Atest items will be of +2 level,
2. Group-B test items will be of graduate level.
3. Group-C test items will be of graduate level.
Syllabus for CEE-2016

o Language Proficiency indicating specific areas like comprehension,

rearranging sentences, selecting suitable words for the blanks, finding
out errors in parts of the sentences, finding out equivalent meaning to
the given phrases, finding out suitable words for the incomplete
sentences, sequencing, grammar which includes synonyms, antonyms,
idioms, prepositions, tenses, articles;
o Teaching Aptitude will cover specific areas like attitude towards
education, children and teaching profession; interest in teaching;
leadership qualities & group management; emotional & social
adjustment; intrapersonal & interpersonal skills; and general
awareness of contemporary issues pertaining to school education.
o Reasoning Ability indicating specific areas like verbal non-verbal
reasoning, missing numbers, number series, letter series, theme
finding, jumbling, analogy, odd one out, arranging the statements in a
sequential form, statement and conclusions, syllogism, logical
problems, establishing relationships.
o For B.Sc.B.Ed./B.A.B.Ed./M.Sc.Ed. Courses:
The test items for entrance examination in these courses will be given
from the above mentioned areas/topics. The level of questions will be

such as expected of the candidate completing higher secondary/ senior

secondary education.
o For B.Ed. Course:
The test items for entrance examination in this course will be given
from the above mentioned areas/topics. The level of questions will be
such as expected of the candidate completing graduation.
o For M.Ed. Course:
The test items for entrance examination in this course will be given from
the above mentioned areas/topics. The level of questions will be such as
expected of the candidate completing graduation and professional
education level.

Results of Common Entrance Examination & Ranking

1. 60% from entrance examination and 40% from our definitions of
aggregate scores for B.Sc. B.Ed. / B.A. B.Ed. and M.Sc. Ed.
2. Aggregate score will be defined as:
a.
For B.Sc. B.Ed. and M.Sc. Ed.: Obtained marks of PCM or PCB
out of Maximum marks of PCM/PCB in qualifying examination.
b.
For B.A. B.Ed. obtained total marks of qualifying examination
out of Maximum marks of qualifying examination.
3. For B.Ed. and M.Ed. only entrance examination score will be utilized.
4. TIE Cases will be decided by scores of Teaching Aptitude test.
5. A candidate can apply for more than one course/ programme for
admission with a single registration with a single payment.
6. Merit list will consider 2 digits after decimal with rounding off
7. RIEs will provide 1 seat for each course B.Sc. B.Ed. and B.A. B.Ed.,
and RIE Mysore will also provide 1 seat for each course of M.Sc. Ed.
(Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) over and above of their regular
quota for NTSE awardees.
Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination up to two years
back i.e., 2014, 2015 and appearing/ appeared in 2016 can apply B.Sc.
B.Ed./ B.A. B.Ed./ M.Sc. Ed. There is no restriction in the passing year to
apply in B.Ed. and M.Ed.
Counselling and Admission

The Counselling and admission will be done in respective RIEs. The

details of the counselling and admission procedures and dates will be
available on the websites of concerned RIEs. For availabilty of number
of seats for State/UTs please contact to RIE concerned.
Scholarships
All SC,ST and 50% of remaining students will be awarded scholarships
as per NCERT rules on submission of parent's income certificate.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of merit list of admission.
Staying in hostel is compulsory for Scholarship holders.