Burdwan University: Admission to B.Ed. Course of Studies for the Session 2026-2028 under Arts Faculty

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University of Burdwan

Bardhaman, West Bengal

Admission to B.Ed. Course of Studies for the Session 2026-2028 under Arts Faculty

University of Burdwan
Bardhaman, West Bengal
Admission to B.Ed. Course of Studies for the Session 2026-2028 under Arts Faculty

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN
Office of the Secretary, Faculty Council for P.G. Studies in Arts, Com., Law, etc.)
ADMISSION TO B.ED. COURSE OF STUDIES (FRESHER/ DEPUTED) AT BU CAMPUS
UNDER THE FACULTY COUNCIL OF ARTS, ETC. FOR THE SESSION 2026-2028

Online applications are invited from the eligible intending candidates for admission to the B.Ed. Course of Studies for the Session 2026-2028 under Faculty Council (Arts, Commerce, Law etc.), The University of Burdwan. Online form will be available on the University website (www.buruniv.ac.in ) on and from 08/09/2026 to 21/09/2026.

Online submission of application form by a candidate does not automatically ensure his/her admission to the Programme.

The University reserves the right to drop or include any name if any suppression of facts on the part of the applicants or any mistake in the calculation of grade point is detected at any stage before and after admission. Rules/guidelines of The University of Burdwan, Govt. of West Bengal & NCTE will be followed in case of admission to the above-mentioned course of studies.

Online Application Submission

Enrollment of Academic Bank of Credit:
For Enrollment in Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) / APAAR in National Academic Depository (NAD) and procure ABC / APAAR ID which is mandatory as per the UGC order (Link for the UGC Order: https://tinyurl.com/5b75sn9w ), follow the link given below:
Link for User Manual of ABC ID Creation https://tinyurl.com/3kjfue94
How to Apply:
After completion of the above-mentioned steps, the applicants should fill in the online application form through the link given below:

LINK FOR ONLINE Application Form for Admission to B.Ed. Course at BU Campus (Both Fresher/Deputed):
Registration Link:
https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/1254/69799/Registration.html
Login Link:
https://www.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/1254/69799/login.html

After successful submission of Application Form, all applicants are advised to take a Printout of the submitted Application form along with Application Sequence Number for future references.
Candidates, while filling out the Application Forms, shall have to upload the relevant documents online. Candidature shall be cancelled if it is not found during verification or at any stage of the Programme that the uploaded documents are in conformity with the original document.
Candidates, engaged in any Job/Full-time Research Work, shall not be allowed to pursue this course unless NOC is provided by the appointing authority.

Intake

Fresher Candidates: Burdwan University (Total Intake: 38):

Unreserved Category:

Subjects	Intake
Zoology	04
Botany	04
Physiology	01
Bio-tech / Nutrition / Microbiology / Environmental Science	02
Physics / Electronics	06
Chemistry / Bio-Chemistry	06
Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Application / Computer Science / Computer Science & Engineering or Technology	04

S.C. Category:

Group	Intake
Life Science Group	03
Physical Science Group	03
Mathematics Group	02

S.T. Category:
02 Seats on the basis of the highest grade point considering all subjects.
DA Category:
01 Seat on the basis of the highest grade point considering all subjects.

Fresher Candidates: Other University (Total Intake: 9):

Unreserved Category:

Group	Intake
Life Science Group	02
Physical Science Group	02
Mathematics Group	02

S.C. Category:
02 Seats on the basis of the highest grade point considering all groups.
S.T. Category:
01 Seat on the basis of the highest grade point considering all groups.

Deputed Candidates (Total Intake: 3):

Unreserved Category:

Group	Intake
Life Science Group	01
Physical Science Group	01
Mathematics Group	01

Untrained in-service candidates, teaching class V-XII in Govt. aided schools only, shall be treated as deputed. If the seats, reserved for deputed teachers, remain vacant, those seats will be de-reserved and offered to the fresh candidates.

General Eligibility Criteria

Candidates (both Fresh & Deputed) with at least 50% marks either in the Bachelor's Degree and/or in the Master's Degree in Science, or Bachelor's in Engineering or Technology with specialization in Science and Mathematics with 55% marks, or any other qualification equivalent thereto, be eligible for application. There shall be relaxation of 5% marks in favour of SC, ST and D.A. (Differently Abled) categories.

N.B.: 50% or 45% marks (as the case may be) in Bachelor's Degree with Hons./Major will be determined on the basis of marks of Hons./Major subject only. But the candidates, who do not possess 50% marks either in Hons./Major Subject or in master’s degree in science, may calculate their % of marks in Bachelor’s Degree on the basis of marks of Hons. and marks of the elective subjects taken together (excluding ENVS and Languages). In that case their Bachelor’s degree will be treated as B.Sc. (General). In Case of candidates of three year degree programme of NEP 2020, who do not possess 50% marks in Major Subject, may calculate their % of marks in Bachelor’s Degree on the basis of marks of all courses.

Availability of Method Subject

Life Science Group: Zoology / Botany / Physiology / Bio-technology / Nutrition / Micro-biology / Environmental Science
Physical Science Group: Physics / Electronics / Chemistry / Bio-Chemistry
Mathematics Group: Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Application / Computer Science / Computer Science Engineering or Technology
Bio-Chemistry & Electronics shall be treated as subjects in the Physical Science Group and in this case candidates shall have to take Physical Science as the 1st method. Bio-technology, Nutrition, Microbiology & Environmental Science Shall be treated as subjects in the Life Science Group and in this case candidates shall have to take Life Science as the 1st method. Statistics / Computer Science / Computer Application / ComputerScience & Engineering or Technology shall be treated as subjects in Mathematics and in this case candidates shall have to take Mathematics as the 1st method.
Candidates (both Fresh & Deputed), who did not study at the degree level at least two of the method subjects available at any college, will not be considered for admission even if their names are found in the list. Deputed Candidates shall have to take the subject as the 1st method in which they are the approved teachers.

Selection Procedure

For Fresh Candidates (Burdwan University) of Unreserved category subject wise and Fresh Candidates (Burdwan University) of S.C., S.T. & D.A. categories and Fresh Candidates (Other University) of all categories (Unreserved, S.C. & S.T.) group wise provisional Rank list shall be prepared on the basis of their Grade Points to be computed as per the following norms:
- 10% of the percentage of marks obtained at the M.P. (S.E.) or Equivalent Examination.
- 10% of the percentage of marks obtained at the H.S. (10+2) or Equivalent Examination.
- a) 15% of the percentage of marks obtained at the B.Sc (Gen.)/3 Year Degree Programme of NEP 2020 Examination or
  b) 20% of the percentage of marks obtained at the B.Sc. (Hons.) or equivalent Examination.
  [% of marks obtained in this case must be computed considering the marks of Hons. Subject only].
- 20% of the percentage of marks obtained at Post Graduate Examination.
- a) Ad hoc 5 marks shall be awarded for M.Phil. Degree or,
  b) Ad hoc 8 marks shall be awarded for Ph.D. degree.
  (Candidates with M. Phil. & Ph.D. degrees both, only 8 marks will be awarded).
For Deputed Candidates, Provisional Rank list [mentioning category and category wise rank (i.e. SC, ST & D.A.)] shall be prepared on the basis of their approved length of service. In case of same length of service of two or more candidates, the candidate having higher academic score will be considered and in case of same length of service as well as academic score, the candidate, who is senior in age, will be considered.
Separate list for Deputed applicants shall be prepared as per the following groups:
- Life Science Group: Zoology / Botany / Physiology / Bio-technology / Nutrition / Micro-biology / Environmental Science
- Physical Science Group: Physics / Electronics / Chemistry / Bio-Chemistry
- Mathematics Group: Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Application / Computer Science / Computer Science Engineering or Technology

Important Dates

The following calendar will be followed for conducting the stages of Admission

Submission of Online Application Form	08/09/2026 to 21/09/2026
Editing of Application form (If necessary)	from 19/09/2026 to 21/09/2026
Publication of List of Applicants	24/09/2026
Publication of Provisional Broad Merit List (Rank List) for admission to B.Ed. Course of Studies (Fresher/Deputed) for the Session 2026-2028	28/09/2026
Publication of Online Counselling Notice (Phase 1) for admission to B.Ed. Course of Studies (Fresher/Deputed) for the Session 2026-2028	30/09/2026
Date of Online Counselling (Phase 1) for admission to B.Ed. Course of Studies (Fresher/Deputed) for the Session 2026-2028	13/10/2026
Payment of Phase-1 Admission to B.Ed. Course of Studies (Fresher/Deputed) for the Session 2026-2028	13/10/2026 & 14/10/2026
Publication of Online Counselling Notice (Phase 2) for admission to B.Ed. Course of Studies (Fresher/Deputed) for the Session 2026-2028 (if required)	28/10/2026
Commencement of Classesfor B.Ed. Course of Studies (Fresher/Deputed) for the Session 2026-2028	03/11/2026
Document Verification for Provisionally admitted candidates of B.Ed. Course of Studies (Fresher/Deputed) for the Session 2026-2028	03/11/2026 & 04/11/2026
The university can revise the calendar, if needs arise and the same will be notified on the university website