For B.Ed:
There shall be a basic unit of 150 students, generally divided into three sections of 50 each for general sessions and not more than 25 students per teacher for a school subject for methods and other practical activities of the programme to facilitate participatory teaching and learning, as the case may be.
As per NCTE Admission Procedure, admission to B Ed shall be made on merit on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination and/ or in the entrance examination or any other selection process as per the policy of the State Government and the University. Candidates with at least 50% marks either in the Bachelor's Degree and/or in the Master's Degree or any other qualification equivalent thereto are eligible for admission to B Ed programme. The reservation in seats and relaxation in the qualifying marks in favour of the reserved categories shall be as per the rules of the State Government.
The admission to B Ed courses in all the affiliated colleges and affiliating WBUTTEPA itself is made through a unified 'Single Window' system by affiliating WBUTTEPA. Applications are invited through newspaper advertisements by the affiliating WBUTTEPA from candidates with at least 50% marks either in the Bachelor's Degree and/or in the Master's Degree or any other qualification equivalent thereto. Reservation of seats is as per University and Govt Rules. There is a relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST candidates. Based on marks, obtained in UG and/or PG, 10+2, and 10 standards or equivalent examinations, WBUTTEPA declares a provisional merit list of eligible candidates for admission to B Ed programme. All these candidates have to appear in the central counselling called as COMMON ADMISSION PROGRAMME(CAP), where the candidate is allotted to the WBUTTEPA or any other affiliated college depending on his option among available seats at that time. As per State Government notification, 10% of seats are filled up through Management Quota. Only the candidates, who have applied to WBUTTEPA for admission to B Ed, can apply for admission through Management Quota. A merit list is prepared from the candidates, who have applied for, by the Admission Committee of the institution.
For M.Ed:
There shall be a basic unit of 50 student-teachers. As per NCTE Admission Procedure, admission should be made on merit on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination and/ or in the entrance examination or any other selection process as per the policy of the State Government and the University. Candidates, who have obtained at least 55% marks in the B Ed degree are eligible for admission. The reservations of SC/ ST/ OBC and other categories shall be as per the rules of the Central Government/ State Government, whichever is applicable. There shall be relaxation of 5% marks in favour of SC/ ST/ OBC and other categories of candidates.
As per WBUTTEPA Admission Policy, a candidate is eligible for admission to M Ed programme if he passes B Ed with at least 55% marks, and passes PG with 50% marks, preceded by regular Honours degree in the relevant subject.
The institution invites applications, through newspaper advertisements, its Website and its Notice Board from eligible candidates, that is, the candidates who fulfils both NCTE and WBUTTEPA norms. Then, the Admission Committee of the institution prepares the merit list depending on the total of percentages in B Ed and PG. The merit list is then sent to the affiliating WBUTTEPA. Admissions are made strictly on merit.
As per the State Government order, 10% of the seats are reserved as Management Quota. These seats are filled up from the merit list prepared from the candidates, who have applied from the same. Only those candidates, who are in the general merit list of the institution, can apply.