i. The candidates should have undergone 10+2+3(15) or 11+1+3(15) pattern of study and passed the qualifying examination conducted by the respective State Board or CBSE or any other recognized Board of Education / Examination and UG Degree Examination of the UGC recognized Universities in any one of the school subjects offered by the Directorate of School Education at the Secondary / Higher Secondary Education level.

ii. Candidates, who have passed the UG or PG degree under Open University System without qualifying in 11 years SSLC examination and one year of Pre-University Course (P.U.C) examination or 10+2 pattern of School Education examination are not eligible for admission, even if they subsequently qualify in 1year SSLC and one year PUC or 10+2 pattern of School Education Examination.

iii. Candidates, who have taken more than one main subject in Part III / Part IV (Under Double/Triple Major System) of UG degree course should have to choose only one of the main subjects and should have applied for that optional only. In such cases, marks obtained by the candidates in two/three major subjects shall be taken into account to arrive at the percentage of marks as stipulated in item (ix) herein.

iv. Candidates, who have passed any degree under Additional Degree Programme with less than three years duration are not eligible for admission.

v. Candidates, who have passed under four year Dual Degree Programme with two major subjects under Part III are not eligible for admission. Candidates, who have qualified the P.G. Degree in the subjects in Subject Codes 11 to 19 with not less than 50% of marks are eligible for admission, subject to the condition that the major subject in the UG and PG Degrees shall be one and the same.

vi. Candidates, who have qualified the P.G. Degree in the subjects in Subject Codes 11 to 19 with not less than 50% of marks are eligible for admission, subject to the condition that the major subject in the UG and PG Degrees shall be one and the same.

vii. Candidates, who have qualified the P.G. Degree (5 year integrated course) under 10+2+5 or 11+1+5 pattern of study shall be considered for admission. In such cases, the marks obtained by the candidates in the first three years (in major and ancillary or allied subjects alone) of the course alone shall be taken into account for admission to the B.Ed. Degree Programme for subject codes 01 to 10. The marks obtained by the candidates in the last two years (4th & 5th year) alone shall be taken into account for admission to B.Ed. degree programme for subject codes 11 to 19.

viii. Equivalent Subjects:

• Candidates, who have done their UG degree in Applied Mathematics can apply for Mathematics.
• Candidates, who have done their UG degree in Applied Physics, Geo-Physics, Bio-Physics and Electronics can apply for Physical Science.
• Candidates, who have done their UG degree in Applied Chemistry can apply for Physical Science.
• Candidates, who have done their UG degree in Bio-Technology, Plant-Biology and Plant Bio-Technology can apply for Biological Science.
• Candidates, who have done their UG degree in Environmental Science and Micro-Biology can apply for Biological Science.
• Candidates, who have done their UG degree in Applied Geography can apply for Geography.
• Candidates, who have done their UG degree in Computer Science, Information Technology and Computer Application can apply for Computer Science.
• Post Graduate candidates in Economics, Commerce, Home Science, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Logic and Indian Culture with not less than 50% (irrespective of their UG marks) of marks in PG Degree or in the interdisciplinary subjects, which are being declared equivalent by the respective University can apply.
• Candidates, who have done their PG degree in Nutrition and Dietetics are eligible to apply for Home Science.
• Candidates, who have done their UG degree in the school subjects are eligible for admission to B.Ed. However, those who have done the UG in the subject for which equivalence is not covered under this G.O., shall have to obtain an equivalence certificate for the respective subjects from the concerned University to consider their admission to B.Ed. Degree programme.
• Candidates, who have done their UG level without language Tamil or other Indian Languages under Part-I and are awarded degree with English and Main subjects concerned will be considered for admission to B.Ed. subject to the condition that they have to qualify in Tamil Language Test conducted by the TNPSC for the purpose of employment.
• Candidates, who have done their Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology with specialization in Science and Mathematics or any other qualification equivalent thereto, are eligible for admission to B.Ed degree programme.