A Candidate applying for Admission to the Two Years D.EL.Ed Course in an institution,recognized by  the NCTE,  and              affiliated to the West Bengal board of Primary Education:

1. Should be an Indian Citizen .

2. Should pass the H.S(+2) Examination or its equivalent from any recognized Board/Council/University with at least 50% marks in the aggregate. there          is,however , a relaxation of 5% marks for the applicants belonging to SC/ST.OBC-A/OBC-B/PH/Ex-Serviceman categories. Where there is no aggregate          marks,50%/45% of the total of the best five scores excluding EVS for eligibility will be counted.

3. Should not be above 35 years of age (40 years of age for SC/ST.OBC-A/OBC-B/PH) as on 01.07.2017.Note 1: This upper age is not applicable for the        in-  service teachers,appointed before 03.09.2001. Note 2: Ex-Serviceman candidate shall get the benefit of age  relaxation as per rule.

4. Must have studied the language at the Higer Secondary level as a compulsory subject for which medium of instruction he/she will be applying for                admission . The Second language must be English.

5. Reservation of seats shall be made as per the State Government norms.

6.  For vocational -course -pass applicants.

a) 4%(i.e. two out of fifty) of the seats shall be earmarked for applicants coming from the vocational Stream (+2 Level) under any Board/University /Council    or its equivalent,regardless of categories.

b) Such vocational -course -pass-applicants must have studied at least two languages including English at the +2 stage.

c) Such vocational -course-pass applicants should score at least 50% marks  at the +2 stage.

d)Such  vocational-course-pass applicants,however,shall not be eligible for other seats under any condition of backwardness or physical disability.

7. Ten(10) percent seats in D.I.E.Ts, Govt./Govt. Sponsored/Govt. Aided Primary Teachers' Training Institutes will be kept reserved for in service primary        teachers,appointed before 03.09.2001 having  50% or 45%(as the case may be) at the H.S(+2) Examination, if duly deputed by the competent authority. In    case  of non availability of such candidates the seats shall be filled up from among the merit listed candidates in order of merit as per reservation rules.

8. Ten(10) percent of the total intake of a Self-financed Non-Government Institution shall be reserved under 'Management Quota'- No Such reservation will      be there in case of a Government/Government Sponsered/Govt. Aided institution. In case of such reservation ,admission procedures and other terms and      conditions for admission,as prescribed ,should also be mainted strickly.

9. Calculation of merit : the name of the Examination should be Higher Secondary or as mentioned in the Mark-sheet of other recognized Boards or                councils. The total marks obtained should be aggregate of the best five including First  or Second Language but excluding EVS.

For example: A student has passed the Higher Secondary Examination With following scores:

1st Language-60

2nd language -81

Political Science-68

Geography-82

History-62

Philosophy(Optional Elective)-74

Evs-88

Now the calculation of percentage shall be made on the basis of the best five scores, e.g.

{(82+81+74+68+62)/5}=73.4%

Notable: The marks of EVS has not been taken for  calculation of percentage.

Note: For determination of minimum eligibility the Grand Total marks (where applicable) will be converted into percentage. In such cases 500(five hundred )    or 450(four hundred fifty ) (as the case may be) out of 1000(one thousand) shall mean 50 percent or 45 percent respectively.