Credit

Credit is a unit of academic input measured in terms of the study hours. It reflects the number of “study hours “ in a particular period of time devoted to various aspects of the teaching-learning process such as attending classes, engaging in assignments, projects, seminars , community activities & practical courses required for the course etc.

Course:

A course is essentially a constituent of a program and may be a composite of several subject matter to be covered in a semester.

Hard core courses:

Compulsory subjects of study which support the main discipline.

Soft core courses:

An option for the candidate to choose a course from a pool of courses offered by the respective B.Ed. colleges of Bangalore University. Each candidate should choose a combination of two soft core courses for the B.Ed. programme from the combinations offered by the respective colleges.

Enhancing professional Competency (EPC) course:

Field based activities conducted to enhance the professional competencies and skill.

Reflective Journal (RJ)

A student-teacher generated locally standardized daily log book maintained under supervision of the mentors is visualized as a reflective journal.

Duration of the course:

• The duration of study for B.Ed. CBCS Semester Programme shall extend over a period of two years with four semesters of total 96 credits. The first semester shall be for 24 credits, second semester shall be for 24 credits, third semester shall be for 24 credits and the fourth semester shall be for 24 credits.
• The practice in teaching programme shall be conducted in three phases.

Phase I – Pre internship programme during the second semester for the duration of four weeks for 04 credits.

Phase II – Internship programme during third semester for the duration of ten weeks for 12 credit.

Phase III – Post internship programme during fourth semester for the duration of six weeks for 08 credits.

Medium of Instruction:

• The Medium of Instruction is either English or Kannada. However, student can opt for English or Kannada for Practice teaching. Student teachers are allowed to write theory examination either in English or Kannada.

Attendance:

• A candidate shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement of attendance for a semester if he/she attends not less than 80% of the number of classes actually held till the end of the semester in each of the subjects & 90% for practical activities.
• A student teacher must submit all assignments at end of each semester to qualify him/her to appear for respective semester examination.
• A student should compulsorily participate in all the activities of the semester and submit the reports at the end of each semester.