Dates and Eligibility of CET ED Exams

Can you tell me about the Dates of CET for ED Exams and eligibility required for admission in the course?

[Kiran Chandar]

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam conducts EDCET (Education Common Entrance Test) for admission into B.Ed regular program. Admission for 2014-15 sessions is over now; here I am providing you the dates of the exam of 2014- 15 session which can be treated as tentative for 2015-16 session.

Important Dates 2014:
Date of issue of notification: 05th Mar 2014
Commencement of submission of Online Applications: 09th Mar 2014
Last date for submission of Online Applications: 24th Apr 2014 April 30, 2014 Submission of Online Applications with Late fee of Rs.500/-: 30th Apr 2014 Downloading of Hall Tickets from website: 19th May 2014
Date of Entrance Test: 02nd June 2014 May 30, 2014 (Friday at 11.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m.) Date of Announcement of Results: 23rd June 2014

Eligibility to appear for Ed.CET
Candidates satisfying the following requirements shall be eligible to appear for Ed.CET
i) Applicants must be Indian Nationals only
ii) Applicants must satisfy Local/Non-Local status requirements as lay down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) Order 1974 as subsequently amended

Educational Qualifications:
a) Applicants must have passed/appearing for final year exams of B.A. /B.Sc/B.Sc (Home Science)/B.Com/ BCA/BBM at the time of submitting the Application for Ed.CET
b) Applicants must have scored at least 50% marks either in the Bachelors Degree i.e. B.A/B.Sc/B.Sc (Home Science)/B.Com/BCA/BBM and or in the Masters Degree in relevant subject or 5years integrated course in the relevant subject of methodology or any other qualification which is equivalent thereto.

However the candidates belonging to SC/ST/ BC (A/B/C/D/E category, and physically handicapped need to score at least 40% marks in the qualifying examination