The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) will be providing the applicants admissions in the 2-year Diploma of Elementary Education program. The West Bengal D.El.Ed Admission 2021 will be granted on the basis of merit of the qualifying exam. The application form for the admission will be made available from the last week of June 2021 on the official website of the board. The candidates can find the details of the West Bengal D.El.Ed Admission 2021 such as eligibility criteria, application form, admission process, etc from this article.
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Important Dates
Important Events | Expected Dates |
Availability of online application form | Last week of June 2021 |
Last date to submit the application form | 2nd week of July 2021 |
Submission of verified application by the institutes to the Board | 3rd week of July 2021 |
Approval of merit list by the Board | 4th week of July 2021 |
Last date for admissions in all institutes | 4th week of July 2021 |
Commencement of classes | Last week of July 2021 |
Eligibility Criteria
There are certain that need to be fulfilled by the candidates in order to appear for the West Bengal D.El.Ed Admission 2021:
- The candidates should have passed Higher Secondary (10+2) exam or equivalent form a recognized board/university with a minimum of 50% marks (40% for SC / ST / OBC-A / OBC-B / PH / Ex-Servicemen candidates) in aggregate.
- The age of the candidates should not be more than 35 years as on 1st July 2019. A relaxation of 5 years is given to SC / ST / OBC-A / OBC-B / PH candidates. The upper age limit is not applicable for the in-service teachers, appointed before 03.09.2003. Ex-Serviceman candidates shall get the benefit of age relaxation as per the rules.
- The candidates must have studied the language at the Higher Secondary level as a compulsory subject for which medium of instruction the candidate will be applying for admission. The second language must be English.
Application Form
The interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility requirement can fill the application form for West Bengal D.El.Ed Admission 2021. The application form can be availed from the official website of the WBBPE. The details of personal life such as name, date of birth, category and educational details such as marks and board of qualifying exam will be asked in the application form. After submitting all the details in the application form, the candidates will have to make the application fee payment. The structure of the application fee is given as:
Category | Application fee |
SC / ST / PH candidates | Rs. 150/- |
Others | Rs. 300/- |
Admission Procedure
The West Bengal D.El.Ed Admission 2021 will be granted on the basis of marks secured in the qualifying examination. A merit list will be prepared and the applicants will be enrolled into the institutions as per their rank in the merit list. Before granting the final admission, the eligibility and documents of the candidates will also be verified.
Reservation of Seats
- 10% seats in D.I.E.Ts, Government / Government Sponsored /Government Aided Primary Teachers’ Training Institutes will be reserved for in-service primary teachers, appointed before 03.09.2003 and have secured 50% or 45% (as the case may be) in the 10+2 Examination, if duly deputed by the competent authority.
- 10% of the total intake of the self-financed non-Government institution shall be reserved under Management Quota. This quota is not applicable to the Government / Government Sponsored /Government Aided institutions.