Vidya Bhawan Teachers College : M.Ed.

Recognized by NCTE under letter number F.No. F-3/R.J.14/M.Ed./2000/2703 - Dated 24/02/1997

Duration of Programme -The M.Ed. Programme is a full-time and one academic year Programme.

Intake -30 Candidates

Fee Structure- As per the Rajasthan State Govt. Norms

Eligibility -The candidates must have, after graduation, passed the B.Ed. /B.T. or L.T. examination degree from any recognized University as per norms laid down by the NCTE or any other examination accepted as equivalent by the MLS university, Udaipur , with 50% marks in Theory & Practical Examinations separately.

* There is no payment seat for the course.

Programme

Part I : Compulsory Papers (Foundation Papers)
Paper I : Philosophical and Sociological Foundation of Education (100 Marks)
Paper II : Psychological foundations of Education and Educational Technology (100 Marks)
Paper III : Methodology of Educational Research and Data analysis (100 Marks)
Paper IV : Essentials of Teacher Education and Comparative Education (100 Marks)

Part II : Areas of specialization (Optional Paper)
Each specialization area has two papers. Each paper is of 100 marks. Every Student is required to choose one area and study both the papers in it (100 & 100 Marks)
Area A : Guidance and Counseling
Area B : Teacher Education
Area C : Educational Measurement and Evaluation
Area D : Curriculum Development
Area E : Management, Planning and Financing of Education

Part III : Field based Experiences (Survey)
They are related to supervision and evaluation of practice-teaching and other aspects of school experiences of B.Ed. Programmes(50 Marks)

Part IV : Dissertation
Dissertation is compulsory for candidates pursuing the M.Ed. Course. They are required to select a problem of education, especially from the area of specialization and submit a dissertation in the prescribed time. This is done through the following steps :
* 1st Seminar - Topic selection
* 2nd Seminar - Synopsis presentation
* 3rd Seminar - Tool construction and Techniques of Data Collection
* Data Collection
* Analysis of Data
* Report Writing

Scheme of Evaluation

The M.Ed. candidates in the above mentioned four parts of the course are evaluated as per the scheme that here follows :-
Part I :
Compulsory Papers :
All the four compulsory papers in this part have two sections, Section A and Section B with a weight of 60% and 40% marks respectively.
The Sessional work :
In these papers candidates are evaluated by internal and external examiners. Each sessional work carries 25 marks and the average of the marks out of 25 awarded by the examiners is mentioned under the heading "Sessional Marks".
External Theory Examination :
Out of 75 marks, 45 marks are for Section A and 30 marks are for Section B.

Part II :
Specializations :
Both the papers under area of specialization carry 25 marks for sessional and 75 marks for external theory papers. Work is evaluated as in compulsary papers.

Part III :
Field based study :
This part carries 50 marks which is internally evaluated by a team of members constituted by the principal within the institution.

The distribution of 50 marks is as follows :-
Teaching at least 3 lessons to B.Ed. Classes (15 Marks)
Supervision and guidance of two B.Ed. Students (at least 5 lessons) (20 Marks)
Community service and organization of co-curricular activities (15 Marks)

Part IV :
Dissertation & Viva-Voce :
It carry's 150 marks as follows :-
*40 Marks are for internal assessment. Assessment is made by the supervisor of the dissertation.
*10 Marks are for seminar. Assessment will be made by a team of the internal examiners constituted by Principal.
*50 Marks are for external assessment. Assessment is made by an external examiner.
*50 Marks are for an external viva-voce by a team of the external examiner, dissertation supervisor concerned and the Principal.

Criteria to Qualify

To qualify for the award of M.Ed. degree, a student is required to successfully fulfils all the requirements in each component as per the stipulated time schedule announced by the University. A candidate who successfully completes all the requirements during the academic year scoring at least 50% marks is declared successful.

Awarding Divisions

Successful candidates are placed in two divisions only on the basis of their total marks/scores.
50% to below 60% - II division
60% and above - I division

A candidate who fails to fulfill any of the requirement in one or more components ( Part I to IV) may make up the deficiency as mentioned below.

A student who fails to submit the sessional work under Part I & II and requirement under part III is not eligible to take the final examination. But he/she can submit the dissertation. He/She may, however, fulfill the requirements of sessional work
during the subsequent academic session and take the examination that year.

A student who successfully fulfills all course requirements but fails at the final examinations of courses in Parts I & II, may reappear in the subsequent examinations and clear
the course within two subsequent years. He/She is not required to resubmit the Dissertation.

A student who fails only in Group IV,
is required to submit only the dissertation during the next academic year and face the external viva-voce at the end of the year.

Divisions are awarded on the basis of the total marks obtained in all the groups, either in one year or in more than one year.