Himachal Pradesh University

Academics

Programmes	Number of Seats	Duration
B. Ed.	100	Two years (Semester System)
M. Ed.	50	Two years (Semester System)
M.A. Education	30	Two Year (Semester System)
Ph.D.	--	Five years

SCHEME OF STUDIES FOR B.Ed.

A candidate is required to take following courses in B. Ed. Programme :

Sr. No.	Course Code	Name of the Course		Theory Marks	Internal Assessment		Total Marks
B. Ed. First Semester
1	Paper I		Childhood and Development Years	80	20		100
2	Paper II		Contemporary India and Education	80	20		100
3	Paper III		Language Across the Curriculum	40	10		50
4	Paper IV		Understanding Disciplines and Subjects	40	10		50
5	Paper V		Text Reading and Reflections	40	10		50
Total Marks in First Semester				280	70		350
B. Ed. Second Semester
1	Paper VI		Learning and Teaching	80	20		100
2	Paper VII		Assessment for Learning	80	20		100
3	Paper VIII		Drama and Art in Education	40	10		50
Candidates are required to choose any two of the following subjects in Second Semester in accordance with the subjects studied at graduation level.
4	Paper IX - A		Pedagogy of School Subjects (Part – 1)
	(i)		Teaching of Physical Sciences	40	10		50
	(ii)		Teaching of Life Sciences	40	10		50
	(iii)		Teaching of Mathematics	40	10		50
	(iv)		Teaching of Social Sciences	40	10		50
	(v)		Teaching of Commerce	40	10		50
	(vi)		Teaching of English	40	10		50
	(vii)		Teaching of Hindi	40	10		50
	(viii)		Teaching of Sanskrit	40	10		50
5	Paper X		Practice Teaching (4 Weeks Duration)	Grading (on Four Points Letter Grades) will be done on the basis of reports submitted by the students.
Total Marks in Second Semester				280	70		350
B. Ed. Third Semester
Candidates will continue with same two Teaching subjects in Third Semester which they have opted in the Second Semester
1	Paper IX - B		Pedagogy of School Subjects (Part – 2)
	(i)		Teaching of Physical Sciences	40	10		50
	(ii)		Teaching of Life Sciences	40	10		50
	(iii)		Teaching of Mathematics	40	10		50
	(iv)		Teaching of Social Sciences	40	10		50
	(v)		Teaching of Commerce	40	10		50
	(vi)		Teaching of English	40	10		50
	(vii)		Teaching of Hindi	40	10		50
	(viii)		Teaching of Sanskrit	40	10		50
	School Internship / Practice Teaching
2	Paper XI - A		Skill in Teaching (School Subject – 1)	125
3	Paper XI –B		Skill in Teaching (School Subject – 2)	125
Total Marks in B. Ed. Third Semester				80 + 250		20	350
B. Ed. Fourth Semester
1	Paper XII	Knowledge and Curriculum		80		20	100
2	Paper XIII	Gender, School and Society		40		10	50
3	Paper XIV	Inclusive School		40		10	50
4	Paper XV	ICT in Teaching-Learning Process		40		10	50
5	Paper XVI	Understanding the Self		40		10	50
Candidates are required to choose any one of the following optional subjects in Fourth Semester
6	Paper XVII	Health and Physical Education		40	10		50
7	Paper XVIII	Vocational and Work Education		40	10		50
8	Paper XIX	Education for Peace		40	10		50
9	Paper XX	Guidance and Counseling		40	10		50
Total Marks in B. Ed. Fourth Semester				280	70		350
Grand Total Marks for B. Ed. Course				1170	230		1400

Micro Teaching Lessons and Simulated Teaching Lessons:

The students are required to deliver following number of lessons in their respective

Teacher Education Colleges:

Sr. No.	Type of Lessons	Number of Lessons	Remark
1	Micro Teaching Lessons (During 2^nd Semester Only)	20 (Four per Teaching Skill)	Two Micro Lessons in each Teaching Subject per Teaching Skill
2	Simulated Teaching Lessons (In the Beginning of 3^rd Semester)	20	10 Lessons per Teaching Subject

Internship in Teaching / Practice Teaching (For Regular Candidates):

The students are required to go through a school internship for five months (20 weeks) during two years in the schools under the supervision of a teacher educator of the institution concerned in which a particular student is studying.
The school internship of one month duration will be held in second semester. The school internship (practice teaching) of four months duration will be held in the third semester. Final examination of teaching practice / internship in teaching will take place in third semester after the completion of mandatory lessons i.e. 50 macro lessons in each of the teaching subject.
The school internship shall be of one month (4 weeks) duration during second semester of the course. These four weeks shall include an initial phase of one week meant for orientation of student-teachers about the school, its management structure, functioning and organization of co-curricular activities. The second week of practice teaching will include study of maintenance of various school records (eg. CCE records, admission-withdrawal registers, attendance records, stock registers etc.). The student-teachers will prepare separate reports on school management, its functioning and maintenance of different records by both the school authorities. The third and fourth weeks will include observation of senior teachers of the school by the student teachers. The candidates will prepare twenty observation lessons (10 in each teaching subject) and get them verified from the concerned senior teacher. Feedback will be provided to the candidates on his/her performance by the school teachers and teacher educator of the institution concerned in which the student is studying.

During the third semester of the course, the practice teaching shall be of four months (16 weeks) duration. During these sixteen weeks, the candidates are required to deliver 100 lessons (50 in each teaching subject) under the supervision of the teacher educator of the institution concerned in which the student is studying. In addition, the student-teachers are required to observe 60 observation lessons (30 in each teaching subject) of their peer student-teachers in the concerned teaching subjects. If a candidate, who does not deliver mandatory number of lessons and any other activities related to teaching practice and practical work, he/she will not be allowed to appear in external assessment of practice teaching (i.e. final teaching practice examination). The macro / practice lessons will be supervised / assessed by the concerned teacher educator and feedback will be provided to the candidates on his/her performance by the school teacher and teacher educator of the institution concerned in which the student is studying.

For Final Teaching Practice, the candidate must prepare two lessons- one related to each of the teaching subject.
The Board of Examiners will consist of three external examiners. For this, the panel of examiners will be drawn by the Chairperson, Deptt. of Education and duly approved by the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of the University. The Board of Examiners will comprise of the experts in science and arts teaching subjects.

3. COURSES OF STUDY IN MA (Education) PROGRAMME

The distribution of different core and elective courses (spread over the entire span of four semesters) of MA (Edu) programme is as under:

Course Structure for M.A. Education, 2022-23 onward
Course Code	Course type	Course Title			Credit Hours/Week						Marks Scheme
					L	P*	T**		Cr		Theory ESE		Internal Assessment CCA
Semester-I
EDUCC101	*Core*	Philosophical Bases of Education (Indian)			5	0	1		6		70		30
EDUCC102	*Core*	Sociological Foundations of Education			5	0	1		6		70		30
EDUCC103	*Core*	Fundamentals of Educational Psychology			4	1	1		6		70		30
EDUCC104	*Core*	Education for Human Values			4	1	1		6		70		30
	Total Credits								24		Total Marks = 400
Semester-II
EDUCC105	*Core*	Philosophical Bases of Education (Western)			5	0	1		6		70		30
EDUCC106	*Core*	Psychology of Learning			4	1	1		6		70		30
EDUCC107	*Core*	Trends in Indian Education			5	0	1		6		70		30
EDUCC108	*Core*	Special Education			5	0	1		6		70		30
EDUGE301	*Generic Elective*	Pedagogy of Social Sciences			2	1	1		4		70		30
	Total Credits								28		Total Marks = 500
Semester-III
EDUCC109	*Core*	Essentials of Educational Technology			4	1	1		6		70		30
EDUCC110	*Core*	Foundations of Educational Research			4	1	1		6		70		30
EDUCC111	*Core*	Educational Measurement and Evaluation			4	1	1		6		70		30
Discipline Elective : Students can opt any one of the following three elective courses
EDUCE201	*Discipline* *Elective*	Teacher Education			5	0	1		6		70		30
EDUCE202	*Discipline* *Elective*	Distance Education			5	0	1		6		70		30
EDUCE203	*Discipline* *Elective*	Education for Human Rights			5	0	1		6		70		30
EDUAE401	*Ability Enhancement*	Work Experience in Education			1	1	0		2		Non-CGPA
	Total Credits								26		Total Marks = 400
	Semester-IV
EDUCC112	*Core*		Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education	4		1	1			6		70	30
EDUCC113	*Core*		Methods and Techniques of Educational Research	4		1	1			6		70	30
EDUGE302	*Generic Elective*		Pedagogy of Sciences	2		1	1			4		70	30
Discipline Elective : Students can opt any two of the following five elective courses
EDUCE204	*Discipline Elective Research Course (compulsory* *for* *regular students)*		Dissertation Work	-		FW/ SW* 12	-	6				100
EDUCE205	*Discipline* *Elective*		Pedagogy of Mathematics	4		1	1	6				70	30
EDUCE206	*Discipline* *Elective*		Pedagogy of Languages	4		1	1	6				70	30
EDUCE207	*Discipline* *Elective*		Yoga and Life Skills Education	4		1	1	6				70	30
EDUCE208	*Discipline* *Elective*		Principles and Procedures of Guidance and Counselling	4		1	1	6				70	30
	Total Credits							28				Total Marks = 500
Grand Total								Credits				Marks
								106				1800

The semester-wise titles of the core and elective courses in this programme along with their respective course codes shall be as follows :-

Department of Education