A candidate shall be eligible for admission to the programme leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Education ( B.Ed) provided:

1. The candidates who had undergone 10+2+3 (15) or 11+1+3 (15) pattern of study and passed the X and XII examinations conducted by the respective State Board or CBSE or any other recognized Board of Education/Examination and UG Degree examination of the UGC approved Universities in any one of the school subjects offered by the Directorate of School Education at the Secondary /Higher Secondary Education level or is equivalent as it is decided by the Equivalence Committee appointed by Government of Tamil Nadu from time to time.
2. The candidates who have passed the UG or PG degree in Open University System without qualifying in 11 years SSLC examination and 1 year of Pre – University Course (PUC) examination or 10+2 pattern of school education examination shall not be considered for admission.
3. However, the candidates not qualified in XII examination or PUC but possessing Two Years Bachelor Preparatory Programme Certificate / Two Years Foundation Corse Certificate / Two Years Diploma Course conducted by State Government / recognized Universities and qualified with three years UG Degree course are also considered to be eligible for admission.
4. The candidates who have studied more than one main subject in Part III (Under Double/Triple Major System) of UG Degree course should have to choose only one of the main subjects and should have applied for that Optional only. In such cases, marks obtained by the candidates in two/three major subjects shall be taken into account to arrive percentage of marks stipulated in item (viii).
5. .The candidates who have passed under Double Degree/ Additional Degree Programme with less than three years of duration are not eligible for admission.
6. The candidates who have qualified in PG Degree (5 year integrated course) under 10+2+5 or 11+1+5 pattern of study shall be considered for admission. In such cases, the marks obtained by the candidates in the first three years (in major and ancillary/ allied subjects alone) of the course alone shall be taken into account for admission.
7. The candidates with the following marks (which is subject to the decision of Government of Tamilnadu from time to time) in the Bachelor’s Degree are eligible for admission to the course other than subjects like Economics, Commerce, Home Science, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Logic and Indian Culture for which PG qualification is mandatory.