BEd admissions in Maharashtra: CET Cell to conduct state-level entrance test on June 20

In an important update for aspiring teachers, admission to the four-year BA/BSc-BEd (Integrated) course in Maharashtra will be based on a state-level entrance test to be conducted by the state's Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell on June 20 and not a national-level entrance test.In March, the state government had announced the discontinuation of the four-year BA/BSc-BEd (Integrated) course starting from the 2025-26 academic year, as it was going to be replaced by the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP), a new four-year teacher training program in line with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) guidelines. Admission to the ITEP course in Maharashtra was going to be based on a national-level entrance test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

- GNS News Agency, June 5

But even as aspirants waited for clarity on NTA’s entrance test, a public notice was issued by the Maharashtra CET Cell recently declaring that admission to the BA/BSc-BEd (Integrated) course in the state will be as per the existing practice for this academic year.The public notice dated May 28 said, “The NCTE, New Delhi (NCTE) has issued a public notice dated May 5, stating that the four-year B.A/ B.Sc-B.Ed (Integrated) course will be discontinued from the academic