• MEd is of 2 years duration divided into four semesters. The course is offered in various subjects and specialisations.

• Candidates can pursue MEd in regular mode. After the completion of the MEd course, candidates can choose to work not only as teachers but also as counsellors, administrators, headmasters, etc.

• The minimum eligibility for admission to the course is that the candidates must pass either B.Ed, B.El.Ed. BA. B.Ed, BSc.B.Ed or D.El.Ed with a minimum percentage of 50-60% and qualify the entrance examination

Why Study M.Ed?

Obtaining an M.Ed degree is an excellent way to enrich and advance one’s teaching career. It establishes students as an expert teacher and increases job opportunities. Some of the benefits of having a M.Ed degree include:

• Enhanced Value in the Job Market: A master’s is typically the basic requirement for teaching at the high school level hence carries a lot of weight in the teaching job market. Having an M.Ed course allows the candidates to expand beyond teaching the middle school level and allow them to teach the senior classes such as 11 and 12.

• Build Upon One’s Teaching Skills: M.Ed degree focuses on ways of how to be a teacher with primarily emphasising on pedagogy, teaching methods, philosophy of education, and educational technology which definitely helps one improve their teaching skills.

• Career Mobility: Teachers with advanced degrees get various job opportunities for working school administrative positions and can become mentors to other teachers based upon specific graduate training.

• Increased Earning Potential: With the increased level of degrees the payscale also increases, hence pursuing an M.Ed degree makes it easier to get a high paying job in the teaching field. Candidates having M.Ed Teacher in India is INR 510,900 per annum which is much more than a B.Ed Teacher in India, who earn a total of INR 339,000 per annum in India.

• Different Job Opportunities: After completing the M.Ed course one can not only opt for a teacher or professor job, but can also go for counsellors position, headmasters and alike..

• The M.Ed course provides students with the basics of educational research, social and psychological foundations in the teaching discipline. This course is more of a research oriented program.

MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.Ed.) (2-year Programme)