The following categories of candidates are eligible to apply for admission.
(i) Trained in–service teachers in elementary education.
(ii) Candidates who have completed an NCTE-recognized teacher education program through face-to-face
mode.

A person who possesses the following qualifications shall be eligible to join the course:
1. The candidates who entered in teaching profession on the basis of a Diploma/ Certificate in
primary/elementary teacher training and are intended to improve their competence by obtaining
degree in a secondary teacher training program can take admission to a B.Ed (ODL) program,
provided they have graduation/post-graduation degree in humanities/science/social science/commerce with
minimum 50% marks or degree in engineering/technology with specialization in science and mathematics
with a minimum of 55% marks.
2. Candidates who have completed NCTE-recognized teacher training programs face-to-face
mode and not in the teaching profession are also eligible for admission in the B.Ed (ODL) program provided
they possess graduation/post-graduation degrees in humanities/science/social science/commerce with
minimum 50% marks or degree in engineering/technology with specialization in science and mathematics
with minimum 55 % marks
3. In case of students belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Backward Class/Person with
Disabilities (PwD), the requirement of 50 % marks shall be reduced by 5% provided they have
obtained minimum pass marks prescribed by the regulations.

The Students are required to pay the following fee as applicable to them along with the mentioned fee:

1) Continuation Charges Rs. 100/- (To be paid by only candidates already registered with this University).

2) Registration Fee = Rs. 1000/- (To be paid by candidates not already registered with Panjab University.

3) Eligibility Fees = Rs. 75/- (To be paid by those candidates who have passed the lower examination from the University/Board other than Panjab University.

4) Migration Fees = Rs. 1000/- (To be paid by those candidates who have passed the lower examination from other Universities and Boards except CBSE, ICSE, PANJAB, HARYANA & HIMACHAL BOARD.

5) Special Fees = Rs. 275/- (To be paid only by those candidates who apply for admission from a place outside the jurisdiction of PU (i.e. Dist. Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Moga, Muktsar, Tehsil of Faridkot, Ferozepur, and Chandigarh are in the jurisdiction of Panjab University).

6) Rs. 300/- will be charged from each student as an online admission fee except for SC/ST/PWD, for these candidates the fee is Rs. 150/-.

7) Admission form fee of Rs. 75/- to be charged only for the courses, if any, the admission to which is not online.