Six-Months Bridge Course in Primary Teacher Education | NIOS | For B.Ed. Teachers | NIOS Bridge Course

Bridge Course Registration — Date Extended

Registration Open: 21.10.2026 – 28.10.2026

The Bridge Course registration portal has been reopened for enrolment. Registration is now open from 21.10.2026 till 28.10.2026. Eligible candidates are requested to complete their registration within the extended period.

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Bridge Course registration portal is open for registration from 21.10.2026 till 28.10.2026 Click here to view Programme Guide Click here to view Notification for Commencement Click here to view Bridge Academic Calendar

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Shri Pralhad Joshi

Hon'ble Minister of Education,Govt. of India

Shri Jayant Chaudhary

Hon'ble Minister of State for Education,Govt. of India

Registration Overview

Empowering Education Through Equal Participation

Total

77064

Paid

67640

Unpaid

9424

Male

38379

Female

38677

Third Gender

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Objectives of the Programme

Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its judgment dated 08.04.2024 in M.A. Diary No: 4303/2024 in Civil Appeal No. 5068 of 2023 (Devesh Sharma vs. Union of India & Ors.), issued the following directions:

To develop an understanding of the primary school and primary school child.
To develop an understanding of various perspectives of learning and how knowledge is constructed by a primary school child.
To design content, evolve pedagogies, comprehend the context of learning and organize curricular experiences.
To interpret education of primary school children in continuum and establish linkages with the early childhood and adolescence.
To plan pedagogy in different curricular areas according to the developmental level of children and that of the nature of the discipline.
To address diversities in the classrooms with respect to language, gender, disability and socio-cultural and economic context.
To analyze and apply the emerging technologies in the learning and teaching in primary teacher education.
To critically analyze and reflect on assessment practices and design age-appropriate assessment tools for a 360° holistic assessment of primary children.

Eligibility Criteria & Instructions for the Participants

The 6 Months Certificate Course (Bridge) in Primary Teacher Education focus on the professional development of in- service primary teachers having B.Ed. to become eligible for teaching at primary level with the following objectives-

National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) shall design such course under overall supervision of the MoE, UoI
Appointees, whose appointments were made on the basis of B.Ed. as a valid qualification between 28.06.2018 to 11.08.2023, must undergo this course to retain their eligibility.
Failure to complete the course within timeframe given by the concerned educational authorities will invalidate the appointment of such candidates.
This Bridge course will not be valid for the teachers seeking subsequent employments as primary teachers.
If your appointment date is outside the standard date range [28-06-2018 to 11-08-2023] and you have approached the court and the court has given you relaxation, choose Court Order Registration.

Self Certificate to be filled and uploaded by the un-trained In-service Teacher and duly signed by the School Principal

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Bridge Course, Credits and Structure of Assessment & Evaluation

Course No.	Course Title	Internal Assessment (Assignments & Project Work)		Courses and Examination		Total Marks	Total Credits
Course No.	Course Title	Marks	Credits	Marks	Credits	Total Marks	Total Credits
1	Child Development and Educational Psychology	25	1	75	3	100	4
2	Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment	25	1	75	3	100	4
3	Pedagogy of Language-I (Hindi/Regional language)	25	1	25	1	50	2
4	Pedagogy of Language-II (English/other than Language-I)	25	1	25	1	50	2
5	Pedagogy of Mathematics	25	1	25	1	50	2
6	Pedagogy of The World Around Us	25	1	25	1	50	2
7	School Experience	100	4	-	-	100	4
Grand Total		250	10	250	10	500	20