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

Provisional Registration — In Compliance with Court Order(s)

Registration Open: 30.07.2026 – 30.08.2026

If your appointment date falls outside the standard eligibility date range (28-06-2018 to 11-08-2023) and you have obtained relaxation from a court of law, you are eligible to register under the Court Order Registration category.

Please note that 3 additional documents are mandatory for Court Order Registration: 1. Affidavit | 2. Writ Petition | 3. Copy of the Court Order. Ensure all three documents are ready before proceeding with your registration.

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What's New

Bridge Course registration has been opened for Provisional Enrolment in compliance with the directions of various Hon'ble High Courts Court Order Registration is open from 30.07.2026 to 30.08.2026 — Register Now Bridge course registration has been reopened and will remain open from 03.07.2026 to 19.07.2026 Last date for registration extended till 30.04.2026 Bridge Course Notice issued by CBSE dated 30.03.2026 Registrations are open w.e.f. 24.11.2025 and will close on 25.12.2025. Click here to view Programme Guide

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

76481

Paid

67300

Unpaid

9181

Male

38163

Female

38310

Third Gender

Admission Report — Click to View

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
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.
3 additional documents required: Affidavit, Writ Petition, Copy of the Court Order.

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