ADMISSION CRITERIA

Admission criteria for 2 year pre-service Teacher Education course leading to Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) in all the 11 (Eleven) District Institute of Education and Training (DIETs) of have been fixed as per norms of NCTE and Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. The Admission criteria are as follows:

1) Feeder Districts of each DIET for admission of candidates: a) DIET, (50 Seats) : West Kameng & District b) DIET, (50 Seats) : East Kameng, Kurung Kumey and Kra Daadi District c) DIET, (50 Seats) : d) DIET, (50 Seats) : East Siang, Siang and Upper e) DIET, (50 Seats) : D/Valley, L/Dib. Valley District f) DIET, (50 Seats) : g) DIET, (50 Seats) : h) DIET, Kamki (30 Seats) : i) DIET, Khupa (30 Seats) : Anjaw, Lohit and j) DIET, (50 Seats) : Tirap, and k) DIET, Yachuli (30 Seats) :

2) Eligibility: a. Minimum Qualification: Class XII Pass with 45% marks for APST and 50% for Non-APST candidates in aggregate as per NCTE norms from any recognized Board / Council. b. Age Limit: 17 years to 25 years as on date of Advertisement. However, upper age is relaxable up to 5 years for APST candidates. c. APST candidates seeking admission to the course are required to submit Permanent Residential Certificates (PRC) in support of the feeder district of the DIET. Temporary Residential Certificate (TRC) for APST candidates will not be accepted. 3) Number of Seats : 25 seats for male and 25 seats for female candidates in DIETs from Sl. No. 1- a to g and j; 15 seats for male and 15 seats for female candidates in DIETs from Sl. No. 1- h,i & k. In case of non-availability of APST Male Candidates, the seats may be filled up by the APST Female candidates in order of merit and vice-versa. 4) Reservation of Seats : 80% for APST and 20% for Non-APST candidates. 5) Selection Procedures : The selection of the candidates will be made strictly on merit basis by a board constituted at each DIET. The merit is determined on the percentage of marks secured in Class XII examination. If total marks of two candidates secured in Class XII examination are found equal, higher marks in Class X determines the merit. 6) Application form and prospectus: The application form and prospectus may be obtained from the Principal of the respective DIETs on payment of Rs 200/- w.e.f 16th June to 30th June. The application form and prospectus may also be obtained by post by sending a bank draft of SBI for Rs 200/- in favour of Principal of the concerned DIET along with a self addressed and stamped envelope (stamp for Rs 25/- to be affixed) of the size 30 cm x 12 cm. Postal delay in issue / submission of forms will not be entertained. 7) Last date of receipt of application: The last date for receiving duly filled in application form in the DIETs is 30th June. The other details of the course may be seen in the prospectus of the concerned DIET.

The Admission notification is normally published in the local newspapers of Arunachal Pradesh in the first week of June.