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M. Ed. PROGRAMME

Eligibility for Admission to the course:

A candidate shall be eligible for admission to the course leading to the Degree of Master of Education provided he / she has passed a Bachelors Degree Examination in Education of this university or some other university recognized by the syndicate as equivalent thereto, with a minimum of 50% marks in theory and practicals separately.
The basis of selection of candidate for admission shall be based on the existing regulations of the University/ Government of Tamil Nadu. Reservation of seats and other concessions for the SC, ST, MBC/ DNC, BC and other special categories of candidates notified by the Government of Tamil Nadu shall be provided in accordance with the statutory provisions of the Government of Tamil Nadu in force from time to time.
No candidate shall be eligible for the Degree of M. Ed unless he / she has completed and has satisfied the examiners in dissertation.

Duration:

The course of study shall be for a duration of one academic year.The entire course work will be for 1080 hours.

Subjects of Study:

The course consists of (a) Core Subjects (b) Elective Subjects (c) Dissertation

a. Core Subjects:

Philosophical and sociological perspectives in Education
Advanced educational psychology
Research in Education

b) Elective subjects:

Group I

Teacher Education

Group II

Women's Education

c) Dissertation :

The candidates shall be required to submit his / her dissertation with pages not exceeding 120 which should be a record of his / her original investigation prepared with the supervision of an eligible guide.
Candidate pursuing the course shall submit his / her dissertation within 10 days after the last day of their theory exam.
The dissertation shall be written either in Tamil (or) English.
The maximum limit of submission of thesis will be three years from the date of joining the course.
Each eligible guide may be allowed not more than 5 candidates for guidance.

Distribution of credits:

A minimum of 36 credits are to be earned for qualifying for the M. Ed degree. Each core paper will carry 6 credits, each elective 5 credits, dissertation 6 credits and viva voce 2 credits.

Examination:

I. Eligibility to appear for Examination:

No Candidate shall be admitted to the exam unless he / she has completed the prescribed course of study with a minimum of 85% attendance.

Scheme of Examination:

The subjects and the scheme of examination will be as follows:

Core / Elective Subjects	Subjects	Duration	Examination Marks	Credits
Core paper – I	Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives in education	3 Hours	100	6
Core paper – II	Advanced Educational Psychology	3 Hours	100	6
Core paper – III	Research in Education	3 Hours	100	6
Elective – I	Teacher Education	3 Hours	100	5
Elective – II	Women's Education	3 Hours	100	5
Dissertation			150	6
Viva Voce			50	2
TOTAL			700	36

Marks qualifying for a pass:

The candidate shall be declared to have passed if he/ she secures a minimum of 50% in each theory paper, dissertation, and viva voce separately. Candidates who fail to pass in any paper or papers shall have to appear for that paper or those papers in the subsequent examinations. Candidates who secure 60% and above in the aggregate shall be declared to have passed in FIRST CLASS and those who obtain 50% and below 60% shall be placed in Second Class, those who secure 75% and above shall be declared to have passed in FIRST CLASS WITH DISTINCTION