Gauhati University B.Ed Admission 2025 (GUBEDCET‑2025)

 

🎓 Gauhati University B.Ed Admission 2025 (GUBEDCET‑2025)

📝 Key Dates & Details

• Online Application Period: June 25 – July 5, 2025

• Application Fee: ₹2,000 + bank charges

• Entrance Test Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025

• Admit Card Available From: July 14, 2025

• Merit List/Result Declared On: July 25, 2025

🏫 Eligibility

• Required Qualification:

  • Minimum 50% in BA/BSc/BCom (or equivalents).

  • For SC/ST/OBC/PWD students: 45% is sufficient.

  • Applicants with M.A./M.Sc./M.Com.

🧠 Exam Format

• Test Pattern: 100 MCQs (400 marks total)

• Time Allowed: 2 hours

• Marking Scheme: +4 for correct, –1 for wrong (no negative for blanks)

• Sections & Marks:

  1. English (Grammar & Comprehension) – 100

  2. General Knowledge – 120

  3. Reasoning & Numerical Ability – 80

  4. Education Policy & Current Issues – 60

  5. Ethics & Teaching Aptitude – 40

• Cut-off Marks:

  • Unreserved: 80

  • Reserved categories: 60

📍 Test Venues

Candidates choose up to three of these centres; one will be allotted:
Guwahati, Nagaon, Biswanath Chariali, Jorhat, Rangia, Dhubri, Morigaon, Tezpur, Mangaldai, Pathsala, Barpeta, Dibrugarh, Nalbari, Bangaigaon, Goalpara, Lakhimpur 

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✅ How to Apply

1. Visit the official GUBEDCET portal.http://gauhatiadmission.samarth.edu.in/2025/index.php/site/index

2. Register as a new user.

3. Fill in personal, academic info & upload documents.

4. Pay the ₹2,000 fee online.

5. Submit and print the confirmation.

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🔍 Summary Table

Feature	Details
Course	2‑year B.Ed under Gauhati University (2025–26)
Exam Mode	Offline (OMR-based MCQs)
Application	June 25–July 5, 2025 – ₹2,000
Exam Date	July 20, 2025
Result Date	July 25, 2025
Eligibility	≥50%; ≥45% for reserved; valid UG/PG degree

OBC Scholarships (2025)

 

🧾 OBC – Other Backward Classes: Meaning, Benefits, Certificate & Schemes (2025)

OBC (Other Backward Classes) is a classification used by the Government of India to identify castes that are socially and educationally disadvantaged. The OBC category gets special provisions under India’s reservation system in education, employment, and welfare schemes.

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🔍 What is OBC?

OBC refers to communities that are not as socially and educationally advanced as the General category, but are more advanced than Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). They are identified based on socio-economic and caste-based surveys.

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📑 OBC Certificate – What is it?

An OBC Certificate is a government-issued document that certifies a person belongs to the OBC category. It is essential for availing various reservation benefits.

🔹 Documents Required:

• Aadhaar Card

• Income Certificate

• Caste Certificate (from village authority)

• Domicile/Residence Proof

• Passport-size photo

• Self-declaration/Affidavit

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🧾 OBC Creamy Layer vs Non-Creamy Layer

Category	Criteria	Eligibility for Reservation
Creamy Layer	Annual family income > ₹8 lakh	❌ Not eligible
Non-Creamy Layer	Annual family income ≤ ₹8 lakh	✅ Eligible

✅ Only Non-Creamy Layer candidates can avail OBC reservation benefits.

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🎓 OBC Scholarships (2025)

1. Pre-Matric Scholarship
   For OBC students from Class 1 to 10.
   👉 Apply via: NSP Portal

2. Post-Matric Scholarship
   For Class 11 to Postgraduate students.

3. Central Sector Scheme
   Provides financial assistance to meritorious students.

🗓️ Application Period: July to September (check state-wise dates)

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🏫 OBC Reservation Benefits

Sector	Reservation %
Education (UG/PG)	27%
Government Jobs	27%
Competitive Exams	Relaxed Cutoffs & Age Limit

🏛️ Major OBC Welfare Schemes

• Free Coaching for UPSC/Bank/SSC

• Skill Development Programs

• Hostel Facilities for OBC Boys & Girls

• Economic support through National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC)

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📝 How to Apply for OBC Certificate?

Apply through:

• Online: State portal (e.g., eDistrict, Meeseva, etc.)

• Offline: Tehsil Office / SDM Office

📌 Processing time: 7–21 days (varies by state)

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🔗 Useful Links

• National Scholarship Portal: https://scholarships.gov.in

• Backward Class Welfare: https://socialjustice.gov.in

• State eDistrict portals: [Search your state + OBC certificate apply]

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📌 Conclusion

The OBC category is a significant part of India’s affirmative action policy. Eligible OBC candidates must ensure they have the Non-Creamy Layer Certificate to avail of government benefits, scholarships, and reservations in education and jobs.

If you want help applying for an OBC certificate or scholarship