Bridge Course in Primary Teacher Education

Bridge Course in Primary Teacher Education, NCTE has been decided that the NIOS will conduct the 6th months Bridge Course Certificate for Primary Teacher through ODL mode, download Format and public Notice by NCTE. 

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  • Six months Bridge Certificate Course for Primary Teachers, Memo No. 1830/WBBPE/2025/ 30T-03/25 Date: 11.08.2025
  • Download Excel Format & Pdf Format for Bridge Course
  • Public Notice for six months Bridge Course, No. 193-SED-13037/87/2025-ELEMN SEC-Dept. of SE Date:05.06.2025
  • Regarding 6 months Certificate Course (Bridge) in Primary Teacher Education, F-450-12/2025/NIOS/RC-Kol/Bridge Course/691-94 Date: 06.08.2025
  • Regarding 6 months Certificate Course (Bridge) in Primary Teacher Education for the Primary Teachers with B.Ed. qualification who enrolled themselves for the 6 months Bridge Course (PDPET)in the year 2017 but could not complete the same due to different reasons, download Notification, Memo No. 1855/WBBPE/2025/30T-03/25 Date: 14.08.2025
  • Updated news regarding Bridge Course 
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Six months Bridge Certificate Course for Primary Teachers

The Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education
Memo No. 1830/WBBPE/2025/30T-03/25  Date: 11.08.2025
Regarding 6 Moths Certificate Course (Bridge) in Primary Teacher Education

Ref: No. F-450-12/2025/NIOS/RC-Kol/Bridge Course/691-94  dated 06.08.2025 and this Office Memo No. 1251/WBBPE/2025 dated 13.06.2025


Sir
Apropos of the above I would like to recall you that NCTE has been decided that the NIOS will conduct the 6th months Certificate Course (Bridge) in Primary Teacher Education through ODL mode under the following stipulations.

(i) The course will only be meant for those Primary Teachers who had been appointed with B.Ed. degree in accordance with NCTE's notification dated 28.06.2018 and who were in service before the date of Hon'ble Supreme Court's judgment dated 11.08.2023.

(ii) The teachers indicated at point (i) above may avail this one-time opportunity to complete the course as Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed that failure of any candidate to participate and complete the course within time frame, as decided by the educational authorities, will invalidate their appointment.

(iii) The participant teachers shall complete the course within one year of the commencement of course of NIOS.

(iv) Qualifying the Bridge Course will be strictly meant for teachers indicated in point (i) above to protect their existing employment only. This Bridge Course will not be valid for those teachers seeking subsequent employments as Primary teachers.

In this context, I am directed to request you to provide the Board the list of eligible Primary teachers (in Excel Format) for the above mentioned programme, as per enclosed Proforma, within three days.   

Yours faithfully
Secretary
Date: 11.08.2025
West Bengal Board of Primary Education


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Public Notice for six months Bridge Course

The Additional Secretary to the Government of West Bengal
No. 193-SED-13037/87/2025-ELEMN SEC-Dept. of SE   Date:05.06.2025


Sir/Madam, 
           In enclosing herewith a copy of Public Notice for Six Month Bridge Course issued by the Member Secretary of the National Council for Teacher Education vide F. No. NCTE-Reg 1012/16/2018-US(Regulation)-HQ dated 07.04.2025 for conducting the Six Month Bridge Course on ODL mode for the Primary Teachers, I am directed to request you to kindly arrange for necessary preparation and action in the matter.

I am further directed to mention here that the participant teachers shall complete the course within one year of the commencement of course of NIOS and may avail this one time opportunity to complete the course as Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed that failure of any candidate to participate and complete the course within time frame, as decided by the educational authorities, will invalidate their appointment.

Yours faithfully
Additional Secretary 
to the Government of West Bengal
Date: 05.06.2025

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Certificate Course with B.Ed. 2017 will continue for complete this Bridge Course

The Secretary, West Bengal Board of Primary Education
Memo No. 1855/WBBPE/2025/30T-03/25   Date: 14.08.2025

Regarding 6 months Certificate Course (Bridge) in Primary Teacher Education for the Primary Teachers with B.Ed. qualification who enrolled themselves for the 6 months Bridge Course (PDPET)in the year 2017 but could not complete the same due to different reasons.

Ref: This Office Memo No. 1830/WBBPE/2025 dated 11.08.2025 and solemn orders of the Hon'ble High Court, Calcutta in WPA 14503of 2023 (Ranjana Mukherjee and Ors. Vs The State of W.B. & Ors.), WPA 19588 of 2022 (Suparna Chakraborty & Ors. Vs The State of W.B. & Ors.)

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Updated news of Bridge Course

                      Updated Notification, Circular and Order of Bridge Course for Primary Teacher Education, download pdf of regarding six month Bridge Course .

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Regarding 6 months Certificate Course (Bridge) in Primary Teacher Education
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