BPEd (Bachelor of Physical Education): Course, Admission, Syllabus, Distance, Top Colleges, Jobs 2024

B.P.Ed Admission Process

The B.P.Ed admission process is based either on the basis of merit list or the entrance examination.  Many of the top colleges provide B.P.Ed Admission on the basis of entrance examination. The following are the details of the B.P.Ed admission process.

B.P.Ed Eligibility

Students seeking admission to the course must meet up with the following eligibility criteria. Know that the course is offered for different durations hence the eligibility is different as per the duration of the course.

• For a 3 to 4-year duration course students who have qualified for their 10+2 examinations with a minimum of 50% marks from any recognized board are eligible. The number varies from one college to another. In some cases, the minimum marks in the 12th may go up to 60%.  
• For admission to the 3 to 4-year courses the candidates need to be at least 17 years of age or above. 
• For 1 to 2-year duration courses students who have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks are eligible. The minimum percentage may vary from one college to another. In some cases, the minimum number can go upto 60% or more. 
• For admission to the 1 to 2 years course the candidates need to be between 19-25 years of age. 
• Apart from the above-mentioned criteria, one needs to qualify for the physical screening round and the personal interview round conducted by the college or the university.
• One must also have some prior experience in sports and should have participated in sports competitions at inter-college, inter-school, or individual levels.
• In the case of admission to the 1-2 years course both male and female candidates are allowed, but some colleges prefer male candidates.

B.P.Ed Admission 2024

Admission to the course is offered either on the basis of an entrance test or on a merit basis. Banaras Hindu University, Lovely Professional University are some of the universities which conduct their own entrance examination in order to shortlist students for admission into the course. Given below is a brief description of the admission process.

• Candidates are required to submit the application to the colleges or universities they are interested in.
• Usually, the admission process commences in the months of June and July. However, due to the pandemic and the subsequent cancellation of the 12th examination, the admission process has been deferred. While some colleges shortlist students on the basis of a common entrance test, several others rely on the marks obtained by the student in the qualifying examination.
• In case of an entrance test, students must score above the minimum qualifying score set by the respective college or university.
• A separate physical screening test may also be conducted by the college authorities. The test is conducted to check the physical fitness and capabilities of the person. The test may include activities like Long Jump, Vaulting Horse, Trench, Hurdle, race, etc
• The colleges or universities then declare the result and release a merit list of finally shortlisted candidates on the basis of the written test and physical efficiency test.
• Further, some colleges or universities conduct personal interview rounds to extend the final offer letter of admission to the students.
• After the admission process, the final allotment of seats to the candidates takes place and the candidate is required to deposit the course fee and register for the respective academic year.
• In the case of merit-based admission, the score obtained by the candidate in the qualifying examination is considered for the purpose of granting admission

B.P.Ed Entrance Exam

Admission to the course is offered either on the basis of an entrance test or on a merit basis. There may be a physical screening round as well. In the case of an entrance exam, a cumulative score is formed out of the candidate's test score and the score obtained by him/her in the physical screening round.

Some of the popular entrance exams conducted for admission into the course are given below.

BHU UET

• BHU UET is conducted by Banaras Hindu University for shortlisting candidates for providing admission into BA, B.Sc, B.Com, B.Ed, B.P.Ed, LLB, B.VSc, BPA, BFA and another degree program.
• The Duration of the entrance examination is 90 minutes consisting of 100 questions and 300 marks. 
• The examination would be held in online mode.
• The application fee is INR 400 for unreserved categories and INR 200 for reserved categories.

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Dibrugarh University entrance exam

• This is a state-level entrance test conducted by Dibrugarh University. The test is conducted to offer admission to students for various undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs.
• The Entrance examination will be conducted in offline mode, that is it will be based on pen and paper.
• In this university only 2 years B.P.Ed courses are available. 
• The candidates need to pass their graduation examination in any discipline with 50% marks and sports participation at inter-college/zonal/district or school level. And in the case of bachelor's degree in sports and related fields, the candidates must have at least 45% marks.
• The entrance examination is divided into a 30 marks written test followed by 30 marks fitness test and 20 marks for sports achievement and 20 marks from the qualifying exam. 

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ITM NEST

• ITM-NEST is conducted by ITM University Gwalior for shortlisting students for providing admission into various undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs
• The entrance examination would be conducted online computer based.
• The duration of the entrance is 90 minutes consisting of 100 MCQs.
• The application fee is INR 1100 ( INR 1000 for the application form and INR 100 for registration)

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LPUPET

• The LPUPET is an entrance examination conducted by the Lovely Professional University 
• The candidates need to pass their bachelor's degree with 50% marks in the overall aggregate and also participate in any school, district, college or national level competition recognized by the AIU/ IOA/ SGFI/ Govt. of India.
• Candidates with a Bachelor of Physical Education Degree should pass their graduation with 45% marks.
• The candidates must register at least 3 days before the conduction of the entrance exam.
• The exam would be held in online proctored mode.

Entrance Pattern

One of the most important factors responsible for excelling in any entrance exam is to be well aware of the latest exam pattern. Hence one should do thorough research about it in order to develop a clear idea about the exam pattern. Apart from this, one should know the full syllabus of the entrance exam. Mainly there are four sections in almost all the entrance exams conducted for admission into the B.P.Ed degree program.

• General English
• Basic science
• General aptitude and logical reasoning
• General knowledge and current affairs

One can refer to the tips given below in order to perform well in any entrance exam:

• Generally, the entrance exam paper consists of multiple-choice questions. Most exams refrain from negative markings but there are several exams that offer negative markings for every wrong answer.
• The entrance exam consists of simple and basic 10+2 level questions. Hence one must be thorough with the basics.
• English section generally includes reading comprehension, verbal ability, sentence correction, sentence completion, fill in the blanks, etc. The best way to get acquainted with the language is to do as much reading as possible. Apart from this, one must look out for sectional questions from previous year's papers and sample papers.
• The science section usually consists of ninth and tenth-level questions. Hence one must do a thorough revision of the science topics studied during these classes.
• The aptitude and reasoning section includes questions based on common mental logic. To begin with, one can start by trying to solve simple puzzles. After gaining some knowledge, one can look out for questions given in sample papers.

Distance B.P.Ed

Sometimes, due to various reasons, one can not pursue the desired course through regular learning, in such a case distance learning comes to the rescue. Students can pursue a B.P.Ed through distance education mode. Students must check for the validity of the course and the college in distance or correspondence mode.

• In order to be eligible for B P Ed through correspondence mode students need to pass their 10+2 examinations from a recognized board. For students who have a bachelor’s degree, the eligibility criteria require them to have passed their degree examinations with an aggregate of a minimum of 50%.
• The minimum duration required to complete B P Ed from distance mode is 2 years and the maximum duration of the same is 5 years.
• Admission to the B.P.Ed course through correspondence, mode is offered on the basis of scores obtained in the qualifying examinations.
• The average fee for the course ranges from INR 10,000 to INR 50,000 annually.

Given below are some colleges which offer this course in distance mode.