SSJ University Almora has invited applications for Uttarakhand State Combined BEd Entrance Exam 2026-28 for admission in govt/private colleges affiliated to SSJU Almora, KU Nainital and SDSUV. Candidates willing to make a career in Teaching can apply online for Uttarakhand BEd Entrance Exam 2026 through Samarth portal from 24 July to 09 August 2026 (extended). SSJU Uttarakhand BEd Entrance Exam 2026-28 as online application form, eligibility, pattern, fees, dates, admit card, result, counselling and other details are given below.
SSJ University BEd Entrance Exam 2026-2027
SSJU Almora is going to conduct Uttarakhand B.Ed Entrance Exam 2026 for three universities of the state. The government has handed over this responsibility to SSJ University and preparations for conducting the examination are underway.
Uttarakhand State Joint B.Ed Entrance Exam is going to be held for admission to B.Ed courses in three state universities: SSJ University Almora, Kumaun University Nainital and Sri Dev Suman University Tehri Garhwal. Like last year, this year also admission to B.Ed programme will be based on the marks obtained in the entrance examination. Last year, Kumaun University had conducted the Joint B.Ed Entrance Exam, now this responsibility has been given to SSJU Almora.
Applications for B.Ed Entrance Exam 2026 will have to be submitted through the Samarth portal. The application process has started after the announcement by the university on 24th July. The complete details and application form of Uttarakhand State Joint B.Ed Entrance Exam 2026 have been updated on this page along with the notification (prospectus) released by SSJU.
Educational Qualification:
General Category – The applicant must have passed graduation or post graduation examination with minimum 50% marks.
SC, ST and OBC Category – The applicant must have passed graduation or post graduation examination with minimum 45% marks.
Apart from this, candidates (GEN, SC, ST and OBC) securing 55% marks in Engineering with specialization in Science and Mathematics or any other qualification equivalent to this will be eligible for admission.
Students who are appearing in final year/ semester of qualifying examination (UG/ PG) are also allowed to fill up online application form, provided that the student has to submit his/her mark sheet (statement of marks obtained) before counselling for admission to BEd course and his/her candidature will be accepted only if he/she fulfils the minimum eligibility prescribed by the University.
Age – No age limit.
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BEd Exam Pattern and Centers
Uttarakhand BEd Entrance Exam is being conducted on 16th August 2026 for admission in all Govt/ Non-Govt/ Self-financed/ Private Colleges/ Institutes affiliated to KU Nainital, SDSUV Tehri Garhwal and SSJU Almora. For which the exam pattern is given below.
Paper-I (Duration 1.30 Hours):
- Language Test (Hindi or English): 50 Questions (50 Marks)
- General Knowledge and Reasoning: 50 Questions (50 Marks)
Paper-II (Duration 1.30 Hours):
- Teaching Aptitude: 50 Questions (50 Marks)
- Optional Subject Aptitude Test (Arts/ Commerce/ Science): 50 Questions (50 Marks)
Commerce graduates will be placed in the Arts group. Thus there will be two groups- Arts Group (Arts and Commerce) and Science Group. But the aptitude test will be different for Arts and Commerce candidates. A candidate can choose only the group from which he has passed his graduation degree.
To pass the entrance exam, it will be mandatory for general category candidates to obtain 40% marks in both papers, i.e. a total of 80 marks, while it will be mandatory for reserved category candidates to obtain 27% marks in both papers, i.e. a total of 54 marks.
There will be no negative marking for wrong answers given by the candidates. It will be compulsory for the student to appear in both Paper I and Paper II. In case of not appearing in any one of the papers, his/her result will not be declared.
Entrance Exam Centers – The exam will be conducted at various centers in Garhwal and Kumaon divisions, which are as follows:
Srinagar, Karnaprayag, Augustmuni, New Tehri, Uttarkashi, Kotdwar, Dehradun, Roorkee, Rishikesh, Haldwani, Kashipur, Khatima, Rudrapur, Nainital, Ramnagar, Bageshwar, Almora, Dwarahat, Champawat and Pithoragarh.
The centres for the entrance examination will be decided by Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University, Kumaun University Nainital and Soban Singh Jeena University Almora.
Reservation in Admission: OBC Category- 14%, SC Category- 19%, ST Category- 04% and EWS Category- 10%.
Horizontal Reservation: Women- 30%, Ex-Servicemen- 05%, Disabled- 05% and Dependents of Freedom Fighter- 02%.
See also: Kumaun University Govt and Private College List Uttarakhand
Bonus Marks in BEd Admission
The details of bonus marks are as follows:
1. Candidates participating in National/ State level/ Inter-University sports competition will be given Bonus marks for one competition only.
In individual item:
On getting first position – 15 Marks.
On getting second position – 10 Marks.
On getting third position – 05 Marks.
In team item:
If you are a member of the champion team – 15 Marks.
If you are a member of the runners up team – 10 Marks.
If you are a member of the participating team – 05 Marks.
2. Only one of the following NCC/ NSS/ Scouts and Guides benefits will be given:
Male candidates having National Cadet Corps ‘C’ certificate and Female candidates having G-2 certificate – 15 Marks.
Male candidates having National Cadet Corps ‘B’ certificate and Female candidates having G-1 certificate – 10 Marks.
OR
Candidates who have served for 240 hours under National Service Scheme and participated in two or more special camps – 15 Marks.
Candidates who have served for 240 hours under National Service Scheme and participated in one special camp – 10 Marks.
Candidates who have served for 240 hours under National Service Scheme – 05 Marks.
OR
Candidates having ‘C’ certificate in National Service Scheme – 15 Marks.
Candidates having ‘B’ certificate in National Service Scheme – 10 Marks.
OR
Candidates receiving National Award of Scouts and Guides – 15 Marks.
Candidates receiving Governor Award of Scouts and Guides – 10 Marks.
Candidates receiving Dhruv Pad or Guru Pad training of Scouts and Guides – 05 Marks.
3. Son/ Daughter/ Son’s son/ unmarried daughter of freedom fighter – 15 Marks.
4. Candidates who are active serving or demilitarized or retired defence personnel or candidates related to disabled, missing or deceased defence personnel as their son/ daughter/ wife – 15 Marks.
5. Candidates who are serving in Police/ PAC/ BSF/ SSB/ ITBP/ CRPF/ Home Guards or related to such employee as their son/ daughter/ wife who is in service or retired, disabled or died while in service – 15 Marks.
6. Female candidates who are widow/ divorced/ abandoned – 15 Marks.
7. Full time, regular and salaried teachers and non-teaching staff of recognized educational institutions or their dependents (marks will be given on the basis of certificate issued by the competent authority) – 15 marks.
The above bonus marks are permissible only for BEd admission. It will be mandatory for the candidates to get their original certificates verified for bonus marks on the dates/ places determined by the University.
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Application Form, Fees, Dates and Prospectus
Eligible and interested candidates are required to submit online application form for SSJ University Uttarakhand B.Ed Entrance Exam through the website ssju.ac.in or Samarth portal ukentrance.samarth.edu.in till 07 August 2026. Candidates are advised to read the information brochure (notification) carefully and fill all the required details correctly while filling the online form.
Important Steps to submit online application:
Step 1: Apply for Online Registration
Step 2: Fill Online Application Form
Step 3: Pay Examination Fee
Step 4: Download fee Receipt
Step 5: Download Final Application
After submitting the application form online, take a printout of the system generated form for further requirements (at the time of counselling). There is no need to send the printout of the application form to the University/ Institute.
Examination Fees:
GEN/ OBC/ EWS Candidates – Total Rs 1675/- (incl registration fee Rs 50/-).
SC/ ST/ PWD Candidates – Total Rs 1150/- (incl registration fee Rs 50/-).
The fee can be paid by using Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Internet Banking/ QR Code/ UPI. Entrance exam fee and counselling fee will be paid separately. Rs 50/- extra for Samarth portal registration fee is included in the entrance exam fee.
Important Dates (Uttarakhand BEd 2026):
The BEd Entrance Exam schedule (tentative) for the session 2026-28 in all govt/ non-govt colleges/ self-financed institutions affiliated to the State Universities of Uttarakhand (KU Nainital, SDSUV Tehri Garhwal and SSJU Almora) is as follows (updated):
- Starting date for registration of online form – 24 July 2026
- Last date for registration of online form – 09 August 2026
- Correction in online form – 10 August 2026
- Admit Card download – 11 to 15 August 2026
- Entrance exam date – 16 August 2026
- Answer key download – 17 August 2026
- Objections on answer key – 18 to 20 August 2026
- Result date – 23 August 2026
- Registration for counselling – 25 to 28 August 2026
- Counselling date – 01 September 2026
You can register and submit the Uttarakhand BEd Online Application Form through the direct link given below. For more details you can download the SSJ BEd Entrance Exam Prospectus 2026-28 (PDF now available). Stay connected for SSJU B.Ed Form, Admit Card, Answer Key, Result and other latest updates.
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Uttarakhand BEd Admit Card and Result 2026
Uttarakhand BEd Admit Card 2026 will be released on 11th August and can be downloaded using email ID and password on Samarth Portal till 15th August 2026. The Joint Entrance Exam is scheduled on 16th August 2026.
Uttarakhand BEd Admit Card 2026
Uttarakhand BEd Entrance Result 2026 will be declared by SSJ University and uploaded on Samarth Portal on 23 August 2026 (tentative). Along with this, the final answer keys of Uttarakhand State Combined BEd Entrance Exam 2026-28 will also be uploaded. You can check your result (marks) by logging in to the Samarth portal using the registered email ID and password.
Check BEd Entrance Result 2026
Uttarakhand BEd Result Notice
BEd Counselling Notification
Uttarakhand BEd Counselling 2026
Uttarakhand BEd Counselling process will be conducted in three phases, for which online registrations will be started from 25th August 2026 on the Samarth portal. To participate in the counselling process, candidates need to log in to the Samarth Portal using their registered email ID and password and then submit their college choices.
Last year, a total of 7769 candidates appeared in the Uttarakhand Combined B.Ed Entrance Examination conducted by Kumaun University Nainital, out of which 6474 candidates were declared Qualified. Around 10% failed, while around 6.6% did not appear for the exam.
The process will be conducted in three phases, in which candidates will get the opportunity to choose the college as per their choice. The online counselling for campus/ college/ institute allocation through the Samarth Portal for admission to BEd 2026-28 has been scheduled as follows (to be updated):
First Phase:
Online registration –
Correction Window –
Verification of certificates –
Online college allocation for Qualified candidates –
Admission process at college –
Second Phase:
College allocation for Qualified/ Unqualified candidates and Management quota –
Admission process at college –
Third Phase:
Declaration of remaining vacant seats –
College level counselling –
It is mandatory to fill in correct and updated details at the time of registration for counselling. Candidates who will be allotted a college must report to the college within the stipulated date, otherwise their seat allotment will be considered cancelled.
BEd Counselling Notice 2026
Uttarakhand BEd Counselling
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