The Department of Education in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep has announced that applications are now open for eligible local candidates who wish to pursue the two-year Regular NCTE recognized Diploma in Elementary Education (D.EL.Ed) course. The program will be conducted at the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in Kavaratti for the Academic Session 2023-2025.

Eligibility Criteria:

Qualification
The applicant must have passed 10+2 examination in Regular Stream with at least 50% marks. 5% relaxation of marks is allowed for candidates of SC/ST/OBC and Physically Challenged only as stipulated by NCTE.

Age
Age of the applicant must be between 17 and 33 years as on closing date of application. 5 years relaxation of age in upper limit is allowed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Physically challenged and for Government Servants.

Total No of Seats: 50

Selection
Admission shall be made purely on the merit basis of the entrance examination conducted for the same by the Department.

How to apply
The applicants must submit the prescribed application form to the Principal, Government Senior Secondary School of the Island concerned. The detailed syllabus shall be available with the application form.

Closing date and Time for submission of Application: 30-06-2023 Friday 5.00 PM

Date of Entrance examination: 16-07-2023 Sunday

Publication of Rank List: 16-08-2023

Reservation
One seat each shall be reserved for (i) Physically challenged candidate and (ii) Sports personnel who participated in National Level. Higher score in the entrance examination shall be considered among the
applicant applied for.

Download Application Form