Meant for preparing teachers for secondary schools, this two-year training course is open to graduates (UG), with an emphasis on the principles and methodology of teaching, leading to the Bachelor of Teaching (B.T.), subsequently renamed as Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree. There is Licentiate in Teaching (L.T.) in some states, which is considered equivalent to the B.Ed. Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is a professional course offered for those interested in pursuing a career in teaching. The B.Ed. is mandatory for teaching at the secondary (classes 6 to 10) and higher secondary (10+2 or classes 11 and 12). The minimum qualification required for entry into B.Ed. course is to complete graduation. While students from the Arts stream are trained to teach subjects like History, Civics, Geography, and languages, the students from the Science stream are trained to teach Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The course duration will be four years from session 2020-21 as per NCTE Regulations, 2019. After B.Ed., students can pursue a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in any Indian university or teacher-training institutes offering the course. The National Council for Teacher Education is the statutory body that regulates teacher training courses in India

The Right to Free and Compulsory Education for Children (RTE Act 2009) came into force in April 2010. The act emphasizes on quality education for every child. As such, with the view to bring about quality education in schools, it is required that the entry-level percentage to B.Ed. be 50 for those candidates in the General Category and 45 for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Those who complete this course can offer their educational services in the state and the country as well as abroad