Junior Basic Training (JBT) | Course Details, Eligibility & Admission Update

Junior Basic Training: This is a diploma level course with a duration of 2 years. Child Development, Educational Technology, Teaching of Mathematics, etc are some of the areas covered under this course.

I will give you more detailed information about JBT, course details, eligibility and more. But before then just note these points

• About Junior Basic Training (JBT) 
• JBT Course: What is it about?
• Junior Basic Training (JBT) Eligibility
• Junior Basic Training (JBT) Syllabus
• Junior Basic Training (JBT) Colleges
• Junior Basic Training (JBT) Course Suitability
• Admission procedure of Junior Basic Training (JBT) Course
• How is Junior Basic Training (JBT) Course Beneficial?
• Junior Basic Training (JBT) Employment Areas
• Junior Basic Training (JBT) Job Types

About Junior Basic Training (JBT)

JBT is a Diploma level Educational course. This is one of the teacher training programs known as the JBT or Junior Basic Training course. After completing the Diploma course students qualifying for this training essentially get employed in schools imparting elementary education.

The duration of the Diploma course is for two years. In some colleges, they offer admission to students based on their academic performance, there are quite a few institutes that conduct an entrance examination for the same.

The graduates who are willing to pursue this course must have cleared their examination with 45% in total. Junior Basic Training course is important that provides many career opportunities to the candidates after its successful completion. There are many colleges and universities which are offering the JBT course in their off and on campuses in the country.

JBT Course: What is it about?

The Junior Basic training course provides future educators with the specialized education required to work in the education sector. Candidate’s prospective teacher’s complete on-site training as a part of their course before teaching in the classroom.

JBT course plays a significant role in laying the foundation for further learning through a series of supervised experiences. The study includes all the major aspects of the education field.

Some of the major topics include information management and discipline courses. This training program provides the students with the fundamental theories of education, and its strategies, and principles. This training course prepares future tutors to create, plan, and maintain a disciplined classroom and teach standard elementary school curriculum.

Junior Basic Training (JBT) Eligibility

• Students should have passed 10+2 examination from a recognized board with at least 50% in aggregate.
• Graduates willing to pursue this course must have cleared their examination with 45% in aggregate.

Junior Basic Training (JBT) Syllabus

Syllabus of Junior Basic Training as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Junior Basic Training (JBT) Colleges

• Yaduvanshi College of Education, Mahendragarh
• Vaidh Shankar Lal Memorial College of Education, Solan
• Amir Chand Kakkar College, Kurukshetra
• Singhania University, Pachauri Bari

Junior Basic Training (JBT) Course Suitability

• Candidates those who want to adopt teaching profession at school level and have and have confidence, patience, liking for the subject, ability to understand the children, organizing capacity, helpful nature, good communication skill, etc. are suitable for the course.
• Those who are humane in behavior can deal friendly with children and easily can understand the mindset and needs also is a good match for it.
•  Candidates who have completed their graduation and want to enhance their educational degrees also can go for it.
• Applicants who have an extra interest in studies, teaching and have an innovative mind and want to provide/teach easy methods to the students also take up this course.

Admission procedure of Junior Basic Training (JBT) Course

Pass in 12th is the basic qualification required to pursue the JBT course. Admission to the course depends on the marks obtained in the qualifying exam.

Application forms can be collected either from the administrative office or web portal of the concerned institute. From the pool of received applications, candidates are shortlisted based on their marks.

Few Colleges or Universities offer admission based on entrance tests. Institutes under Himachal Pradesh Board of Education, offer admission to the JBT course based on one common entrance test, JBT CET. Hindi, English, Numerical Ability and General Awareness form the syllabus of JBT CET.

There will be a total of 100 questions that must be answered within 120 minutes. The test is carried out as a single paper having multiple-choice questions.

Those who qualify the test can obtain admission in preferred districts of Himachal Pradesh (subject to the availability of seats). The application fee for attending the test is Rs. 200/- which can be payable in the form of Demand Draft. After making fee payments, application forms can be collected from the official website of the HP board of education.

Filled up application forms must be sent to the mentioned address with necessary documents such as Demand Draft, Two self Addressed Envelopes, Admit Card (in duplicate), etc.

How is Junior Basic Training (JBT) Course Beneficial?

• The foremost benefit of the JBT is that they can find jobs in nursery schools, primary, middle and high schools, special schools, etc. after it.
• They can run their own operated educational schools/institutes and coaching center as well.
• Apart from the teaching jobs, they have also the option of working as consultants, assistants, educational employees, social workers, educational specialists, etc.

Junior Basic Training (JBT) Employment Areas

• Colleges & Universities
• Coaching Centres
• Libraries
• Children Care Centres
• Home Tutoring
• Government Offices
• Sport Centres

Junior Basic Training (JBT) Job Types

• Teacher
• Counselor
• Teacher Assistant
• Education Administrator
• Librarian
• Child Care Worker
• Social Worker
• Public Relation Specialist
• Coach

JBT is a job-oriented teacher training course. If you are interested in teaching at the elementary level, this course is for you! You may join the course right after completing the 12th.

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CSN Team.