India, March 11 -- In line with recommendations of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), the state government has decided to discontinue the four-year BA/BSc-BEd (Integrated) course from the academic year 2025-26. Instead, the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) will be implemented as the new four-year teacher training course.

With this, the state-level entrance test for the discontinued BA/BSc-BEd course has been cancelled, stated a notification by the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell. Those who had already registered for the examination through the State CET cell will receive a refund of the registration fees in the bank account used for the payment.

Candidates aspiring to enrol in the ITEP course will now ...