Air Force School

Walk in interview Date - 20th April 2026-27

Minimum requirement of RCI approved qualification for appointment of Special Education Teachers

Level	Minimum Academic and Professional Qualification
Pre School / Nursery / Play School	1. Xth Class passed and Certificate Programme in Early Childhood Special Education OR 2. XIIth passed and One year Diploma Programme in Early Childhood Special Education (DECSE-MR) / DECSE-VI OR 3. XIIth passed and Diploma in Teaching Young Children (Deaf and Hard of Hearing) OR 4. Xth Class passed and Certificate in Care Giving Programme OR Any other equivalent qualification approved by RCI
Elementary (Primary / Upper Primary)	1. XIIth passed and two year D.Ed. Special Education in any of the category of disability OR 2. XIIth passed and one year Diploma in Special Education (DSE) in any of the category of disability OR 3. Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (DCBR) with 6 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs OR 4. Post Graduate Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (PGDCBR) with 6 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs OR 5. Diploma in Multi Rehabilitation Worker (MRW) with 6 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs OR 6. Junior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf OR 7. Primary level Teacher Training course in Visual Impairment OR 8. Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation-Mental Retardation (DVR-MR) / Diploma in Vocational Training and Employment-Mental Retardation (DVTE-MR) with 6 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs OR 9. Diploma in Hearing Language and Speech (DHLS) with 6 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs OR 10. XII passed with any RCI recognized qualification of minimum one year duration and 6 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs OR Any other equivalent qualification approved by RCI
Secondary and Senior Secondary	1. Graduate with B.Ed. (Special Education) [cite: 7, 8] OR 2. B.Ed. (General) with one year Diploma in Special Education [cite: 7, 8] OR 3. B.Ed. (General) with two years Diploma in Special Education [cite: 7, 8] OR 4. B.Ed. (General) with Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education (PGPD) [cite: 7, 8] OR 5. B.Ed. Special Education and Post Graduate Professional Certificate in Special Education (PGPC) [cite: 7, 8] OR 6. PG Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) [cite: 7, 8] OR 7. PG Diploma in Special Education (Multiple Disability: Physical & Neurological) [cite: 7, 8] OR 8. PG Diploma in Special Education (Locomotor Impairment and Cerebral Palsy) [cite: 7, 8] OR 10. Secondary level Teacher Training Course in Visual Impairment [cite: 8] OR 11. Senior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf [cite: 8] OR 12. BA B.Ed. in Visual Impairment [cite: 8] OR Any other equivalent qualification approved by RCI [cite: 8]

NOTE:

1. 'Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs' run by CBR Network in affiliation with Bangalore University will be considered only up to five years from the date of issue of this order for consideration of qualification for Special Education Teacher.
2. Teachers with qualification/s in single disability area will be encouraged to undergo cross disability courses for taking care of wide range of diversities in a general school.