Hey Shivani,

B.El.Ed. stands for Bachelor of Elementary Education . It is a 4 year integrated professional degree programme of elementary teacher education. It is a full time graduate course, not available under distance or correspondence as of 2011. the first 3 years are a combination of theory and practicum courses and 4th year culminates with a direct experience of school functioning, teaching practice and reflection. As per Delhi University Rules – a candidate needs to pass this 4 year course within 6 years of admission. It is a Bilingual Programme being available in English and Hindi. It was conceptualized by the Maulana Azad Centre for Elementary and Social Education (MACESE) of the Department of Education, University of Delhi and launched in the academic year 1994-95, the programme is an attempt towards fulfilling the need for professionally qualified elementary school teachers. B.El.Ed. is designed to integrate the study of subject knowledge, human development, pedagogical knowledge and communication skills. Both professional and academic options are available to students who graduate with a B.El.Ed. degree. Norms and Standards of the B.El.Ed. Programme have formal approval of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). The B.El.Ed. programme offers an opportunity for students to interact and learn from scholars and faculty from diverse disciplines of education, psychology, linguistics, social sciences, biological and natural science, mathematical sciences and the languages.

Conclusion : If you want to do this course, along with your IAS exams preparation, Its a good choice. It would be helpful for your preparation as well as it could be used as a backup to become a teacher after graduation.

And if you really want to do civils, you can do 3 year regular degree course as well, as per your interest, to sit early for the IAS exams.

More points for IAS exams

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-civil-services

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc-civil-services-exam-pattern-syllabus

Please refer this link for IAS exams informations.

All the Best¡