The government had earlier announced from the next session onwards, the two teaching degrees - B.Ed and M.Ed - would be two-year courses.
At a state education ministers conference last week,School Education Secretary Vrinda Sarup had said that an integrated four-year course leading to B.A and B.Ed degree will be started immediately after class XII to attract bright minds from an early age into the profession.
Those who want to be primary school teachers can get into two-year diploma in education course after class XII.
Pursuing the M.Ed programme under the open and distance learning mode has been dropped.