The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The objective of the present disclosure is to signal control information necessary for selecting a transmission scheme in a wireless communication system. An method for operating a transmitting end includes, receiving capability information related to a receiver of a receiving end; transmitting control information related to a transmission scheme used for processing data determined based on the capability information; and transmitting a generated data signal by using the transmission scheme. The capability information comprises a rule for combining channel coding and a modulation and/or a rule for bit and symbol mapping.