Pariksha SaathiDSSSB TGT 2025: exam pattern, marks, negative marking, age limit
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At a glance
- Selection stages
- One Tier Examination (Technical/Teaching), Computer Based Test
- First stage: Questions / Marks / Time
- 200 / 200 / 120 min
- Negative marking
- 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong MCQ answer.
- Tentative vacancies
- 5,346 (as on 3 October 2025)
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Exam pattern
One Tier Examination (Technical/Teaching), Computer Based Test
Applies to: All posts in the advertisement: post codes 55/25 to 72/25 (TGT in eight subjects, each with a male and a female post code; Drawing Teacher; Special Education Teacher)
One Tier (Technical/Teaching) paper: Section A and Section B
| Section | Questions | Marks each | Marks | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section A: General Awareness | 20 | 1 | 20 | — |
| Section A: General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability | 20 | 1 | 20 | — |
| Section A: Arithmetical & Numerical Ability | 20 | 1 | 20 | — |
| Section A: Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension | 20 | 1 | 20 | — |
| Section A: Test of English Language & Comprehension | 20 | 1 | 20 | — |
| Section B: the subject concerned, including questions on teaching methodology/B.Ed. | 100 | 1 | 100 | — |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 |
Time allowed: 120 minutes. Negative marking: 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong MCQ answer.
- Section A covers General Awareness; General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability; Arithmetical & Numerical Ability; Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension; and Test of English Language & Comprehension, 20 marks each. All questions are MCQs of one mark each.
- Questions are bilingual (Hindi and English), except the language papers, which are in the language concerned only.
- Minimum qualifying marks apply only to the subject section (Section B); Section A has no minimum. The marks of Section A and Section B are added to prepare the final merit list.
- Marks are normalised if required, using the formula in DSSSB Notice No. 10(271)/Sec.Cell/DSSSB/18/989 of 11 July 2018.
- On equal marks in the same category, the candidate with more marks in the subject section ranks higher; if those are equal too, the older candidate; then the candidate whose first name comes first in English alphabetical order.
- Draft answer keys are displayed on the DSSSB website after the exam, and objections can be filed online within the time the Board allows. There is no re-evaluation or re-checking.
- Section A is printed as MCQs of one mark each, 20 marks for each of its five subjects (100 questions, 100 marks), so each subject is 20 questions.
- Advertisement No. 06/2025 printed 5,346 vacancies (tentative). A corrigendum of 19 January 2026 lowered the EWS vacancies of six post codes (55/25, 56/25, 58/25, 60/25, 61/25 and 64/25) and printed no new total.
Source: DSSSB Vacancy Notice, Advertisement No. 06/2025 (No. F.1(434)/P&P/DSSSB/2025/Advt./4006, dated 3 October 2025) for Trained Graduate Teacher (various subjects), Drawing Teacher and Special Education Teacher, read with the corrigendum of 19 January 2026 (revised vacancies) and the exam schedule notification of 7 October 2026 ↗ · Last verified: 24 October 2026 · Report an error
Syllabus: subjects tested
The subjects in short, as the official syllabus lists them. The exam body's own notification is final.
- Section A: General Awareness
- Current events, history, polity, the Constitution, sports, art and culture, geography, economics, everyday science, scientific research, and national and international organisations and institutions.
- Section A: General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability
- Topics such as analogy, classification, series, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense and logical Venn diagrams.
- Section A: Arithmetical & Numerical Ability
- Topics such as number systems, simplification, decimals, data interpretation, fractions, LCM and HCF, ratio and proportion, percentage, average, and profit and loss.
- Section A: Hindi and English Language & Comprehension
- Two separate tests, one in Hindi and one in English, each covering vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage.
- Section B: your subject
- Graduation-level questions on the subject of the post, following the Board’s indicative syllabus for each post code. For example, TGT Mathematics covers calculus, algebra, real analysis, differential equations, group and ring theory, linear algebra, metric spaces and complex analysis; TGT Social Science covers history, geography, economics and civics; TGT Natural Science covers physics, chemistry and biology topics, including zoology; and the language posts centre on the literature of the language concerned.
- Section B: Teaching Education and Methodology
- Every post’s indicative syllabus ends with the same ten topics: learning and teaching; language across the curriculum; understanding disciplines and subjects; gender, school and society; pedagogy of a school subject; knowledge and curriculum; assessment for learning; creating an inclusive school; childhood and growing up; and drama and art in education.
Full syllabus, stage by stage → · Official website ↗
Age limit and qualification
Not more than 30 years for every post code, with age, qualifications and experience judged as on 7 November 2025 (the closing date). Upper-age relaxation: 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwBD (UR/EWS), 13 years for PwBD + OBC, 15 years for PwBD + SC/ST, up to 5 years for government servants, and for ex-servicemen the period of military service plus 3 years (up to age 55). Only OBC (Delhi) candidates get OBC benefits; OBC candidates from outside Delhi apply as UR. Contractual employees of the same department get a one-time relaxation equal to their contract service, up to 5 years; this one-time relaxation also applies to Contract/Guest Teachers of the Directorate of Education who have not used it. For Special Education Teacher (72/25, NDMC) women get a further general relaxation of 10 years. Age is counted as on 7 November 2025.
| Posts | Requirement |
|---|---|
| TGT Mathematics, English, Social Science and Natural Science, Male and Female posts, Directorate of Education (post codes 55/25 to 62/25) | 1. A bachelor's degree in the subject with at least 50% marks (subject studied for at least 2 years), OR a master's degree in the subject with at least 50% marks in either the bachelor's or the master's degree, OR a 4-year integrated B.El.Ed./B.Sc.B.Ed./B.A.B.Ed. from an NCTE-recognised institution (subject studied for at least 3 years). 2. B.Ed. or a 3-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. (not needed separately after a 4-year integrated course). 3. Pass in CTET conducted by CBSE. The advertisement names the subjects that count: for example, for TGT Social Science at least one of History, Political Science, Geography, Economics, Sociology, Business Studies or Statistics. |
| TGT Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu and Punjabi, Male and Female posts, Directorate of Education (post codes 63/25 to 70/25) | 1. A bachelor's degree in the language with at least 50% marks (language studied for at least 2 years), OR a master's degree in the language with at least 50% marks in either the bachelor's or the master's degree, OR a 4-year integrated B.El.Ed./B.A.B.Ed. from an NCTE-recognised institution (language studied for at least 3 years). 2. B.Ed. or a 3-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. (not needed separately after a 4-year integrated course). 3. Pass in CTET conducted by CBSE. |
| Drawing Teacher, Directorate of Education (post code 71/25) | A five-year diploma in Drawing/Painting/Sculpture/Graphic Art from a university or institute recognised by the Government of India, OR a master's degree in Drawing and Painting/Fine Art, OR a bachelor's degree in Drawing/Painting/Fine Art plus a two-year full-time diploma in Painting/Fine Art. Desirable: Hindi studied as a subject up to Secondary/Senior Secondary level. The advertisement does not list CTET for this post. |
| Special Education Teacher, New Delhi Municipal Council (post code 72/25) | Graduate with B.Ed. (Special Education), or B.Ed. with a two-year diploma in special education, or a post-graduate professional diploma in special education; OR any other equivalent qualification approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India. Qualifying CTET conducted by CBSE is compulsory for appointment. |
Minimum qualifying marks: 40% for General/EWS, 35% for OBC (Delhi), 30% for SC/ST/PwBD; ex-servicemen get 5% relaxation in their category, subject to a minimum of 30%. In this one-tier technical/teaching scheme the minimum applies only to the subject section (Section B), not to Section A. DSSSB may fix a minimum cut-off for any post, and cut-offs may go higher depending on candidates' marks and the vacancies in each category.
Source: DSSSB Vacancy Notice, Advertisement No. 06/2025 (No. F.1(434)/P&P/DSSSB/2025/Advt./4006, dated 3 October 2025) for Trained Graduate Teacher (various subjects), Drawing Teacher and Special Education Teacher, read with the corrigendum of 19 January 2026 (revised vacancies) and the exam schedule notification of 7 October 2026 ↗ · Last verified: 24 October 2026 · Report an error
Important dates
| Event | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Online applications (dsssbonline.nic.in) | 9 October 2025 to 7 November 2025 | official notice ↗ |
| Corrigendum: vacancies revised for six TGT post codes (55/25, 56/25, 58/25, 60/25, 61/25, 64/25) | 19 January 2026 | official notice ↗ |
| Exam for TGT post codes 55/25 to 70/25 | Not announced yet. No DSSSB exam schedule published up to 7 October 2026 includes these post codes; the Board will give the date on its website. | official notice ↗ |
| Exam for Drawing Teacher (71/25) and Special Education Teacher (72/25) | 5 December 2026 | official notice ↗ |
Source: DSSSB Vacancy Notice, Advertisement No. 06/2025 (No. F.1(434)/P&P/DSSSB/2025/Advt./4006, dated 3 October 2025) for Trained Graduate Teacher (various subjects), Drawing Teacher and Special Education Teacher, read with the corrigendum of 19 January 2026 (revised vacancies) and the exam schedule notification of 7 October 2026 ↗ · Last verified: 24 October 2026 · Report an error
Source: Tentative vacancies ↗ · Last verified: 24 October 2026 · Report an error
Practice questions by section
Free questions, each with its answer, in the subjects this exam tests. Every topic opens a list of question pages.
General Studies
- General Science 480 questions
- Static General Knowledge 240 questions
- Indian Geography 239 questions
- Physical and World Geography 239 questions
- Indian Polity and Constitution 238 questions
- Environment and Ecology 237 questions
- Modern Indian History and Freedom Struggle 235 questions
- Indian Art and Culture 234 questions
Reasoning
- Syllogism 115 questions
- Blood Relations 89 questions
- Coding-Decoding 88 questions
- Analogy 39 questions
- Direction Sense 38 questions
- Seating Arrangement 29 questions
- Calendar 19 questions
- Clock 19 questions
Quantitative Aptitude
- Geometry: Lines and Triangles 24 questions
- Number System 21 questions
- Percentage 21 questions
- Trigonometry 20 questions
- Boat and Stream 19 questions
- Mensuration: 2D 16 questions
- Permutation and Combination 15 questions
- Probability — Tier II 15 questions
English
- Error Spotting 94 questions
- Fill in the Blanks 56 questions
- Sentence Improvement 52 questions
- Cloze Test 38 questions
- Direct and Indirect Speech 30 questions
- One Word Substitution 19 questions
- Degrees of Comparison 13 questions
- Active and Passive Voice 12 questions
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Free notes (PDF)
Notes for every topic in this exam’s syllabus, one PDF per subject: each lesson ends with a quick-revision box, and each PDF ends with a revision sheet. Written by an AI assistant and not reviewed by a subject-matter expert.
- Quantitative Aptitude (89 pages, 1.1 MB)
- Reasoning (74 pages, 954 KB)
- English (65 pages, 819 KB)
- Hindi language (in Hindi, 67 pages, 1.5 MB)
- General Awareness (208 pages, 2.3 MB)
Latest notices
- DSSSB exam schedule: TGT (Computer Science), Post Code 41/26 (Advt 03/26), CBT from 27 November to 4 December 2026; Drawing Teacher and Special Education Teacher (Advt 06/25) on 5 Decembernotification · 26 October 2026
DSSSB TGT admit card, result and answer key: every notice →
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Frequently asked questions
What are the selection stages of DSSSB TGT?
One Tier Examination (Technical/Teaching), Computer Based Test, as per the DSSSB TGT 2025 (Advt. No. 06/2025) notification.
How many questions are in the DSSSB TGT first stage?
One Tier Examination (Technical/Teaching), Computer Based Test: 200 questions for 200 marks in 120 minutes, as per the DSSSB TGT 2025 (Advt. No. 06/2025) notification.
Is there negative marking in DSSSB TGT?
One Tier Examination (Technical/Teaching), Computer Based Test, as per the DSSSB TGT 2025 (Advt. No. 06/2025) notification: 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong MCQ answer.
What is the age limit for DSSSB TGT?
Not more than 30 years for every post code, with age, qualifications and experience judged as on 7 November 2025 (the closing date). Upper-age relaxation: 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PwBD (UR/EWS), 13 years for PwBD + OBC, 15 years for PwBD + SC/ST, up to 5 years for government servants, and for ex-servicemen the period of military service plus 3 years (up to age 55). Only OBC (Delhi) candidates get OBC benefits; OBC candidates from outside Delhi apply as UR. Contractual employees of the same department get a one-time relaxation equal to their contract service, up to 5 years; this one-time relaxation also applies to Contract/Guest Teachers of the Directorate of Education who have not used it. For Special Education Teacher (72/25, NDMC) women get a further general relaxation of 10 years. Age is counted as on 7 November 2025.
What are the minimum qualifying marks in DSSSB TGT?
Minimum qualifying marks: 40% for General/EWS, 35% for OBC (Delhi), 30% for SC/ST/PwBD; ex-servicemen get 5% relaxation in their category, subject to a minimum of 30%. In this one-tier technical/teaching scheme the minimum applies only to the subject section (Section B), not to Section A. DSSSB may fix a minimum cut-off for any post, and cut-offs may go higher depending on candidates' marks and the vacancies in each category.
How many vacancies are there in DSSSB TGT?
5,346 tentative vacancies for DSSSB TGT 2025 (Advt. No. 06/2025), as officially published on 3 October 2025.
When is the last date to apply for DSSSB TGT?
Online applications (dsssbonline.nic.in): 9 October 2025 to 7 November 2025 (now closed). As per the DSSSB TGT 2025 (Advt. No. 06/2025) notification.
Which subjects does the DSSSB TGT exam test?
The official syllabus lists: Section A: General Awareness; Section A: General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability; Section A: Arithmetical & Numerical Ability; Section A: Hindi and English Language & Comprehension; Section B: your subject; Section B: Teaching Education and Methodology.
Source: DSSSB Vacancy Notice, Advertisement No. 06/2025 (No. F.1(434)/P&P/DSSSB/2025/Advt./4006, dated 3 October 2025) for Trained Graduate Teacher (various subjects), Drawing Teacher and Special Education Teacher, read with the corrigendum of 19 January 2026 (revised vacancies) and the exam schedule notification of 7 October 2026 ↗ · Last verified: 24 October 2026 · Report an error
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