Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Direct Recruitment of PGT and TGT Teachers
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti recruits Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) and Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, and CBSE conducts the examination on its behalf together with the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan drive. Under Recruitment Notification 01/2025, dated 13 November 2025, selection runs through a qualifying Tier-1 OMR test, a Tier-2 subject knowledge test and an interview. The merit list gives 85% weight to Tier-2 and 15% to the interview.
Eligibility (summary)
OMR objective screening test of 100 questions, 300 marks, 2 hours
Post-specific test of 60 objective and 10 descriptive questions, 100 marks, 2.5 hours
100-mark interview; 85% weight to Tier-2 and 15% to interview in the final merit list
Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.
| Stage | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Tier-1 (Preliminary, Qualifying) | Tier-1 (preliminary, qualifying) in OMR objective mode, 2 hours, 100 questions of 3 marks each (300 marks): General Reasoning 20, Numeric Ability 20, Basic Computer Literacy 20, General Knowledge 20, Language Competency Test (English) 10, Language Competency Test (one other Modern Indian Language) 10. Negative marking: 1 mark deducted per wrong answer (1/3 of the 3 marks). Used to shortlist candidates for Tier-2 in the ratio 1:10 against notified vacancies.Recruitment Notification 01/2025 (13-11-2025) · source |
| Tier-2 (Subject Knowledge Examination) | Tier-2 subject knowledge examination, 2.5 hours: 60 objective questions of 1 mark (60 marks) in OMR and 10 descriptive questions (40 marks) in pen-and-paper mode, total 100 marks; 1/4 mark deducted per wrong objective answer. Bilingual in Hindi and English (language concerned for PGT Modern Indian Language and TGT 3rd Language). Syllabus is post-specific.Recruitment Notification 01/2025 (13-11-2025) · source |
| Interview | Interview of 100 marks; final merit list gives 85% weightage to Tier-2 marks and 15% to the interview.Recruitment Notification 01/2025 (13-11-2025) · source |
We have not published NVS Teacher (PGT/TGT) papers yet. Check the official website (cbse.gov.in) for any papers the authority has released.
NVS Teacher (PGT/TGT) is conducted by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education). Notifications, dates and results are published on its official website.
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