NPSC · Exam prep
Teaching and academic posts: Assistant Professors (colleges and teacher education), PGT and Graduate Teachers, SCERT and DIET posts.
From the official NPSC documents, checked 12 Nov 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
The Common Educational Services Examination (CESE) recruits teachers and academic staff for the state's colleges, schools, SCERT and DIETs. Every candidate writes a General English & General Knowledge paper (200 marks) and a paper in one subject (200 marks).
There are three versions of the pattern: one for Assistant Professors, SCERT/DIET posts and PGT; one for Graduate Teachers (GT) in School Education (published 2024); and one for Assistant Professors in Teacher Education, with core, pedagogy and specialised courses.
Posts: Assistant Professors for colleges (Higher Education); Assistant Professors for Teacher Education; Research Associates and TRA (SCERT); Lecturers, Technicians and Statistics posts (DIETs); Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) and Graduate Teachers (GT) for School Education
1. Written examination
General English & General Knowledge (200 marks) and one optional/relevant subject (200 marks: 100 descriptive + 100 objective/MCQ).
2. Interview
Shortlisted candidates are interviewed as set out in each advertisement. NPSC also publishes a Score Sheet for Academic Weightage for CESE (2023, 2026) - see Files.
General English
General English
General English
General English
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
One subject (optional)
One subject (optional)
The same breakdown is given in the 2024 pattern for Graduate Teachers (GT), where the subject paper is listed as Paper I (Objective/MCQ, 100) and Paper II (Descriptive, 100).
A - Core courses
B - Pedagogy courses
C - Specialised courses
C - Specialised courses
Teacher Education candidates also write the same General English (100) and GK & Current Affairs (100) paper. Their two subject papers are 200 marks: Objective/MCQ Paper I (compulsory) 100 and Descriptive Paper II 100.
Tap a paper to open its full syllabus.
Open your subject's official syllabus in the files below. Most subjects are in the combined CESE syllabus (2016); engineering, design and some other subjects have their own documents; Graduate Teachers have separate Science and Mathematics syllabi (2024).
Each file opens straight from where the recruiter keeps it - no searching on government websites. Sizes help you decide before downloading on mobile data.
Official NPSC syllabi. The 2016 combined document covers 26 subjects; the others are separate.
Complete sets for each year, kept by NPSC on Google Drive.
How NPSC scores academic qualifications for CESE.
Our own advice, based on the official pattern and past papers above.
The General English and GK & Current Affairs paper (200 of 400 marks) is common to every subject. Candidates in your subject will be close on subject knowledge, so this paper often decides the merit list. Give it real preparation time, not just the last week.
Official sources
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