DSSSB has released Advertisement No. 05/2025 for Assistant Teacher (Primary) Recruitment 2025 with a total of 1180 vacancies across the Directorate of Education (1055) and NDMC (125), requiring CTET (Paper I) and specified teacher education qualifications; applications will be accepted online from 17 September 2025 (12:00 PM) to 16 October 2025 (11:59 PM), with a fee of ₹100 for General/OBC/EWS and exemption for Women/SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen, and selection will be through a one-tier CBT of 200 marks featuring Section-A (General subjects) and Section-B (NCTE curriculum/teaching methodology), pay level 6 (₹35,400–₹1,12,400)
DSSSB Assistant Teacher (Primary) Recruitment 2025 Important Dates
Senior Secondary with 50% + 2-year D.El.Ed OR 45% + 2-year D.El.Ed (as per NCTE 2002) OR Senior Secondary with 50% + 4-year B.El.Ed OR Senior Secondary with 50% + 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education) OR Graduation + 2-year D.El.Ed; CTET (Paper I) pass; Must have passed Hindi or Urdu or Punjabi or English as a subject at Secondary level
Essential Qualification (NDMC)
12th with 50% (5% relaxation for SC/ST) + 2-year Diploma in Primary Education / ETE / JBT / DIET / B.El.Ed; Hindi in 10th; CTET (Paper I) pass as per NCTE guidelines
Desirable
NDMC: Computer Knowledge; DoE: NIL
Citizenship
Must be a citizen of India
Cut-off Date for Eligibility
16 October 2025
Category-Wise Vacancy Details
Criteria
Official Details
Directorate of Education (DoE)
UR 434 OBC 278 SC 153 ST 62 EWS 128 Total 1055 PwBD included 55
NDMC
UR 68 OBC 28 SC 13 ST 07 EWS 09 Total 125 PwBD included 6
Important Documents Required
Criteria
Official Details
Identity Proof
PAN/Voter ID/Driving License/Passport or Aadhaar (as per registration instructions)
Educational Certificates
10th, 12th/Equivalent, Teacher Education Diploma/B.El.Ed/D.El.Ed/Graduation as applicable
CTET Certificate
CTET (Paper I) pass certificate
Category Certificates
SC/ST/OBC(EWS)/PwBD/ESM as applicable; OBC (Delhi) rules per GNCTD circulars; NCL dated on/after 01/04/2025 up to 16/10/2025
General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability; General Awareness; Arithmetical & Numerical Ability; English Language & Comprehension; Hindi Language & Comprehension (20 marks each)
Section-B (Domain)
Based on NCTE curriculum including teaching methodology required for the post (100 marks)
Language
Bilingual (Hindi & English) except language papers
Exam Pattern
Criteria
Official Details
Mode
One Tier (Technical/Teaching) CBT
Duration
2 Hours
Questions
200 MCQs (Section-A: 100, Section-B: 100)
Marks
200 marks (1 mark per question)
Negative Marking
Yes, 0.25 marks deduction per wrong answer
Minimum Qualifying Marks
General/EWS: 40%; OBC (Delhi): 35%; SC/ST/PwBD: 30% (Ex-Servicemen 5% relaxation in their category, minimum 30%)
Selection Process
Criteria
Official Details
Stages
Single-stage CBT; normalization if multi-shift; document verification/e-dossier; final merit cum department preference allocation
Tie-Breaking
Higher marks in subject-specific (Section-B), then older age, then alphabetical order of first name
Final Allotment
Based on merit-cum-preferences; no waiting panel under Combined Examination Scheme
