Assam PGT & GT (TGT-equivalent) Teacher Recruitment — Complete Guide
Assam recruits Graduate Teachers (GT — the TGT equivalent) and Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) for secondary/higher-secondary schools via the Directorate of Secondary Education (DSE). A separate, lower-tier exam (via the Directorate of Elementary Education) covers Lower/Upper Primary teachers — don't confuse the two.
- GT (TGT-equivalent) & PGT: conducted by Directorate of Secondary Education (DSE) Assam, official site madhyamik.assam.gov.in
- Feeder eligibility test: ATET (Assam Teacher Eligibility Test), via SEBA — Paper 1 (Lower Primary) / Paper 2 (Upper Primary)
- Last confirmed cycle (2024-25): GT 8,004 + PGT 1,385 = 9,389 vacancies*, notified 17 Oct 2024, exam 19 Jan 2025
- Pattern: written test (140 Q/2.5 hrs, 0.25 negative marking) → interview → document verification
- Not to be confused with ADRE (Assam Direct Recruitment Exam) — that covers Grade III/IV posts across departments, not teachers specifically
Assam's CM announced ~75,000 teacher AND lecturer posts for 2026 (Feb 2026), but no fresh GT/PGT-specific notification ("TCR 2.0") had been released as of this draft — treat any 2026-specific figure as speculative until DSE's own notification appears.
Overview
| GT (TGT-equivalent) | Bachelor's/Master's + B.Ed, min 50% |
| PGT | Master's + (B.Ed varies), min 50% |
| Last cycle (2024-25) | GT 8,004 + PGT 1,385 = 9,389*, notified Oct 2024 |
| Pay | GT: Pay Band-2 ₹14,000-70,000+GP₹8,700 · PGT: Pay Band-3 ₹22,000-97,000+GP₹11,800 |
Eligibility
- GT: Bachelor's or Master's in the concerned subject, min 50%, + B.Ed.
- PGT: Master's in the concerned subject, min 50%; B.Ed requirement varies by post/subject.
- ATET (feeder eligibility test, via SEBA): age 18-38, graduate + B.Ed/D.El.Ed min 50%, Assam domicile required.
Selection Process & Exam Pattern
Written test — 140 questions, 2.5 hours, 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer — followed by interview and document verification.
Syllabus
Subject-specific content matching the relevant graduate/postgraduate syllabus, plus a General Studies/GK component *that likely includes Assam-specific history/geography/culture/current-affairs (standard for Assam state exams), though not independently confirmed against an official syllabus PDF.
Pay Scale
GT: Pay Band-2, ₹14,000-70,000 + Grade Pay ₹8,700. PGT: Pay Band-3, ₹22,000-97,000 + Grade Pay ₹11,800, typical in-hand ₹55,000-60,000/month.
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What is the difference between GT and TGT?
They're the same level — Assam uses "GT" (Graduate Teacher) as its official term for what most other states call TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher).
Is ADRE the same as the GT/PGT recruitment exam?
No — ADRE (Assam Direct Recruitment Exam) covers Grade III/IV posts across many state departments generally, not specifically teachers. Don't confuse the two.
Sources
Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam
The 2024-25 cycle numbers (9,389 combined) trace to a single secondary aggregator, not an official DSE notification PDF — verify before publishing as a hard figure. The Assam-GK syllabus component is inferred from standard state-exam pattern, not confirmed.
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