Chhattisgarh Teacher Recruitment 2026: Two Drives, Exams 11 and 25 October
Sat, 29 Aug, 2026
Chhattisgarh is running two parallel teacher recruitment drives (3,946 posts combined): CGSSB Assistant Teacher, exam 11 October, and DPI Teacher (E and T Cadre), still open until 2 September with exam 25 October. What differs and how to split your prep.
Chhattisgarh is running two separate teacher recruitment drives right now, with exams two weeks apart: CGSSB's Assistant Teacher exam on 11 October, and the Directorate of Public Instruction's E and T Cadre Teacher exam on 25 October. Between them that's 3,946 vacancies, and the DPI drive is still accepting applications until 2 September. Here's what separates the two and how to plan around both.
Two Drives, Two Timelines
| Detail | CGSSB Assistant Teacher | DPI Teacher (E & T Cadre) |
|---|---|---|
| Vacancies | 2,292 | 1,654 |
| Conducting body | Chhattisgarh Karmchari Chayan Mandal (formerly Vyapam) | Directorate of Public Instruction, Chhattisgarh |
| Application window | 24 July – 21 August 2026, closed | 8 August – 2 September 2026, open now |
| Exam date | 11 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
| Admit card | 5 October 2026 | 19 October 2026 |
| Application fee | ₹350 General, ₹250 OBC, ₹200 SC/ST | ₹350 General, ₹250 OBC, ₹200 SC/ST/PwD |
If your window for the CGSSB drive has already closed, the DPI drive is still open for another week. Check whether your subject and qualification fit before assuming you've missed your only shot at a Chhattisgarh teaching post this cycle.
What Differs Beyond the Dates
DPI's drive is specifically for subject teachers in Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Mathematics, Social Science, and Agriculture, and it requires a Bachelor's degree in your chosen subject plus B.Ed or equivalent training. Age runs 21 to 45, wider than most teaching exams, with SC/ST getting +5 and PwD +10. CGSSB's posting is billed more generally as Sahayak Shikshak (Assistant Teacher), and its notification doesn't specify an age band at all in the current data, so check the official PDF directly on that point before applying.
Selection for both runs on a similar shape: written exam first, ranked into a merit list, then document verification, then a medical check. DPI's process notably has no interview and no physical test component; a civil surgeon's fitness check is the only non-written stage, and it's rarely disqualifying outside serious health issues. Neither drive currently confirms exact section-wise marks or negative marking in the data available, so that's worth locking down directly from your admit card once it's out.
Splitting Your Prep Across Two Weeks
With CGSSB's exam landing first on 11 October and DPI's following on 25 October, treat the earlier date as your primary target through early October, then pivot. Both exams draw on General Knowledge and Pedagogy as shared ground, so revision here carries over between the two rather than needing to be duplicated. What doesn't carry over is subject depth for DPI candidates, since that drive is explicitly subject-specific (Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Maths, Social Science, or Agriculture) in a way CGSSB's general Assistant Teacher post isn't. Save the two-week gap between exams for subject-specific revision if you're sitting DPI's paper, rather than assuming general teaching-methodology prep covers it.
For openings in the state beyond these two drives, browse our Chhattisgarh jobs hub, or see broader teaching coverage on the Teaching Jobs hub.
Frequently Asked Questions — Chhattisgarh Teacher Recruitment 2026: Two Drives, Exams 11 and 25 October
The CGSSB Assistant Teacher window closed 21 August 2026. The DPI Teacher (E and T Cadre) window is open until 2 September 2026.
CGSSB Assistant Teacher exam is on 11 October 2026. DPI Teacher (E and T Cadre) exam is on 25 October 2026.
3,946 combined: 2,292 for CGSSB Assistant Teacher and 1,654 for DPI Teacher (E and T Cadre).
Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Mathematics, Social Science, and Agriculture, requiring a Bachelor's degree in the chosen subject plus B.Ed or equivalent teacher training.
No. Both drives select based on the written exam score, ranked into a merit list, followed by document verification and a medical fitness check. Neither includes an interview.