Chandigarh PGT & TGT 2026 — UT School Teacher Recruitment Guide
Chandigarh (Union Territory) recruits PGT (Lecturer) and TGT directly through its own Department of Education — no separate SSA/UT recruitment board.
- Conducted by: Department of Education, Chandigarh Administration (chdeducation.gov.in)
- TGT eligibility: Graduate 50% + B.Ed 50% + CTET Paper II mandatory
- PGT: post-graduation in the subject (B.Ed requirement for PGT specifically unconfirmed)*
- Last confirmed cycle: TGT 303 posts (closed Mar 2024), PGT 98 posts (exam Feb 2024)
- *A combined 582-post notification (NTT+JBT+TGT+PGT) was expected by 31 Jul 2026 as of this draft — check chdeducation.gov.in for current status
A short notice (28 May 2026) indicated a detailed recruitment notification for 582 posts across NTT/JBT/TGT/PGT was expected to be released by 31 July 2026, with applications opening in August 2026 — this may already be live by the time you read this; check chdeducation.gov.in directly.
Overview
| TGT | Graduate 50% + B.Ed + CTET-II · Pay Level 7 |
| PGT | Post-graduation in subject · Pay Level 8 (₹47,600 starting)* |
| Last cycle | TGT 303 posts (2024) · PGT 98 posts (2024) |
Eligibility
- TGT: Graduate with 50% in relevant subject(s) + B.Ed (50%), OR 4-yr integrated B.A./B.Sc.B.Ed. CTET Paper-II mandatory. Age 21-37 (2024 cycle).
- *PGT: Post-graduation in the concerned subject confirmed; B.Ed requirement not explicitly confirmed for PGT specifically. Age 21-37 (2024 cycle).
Selection Process & Exam Pattern
- TGT: Written exam, MCQ, 150 marks; merit list + document verification.
- PGT: 150 objective MCQs (1 mark each), 0.25 negative marking, bilingual (English/Hindi). Paper 1 (50 Q): General Awareness & Reasoning, ICT, Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy, Numerical Ability, Hindi/English/Punjabi language. Paper 2 (100 Q): subject-specific.
Syllabus
PGT Paper 1: General Awareness, Reasoning, ICT, Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy, Numerical Ability, language comprehension. Paper 2: subject-specific. *Detailed TGT syllabus breakdown not independently confirmed.
Pay Scale
TGT: Pay Level-7 (Grade Pay ₹4,600), 7th CPC. *PGT: reported as Level-8 (Grade Pay ₹4,800), ~₹47,600 starting basic — one conflicting source cited the same band as TGT, discount that as likely an error.
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How many vacancies were there in the last confirmed cycle?
303 TGT posts (applications closed March 2024) and 98 PGT posts (written exam held February 2024).
Is a new notification expected?
Yes — a combined 582-post notification across NTT/JBT/TGT/PGT was expected by 31 July 2026 as of this draft. Check chdeducation.gov.in for the current status.
Sources
Department of Education, Chandigarh
The 2024 cycle vacancy counts and PGT exam pattern are reasonably corroborated. Whether PGT requires B.Ed, the exact TGT syllabus breakdown, and the category-wise split of the pending 582-post notification are unconfirmed — verify directly on chdeducation.gov.in once the new notification is live.
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