Punjab School Lecturer 2026 — Eligibility, Exam Pattern & Latest Status
Punjab School Lecturer recruitment is currently conducted by the Education Recruitment Directorate (ERD), Punjab — the successor to the earlier Punjab Education Recruitment Board. As of late July 2026, this cycle's status needs a direct check (see the update box below).
- Post: Punjab School Lecturer, Department of School Education
- Conducted by: ERD Punjab (successor to the older Punjab Education Recruitment Board)
- Eligibility: Master's (55%) + B.Ed + Punjabi proficiency up to Matric level (mandatory)
- 2026 cycle: 1,013 vacancies (829 fresh + 184 backlog) across 12 subjects, notified 25 Jun 2026
- *Recruitment put ON HOLD 27-28 Jul 2026 by the Punjab SC Commission pending roster-register verification — check erd.punjab.gov.in for the current status before relying on these dates
- पद: स्कूल लेक्चरर, पंजाब स्कूल शिक्षा विभाग
- आयोजक: ERD पंजाब
- पात्रता: स्नातकोत्तर (55%) + B.Ed + पंजाबी दक्षता (मैट्रिक स्तर तक अनिवार्य)
- 2026 चक्र: 12 विषयों में 1,013 रिक्तियाँ
- *जुलाई 2026 में यह भर्ती रोस्टर-रजिस्टर सत्यापन हेतु रोकी गई — erd.punjab.gov.in पर वर्तमान स्थिति देखें
The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission put this recruitment on hold citing incomplete roster-register records for implementing the reservation policy, and directed the Education Department to file an action report by 3 August 2026. This is very recent — treat the vacancy/date figures below as provisional and confirm current status directly on erd.punjab.gov.in.
Overview
| Post | School Lecturer, Department of School Education, Punjab |
| Conducted by | ERD Punjab (erd.punjab.gov.in) |
| Eligibility | Master's (55%) + B.Ed + Punjabi up to Matric level |
| Selection | Written exam → Document verification (no separate interview reported) |
| 2026 vacancies | 1,013 (829 fresh + 184 backlog) across 12 subjects — status on hold as of late Jul 2026 |
Eligibility
- *Master's degree in the relevant subject with minimum 55% marks, plus B.Ed — reported consistently, not independently confirmed on an official PDF (the ERD site is JS-heavy and didn't expose the full notification text to automated fetch).
- Punjabi proficiency up to Matriculation (Class 10) level is mandatory.
- *Age 18-37 years (as of 1 Jan 2026), relaxations for SC/ST (+5), PWD (+10), Punjab widows/divorced women (up to 42).
Selection Process & Exam Pattern
- *Written exam reported as 150 objective questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes, no negative marking — needs primary-source confirmation.
- Reported sections: Punjabi Qualifying Paper (50 marks, must qualify to have the core subject paper evaluated), Subject-Specific Knowledge (major weightage), General Awareness/Current Affairs, Reasoning/Mental Aptitude, Teaching Aptitude/Pedagogy, English/Punjabi language proficiency.
- No separate interview stage reported for this recruitment.
Syllabus
Two broad sections: General Subjects (English grammar/vocabulary/comprehension, Punjabi language & literature, General Knowledge including current affairs and geography, Mental Aptitude) and Concerned Subject (postgraduate-level content in the candidate's subject, carrying majority weightage). A detailed official syllabus exists on ERD's site per post but wasn't extractable in this research pass.
Pay Scale
*Entry-level Group B pay reported as ₹35,400/month fixed during a 3-year probation (no allowances during probation); post-probation gross estimated ₹45,000-55,000/month — secondary-sourced, verify against the official Punjab pay gazette.
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Is Punjabi language proficiency required?
Yes — proficiency up to Matriculation (Class 10) level is a mandatory eligibility requirement, and a Punjabi Qualifying Paper reportedly must be cleared before the subject paper is even evaluated.
Is this recruitment currently active?
As of 27-28 July 2026, the process was reportedly put on hold by the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission pending roster-register verification, with an action report due 3 August 2026 — check erd.punjab.gov.in for the current status.
Which body conducts Punjab Lecturer recruitment?
The Education Recruitment Directorate (ERD), Punjab — the current successor to the earlier Punjab Education Recruitment Board.
क्या पंजाबी भाषा दक्षता आवश्यक है?
हाँ — मैट्रिक (कक्षा 10) स्तर तक पंजाबी दक्षता अनिवार्य पात्रता है।
क्या यह भर्ती वर्तमान में सक्रिय है?
27-28 जुलाई 2026 को पंजाब अनुसूचित जाति आयोग द्वारा इसे रोका गया — erd.punjab.gov.in पर वर्तमान स्थिति जाँचें।
Sources
The conducting-body identity and the July 2026 hold status are corroborated across multiple sources including the hold notice itself. Exact exam-pattern numbers, dates, and salary figures are secondary-sourced and should be verified — and the hold status specifically should be re-checked before publishing, since it may have changed since this draft was prepared.
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