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SSB DNH & DD Primary School Teacher (English Medium) Recruitment: syllabus and eligibility

DNH DD Primary Teacher (PST) key facts
Conducting bodyStaff Selection Board, UT Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (SSB DNH & DD). Official website ↗
PostsPrimary School Teacher (Classes I to V), English Medium: Group B, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial, Level 6 of the Pay Matrix (Rs 35,400 to 1,12,400)
QualificationClass 12 with at least 50% marks and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (45% in Class 12 is accepted where the diploma follows the NCTE Regulations, 2002); or Class 12 with 50% and a 4-year B.El.Ed; or Class 12 with 50% and a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education); or graduation with a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education. You must also have passed CTET or a TET for primary teachers held by the Central Government or a State Government under NCTE guidelines, and you must have studied in English medium at the secondary level.
Age limitUp to 30 years on Closing date of the online application (1 January 2026 for Advertisement No. 04) (general category)
DomicileNot required
Selection stagesComputer-based exam in English only: 100 multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each, with 0.25 mark deducted for every wrong answer → Minimum 33% in the computer-based exam; the merit list uses only these marks, with no other marks added → Answer key objections through an online link, followed by a revised (post-objection) answer key and a provisional merit list → Document verification of original certificates → Medical examination (held at Namo Hospital, Marwad, Nani Daman for the 2025 round)
Latest notificationSSB DNH & DD Advertisement No. 04: Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher (English Medium) · 119 vacancies

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About DNH DD Primary Teacher (PST)

The SSB recruits Primary School Teachers for Classes I to V in the UT's English medium schools. Advertisement No. 04, dated 22 November 2025, listed 119 posts: 45 unreserved, 32 OBC, 19 SC, 10 ST and 13 EWS, with some posts inside these counts kept for candidates with disabilities. The computer-based exam for this round was held on 29 March 2026, and shortlisted candidates were called for document verification and a medical examination from 31 August 2026.

Eligibility

Age limit

General category: Up to 30 years, counted on Closing date of the online application (1 January 2026 for Advertisement No. 04).

Age relaxation

  • The upper age limit is relaxable under Central Government orders issued from time to time.
  • People working on daily wages, ad-hoc, contract or work-charge basis in UT departments, or in autonomous bodies largely funded by the UT Administration, get relaxation under the UT Administration's guidelines.

Qualification

Class 12 with at least 50% marks and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (45% in Class 12 is accepted where the diploma follows the NCTE Regulations, 2002); or Class 12 with 50% and a 4-year B.El.Ed; or Class 12 with 50% and a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education); or graduation with a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education. You must also have passed CTET or a TET for primary teachers held by the Central Government or a State Government under NCTE guidelines, and you must have studied in English medium at the secondary level.

Other conditions

  • The advertisement sets no residence condition. SC, ST and OBC reservation for these Group B posts is applied on an all-India basis.
  • Application fee is Rs 200. SC, ST, persons with disabilities and women pay no fee; ex-servicemen pay Rs 100.
  • Disability reservation covers only these locomotor categories at 40% or more: one leg affected (OL), one arm affected (OA, if you can write with the other arm), muscular weakness (MW) and one leg and one arm affected (OLA).
  • Apply only once. More than one application for the same post can lead to cancellation.

Selection process

  1. Computer-based exam in English only: 100 multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each, with 0.25 mark deducted for every wrong answer
  2. Minimum 33% in the computer-based exam; the merit list uses only these marks, with no other marks added
  3. Answer key objections through an online link, followed by a revised (post-objection) answer key and a provisional merit list
  4. Document verification of original certificates
  5. Medical examination (held at Namo Hospital, Marwad, Nani Daman for the 2025 round)

Exam pattern

Computer-based examination (100 questions, 100 marks)

Mode: Online, multiple choice, English only · Negative marking: 0.25 mark per wrong answer

SUBJECT
English language competency
Mathematics
Environmental studies
Child development and pedagogy
General knowledge
Logical reasoning

DNH DD Primary Teacher (PST) syllabus

English language competency

  • Comprehension
  • Vocabulary
  • Basic grammar
  • Sentence correction

Mathematics

  • Numbers
  • Simple equations and algebra
  • Geometry and patterns
  • Time and measurement
  • Solids
  • Data handling

Environmental studies

  • Environment
  • Food, shelter and water
  • Family and friends
  • Sources of energy
  • Land
  • Human body

Child development and pedagogy

  • Development of a primary school child
  • Learning and pedagogy
  • Inclusive education
  • Children with special needs

General knowledge

  • History
  • World and Indian geography
  • Indian culture
  • Current affairs
  • Literature
  • Inventions
  • Sports
  • Civics

Logical reasoning

  • Alphabet test
  • Analogy
  • Arithmetical reasoning
  • Blood relations
  • Calendar and clock
  • Classification
  • Coding-decoding
  • Cubes and dice
  • Data sufficiency
  • Images
  • Mathematical operations
  • Number, ranking and time sequence
  • Puzzles
  • Series completion

What they ask

The PST paper has 100 multiple-choice questions in English, each worth 1 mark, and a wrong answer costs a quarter mark. The syllabus the SSB signed on 21 November 2025 names six areas: English, mathematics, environmental studies, child development and pedagogy, general knowledge and logical reasoning. It also warns that questions from the CBSE curriculum for Classes I to V, or of a miscellaneous nature, can appear. Neither the advertisement nor the syllabus gives a mark split by section, so prepare all six areas evenly.

How to prepare

  • Revise the CBSE mathematics and EVS books for Classes I to V. The syllabus says questions can come straight from that curriculum, and topics like measurement, data handling, food, water and the human body sit at that level.
  • Reuse your CTET notes for child development and pedagogy, but add inclusive education and children with special needs, which the SSB syllabus names separately.
  • Drill the reasoning list one question type at a time: series, coding-decoding, blood relations, calendar and clock, cubes and dice, data sufficiency. Each type has a fixed method you can learn.
  • Each wrong answer costs 0.25 marks. In your mock tests, count how many of your guesses turn out right, and in the real paper guess only when you can rule out at least one option.
  • For general knowledge and reasoning, do daily topic-wise practice quizzes on the free Improvam app, and read current affairs for the months before the exam.
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How to apply

  1. Read the advertisement and the detailed instructions on the SSB page of ddd.gov.in or on daman.nic.in/ojas.
  2. Fill the online form through the link given in the advertisement (daman.nic.in/ojas for the 2025 round) within the dates given, and pay the fee if you are not exempt.
  3. Check every detail before final submission. Once the confirmation number is generated, you cannot correct the form.
  4. Keep the confirmation number: the application counts only after it is generated.
  5. Download the e-admit card from the portal and appear at the centre allotted to you; centre changes are not allowed.

Documents checklist

  • Class 10 mark sheets (all attempts) and passing certificate
  • Class 12, diploma or degree mark sheets and certificates, obtained on or before the closing date
  • CTET or TET pass certificate
  • Proof that you studied in English medium at the secondary level
  • SC or ST certificate, or a latest OBC non-creamy layer certificate, from the competent authority
  • EWS certificate from the competent authority, if applicable
  • Disability certificate in original with a self-attested photocopy, carried to the exam centre, if you apply as a PwD candidate

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DNH DD Primary Teacher (PST) FAQs

Yes. Advertisement No. 04 asks for a pass in CTET or in a TET for primary teachers held by the Central Government or any State Government under NCTE guidelines, in addition to the teacher training qualification.

Sources

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