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Selection Test for Graduate Teacher (STGT), Tripura: syllabus and eligibility

TRBT STGT key facts
Conducting bodyTeachers' Recruitment Board, Tripura (TRBT). Official website ↗
PostsGraduate Teacher (Classes IX-X), Secondary Education Directorate, Education (School) Department
QualificationGraduation or post-graduation with at least 50% in either (45% under the NCTE 2002 regulations) plus a B.Ed from an NCTE-recognised institution, or a 4-year B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed from an NCTE-recognised institution.
Age limitUp to 40 years on 29 August 2025 (general category)
DomicileRequired
Selection stagesWritten test: 150 one-mark MCQs in the subject option you choose → Minimum 50% (75 of 150) for UR and 45% (68 of 150) for SC, ST and PH to enter the merit list → Scrutiny of certificates and mark sheets → Selection from a common merit list based only on STGT marks
Latest notificationProspectus-cum-Instructions: Selection Test for Graduate Teacher (STGT) 2025 · 700 vacancies

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About TRBT STGT

STGT is TRBT's recruitment test for graduate teachers of Classes IX and X in Tripura government schools. The 2025 test was for 700 posts, of which 28 were for PH candidates and 14 for ex-servicemen. You choose one of three subject options, but TRBT prepares a single common merit list from the test marks alone.

Eligibility

Age limit

General category: Up to 40 years, counted on 29 August 2025.

Age relaxation

  • SC: 5 years
  • ST: 5 years
  • PwBD: 5 years
  • SC, ST, PH and government servants: 5 years; SC, ST or PH government employees do not get a further 5 years
  • Ex-servicemen: as per norms

Qualification

Graduation or post-graduation with at least 50% in either (45% under the NCTE 2002 regulations) plus a B.Ed from an NCTE-recognised institution, or a 4-year B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed from an NCTE-recognised institution.

Other conditions

  • You need a Permanent Resident Certificate of Tripura (PRTC).
  • SC, ST and PH candidates get up to 5% relaxation in the qualifying marks of the degree. SC and ST certificates must be issued in Tripura.
  • In-service candidates must produce a no-objection certificate at document scrutiny.
  • Women get 33% reservation under the GA(P&T) Department notification of 28 June 2022.

Selection process

  1. Written test: 150 one-mark MCQs in the subject option you choose
  2. Minimum 50% (75 of 150) for UR and 45% (68 of 150) for SC, ST and PH to enter the merit list
  3. Scrutiny of certificates and mark sheets
  4. Selection from a common merit list based only on STGT marks

Exam pattern

Written test: Social Science option

Mode: OMR-based MCQ · Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes · Negative marking: None

SUBJECTMARKS
History40
Geography40
Political Science35
Economics35

Written test: Biological Science option

Mode: OMR-based MCQ · Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes · Negative marking: None

SUBJECTQUESTIONSMARKS
Zoology, Botany and Physiology in three groups of 50 marks150150

Written test: Physical Science option

Mode: OMR-based MCQ · Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes · Negative marking: None

SUBJECTQUESTIONSMARKS
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in three groups of 50 marks150150

TRBT STGT syllabus

Social Science: History

  • Sources of early Indian history; Buddhism and Jainism; rise of Magadha; Asoka; the Gupta age
  • Delhi Sultanate; Bhakti and Sufi movements; Sher Shah; Mughal relations with Sikhs and Marathas; Mughal art
  • British expansion; Bengal from Plassey to Buxar; Permanent, Ryotwari and Mahalwari settlements
  • Social reform movements; early nationalism; Swadeshi; freedom movement 1920-1947

Social Science: Geography

  • Earth as a planet, rotation and revolution, locating places
  • Lithosphere: earthquakes, volcanoes, landforms, weathering and erosion
  • Atmosphere, pressure belts, winds and precipitation
  • Ocean currents and tides
  • Environmental geography, pollution, floods and landslides

Social Science: Political Science and Economics

  • Political Science (35 marks)
  • Economics (35 marks)

Biological Science

  • Zoology
  • Botany
  • Physiology

Physical Science

  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics

What they ask

STGT 2025 is a single paper of 150 one-mark MCQs with no negative marking, set in English and Bengali. The Social Science option splits marks across History (40), Geography (40), Political Science (35) and Economics (35), while the two science options have three groups of 50 marks each. The History part runs from sources of ancient Indian history through the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals to the freedom movement. You can pick any option whatever your degree subjects were.

How to prepare

  • Pick the option your graduation subjects cover best; the prospectus lets you choose any of the three but locks the choice once you apply.
  • Work through the TRBT syllabus for your option unit by unit. In Social Science, History and Geography together carry 80 of the 150 marks.
  • Attempt every question in mocks: there is no negative marking, and you need 75 marks (68 for SC, ST and PH) to enter the merit list.
  • Solve the 2019 STGT papers for Social Science, Biological Science and Pure Science on the TRBT website to see the question style.
  • Use daily topic-wise practice quizzes on the free Improvam app to revise history and geography facts.
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TRBT STGT FAQs

Up to 40 years as on 29 August 2025. SC, ST and PH candidates and government servants get 5 more years, and ex-servicemen get relaxation as per norms.

Sources

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