DSSSB Nursery Teacher Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Single CBT of 2 hours. Wrong answers lose 0.25. The minimum mark (40% general and EWS, 35% OBC, 30% SC, ST and PwBD) is checked on Section B; merit uses both sections.

All three departments use the same qualification:

• Class 12 with at least 45% marks
• A Nursery Teacher Education diploma or certificate of at least two years, or B.Ed. (Nursery)
• Hindi passed at secondary level

CTET is not required for nursery posts. Upper age limit 30 years, with the usual DSSSB relaxations (SC/ST 5 years, OBC 3, PwBD 10) and up to 5 years for contract staff of the same department. The MCD vacancies are open to women only.

No interview and no skill test. Of 11,885 candidates who sat in 2025, 2,857 were called to upload documents and list their department preferences. Posts were then allotted on merit cum preference. There is no waiting list in a combined exam; posts left vacant go forward to a later year.

Pay Level 6, ₹35,400–1,12,400, Group B non-gazetted, in all three departments.

Online only, through dsssbonline.nic.in. Fee ₹100; women applicants pay nothing, nor do SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates.

The gap from advertisement to result was close to three years. Unfilled posts are carried forward by the departments, so the next round depends on fresh requisitions reaching the Board.

Result Notice 1659 nominated 1,235 candidates to MCD, 122 to DoE and 82 to NDMC. Three SC posts in MCD are held back for court cases. Results are on the DSSSB Results page.

Final cut-offs of the last selected candidate in 817/23, out of 200:

MCD, with by far the most seats, had the lowest cut-offs. DoE had no SC vacancy in this round.

• Section B carries the pass mark, so revise your NTT course material thoroughly.
• Hindi and English are 20 marks each in Section A and are asked in the language itself, not translated.
• Old DSSSB CBT papers are on the Board's question bank page.

• DSSSB vacancies
• Advertisement 08/2023, Assistant Teacher (Nursery) (PDF)
• Corrigendum of 15 April 2025 (PDF)
• Notice 1623: marks and e-dossier (PDF)
• Result Notice 1659 with cut-offs (PDF)
• OARS application portal

Do I need CTET for the DSSSB nursery teacher post?

No. The rules ask for Class 12 with 45%, a two-year nursery teacher course and Hindi at Class 10.

Can men apply?

For DoE and NDMC, yes. The MCD posts are reserved for women.

How many were selected in 817/23?

1,439 across the three departments.

When is the next vacancy?

Not announced as of October 2026.