Courses
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
Post: Post Graduate Teachers - PGT (Economics) Qualification: (i) Two years integrated Post Graduate M.Sc. course of Regional Institute of Education of NCERT in the concerned subject or Master’s Degree with at least 50% marks in aggregate in Economics/ Applied Economics/ Business Economics. (ii) Proficiency in teaching through Hindi and English. Desirable: Knowledge of Computers Date of Examination: 14.2.09
Post: Trained Graduate Teacher – TGT (Social Studies) Qualification: (i) Four Years integrated Degree course of Regional Institute of Education of NCERT in the concerned subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate; or second class Bachelor’s Degree with at least 50% marks in the concerned subject and in aggregate including elective and languages in the combination of – Any two out of History, Geography, Economics and Political Science of which one must be either History or Geography.(ii) B.Ed. (iii) Proficiency in teaching in Hindi and English Desirable: Knowledge of Computer applications. Date of Exam: 15.2.09
Mode of selection and scheme of examination: (i) The Sangathan will hold written examinations as per scheme of examination. (ii) The mode of selection shall include a written test/examination, proficiency and/or performance test, subject competency test and personal interview. (iii) The 1st paper which is meant for screening of candidates shall have two parts. The first part will consist of objective type questions covering areas viz. General Knowledge, English language skill, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Current affairs, Education, General Science and Indian constitution etc. This will carry 50% marks. (iv) The second part will consist of objective type questions on the subject offered by the candidates for selection. This will also carry 50% marks. (v) The 2nd paper meant for evaluation of language competence will be of qualifying in nature. However, the candidate will be expected to obtain 20% marks in English & Hindi separately as well as minimum 33% in this paper as a whole in order to qualify the test. (iii) The 3rd paper shall be subject paper containing long and short answer questions pertaining to subject/ post for which a candidate has applied. The questions may be recall type questions to test the conceptual understanding of the topics. A few questions on drawing interpretations from given raw data and some situational questions may also be asked to test the analytical ability and intelligence of the candidates. The difficulty level will be of Post Graduation level.
Interview Test: The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of his career. He will be asked questions on matters of general interest. Questions on the subject pertaining to the post applied for may also be asked. The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in teaching profession by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental calibres and communication skill of a candidate. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, and balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, leadership, intellectual and moral integrity. The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a natural, thought directed and purposive conversation which is intends to reveal the mental qualities of the candidate. The interview test is not intended to be a test either of the specialized or general knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in their specials subjects of academic study but also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own state or country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should arouse the curiosity of well educated youth/ informed citizen.
The final merit list will be based on the combined performance in the written test, i.e., paper III and the interview. The weightage shall be 80:20 respectively.