KVS TGT Eligibility 2026: Qualification, Age Limit and CTET

KVS TGT eligibility rests on four checks: your degree and B.Ed., your subject combination, a valid CTET Paper II certificate, and your age on the closing date. This page explains each rule as set in Recruitment Notification 01/2025, which CBSE issued on behalf of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), including the changes made by its corrigenda.

Eligibility is tested on the closing date of the online application, so a certificate or degree you receive later does not count. The last cycle closed on 11 December 2025 after an extension from 4 December 2025. Rules can change in the next notification, so use this page as a guide and confirm against the new notice when it appears.

Table of Contents

• KVS TGT eligibility at a glance

• Educational qualification

• Subject combination rules

• CTET requirement

• Age limit and relaxation

• Nationality and other conditions

• Who is not eligible

• Fee and documents

KVS TGT eligibility at a glance

Educational qualification

For TGT Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies, the notification accepts any one of these routes.

1. Four-year integrated degree: From an NCTE recognised university, with at least 50% marks in the concerned subject(s) and in aggregate, including the B.Ed. component.

2. Bachelor's plus B.Ed.: A bachelor's or Honours degree with at least 50% marks in the concerned subject, the subject combination and the aggregate, plus a B.Ed. from an NCTE recognised institution with at least 50% marks. A three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. with 50% marks, or a one-year B.Ed. (Special Education) from the Rehabilitation Council of India with 50% marks, is also accepted in place of the B.Ed.

3. Post-graduation route: A post-graduate degree in the concerned subject with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade, provided you studied the required subjects at graduation level, plus a three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. with at least 50% marks.

The notification treats the 50% requirement as a minimum in both the subject and the aggregate, so check both figures on your mark sheets. It does not describe a conversion from CGPA in the sections we read, so confirm your university's conversion rule before you apply.

Other TGT subjects

Subject combination rules

Candidates who studied under the Choice Based Credit System with the same combinations are also eligible. B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics or Chemistry candidates are not eligible for TGT Mathematics.

CTET requirement

For TGT posts, the notification requires a valid CTET Paper II certificate issued on or before the closing date of the online application. The rule is stated in a general note on the posts of PRT and TGT, with exceptions for Music, Art Education, Work Experience, Librarian and Physical Education. Check the line for your subject in the notification, because a CTET result declared after the closing date does not count.

Age limit and relaxation

The minimum age is 18 years and the upper age limit for TGT is 35 years. Age and all other criteria are reckoned on the closing date of the online application. The notification gave this as 4 December 2025, and CBSE later extended the last date to 11 December 2025. The notices we read do not restate which date applies for age after the extension, so confirm this in the notification if your date of birth is close to the limit.

All concessions run concurrently, so only the single highest concession applies and they are not added together. Persons with benchmark disabilities get an additional 5 years if they are KVS employees, and the women relaxation does not apply to a woman with disability.

Nationality and other conditions

• Citizenship: The recruitment is open to eligible Indian citizens.

• Posting: Selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India on initial posting, and a request for change of station is not entertained.

• Category certificates: OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificates must be issued between 1 January 2025 and the last date of application. OBC candidates in the creamy layer must apply as General.

• EWS: Candidates not covered by SC, ST or OBC (NCL) reservation with family gross annual income below Rs. 8 lakh, and within the asset limits, can claim EWS with a valid income and asset certificate.

• Disability: PwBD candidates should preferably carry a UDID card.

Who is not eligible

• Below 50%: Candidates with less than 50% marks in the subject or the aggregate, unless they take the post-graduation route with 55%.

• Missing CTET: Candidates without a valid CTET Paper II certificate on the closing date, for posts where it is essential.

• Wrong subject combination: Candidates who did not study the required subjects for the required years.

• Over the age limit: Candidates above 35 years who do not qualify for a relaxation.

• Pending result: Candidates whose degree or B.Ed. result was not available by the closing date.

Fee and documents

The fee for TGT was Rs. 1,200 plus a Rs. 500 processing fee, with SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen paying only the Rs. 500 processing fee. GST is extra, and the fee is not refundable. Keep a recent photograph and signature in JPG or JPEG format ready, along with your certificates for age, qualification and category. The full rules are in the official detailed notification and its corrigenda on the CBSE recruitment page.