RPSC 1st Grade Eligibility 2026: Age and Qualification

RPSC 1st Grade eligibility rests on three checks: a postgraduate degree in your teaching subject, a B.Ed. or equivalent, and an age between 21 and 40 years on the reference date. The Rajasthan Public Service Commission sets these rules in each School Lecturer (School Education) advertisement. For the 2025 cycle (Advertisement No. 06/2025-26), age was counted as on 1 January 2026.

This page explains the subject-wise qualification rules, the age limit and relaxations, other conditions such as Hindi and Rajasthani culture, and the common reasons applications get rejected. Rules can change between cycles, so confirm each point in the advertisement you apply under.

Table of Contents

• Eligibility at a glance

• Educational qualification

• Age limit and relaxation

• Nationality and other conditions

• Who is not eligible

• Fee and documents

RPSC 1st Grade eligibility at a glance

Educational qualification

For most subjects, candidates need a postgraduate degree in the concerned subject from a university recognised by UGC and a B.Ed. or equivalent teacher training degree from an institution recognised by NCTE. The rules for specific posts in the 2025 advertisement are summarised below.

Final-year candidates and result deadline

Candidates must hold the required qualification by the date stated in the advertisement. Rules on final-year or appearing candidates differ by cycle and by post, so read the qualification clause of your advertisement carefully before applying. RPSC also issued a qualification corrigendum during the 2025 cycle, which shows that these clauses can change after the first notice.

Age limit and relaxation

For the 2025 cycle, candidates had to be at least 21 and not more than 40 years old as on 1 January 2026. Upper age relaxation follows Rajasthan government rules:

This table summarises the relaxations widely reported for the 2025 cycle; treat it as indicative. Relaxations are available only to bona fide residents of Rajasthan where the rule says so. Check the advertisement for any extra relaxation granted for that cycle and for limits on combining relaxations.

Nationality and other conditions

• Nationality: candidates must meet the nationality conditions in the Rajasthan service rules, as stated in the advertisement.

• Hindi: working knowledge of Hindi written in Devanagari script is mandatory.

• Rajasthani culture: knowledge of Rajasthani culture is a stated requirement for all posts.

• Character and health: candidates must be of good character and medically fit for government service.

• Service rule conditions: the advertisement lists further disqualifications under the Rajasthan service rules; read that clause in full before you apply.

Who is not eligible

• Wrong postgraduate subject: for example, a postgraduate degree in a subject different from the post applied for, except where the rule allows equivalents such as for Biology.

• No B.Ed. or equivalent: for posts that require it.

• Over-age without a valid relaxation: or a category claimed without a valid Rajasthan certificate.

• Qualification completed after the deadline: set in the advertisement.

Fee and documents

The 2025 fee was Rs. 600 for General candidates and creamy layer BC/MBC of Rajasthan, and Rs. 400 for non-creamy layer BC/MBC, EWS, SC, ST and persons with disabilities of Rajasthan. Keep these documents ready: mark sheets and degrees, B.Ed. certificate, category and residence certificates, disability certificate where relevant, and a recent photograph and signature. Always confirm the rules in the advertisement on the official RPSC website.