Rajasthan Public Service Commission School Lecturer

The RPSC School Lecturer exam is the main route to a Grade 1 (senior secondary level) teaching post in Rajasthan's School Education Department. It is conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), Ajmer, and the selection is based on a written test in two papers followed by document verification. This page explains the exam as it stands today, so you can plan your preparation around facts and not around rumours.

The latest completed cycle ran under the 2025-26 advertisement, with the written exam held from 31 May 2026 and subject-wise results released from August 2026. A fresh advertisement for the next cycle was not visible at the time of writing (22 October 2026), so the dates and vacancy figures below are labelled as cycle-specific. Evergreen rules, such as the pattern, the syllabus structure and the selection stages, are the part you can start preparing for right now.

Table of Contents

• RPSC School Lecturer at a glance

• Latest cycle status and what to expect next

• Important dates

• Vacancies

• Eligibility in brief

• Application fee and how to apply

• Exam pattern

• Syllabus summary

• Selection process

• Pay and career growth

• How to prepare for RPSC School Lecturer

• Cut-off reference

RPSC School Lecturer at a glance

Latest cycle status and what to expect next

In the most recent cycle, online applications ran from 14 August to 12 September 2025 and the written exam began on 31 May 2026, held subject by subject over several days in June 2026. Subject-wise results started appearing in August 2026, and document verification follows for shortlisted candidates. Check the exam dashboard and result section on the official website for the final status of each subject.

RPSC does not announce School Lecturer vacancies on a fixed calendar. Past cycles have come at gaps of roughly a year, with the number of posts changing widely, so a new advertisement can appear with limited notice. The sensible approach is to prepare against the current pattern now and update only the dates and vacancy details when the next notification is out.

• What is stable: Two-paper structure, 450 marks, objective questions, negative marking, document verification as the last stage.

• What can change: Number of posts, subject-wise vacancy split, age reference date, fee, exam dates and shift timings.

• Where to verify: The advertisement and exam schedule on https://rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in.

Important dates

Tentative dates come from the notification schedule and reports, and they can change. Track the official exam schedule and result pages on https://rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in and your registered mobile number and email.

Vacancies

About 3,225 School Lecturer and Coach posts were reported for the 2025-26 cycle, spread across more than twenty subjects. Reports differ slightly on the total, so treat every figure as indicative until you match it with the advertisement. The subjects with the largest reported share are shown below.

The pattern matters more than the total. Hindi and English alone make up a large share, which means competition is intense in those subjects, while smaller subjects such as Economics, Sociology or Public Administration have few posts and each cut-off can move sharply. Read your own subject's number before deciding how aggressive your target score needs to be.

Eligibility in brief

Candidates need a postgraduate degree in the subject they apply for and a B.Ed. or an equivalent teaching qualification recognised by the relevant authority. Commerce, Physical Education, Drawing and Music carry their own qualification wording. The reported age range is 21 to 40 years, and candidates should have working knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari script and of Rajasthani culture.

Percentage rules, the age reference date and category relaxations are fixed in each advertisement, so use the detailed breakdown on our RPSC School Lecturer eligibility page and then confirm against the notification.

Application fee and how to apply

In the 2025-26 cycle the reported fee was Rs. 600 for General and creamy-layer categories of Rajasthan, and Rs. 400 for non-creamy-layer OBC, EBC, EWS, SC, ST and PwD candidates of Rajasthan. A correction charge applied for edits after submission in some RPSC cycles, so check the current advertisement.

1. Read the instructions: Open the advertisement and the applicant instructions on the official website.

2. Complete One Time Registration (OTR): Use an ID proof such as Aadhaar. OTR details are imported into the form and some of them cannot be edited later.

3. Log in through the Rajasthan SSO portal: Select the School Lecturer advertisement and your subject.

4. Enter qualifications: Fill every degree, including B.Ed., with correct marks and result dates.

5. Upload photo, signature and thumb impression: Use recent images in the size the notification asks for.

6. Pay the fee and submit: Save the application number and keep a printed copy.

Common reasons for rejection include applying under the wrong subject, mismatched names between OTR and certificates, and claiming a category benefit without the right certificate. Prepare scanned copies of your degree, B.Ed., category and domicile certificates before the window opens.

Exam pattern

The written exam has two objective papers worth 450 marks in total. Paper I tests general awareness and general studies, and Paper II tests your own subject along with teaching aptitude.

Every wrong answer carries negative marking of one-third of the marks of that question. Questions left blank are not penalised. Older pages may still show different question counts or marking, so follow the official advertisement. Section-wise marks, qualifying rules and time strategy are explained on the RPSC School Lecturer exam pattern page.

What this means for you:

• Paper II decides your rank: It carries two-thirds of the marks, so your subject depth matters most.

• Paper I is a shared base: Everyone attempts the same general paper, and a few extra marks here separate close candidates.

• Guessing has a cost: Attempt only when you can remove at least one option.

Syllabus summary

Paper I covers Rajasthan and Indian history including the freedom movement, general science, Indian polity, Rajasthan geography, current affairs, mental ability, statistics and basic mathematics, Hindi and English language ability, and educational management including the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. Paper II covers your subject at senior secondary, graduation and postgraduate levels, plus educational psychology, pedagogy, teaching-learning material and ICT in teaching.

The detailed unit list differs for every subject. Use the RPSC School Lecturer syllabus page for the paper-wise breakdown and the official syllabus PDFs on the RPSC website for your subject's exact units.

Selection process

1. Written examination: Paper I and Paper II, 450 marks. Final merit is prepared subject-wise and category-wise from the written exam.

2. Subject-wise result and shortlisting: RPSC publishes subject-wise results with cut-offs and shortlists candidates in a multiple of the posts for document verification.

3. Document verification: Shortlisted candidates present certificates, category proofs and domicile documents. Missing or mismatched papers can cancel a candidacy.

Recent reports mention no interview for School Lecturer. For Coach posts, the commission has also considered sports achievement marks, so check the advertisement if you apply in that category. The final allocation follows the department's counselling and posting process.

Pay and career growth

The post is placed at Level 12 of the Rajasthan pay matrix, with a grade pay of Rs. 4,800 reported. The exact basic pay, allowances and in-hand salary depend on current Rajasthan government rules and the place of posting, so confirm them from the advertisement and the department's orders. Any in-hand salary quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not an official figure.

School Lecturers teach senior secondary classes and can grow through departmental promotions to posts such as Vice Principal and Principal as per service rules. The security of a state government post and the chance to teach your own subject at Class 11 and 12 are the main reasons this exam attracts thousands of applicants each cycle.

How to prepare for RPSC School Lecturer

Treat the exam as a subject exam with a general-studies add-on. Build your plan around Paper II first, then fit Paper I into daily routines.

Paper II: your subject

• Start with senior secondary level: It brings 110 marks and rests on Class 11 and 12 textbooks that you can finish fastest.

• Move to graduation level: Another 110 marks, mostly from standard university texts.

• Do not skip pedagogy: Sixty marks come from psychology, pedagogy and ICT, and they are often easier to score than postgraduate topics.

• Keep postgraduate topics for the last phase: Only 20 marks, so revise selectively.

Paper I: general studies

• Rajasthan first: History, culture, geography and current affairs of Rajasthan repay the effort quickly.

• Daily current affairs: Spend 30 to 40 minutes a day and make monthly notes.

• Educational management: Learn the Right to Education Act provisions and the state's education scenario, because these 30 marks are teacher-specific.

Practice and mock tests

Timed practice is where marks are won. Attempt topic-wise tests while you are still studying, then move to full-length papers in the real pattern of 75 and 150 questions. After each test, note every wrong answer and every question that took more than two minutes, and revise that list weekly. You can attempt RPSC School Lecturer online tests on Testkart for timed practice and use the section-wise analysis to plan your revision. Pair them with previous year papers to understand the real difficulty of Paper II in your subject.

Cut-off reference

RPSC releases subject-wise and category-wise cut-offs along with each result. In the 2025-26 cycle, reported unreserved cut-off scores were very different across subjects, for example about 189 in Hindi and about 193 in English, while some reserved categories were shown as "ALL" meaning all candidates meeting the minimum qualifying marks were shortlisted. These figures are reported by secondary sources, not official statements, so use them only as a benchmark. Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Aim for a clear margin above last year's figure rather than a bare pass, and read the RPSC School Lecturer cut-off page for the detail.

When the next advertisement is out, return to the official website, download the notification, and compare every number on this page with it. Where they differ, the notification is the final word.