At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not applicable — eligibility test The State Eligibility Test certifies eligibility only; the Higher Education Department advertises teaching posts separately.
- Education
- Postgraduate Set out in the Higher Education Department's detailed advertisement (Vistrit Vigyapan) published on the board's CG-SET26 page; the board's application notice carries only the schedule.
- Age
- Any age condition is set in the Higher Education Department's detailed advertisement on the board's CG-SET26 page; the board's application notice does not state one. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- The examination fee is paid online with the application; under Chhattisgarh government rules the fee is refunded to Chhattisgarh local-resident candidates who actually appear, into the same bank account used for payment (board notice 3193 dated 23 Jul 2026). Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- The eligibility test carries no pay; pay attaches to the teaching post advertised by the Higher Education Department. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 State · Chhattisgarh
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Online applications opened
23 Jul 2026
- current
Application deadline
17 Aug 2026, 5 pm
- scheduled
Correction window
18–20 Aug 2026, to 5 pm
- tentative
Admit card
28 Sep 2026 · probable date
- tentative
Eligibility test
4 Oct 2026 · probable date
Paper I 10:00–11:15 and Paper II 14:00–16:15
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- The test is conducted on the Higher Education Department's proposal conveyed by File No. ESTB-101/414/2025/38-1 dated 6 Nov 2025 and the approval letter dated 17 Jul 2026; the department's detailed advertisement carries the subject list and eligibility conditions.
- Candidates must hold a profile registration on the board's portal before applying (board circular on compulsory profile registration).
- Chhattisgarh local-resident candidates who actually appear get their examination fee refunded to the paying bank account.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Online application on the board's portal
- 2Paper I from 10:00 to 11:15 and Paper II from 14:00 to 16:15 on the examination day, at 10 district headquarters
- 3Result and eligibility e-certificate published by the board
Syllabus snapshot
- The Higher Education Department's detailed advertisement on the board's CG-SET26 page carries the subjects and the scheme of examination.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- CGSSB notice 3193 for the Chhattisgarh State Eligibility Test 2026
- Published / changed
- Board notice 3193 dated 23 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 19:55 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.