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At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced This is an eligibility test and does not carry vacancies; vacancies are advertised separately for the department's Teacher Selection Test.
- Education
- 12th · Graduate Under the Madhya Pradesh State School Education Service (Academic Cadre) Recruitment Rules 2018 reproduced in the PSTET 2024 rulebook: Higher Secondary with at least 50 per cent plus a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education; or Higher Secondary with at least 45 per cent plus a two-year D.El.Ed under the NCTE Regulations 2002; or Higher Secondary with at least 50 per cent plus a four-year B.El.Ed; or Higher Secondary with at least 50 per cent plus a two-year Diploma in Education (Special Education); or a bachelor's degree plus a two-year D.El.Ed. Reserved-category candidates get up to 5 per cent relaxation in the qualifying marks, and B.Ed holders are not eligible following the Supreme Court's judgment of 11 August 2023.
- Age
- The eligibility test itself sets no minimum or maximum age — a candidate only has to hold, or be in the final year of, the prescribed qualification. The separate Teacher Selection Test requires a minimum age of 21 years as on 1 January of its advertisement year, with the maximum age fixed by the General Administration Department rules in force (PSTET 2024 rulebook, chapter 1, clause 7). Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- ₹500 for unreserved candidates and ₹250 for Madhya Pradesh-domicile SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD candidates in the previous cycle (PSTET 2024), plus an MP Online portal fee of ₹60 via kiosk or ₹20 via a registered citizen login; the next cycle's fee is not published yet. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- The eligibility test carries no pay of its own; the Primary Teacher post it qualifies a candidate for starts at ₹25,300 plus dearness allowance (PSTET 2024 rulebook, chapter 1, clause 9). Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- Next cycle State · Madhya Pradesh
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published countNot announced
Check source ↗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.
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Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
No current-cycle dates announced
This timeline will be dated only after the recruiting body publishes a schedule.
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Qualifying marks are 60 per cent, relaxed to 50 per cent for Madhya Pradesh-domicile SC, ST, OBC, EWS and divyang candidates holding a valid certificate from a competent authority; applicants from other states need 60 per cent (PSTET 2024 rulebook, clauses 6 and 7).
- A pass is valid for life, and this lifetime validity covers the Primary Teacher Eligibility Test held in 2020 and later, so an already-qualified candidate need not sit again (rulebook clause 7).
- Candidates in the final year of the prescribed professional qualification may sit the eligibility test; those without the academic and professional qualification, and not in its final year, may not (rulebook clause 7).
- Qualifying creates no right to appointment — a candidate must also clear the department's separate Teacher Selection Test, and appointment follows the recruitment rules current when that advertisement is issued (rulebook clause 7).
- Live registration with a Madhya Pradesh employment exchange is compulsory (rulebook page 1, note 8).
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.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
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Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1One objective paper of 150 marks over 2 hours 30 minutes, one mark per question and no negative marking
- 2Category-wise qualifying marks decide the pass
- 3A lifetime-valid eligibility certificate is issued and must be produced when the department's Teacher Selection Test leads to appointment
Syllabus snapshot
- Child Development and Pedagogy — 30 questions
- Language I — 30 questions
- Language II — 30 questions, chosen from Hindi, English, Sanskrit or Urdu and different from Language I
- Mathematics — 30 questions
- Environmental Study — 30 questions
- Questions follow the Madhya Pradesh class 1–5 curriculum, with difficulty and linkage up to high-school level (PSTET 2024 rulebook, chapter 3)
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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
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Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticePSTET 2024 rulebook (previous cycle)resultPSTET 2024 result pagewebsiteMP ESB student dashboard
- Primary source
- MP ESB Primary School Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 rulebook and dashboard entry
- Published / changed
- PSTET 2024 rulebook (applications 1–15 Oct 2024); result hosted 4 Mar 2025; dashboard checked 4 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 19:30 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.