The LSAT26 written exam for Assistant Teacher (Sahayak Shikshak, सहायक शिक्षक) posts, set for 11 October 2026, was not held. The Chhattisgarh Staff Selection Board (CGSSB, formerly CG Vyapam) said in its notice of 9 October 2026 that this was to comply with the order of 9 October 2026 of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur in WPS No. 6783 of 2026. The DPI's corrigenda name the petition as Minakshi Manglekar and others vs State of Chhattisgarh and others.
The DPI is recruiting 2,292 Assistant Teachers for government schools in Chhattisgarh: 795 in the E cadre (12 districts) and 1,497 in the T cadre (16 districts), at Pay Matrix Level-06. CGSSB (छत्तीसगढ़ कर्मचारी चयन मण्डल) conducts the written exam; the selection list is made from its result. You need 12th with a 2-year elementary education diploma, a 4-year B.El.Ed or a 2-year special education diploma (or graduation with the elementary education diploma), a TET pass, age 21 to 35 years on 1 January 2026, and a Chhattisgarh domicile certificate.
| Organisation | Chhattisgarh Staff Selection Board |
|---|---|
| Total Vacancies | 2,292 posts |
| Qualification | 12th with 50% (45% under NCTE 2002 norms) + 2-year D.El.Ed, or 12th with 50% + 4-year B.El.Ed or 2-year diploma in special education, or graduation + 2-year D.El.Ed; and TET pass |
| Age Limit | 21 – 35 years (as on 01 Jan 2026) |
| Salary / Pay Scale | Pay Matrix Level-06 |
| Employment Type | Chhattisgarh Government, non-gazetted Class III post; 3 years' probation |
| Job Location | Government schools in 12 E cadre and 16 T cadre districts of Chhattisgarh |
| Short advertisement (DPI) | 16 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Age counted as on | 01 Jan 2026 |
| Online application starts | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Last date to apply (original window) | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Correction window (original) | 22 Aug 2026 |
| Exam on 11 October 2026 not held | 09 Oct 2026 |
| DPI corrigendum: B-Blind, D-Deaf, CP added | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Re-opened window for B-Blind, D-Deaf, CP candidates starts | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Re-opened window last date | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Correction window (re-opened) | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Admit card | To be announced |
| LSAT26 written exam (new date) | 06 Dec 2026 |
| General | ₹350 |
|---|---|
| OBC | ₹250 |
| SC / ST / Divyang | ₹200 |
| Refund | Chhattisgarh local residents who appear in the exam get the fee back after the result |
| Correction window | A fee is payable (amount not printed) |
| Post Name | Vacancies | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Sahayak Shikshak (Assistant Teacher), E cadre: 12 districts | 795 | 12th + 2-year D.El.Ed / B.El.Ed / special education diploma, or graduation + D.El.Ed; TET pass |
| Sahayak Shikshak (Assistant Teacher), T cadre: 16 districts | 1497 | 12th + 2-year D.El.Ed / B.El.Ed / special education diploma, or graduation + D.El.Ed; TET pass |
| Education: option 1 | Higher Secondary (12th) or equivalent with at least 50% marks + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by any name) |
|---|---|
| Education: option 2 | Higher Secondary with at least 45% marks + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education obtained as per the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2002 |
| Education: option 3 | Higher Secondary with at least 50% marks + 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) |
| Education: option 4 | Higher Secondary with at least 50% marks + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (Special Education) |
| Education: option 5 | Graduation + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by any name) |
| TET | Pass in a Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) conducted by the appropriate Government as per NCTE guidelines |
| Qualification deadline | On or before the last date of online application |
| Age | 21 to 35 years on 1 January 2026; maximum 45 years after all relaxations |
| Age relaxation | Up to 5 years for SC, ST and OBC (non-creamy layer) of Chhattisgarh; up to 10 years for women; Divyangjan as per GAD instructions |
| Upper age 38 years | Chhattisgarh government servants (permanent or temporary, including contingency-paid, work-charged and project committee employees) and employees of State corporations and boards; Home Guards get their service period up to 8 years, never above 38 |
| Other age relaxations | Ex-servicemen deduct their whole defence service, and retrenched government servants up to 7 years of temporary service (in both cases not more than 3 years above the upper limit); up to 5 years for the savarna husband or wife of a couple awarded under the inter-caste marriage incentive scheme, and for Shaheed Rajeev Pandey Puraskar, Gundadhur Samman, Maharaja Pravirchand Bhanjdeo Samman and National Youth Award winners |
| Domicile | Chhattisgarh local resident (domicile) certificate required |
| PwD posts | Only candidates with a permanent and benchmark disability of a type suitable for the post |
Written exam (LSAT26)
Conducted by CGSSB on 6 December 2026 at 16 district headquarters: 100 objective questions, 100 marks, 2 hours, with 1/4 negative marking.
Result
CGSSB issues the result from the OMR evaluation and the data in your form. CGSSB only conducts the exam; selection and appointment are done by the department.
Selection list and document verification
The selection list is made on the basis of the written exam result. Document verification notices and other information are given on the DPI portal eduportal.cg.nic.in.
Medical and police verification
Selected candidates must be found medically fit; PwD candidates are checked by the District Medical Board of the posted district. Character (police) verification is done.
Appointment
By the District Education Officer concerned, in the order of the selection list, on 3 years' probation.
Check whether the re-opened window is for you
These steps are for the re-opened window (15 October to 30 October 2026, 5:00 PM), which is only for B-Blind, D-Deaf and CP-Cerebral Palsy candidates with a permanent and benchmark disability. Read the detailed advertisement and the 13 October 2026 corrigendum first.
Register your profile
Open vyapamprofile.cgstate.gov.in/online and click Create New Profile (or log in with your Registered Mobile Number, Password and the captcha; use Forgot Password ? if needed). Fill your mobile number, password, email ID, name in capital letters, date of birth as in your Class 10 marksheet, category, domicile and disability details. Photo and signature: jpg/jpeg, 50 to 100 KB each.
Open the Divyangjan form
On CGSSB's LSAT26 page, click "Online Application Form-(for Divyangjan)" and log in. The form opens only if you answer Yes to the qualification and TET questions.
Fill the details
Check the details taken from your profile, fill the PwD certificate number and issue date (District Medical Board), say whether you need a scribe, and choose your preferred exam district and city. No certificates are uploaded.
Pay the fee and submit
Accept the declaration, enter the captcha, click Confirm & Proceed and Pay Now (UPI, debit card, credit card or net banking). Then click Check Payment Status, Go to Confirm Page and SUBMIT. Without SUBMIT the form is not valid, even after payment.
Print and correct if needed
Keep a printout of the submitted form. Corrections can be made online from 31 October to 2 November 2026 (5:00 PM), on payment of a fee; no correction request is accepted after that.
| What | Before | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Exam date | 11 October 2026 (Sunday), 10:00 AM to 12:15 PM | Not held on 11 October 2026 (CGSSB notice, 9 October 2026). New date 6 December 2026 (Sunday) for all candidates (CGSSB notice, 14 October 2026); time not given |
| Disabilities suitable for the post | OA, OL, BL, LV, HH, OAL, BLOA, DW, AAV, SLD, LC, MDY, MI (with SD and SI under locomotor disability) | B-Blind, D-Deaf and CP-Cerebral Palsy added, in line with the Social Welfare Department's revised notification of 11 September 2026 |
| Para 05(iv) of the advertisement | Hard-of-hearing candidates eligible only if they can hear with a hearing aid; completely deaf candidates not eligible | Deleted |
| PwD posts in the vacancy tables | One PwD figure per district | Split into four groups: क (VI), ख (HI), ग (OI), घ and ङ (MD), as per the GAD letter of 5 March 2019 |
| T cadre PwD posts: Surajpur and Jashpur | Surajpur 3, Jashpur 10 (T cadre PwD total 101, our sum) | Surajpur 4, Jashpur 11 (T cadre PwD total 103, our sum) |
| Category, women and ex-servicemen posts; district and cadre totals | As in the advertisement | Unchanged: 795 (E cadre), 1,497 (T cadre), 2,292 in all |
| Online application | 24 July to 21 August 2026 (5:00 PM); correction 22 to 24 August 2026 | Re-opened for B-Blind, D-Deaf and CP candidates only: 15 October to 30 October 2026 (5:00 PM); correction 31 October to 2 November 2026 (5:00 PM) |
| DPI corrigendum issued by letter No. ESTB-101/207/2025/194 of 8 October 2026 | Issued | Cancelled by the DPI's newspaper corrigendum of 11 October 2026 |
| Everything else in the detailed advertisement | Unchanged: the 13 October corrigendum says all other conditions and paras of the 24 July 2026 advertisement stay as they are | |
Note on Surajpur and Jashpur: the original advertisement printed 3 PwD posts for Surajpur and 10 for Jashpur in the T cadre. The 13 October 2026 corrigendum gives 4 (1+1+1+1) and 11 (3+3+3+2), and does not give a reason for the change. We show the corrigendum's figures, as it is the newer official notice. The district totals (50 and 150) are the same in both.
Sahayak Shikshak E cadre (ई-संवर्ग), non-gazetted Class III, Pay Matrix Level-06: 795 posts in 12 districts, as in the DPI corrigendum of 13 October 2026.
| District | UR | SC | ST | OBC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balodabazar-Bhatapara | 42 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 80 |
| Raipur | 46 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 70 |
| Mahasamund | 30 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 65 |
| Durg | 53 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 80 |
| Balod | 23 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 50 |
| Bemetara | 44 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 70 |
| Rajnandgaon | 34 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 70 |
| Kabirdham | 36 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 70 |
| Janjgir-Champa | 36 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 70 |
| Mungeli | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 70 |
| Raigarh | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Bilaspur | 42 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 80 |
| Total | 428 (our sum) | 130 (our sum) | 125 (our sum) | 112 (our sum) | 795 |
Reserved within these posts (not extra posts; women's and PwD posts only for Chhattisgarh local residents, ex-servicemen posts only for Chhattisgarh's ex-servicemen):
| District | Women (UR/SC/ST/OBC) | Ex-servicemen (UR/SC/ST/OBC) | PwD by group (VI/HI/OI/MD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balodabazar-Bhatapara | 12/5/3/3 | 4/1/1/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Raipur | 13/3/0/3 | 4/1/0/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Mahasamund | 9/2/5/2 | 3/0/1/0 | 1/1/1/1 |
| Durg | 15/3/1/3 | 5/1/0/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Balod | 6/1/4/2 | 2/0/1/0 | 1/1/1/- |
| Bemetara | 13/3/1/3 | 4/1/0/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Rajnandgaon | 10/2/5/3 | 3/0/1/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Kabirdham | 10/2/4/3 | 3/0/1/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Janjgir-Champa | 10/4/2/3 | 3/1/0/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Mungeli | 10/5/2/3 | 3/1/0/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Raigarh | 2/0/2/0 | 0/0/0/0 | 1/-/-/- |
| Bilaspur | 12/4/3/3 | 4/1/1/1 | 2/1/1/1 |
| Total (our sum) | 122/34/32/31 | 38/7/6/9 | 21/11/11/10 |
E cadre PwD posts: 53 (our sum). Janjgir-Champa's 70 posts will all be filled in Sakti district.
Sahayak Shikshak T cadre (टी-संवर्ग), non-gazetted Class III, Pay Matrix Level-06: 1,497 posts in 16 districts, as in the DPI corrigendum of 13 October 2026.
| District | UR | SC | ST | OBC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastar | 26 | 3 | 79 | 17 | 125 |
| Bijapur | 5 | 7 | 79 | 14 | 105 |
| Dantewada | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 50 |
| Kondagaon | 12 | 4 | 70 | 14 | 100 |
| Kanker | 26 | 4 | 56 | 14 | 100 |
| Narayanpur | 11 | 4 | 71 | 14 | 100 |
| Sukma | 7 | 2 | 84 | 7 | 100 |
| Surguja | 24 | 5 | 57 | 14 | 100 |
| Surajpur | 19 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 50 |
| Balrampur-Ramanujganj | 20 | 4 | 62 | 14 | 100 |
| Koriya | 34 | 8 | 44 | 14 | 100 |
| Jashpur | 29 | 7 | 93 | 21 | 150 |
| Korba | 34 | 10 | 42 | 14 | 100 |
| Raigarh | 37 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 100 |
| Gariaband | 38 | 10 | 36 | 13 | 97 |
| Balod | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| Total | 334 (our sum) | 88 (our sum) | 874 (our sum) | 201 (our sum) | 1,497 |
Reserved within these posts (not extra posts; women's and PwD posts only for Chhattisgarh local residents, ex-servicemen posts only for Chhattisgarh's ex-servicemen):
| District | Women (UR/SC/ST/OBC) | Ex-servicemen (UR/SC/ST/OBC) | PwD by group (VI/HI/OI/MD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastar | 7/0/23/4 | 2/0/7/1 | 2/3/2/1 |
| Bijapur | 1/2/23/4 | 0/0/7/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Dantewada | 0/0/11/2 | 0/0/3/0 | 1/1/-/1 |
| Kondagaon | 3/1/21/4 | 1/0/7/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Kanker | 8/1/16/4 | 2/0/5/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Narayanpur | 3/1/21/4 | 1/0/7/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Sukma | 2/0/25/2 | 0/0/8/0 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Surguja | 7/1/17/4 | 2/0/5/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Surajpur | 5/0/6/2 | 1/0/2/0 | 1/1/1/1 |
| Balrampur-Ramanujganj | 6/1/18/4 | 0/0/6/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Koriya | 10/2/13/4 | 3/0/4/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Jashpur | 8/2/27/6 | 2/0/9/2 | 3/3/3/2 |
| Korba | 10/3/12/4 | 3/1/4/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Raigarh | 11/4/10/4 | 3/1/3/1 | 2/2/2/1 |
| Gariaband | 11/3/10/3 | 3/1/3/1 | 2/2/1/1 |
| Balod | 2/0/1/0 | 0/0/0/0 | 1/-/-/- |
| Total (our sum) | 94/21/254/55 | 23/3/80/13 | 30/30/27/16 |
T cadre PwD posts: 103 (our sum). Of Koriya's 100 posts, 50 will be filled in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district. Raigarh and Balod have posts in both cadres.
All posts by category (our sum of both cadres): UR 762, SC 218, ST 999, OBC 313; total 2,292. The number of posts may change.
| Group | Disability types | E cadre posts | T cadre posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group क (VI) | B, LV | 21 | 30 |
| Group ख (HI) | D, HH | 11 | 30 |
| Group ग (OI) | OA, OL, LC, DW, MDY, CP, BL, OAL, SD, SI | 11 | 27 |
| Groups घ and ङ (MD) | MD | 10 | 16 |
| Total | 53 (our sum) | 103 (our sum) |
Post counts are our column sums of the district tables in the 13 October 2026 corrigendum.
Abbreviations: B Blind, LV Low Vision, D Deaf, HH Hard of Hearing, OA One Arm, OL One Leg, LC Leprosy Cured, DW Dwarfism, MDY Muscular Dystrophy, CP Cerebral Palsy, BL Both Leg, OAL One Arm and One Leg, SD Spinal Deformity, SI Spinal Injury, MD Multiple Disabilities, BLOA Both Leg One Arm, AAV Acid Attack Victims, SLD Specific Learning Disability, MI Mental Illness.
| Exam date | 6 December 2026 (Sunday) |
|---|---|
| Questions | 100 objective questions, 4 options each |
| Marks | 1 mark per question; 100 marks in all |
| Time to answer | 2 hours |
| Negative marking | 1/4 of the mark is cut for a wrong answer or for marking more than one answer; an unanswered question gets zero |
| Answer sheet | OMR sheet, filled with a blue or black ball pen |
| Part A | Hindi 15, English 10, Mathematics 15, Environmental Studies 10 |
| Part B | Child Development and Pedagogy 15 |
| Part C | General Mental Ability 15, Computer Education 5, General Knowledge 15 |
| Answer key objections | Online only, ₹50 per question, with proof (guide books are not accepted) |
| Part | Subject | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Part A (भाग-अ) | Hindi | 15 |
| English | 10 | |
| Mathematics | 15 | |
| Environmental Studies | 10 | |
| Part B (भाग-ब) | Child Development and Pedagogy | 15 |
| Part C (भाग-स) | General Mental Ability | 15 |
| Computer Education | 5 | |
| General Knowledge | 15 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Full topic list: LSAT26 syllabus (PDF, Hindi).
From the CGSSB exam instructions for LSAT26 (pariksha nirdesh, PDF).
All documents are in Hindi. On CGSSB's LSAT26 page you will also find the short newspaper advertisement of 16 April 2026 (image), the profile registration instructions, the sample application forms (for Divyangjan, general) and the bank instructions.
6 December 2026 (Sunday). CGSSB's notice of 14 October 2026 says the LSAT26 exam will be held on that day for all candidates. The exam time and the admit card date are not in the notice.
CGSSB's notice of 9 October 2026 says the exam was not held on 11 October 2026 to comply with the order of 9 October 2026 of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur in WPS No. 6783 of 2026. After that judgment, the DPI added B-Blind, D-Deaf and CP-Cerebral Palsy to the disabilities suitable for the post.
Only Divyang candidates of type B-Blind, D-Deaf and CP-Cerebral Palsy. The window is 15 October 2026 to 30 October 2026 (5:00 PM), and corrections can be made online from 31 October to 2 November 2026 (5:00 PM).
The 13 October 2026 corrigendum says applicants who already applied as BLOA or AAV stay in Group ग (OI), and those who applied as SLD or MI stay in Groups घ and ङ (MD).
2,292 Assistant Teacher (Sahayak Shikshak) posts: 795 in the E cadre (12 districts) and 1,497 in the T cadre (16 districts). Of these, 53 E cadre and 103 T cadre posts are for PwD candidates (our sums of the corrigendum's tables).
12th (Higher Secondary) with at least 50% marks and a 2-year diploma in elementary education (45% if the diploma is under the NCTE 2002 regulations), or 12th with 50% and a 4-year B.El.Ed or a 2-year diploma in special education, or graduation with a 2-year diploma in elementary education. You must also have passed a Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) and hold a Chhattisgarh domicile certificate.
B.Ed is not in the advertisement's list of qualifications for this post. The list has only the elementary education diploma, B.El.Ed and special education diploma options, each with a TET pass. The advertisement adds that the qualifications will be accepted in line with NCTE notifications issued from time to time and judgments passed by the courts.
You must have completed 21 years and must not have completed 35 years on 1 January 2026. The upper age is relaxed by up to 5 years for SC, ST and OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates of Chhattisgarh, up to 10 years for women, and for Divyangjan as per GAD instructions. The maximum age after all relaxations is 45 years.
As per CGSSB's LSAT26 exam instructions: General ₹350, OBC ₹250, SC, ST and Divyang ₹200, paid online; bank transaction charges are payable on top of the fee. Chhattisgarh local residents who appear in the exam get the fee back in the same bank account after the result. The 14 October 2026 notice does not restate the fee.
Pay Matrix Level-06, with dearness allowance and other allowances as per State orders. The advertisement does not print a rupee pay range.
The advertisement does not mention an interview. The selection list is made from the result of the written exam, followed by document verification by the department (notices on eduportal.cg.nic.in) and a medical check.
