NVS PGT study guide
NVS PGT · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The NVS PGT examination is the recruitment test used by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to select Post Graduate Teachers for its residential schools. It is aimed at candidates who already hold a postgraduate degree in the subject they intend to teach and who want a teaching post in a central-government school system, typically at the senior secondary level. The NVS PGT study guide has 7 sections and about 1,866 words.
01Subject Knowledge (Concerned Teaching Subject)
The PGT subject paper is set at postgraduate level and tests depth in the concerned teaching subject, such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, English, Hindi, History, Geography, Commerce, Economics or Computer Science. Items cover core theory, derivations, numericals, definitions, classification and applications.
252 words, about 1 min02General Awareness and Current Affairs
General Awareness and Current Affairs is a composite section: Indian polity and the Constitution, modern Indian history and the freedom movement, physical and Indian geography, economy and budget basics, general science, awards and honours, sports, important days, government schemes and current events of the preceding 6–12 months. Most items are one- or two-line factual questions, so accuracy rather than analysis decides the score.
285 words, about 1 min03Reasoning Ability
Reasoning Ability tests verbal and non-verbal reasoning: number and alphabet series, analogies, classification, coding–decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, seating and ranking puzzles, mathematical operations, and non-verbal items such as mirror images, embedded figures and paper folding. The section rewards pattern recognition and disciplined elimination rather than calculation.
278 words, about 1 min04Quantitative Aptitude and Numerical Ability
Quantitative Aptitude covers the number system, HCF–LCM, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time–work and pipes, speed–time–distance, mixtures and alligation, mensuration, basic algebra, geometry, trigonometry and data interpretation through tables, bar and pie charts. Percentage change = (change/original) × 100; successive changes multiply: a% then b% gives a + b + ab/100.
270 words, about 1 min05General English and Comprehension
General English and Comprehension checks grammar, usage, vocabulary and reading. Typical items are error spotting, sentence improvement, single and cloze fill-in-the-blanks, synonyms and antonyms, idioms and phrases, one-word substitution, spelling, active–passive, direct–indirect speech, and a comprehension passage with inference questions.
270 words, about 1 min06Hindi Language and Comprehension
267 words, about 1 min07Computer Literacy and Teaching Aptitude
The computer segment tests fundamentals: hardware versus software, input/output devices, memory (RAM/ROM, primary/secondary), operating systems, file management, MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint basics, internet and email, networking (LAN/WAN, IP), cyber safety, and Indian digital initiatives such as DIKSHA, SWAYAM and UPI. Expect formula-based spreadsheet items and practical email questions.
244 words, about 1 min