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DSSSB Teacher Interview Preparation

DSSSB / Delhi Government School Teachers (PGT / TGT / PRT)

Teacher recruitment for Delhi government schools, including Sarvodaya Vidyalayas, Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas and Schools of Specialised Excellence. Prepares candidates for the face-to-face rounds in the Delhi system: interview-plus-demo selections, school-level interactions for guest and contract teachers, and the viva that accompanies skill tests and document verification.

Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board for the Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi; interview and demo rounds held by the Directorate, the Delhi Board of School Education and individual schools where notified 3 posts 3 languages 4 AI interviewers Official site

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What this interview looks like

Be clear about the real process: DSSSB's regular PGT, TGT and PRT recruitment is decided on an objective one-tier written examination, and there is no interview in that standard pipeline. Face-to-face selection does exist in the Delhi government school system in specific forms: the Directorate of Education and the Delhi Board of School Education have selected teachers for Schools of Specialised Excellence through a written test followed by an interview and a demonstration lesson; guest and contract teachers are engaged after an interaction with the school's selection committee; and some DSSSB posts, such as Vice Principal, EVGC and lecturer-level posts, carry a two-tier or interview component where the notification says so. These panels are typically a Principal or Deputy Director of Education as chair, a subject expert from SCERT or a senior PGT, and an education-department officer, and run 10 to 20 minutes in Hindi and English. They probe subject depth, a demo lesson, awareness of Delhi initiatives such as Mission Buniyaad, the Happiness and Deshbhakti curricula, Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum and Chunauti, and how a teacher copes with large classes, double-shift schools and first-generation learners. The ExamPilot mock compresses this into an 18-minute four-member panel.

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Choose your post

3 posts available

Each post has its own panel, rounds and subject list.

What to expect

5 rounds, one after another

Mirrors the KVS/NVS professional-competency round: introduction & motivation → subject knowledge → pedagogy with a demo-teaching micro-segment → situational & behavioural (school life, residential duties, transfers) → closing. Three to four panel members take turns.

  1. Round 1

    Introduction & motivation

    · 3:00

    Put the candidate at ease, understand their academic background, teaching experience and motivation for teaching and for this organisation.

    Dr. Meenakshi Rao
    2–3 questionsup to 1 follow-up each
  2. Round 2

    Subject knowledge

    · 5:00

    Assess depth and accuracy in the subject at the level the candidate will teach, and whether they can explain it simply.

    Prof. Arvind Sharma
    3–4 questionsup to 2 follow-ups each
  3. Round 3

    Pedagogy & demo teaching

    · 5:00

    Assess teaching methodology, lesson planning, assessment and ICT use; observe a 90-second demo-teaching micro-segment on a topic from the subject.

    Mrs. Kavita Nair
    2–3 questionsup to 1 follow-up each
  4. Round 4

    School situations & values

    · 3:00

    Assess judgement, values and suitability for the institution: discipline, parents, inclusion, residential/hostel duties (NVS), all-India transfers (KVS), teamwork with colleagues.

    Shri Anil Kumar Saxena
    2–2 questionsup to 1 follow-up each
  5. Round 5

    Closing

    · 2:00

    Close the interview professionally and check awareness of the role's practical realities.

    Dr. Meenakshi Rao
    1–2 questions

Meet the panel

Your AI interviewers

Distinct personas, voices and questioning styles, briefed on this interview.

Dr. Meenakshi Rao

Chair

Chairperson

Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya (panel chair)

Composed, warm, sets the tone and keeps time.

Female voice · 3 languages

Prof. Arvind Sharma

Subject expert

Subject expert, university faculty (KVS panel)

Rigorous, probing, fair.

Male voice · 3 languages

Mrs. Kavita Nair

Pedagogy expert

Vice Principal & pedagogy expert

Practical, classroom-focused, encouraging.

Female voice · 4 languages

Shri Anil Kumar Saxena

External member

Deputy Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi (external member)

Practical, Delhi-schools insider, polite but unimpressed by slogans.

Male voice · 3 languages

Languages

Answer in the language you think in

Interviewers speak and understand each language natively. Switch mid-answer if you like.

  • English
  • हिंदीHindi
  • Hinglish (Hindi + English)Hinglish

How scoring works

A report you can act on

  1. Every round is scored on the rubric

    Each interviewer scores only the criteria their round covers. Weights add up to your overall score out of 100.

  2. Only what you actually said counts

    Feedback quotes your own answers. Rounds you skip show as “Not assessed” rather than a zero.

  3. Communication is always measured

    Fluency, clarity, confidence and structure are tracked across the whole interview, in any language.

  4. Pass mark, then a plan

    You see the pass mark for this interview, your gaps, and the courses that close them fastest.

Scored on

  • Subject accuracy & depth30%

    Correctness, depth and clarity of subject answers at the level to be taught; handles follow-ups and misconceptions.

  • Pedagogy & demo teaching25%

    Lesson design, learner-centred methods, assessment (CCE/formative), ICT use, quality of the demo-teaching micro-segment.

  • Communication & clarity20%

    Fluency, structure, pace, board-appropriate register, ability to explain simply.

  • Situational judgement & values15%

    Handles school situations (discipline, parents, inclusion, residential/hostel duties, transfers) with maturity and child-centred values.

  • Attitude & suitability10%

    Motivation for teaching and this organisation, composure, honesty about limits, awareness of NEP 2020 and institutional ethos.

Pass mark 65 / 100 · Teaching interview — standard panel (KVS / NVS)

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