Checked 7 October 2026. The pay level and group are printed in Advertisement 02/2024. The 60 per cent DA is the latest we found in an official document (central OM of 22 April 2026, effective 1 January 2026); a 1 July 2026 revision had not been issued in anything we could read on 7 October 2026 and would change every DA-linked figure and the gross (the entry basic, the HRA percentages and the transport-allowance base would not change). We did not open a Delhi Government order on DA, HRA or TA. The 8th Pay Commission has not reported.
A DSSSB Trained Graduate Teacher is paid in Level 7 of the Pay Matrix, Rs 44,900 to Rs 1,42,400, Group B (non-ministerial, non-gazetted). That is printed for every TGT post, in the Directorate of Education and in NDMC, in Advertisement No. 02/2024. At the central dearness allowance of 60 per cent from 1 January 2026, the entry basic of Rs 44,900 becomes Rs 71,840 with DA alone; with house rent allowance at the X-class rate and transport allowance it comes to about Rs 91,070 a month gross (our arithmetic). What reaches your account depends on deductions the advertisement does not state, so this page gives you a calculator and labels each assumption. Allowance rates here are the Government of India's; the advertisement itself says nothing about DA, HRA or TA.
The pay level and group are printed in the advertisement; the DA rate is from the central order; the gross is our arithmetic and assumes central rates apply.
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What the advertisement says about pay
Each post entry has one line on pay: "44,900 - 1,42,400/- (Pay Level - 7), Group: 'B' (Non-Ministerial, Non-Gazetted)". That is the whole official statement of pay in Advertisement 02/2024. It is identical for the Directorate of Education and NDMC, for men and women, and for all eight subjects. The Drawing Teacher, who shares the advertisement, is in the same level. The advertisement gives no allowance rates, no probation period and no pension rule, and DSSSB, which recruits, is not the employer: those come from the user department's rules and from Delhi Government and central orders. The table below separates what the printed line establishes from what it does not.
| Item | In Advertisement 02/2024 | Where the rest comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Pay level | Level 7 (printed) | The Pay Matrix of the 7th CPC (entry cell and last cell printed in the notice) |
| Entry basic pay | Rs 44,900 (first cell of the range) | Printed |
| Top of the level | Rs 1,42,400 (last cell of the range) | Printed |
| Group | B, non-ministerial, non-gazetted | Printed |
| DA, HRA, TA | Not stated | Government orders; we use the central ones (assumption for Delhi) |
| Probation, pension scheme, medical, transfer | Not stated | The DoE and NDMC recruitment rules and service rules; we did not read them |
Entry-level gross salary in three city classes
Take the entry basic of Rs 44,900. Dearness allowance at 60 per cent is Rs 26,940. House rent allowance is a percentage of basic: 30 per cent (Rs 13,470) in an X-class city, 20 per cent (Rs 8,980) in a Y-class city and 10 per cent (Rs 4,490) in a Z-class city, rates that apply once DA crosses 50 per cent under the Department of Expenditure order of 7 July 2017. Transport allowance for Levels 3 to 8 is reported as Rs 3,600 plus DA in the higher-TPTA cities and Rs 1,800 plus DA elsewhere; we did not check whether Delhi is on the higher-TPTA list, and we did not open the Delhi order on HRA classes. The table adds the three combinations up so you can see the spread; the calculator below lets you choose.
| Component | X class, higher TPTA | Y class, other | Z class, other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic pay (Level 7 entry) | Rs 44,900 | Rs 44,900 | Rs 44,900 |
| DA at 60% | Rs 26,940 | Rs 26,940 | Rs 26,940 |
| HRA (30, 20, 10%) | Rs 13,470 | Rs 8,980 | Rs 4,490 |
| Transport allowance | Rs 3,600 | Rs 1,800 | Rs 1,800 |
| DA on transport allowance | Rs 2,160 | Rs 1,080 | Rs 1,080 |
| Gross per month (our sum) | Rs 91,070 | Rs 83,700 | Rs 79,210 |
Segments are our arithmetic of the components in the table above; the entry basic is printed in the advertisement.
Dearness allowance is the biggest allowance by far: in the X-class case DA adds 60 per cent of basic, which is more than HRA and transport together. It moves twice a year. The latest rate in an official document we could read is 60 per cent from 1 January 2026, from the Department of Expenditure order of 22 April 2026 (an increase from 58 per cent); the 1 July 2026 revision had not been issued in anything we could open by 7 October 2026. When it is, every figure on this page that includes DA moves.
How much does one DA point move your salary?
At the entry basic, one percentage point of DA is Rs 449 on basic and Rs 36 on the Rs 3,600 transport allowance, so Rs 485 in the X-class case (our arithmetic). The table shows a what-if for the gross at a few DA rates. These are not forecasts: they are the same formula at different DA values, so you can see the direction of the next revision when it is announced.
| DA rate | DA on basic | DA on transport | Gross, X class (our sum) | Change against 60% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | Rs 26,940 | Rs 2,160 | Rs 91,070 | +Rs 0 |
| 62% | Rs 27,838 | Rs 2,232 | Rs 92,040 | +Rs 970 |
| 64% | Rs 28,736 | Rs 2,304 | Rs 93,010 | +Rs 1,940 |
| 66% | Rs 29,634 | Rs 2,376 | Rs 93,980 | +Rs 2,910 |
One note on HRA: the 30, 20 and 10 per cent rates were set by the 2017 order for the point at which DA crosses 50 per cent. They do not change with each DA step, so a DA move leaves HRA where it is. That is why the table above changes only the DA lines.
From gross to in-hand
The advertisement states no deduction, so any in-hand figure rests on assumptions about your terms. The common deductions on a government teacher's pay slip are a pension contribution, medical or health-scheme contribution, any group insurance, professional tax where it applies, and income tax. We have not read the Delhi Government or DoE rules on which pension scheme applies to a teacher appointed under this advertisement, and we do not assert one. If you are under a defined-contribution scheme in which the employee pays 10 per cent of basic plus DA, the entry deduction would be Rs 7,184 a month (10 per cent of Rs 44,900 plus Rs 26,940, our arithmetic), which would take the X-class gross of Rs 91,070 to about Rs 83,886 before medical, any other deduction and tax. That is an illustration of the arithmetic, not a statement that the deduction applies to you; the calculator below starts with zero deductions so you enter your own.
In-hand salary estimate for a DSSSB TGT
Enter your basic pay (the entry cell of Level 7 is Rs 44,900), the dearness allowance rate, your city class for house rent allowance and your transport allowance case, and your own monthly deductions. The tool adds basic pay, DA, HRA and transport allowance with DA on it, then takes off what you enter. It uses Government of India rates for central employees; the DSSSB advertisement states only the pay level, so applying those rates to a Delhi Government teacher is an assumption.
Our arithmetic. DA is a percentage of basic pay; HRA is a percentage of basic pay, at 30, 20 and 10 per cent while DA is 50 per cent or more; TA carries DA. Deductions are not stated in the advertisement, so none are assumed: enter yours. Income tax depends on your whole income. Basic pay above the entry cell depends on the 7th CPC pay matrix, which this page does not reproduce.
What else a TGT should know
The level is a range. Rs 44,900 is where you start. Basic pay moves up through the cells of Level 7 with annual increments, and the last cell in the range is Rs 1,42,400. The notice prints only the first and last cell, and the cells between belong to the 7th CPC matrix, which we do not reproduce. Promotion. Promotion lines for a Delhi TGT are in the Directorate of Education's rules, which we did not read, and a pay-level claim for a promoted post would be a guess here. Probation and posting. The advertisement gives neither. The notices describe a department preference (DoE or NDMC), and none we read mentions a choice of school or zone. The 8th Pay Commission. The Cabinet approved its terms of reference on 28 October 2025, as reported by Shankar IAS Parliament's summary (we did not open the Cabinet document itself); until the Government accepts a new matrix the 7th CPC Level 7 applies, and nothing on this page forecasts a new scale.
| Question | Answer from the documents | What is unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Is TGT pay the same in DoE and NDMC? | The advertisement prints Level 7, Group B for both | Whether the two employers apply the same allowance orders; we assume the central rates |
| Is the pay different for men and women? | No; one pay level for all lines | Nothing further |
| Does the pay change by subject? | No; every TGT subject and the Drawing Teacher is Level 7 | Nothing further |
| What is the top of the scale? | Rs 1,42,400 | The intermediate cells |
| What about PRT and PGT? | Other posts and other advertisements (05/2025 and 10/2024) | Not covered on this page |
Before you compare this with another teaching job, compare like with like. A central or state teaching post may sit in another pay level and use different allowance orders, and the KVS TGT, for example, is also Level 7 but with its own recruitment rules. The number to take from here is the Level 7 range and the DA/HRA/TA arithmetic, not a headline salary. For the chances of getting the post, the relevant pages are the vacancy guide and the cut-off guide; for the exam, the exam pattern guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is the salary of a DSSSB TGT?
The pay level is Level 7 of the Pay Matrix, Rs 44,900 to Rs 1,42,400, Group B. With DA at 60 per cent, HRA at the X-class rate and transport allowance, the entry gross is about Rs 91,070 a month by our arithmetic, assuming central allowance rates apply.
What is the in-hand salary of a Delhi TGT?
It depends on deductions the advertisement does not state. Subtract your own pension contribution, medical contribution and tax from the gross. For a 10 per cent contribution on basic plus DA, which is only an illustration, the entry deduction would be Rs 7,184 a month.
Is a DSSSB TGT in Pay Level 7?
Yes. Advertisement 02/2024 prints "44,900 - 1,42,400/- (Pay Level - 7), Group B (Non-Ministerial, Non-Gazetted)" for every TGT post in the Directorate of Education and NDMC.
What is the DA for TGT teachers now?
The latest rate we found in an official document is 60 per cent from 1 January 2026 (Department of Expenditure OM of 22 April 2026). A 1 July 2026 revision had not been issued in any document we could read on 7 October 2026.
How much HRA does a TGT in Delhi get?
If the central X-class rate applies, 30 per cent of basic pay, which is Rs 13,470 on Rs 44,900. The advertisement does not state the rate, and we did not open the Delhi order; the calculator lets you choose 30, 20 or 10 per cent.
Does DSSSB say anything about transport allowance or probation?
No. The advertisement prints the pay level and group only. Transport allowance in our figures is the reported central rate; probation and posting rules are in the department's recruitment and service rules, which we did not read.
Will the 8th Pay Commission change a TGT salary?
Possibly, in time. The Cabinet is reported to have approved its terms of reference on 28 October 2025, but it has not reported and no new matrix has been accepted. Until then Level 7 of the 7th CPC applies.
Sources
- official — DSSSB: Detailed Advertisement No. 02/2024, Combined Examination 2024 for Trained Graduate Teacher and Drawing Teacher (55 pages; vacancy notice F.1(247)/P&P-I/DSSSB/2024/4386 dated 12.01.2024)
- official — Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure: OM No. 1/1(i)/2026-E.II(B) dated 22 April 2026, Dearness Allowance from 58% to 60% with effect from 1 January 2026 (read in a copy attached to an ICMR circular; a central-government order, not a Delhi order)
- official — CAG circular quoting Department of Expenditure OM No. 2/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 7 July 2017: HRA rises to 30%, 20% and 10% when DA crosses 50%
- reported — staffnews.in: text of DoE OM No. 21/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 7 July 2017 on Transport Allowance (mirror, not the OM itself)
- reported — Shankar IAS Parliament: summary of the 8th Central Pay Commission terms of reference (approved by the Cabinet on 28 October 2025)
official = a document published by the conducting body. reported = a news or coaching site we could not check against an original. Where sources disagree this page says so rather than picking one.
More in this series
- DSSSB TGT vacancies by subject, post code and category
- DSSSB TGT exam pattern, marking scheme and syllabus
- DSSSB TGT eligibility, age limit, B.Ed and CTET
- DSSSB TGT result and cut-off marks by post code
- DSSSB TGT updates and alerts
- DSSSB PRT updates (a different post and advertisement)
- DSSSB PGT updates (a different post and advertisement)
- DSSSB 801/25 Court Attendant (Delhi High Court): pattern and result
