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DSSSB PGT Mathematics paper, post code 825/24

Two thirds of the Mathematics paper is Mathematics: Section B alone carries 200 of the 300 marks, while the general Section A carries 100. There is no separate qualifying threshold for Section B reported in these sources, so the percentage cut-off applies to the combined 300, and the negative marking of 0.25 applies uniformly across both sections.

Dates and windows

This calendar is common to every subject paper in Advertisement 10/2024, which shares one notification and one application window across post codes 824/24 to 834/24; only the examination dates and the result notice differ by post code. The 12 and 13 April slot above is the one reported for Mathematics specifically.

What this means for your preparation

The commonest mistake among DSSSB PGT Mathematics candidates is treating the recruitment as a single subject queue. Mathematics has carried at least three distinct post codes across recent cycles, 805/23 and 825/24 in the Directorate of Education stream, with further codes issued separately when NDMC or another management places a requisition. Each code has its own advertisement, its own vacancy split, its own exam sitting and its own cut-off.

Section B is where the paper is decided

Two hundred of the 300 marks come from the Mathematics section, and the 100-mark general section is shared with every other PGT subject. A candidate who scores well on reasoning and comprehension but treats post-graduate Mathematics as revision will not reach the numbers that cleared 825/24. The unreserved male cut-off of 216.50 out of 300 means roughly 72 per cent of the full paper, and since Section A is only a third of it, that score is unreachable without a high strike rate in Section B. Plan revision so that the subject section is complete before the general section is touched, and treat the general section as marks to be secured cheaply rather than as a place to make up a deficit.

What the 825/24 cut-offs actually tell you

The published cut-offs for post code 825/24 are UR male 216.50, UR female 223.02, EWS male 202.90, OBC male 151.99, OBC female 169.29, SC male 180.60, SC female 174.33 and ST female 153.51. Two things follow. First, the female unreserved cut-off sat above the male one, which is a function of only 10 of the 31 posts being female and not of an easier paper. Second, the OBC male figure of 151.99 is more than 64 marks below UR male, a spread far wider than in most DSSSB teaching papers, so reserved-category candidates should not calibrate their target against the headline UR number.

Negative marking changes the arithmetic at 300 questions

With 0.25 deducted for a wrong answer across 300 MCQs, a candidate who guesses 60 questions at a one-in-four hit rate gains 15 and loses 11.25, a net of under four marks for a large slice of the clock. Mathematics candidates are particularly exposed because a plausible-looking distractor in a calculation item is usually the answer to a common algebraic slip, so the guess rate is worse than random on precisely the items that look approachable. Attempt discipline is worth more here than in Section A, where elimination genuinely works. Track, in every mock, the number of wrong answers separately from the number of blanks.

Use the post-code syllabus, not a subject syllabus

DSSSB publishes an indicative syllabus keyed to the post code: there is one page for post code 825/24, PGT (Maths) in DOE and NDMC, and a separate page for post code 805/23. Coaching material that aggregates several cycles into one Mathematics syllabus can carry topics that the current code does not list and omit ones it does. Before building a revision plan, open the indicative syllabus for the exact code named in the advertisement being applied for, and check the eligibility clause alongside it, since the post requires a master's degree in the subject together with B.Ed., and the Directorate of Education verifies both at the dossier stage.

The next cycle will not reuse these numbers

A vacancy annexure reported by Adda247 puts Mathematics at 49 posts, 33 male and 16 female, within a 510-post PGT recruitment across 33 subject categories. That is substantially larger than the 31 posts of 825/24, but it is an annexure figure and not a published advertisement, so it should be treated as indicative until DSSSB issues the notification on its own vacancies page. Candidates who missed the January 2025 window should watch the advertisement list rather than news summaries, because the post code, the reservation split and the exam scheme are only fixed when the advertisement PDF appears.

Common questions

What is the post code for DSSSB PGT Mathematics?

In Advertisement 10/2024 the Mathematics paper is post code 825/24, PGT (Maths), in the Directorate of Education, and DSSSB's indicative syllabus page for it is headed DOE and NDMC. An earlier cycle carried PGT Maths as post code 805/23, and a still older set used different numbering. The code matters because DSSSB issues the syllabus, the exam date, the result notice and the cut-off against the code, not against the subject name, so two Mathematics candidates in different cycles are in genuinely different competitions.

How many marks is the Mathematics section in the DSSSB PGT paper?

The paper is a single three-hour objective test of 300 marks. Section A carries 100 questions and 100 marks covering mental ability and reasoning, general awareness, English and Hindi comprehension and numerical aptitude with data interpretation. Section B carries 200 questions and 200 marks on the post-graduate Mathematics content prescribed for the post. Each wrong answer costs 0.25. So the subject section alone is two thirds of the paper, and Section A cannot compensate for a weak Section B.

What was the DSSSB PGT Mathematics cut-off for post code 825/24?

Cut-offs published with the 31 July 2026 marks notice were 216.50 for UR male and 223.02 for UR female, 202.90 for EWS male, 151.99 for OBC male and 169.29 for OBC female, 180.60 for SC male and 174.33 for SC female, and 153.51 for ST female, all out of 300. For context, a 2022 PGT Mathematics cycle compiled by Adda247 shows a UR cut-off of 143.75, so the 825/24 figures are considerably higher and should not be read as a stable benchmark.

Has the DSSSB PGT Mathematics result 825/24 been declared?

Marks were released on 31 July 2026 under Notice No. 357, reference F.4(132)/DSSSB/CC-IV/2026/892-900, for 2,735 candidates who appeared on 12 and 13 April 2026, and about 97 candidates were provisionally shortlisted against 31 vacancies and asked to upload e-dossiers between 6 and 20 August 2026. As reported, this is a marks release and e-dossier call rather than a final appointment list; the Directorate of Education verifies qualification, age and eligibility before nomination is confirmed.

Why does DSSSB advertise PGT Mathematics under more than one post code?

DSSSB recruits for several school managements in Delhi, including the Directorate of Education, the New Delhi Municipal Council, the municipal corporation and the Delhi Cantonment Board, and each places its own requisition. A subject therefore appears under separate codes, as PGT Computer Science did under post code 15/24 for NDMC alone. For Advertisement 10/2024 the Mathematics requisition came from the Directorate of Education, with NDMC recorded as not having sent one at the time of advertisement.

What qualification is needed for DSSSB PGT Mathematics and what is the pay?

The advertised requirement is a master's degree in the relevant subject from a recognised university, reported as a minimum of 50 per cent, together with B.Ed. or an equivalent teaching qualification. The upper age limit reported for PGT posts is 36 years with the usual category relaxations. The pay is Level 8 in the pay matrix, Rs 47,600 to Rs 1,51,100, plus admissible allowances. Application fee for the cycle was Rs 100, with women, SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates exempted.