Updates as of September 22, 2026
No Bengali post code is open in the current cycle. DSSSB Advertisement No. 03/2026, notified 29 May 2026, carries only three trained-graduate teaching post codes, all under the Directorate of Education: 41/26 TGT Computer Science with 675 posts, 42/26 Domestic Science Teacher with 129 and 43/26 TGT Special Education with 163. Applications closed on 15 July 2026.
Advt 03/2026 reproductionThe last DSSSB round in which Bengali appeared as a named trained-graduate subject was the 2021 recruitment of 5,807 additional TGT vacancies. Careers360 reproduces the post-code table: 49/21 TGT Bengali, one post, on the female roster, alongside 50/21 and 51/21 English, 52/21 and 53/21 Urdu, 54/21 and 55/21 Sanskrit, and 56/21 and 57/21 Punjabi.
Careers360 (reported)Bengali is also absent from the subject-wise syllabus sets that DSSSB coaching portals compile from the board's advertisements. PhysicsWallah lists the trained-graduate syllabus for Computer Science, Domestic Science, Special Education, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Social Science, Maths, Natural Science, Physical Science, Urdu and Punjabi, with no Bengali entry, which matches the pattern of recent notifications.
PhysicsWallah (reported)The wider trained-graduate cycle is at the result stage. Testbook reports DSSSB released results in phases from April to June 2026 across roughly 2,375 vacancies, including TGT Hindi under post code 807/24 with marks and 830 candidates shortlisted for e-dossier upload against TGT Natural Science 806/24, with about 18 post codes still pending and six delayed by court cases.
Testbook (reported)What a DSSSB TGT Bengali paper would consist of
| Component | Level | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Section B, subject concerned with teaching methodology | Graduate, not postgraduate | 100 |
| Section A, general awareness, reasoning, numerical ability | Common to all subjects | 60 |
| Section A, Hindi language and English language | Common to all subjects | 40 |
| Whole paper, one tier, computer-based, 2 hours | 200 questions of 1 mark | 200 |
| Negative marking per wrong answer | Applies across the paper | minus 0.25 |
| Last Bengali vacancy traced, post code 49/21 | Female roster, 2021 recruitment | 1 post |
DSSSB has not published a Bengali-specific syllabus in the recent advertisements, so the subject content of Section B cannot be sourced and is not stated here. What is sourced is the structure a Bengali post code would take if advertised: the same one-tier 200-mark paper as every other trained-graduate subject, with 100 marks of general aptitude and 100 marks of the subject concerned together with teaching methodology at graduate level. Note the Section A language papers are Hindi and English; Bengali would appear only in Section B.
Dates and windows
| What | When | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advertisement No. 03/2026 notified, three TGT post codes, none Bengali | 29 May 2026 | Confirmed |
| Online application window, Advt 03/2026 | 16 June 2026 to 15 July 2026 | Closed |
| Crucial date for judging eligibility, Advt 03/2026 | 15 July 2026 | Confirmed |
| Phased release of results for earlier TGT post codes | April to June 2026 | Confirmed |
| TGT post codes still pending result, six affected by litigation | Pending as reported mid-May 2026 | Tentative |
| Examination date for the Advertisement 03/2026 post codes | Not yet notified | Tentative |
| A fresh Bengali post code being advertised | No notification traced; none open at present | Tentative |
This calendar is the one shared by every subject in the DSSSB trained-graduate teacher recruitment, since the board runs a common notification, a common application window and a common scheme of examination for all subject post codes. A Bengali post code, whenever it is advertised, would sit inside the same cycle rather than have dates of its own.
What this means for your preparation
The single thing to get right about DSSSB TGT Bengali is that it is not a standing recruitment. Bengali has appeared as a named trained-graduate subject in DSSSB advertisements, but at a scale of one post, and it is absent from the live 2026 notice and from the board's recent subject syllabus sets. A candidate planning around it is planning around a vacancy that may not be advertised at all in a given decade.
One post in 5,807 is the scale to plan around
Careers360 reproduces the post-code table for the DSSSB round that added 5,807 trained-graduate vacancies: post code 49/21, TGT Bengali, one vacancy, on the female roster. The same table gives English 1,029 male and 961 female, Sanskrit 866 and 1,159, Punjabi 382 and 492, and Urdu 346 and 571. Bengali is therefore not a minor subject in the DSSSB roster, it is a residual one, reflecting the small number of Delhi government schools with a Bengali teaching stream. The practical implication is that a single post code carries the entire subject and is filled by a single appointment, so the effective cut-off is whatever the top scorer in that post code achieves, and there is no second or third position to fall back on.
No Bengali syllabus has been published to prepare from
PhysicsWallah's compilation of the DSSSB trained-graduate syllabus, assembled from the board's advertisements, covers Computer Science, Domestic Science, Special Education, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Social Science, Maths, Natural Science, Physical Science, Urdu and Punjabi, with no Bengali entry. Adda247's compilation is the same. This is a real gap rather than an oversight in the compilations: DSSSB attaches the subject syllabus as an annexure to the advertisement for the post code concerned, so a Bengali syllabus exists only when a Bengali post code is advertised. Any Bengali syllabus circulating now is therefore either carried over from another state's TGT recruitment or constructed by a coaching provider, and should not be treated as DSSSB's.
Both Section A languages are Hindi and English
Whatever the subject, Section A of the DSSSB trained-graduate paper is fixed: 20 marks each of general awareness, reasoning and general intelligence, arithmetical and numerical ability, Hindi language and English language, making 100 of the 200 marks. A Bengali-medium graduate therefore faces 20 marks of Hindi language regardless, and no marks at all in their own language outside Section B. This asymmetry catches out candidates who assume a regional-language post code will test the regional language in the language section. It does not. It is worth treating the Hindi 20 as a fixed cost to be prepared for deliberately rather than as a section that will take care of itself.
The realistic routes for a Bengali graduate in Delhi
Because the Bengali post code is dormant, a Bengali-subject graduate who wants a Delhi government teaching post has three sourced options. The trained-graduate tier is open in subjects they may also hold, with Advertisement 03/2026 carrying 675 Computer Science and 163 Special Education posts. The primary tier under Advertisement No. 05/2025 carried 1,180 Assistant Teacher (Primary) posts and is subject-neutral, requiring Senior Secondary plus a two-year D.El.Ed and CTET Paper I rather than a subject degree. The postgraduate tier is separately advertised, with Adda247 reporting a forthcoming round of about 510 posts across 33 subjects, which is a wider subject spread than the trained-graduate notices have recently offered.
What to watch, and what a Bengali notice would look like
DSSSB publishes its advertisements and post-code lists on its own site rather than announcing subjects in advance, so the only reliable signal is the advertisement itself. When a Bengali post code appears it will carry a number in the current series, a vacancy count split by department and gender roster, a qualification clause asking for graduation in the subject with 50 per cent plus B.Ed, CTET Paper II as a mandatory gate as Testbook records for TGT posts generally, and a syllabus annexure. Until such a notice exists, treat every Bengali vacancy figure, syllabus PDF or exam date circulating for DSSSB TGT Bengali as unsourced, including any that name a post code.
Common questions
Is there a DSSSB TGT Bengali vacancy in 2026?
No. DSSSB Advertisement No. 03/2026, notified 29 May 2026, carries only three trained-graduate teaching post codes, all under the Directorate of Education: 41/26 TGT Computer Science with 675 posts, 42/26 Domestic Science Teacher with 129 and 43/26 TGT Special Education with 163, plus 44/26 Special Educator (Primary) with 450 at the primary level. Bengali does not appear among them, and the application window closed on 15 July 2026 in any case. No separate Bengali notification has been traced.
Has DSSSB ever advertised a TGT Bengali post?
Yes. Careers360 reproduces the post-code table for the DSSSB recruitment that added 5,807 trained-graduate vacancies, which includes post code 49/21, TGT Bengali, with one vacancy on the female roster. The other language post codes in that round were English at 49/21's neighbours 50/21 and 51/21, Urdu at 52/21 and 53/21, Sanskrit at 54/21 and 55/21, and Punjabi at 56/21 and 57/21. Bengali at one post was by a wide margin the smallest subject in that advertisement.
What would the DSSSB TGT Bengali exam pattern be?
It would follow the common trained-graduate scheme: a one-tier computer-based test of 200 multiple-choice questions carrying 200 marks in two hours. Section A carries 100 marks across general awareness, reasoning and general intelligence, arithmetical and numerical ability, Hindi language and English language at 20 marks each. Section B carries 100 marks on the subject concerned together with teaching methodology at graduate level. Every wrong answer costs 0.25 marks. Note that Bengali would feature only in Section B; the language papers in Section A are Hindi and English.
Where can I find the DSSSB TGT Bengali syllabus?
There is no DSSSB Bengali syllabus in circulation from the board. DSSSB attaches the subject syllabus as an annexure to the advertisement for the post code concerned, so a Bengali syllabus is published only when a Bengali post code is advertised. The subject-wise syllabus compilations by PhysicsWallah and Adda247, built from recent DSSSB advertisements, cover Computer Science, Domestic Science, Special Education, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Social Science, Maths, Natural Science, Physical Science, Urdu and Punjabi, with no Bengali entry. Treat any Bengali syllabus PDF offered elsewhere as unofficial.
Is CTET Paper II required for DSSSB TGT Bengali?
Testbook states that a CTET pass conducted by CBSE is mandatory for TGT posts generally, and the Advertisement 03/2026 text for the special-education post code specifies CTET at the elementary level. Paper II of CTET is the elementary-stage paper for classes VI to VIII, which is the stage a trained graduate teacher serves. On that basis a Bengali post code would carry the same requirement, but eligibility at DSSSB is stated post code by post code, so the qualification clause of the actual advertisement is the only authority once one is issued.
What else can a Bengali-subject graduate apply for through DSSSB?
The trained-graduate tier is open in other subjects a candidate may hold, with Advertisement 03/2026 carrying 675 Computer Science and 163 Special Education posts. The primary tier is subject-neutral: Advertisement No. 05/2025 advertised 1,180 Assistant Teacher (Primary) posts requiring Senior Secondary plus a two-year D.El.Ed and CTET Paper I, with 1,055 under the Directorate of Education and 125 under NDMC. At the postgraduate tier, Adda247 reported in July 2026 a forthcoming round of about 510 posts across 33 subjects, a wider subject spread than recent trained-graduate notices.
