Updates as of September 22, 2026
The Tier-2 result for TGT (Hindi) was declared on 5 September 2026, in the same CBSE press note that carried PGT (Hindi). Hindi is one of the few TGT subjects named individually in an official press note rather than left to the candidate login. The note adds that for posts involving an interview, the schedule and call letters will appear in candidate logins once fixed in consultation with KVS and NVS.
CBSE Press Note 11Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti advertised 251 TGT Hindi posts in Notification 01/2025, broken up as 104 unreserved, 25 OBC, 67 SC, 37 ST and 18 EWS, with four PwBD slots reserved across categories. That is the second-largest of the four language and non-academic TGT lines on the NVS side, behind Mathematics at 279.
Notification 01/2025Tier-2 for all Trained Graduate Teacher posts, Hindi included, was held on 28 March 2026 in the morning shift, one day inside the 27 to 31 March window CBSE published with the Tier-1 result on 28 February 2026. Tier-1 itself ran on 10 and 11 January 2026 and served only to shortlist candidates at 1:10.
CBSE Public Notice, 28 February 2026The application window opened on 14 November 2025 and was originally set to close on 4 December 2025. It was extended to 11 December 2025, as reported by exam-tracking site Competitive Cracker; the notification itself carries only the 4 December date. The fee was Rs 1,500 plus a Rs 500 processing charge, with an upper age limit of 35 years.
Competitive Cracker (unofficial)CBSE released Tier-2 results in roughly a dozen phases between 17 August and 14 September 2026, beginning with TGT and PGT Computer Science. Each phase covered a different set of posts, so TGT Hindi candidates had to wait until the eleventh tranche. Results for remaining posts were described in each note as still being finalised.
CBSE Press Note, 17 August 2026NVS TGT Hindi paper and post at a glance
| Item | Detail | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| NVS vacancies | 251 (UR 104, OBC 25, SC 67, ST 37, EWS 18) | Notification 01/2025, NVS column |
| Tier-1 Hindi content | None. 100 questions of reasoning, numeracy, computer literacy, GK and language competency | Notification 01/2025 scheme |
| Tier-2 Hindi paper | 60 objective (1 mark each, minus 0.25) plus 10 descriptive (40 marks), 100 marks in 2.5 hours | Notification 01/2025 scheme |
| Qualification | Bachelor's with Hindi plus B.Ed at 50%, or a four-year integrated NCTE degree at 50% | Notification 01/2025, essential qualifications |
| Final merit | 85 per cent Tier-2 plus 15 per cent interview; Tier-1 carries no weight | Notification 01/2025 |
The single most consequential line here is that Tier-1 contributes nothing to the final merit. It exists to cut the field to ten times the vacancies, after which the Hindi paper and the interview decide everything. A candidate who scores heavily in Tier-1 and modestly in Tier-2 finishes behind one who merely cleared the screen.
Source: Notification 01/2025
Dates and windows
| What | When | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Online application window as notified (Notification 01/2025) | 14 November 2025, 10:00 to 4 December 2025, 23:50 | Closed |
| Last date extended, then portal reopened | Extended to 11 December 2025, 23:59 by the CBSE notice of 5 December; reopened by the CBSE notice of 13 December until 15 December 2025, 23:59 for candidates blocked by the KVS/NVS qualification mismatch | Closed |
| Tier-1 screening exam | 10 and 11 January 2026 | Closed |
| Tier-1 result | 28 February 2026 | Confirmed |
| Tier-2 subject paper, all TGT posts | 28 March 2026, morning shift | Closed |
| Tier-2 result, TGT Hindi | 5 September 2026 | Confirmed |
| Interview call letters | In candidate login once the schedule is fixed with KVS and NVS | Tentative |
This calendar is common to every post and every subject in Recruitment Notification 01/2025, which KVS and NVS run jointly through CBSE, so the application, Tier-1 and Tier-2 dates are identical for TGT Mathematics, Science, Music and the rest. Only the result phase and the interview differ by post, and TGT Hindi's Tier-2 result landed on 5 September 2026. The application window closed in three stages: 4 December 2025 as notified, extended to 11 December 2025 by the CBSE notice of 5 December, and reopened until 15 December 2025 by the CBSE notice of 13 December for candidates whom the KVS/NVS qualification mismatch had blocked, after Corrigendum-2 aligned the two sets of qualifications.
What this means for your preparation
The commonest misreading of NVS TGT Hindi is to prepare it as a literature paper. The published Tier-2 outline for Hindi is dominated by language mechanics: vocabulary, grammar, synonyms, translation, error detection, comprehension and muhavare. Candidates who spend their months on literary movements and poets, and skim grammar as something they already know, lose marks on the objective half to people with weaker literary reading and firmer sandhi, samas and vartani.
The descriptive 40 marks decide the gap
Ten descriptive questions carry 40 of the 100 Tier-2 marks, against 60 objective marks that are penalised at 0.25 for a wrong answer. In a Hindi paper the descriptive half is where differentiation actually happens, because most shortlisted candidates are fluent enough to clear a majority of the objective questions. Practise writing answers of controlled length in Devanagari under clock pressure, since four marks per question implies a compact paragraph rather than an essay. Matra errors, inconsistent spelling of tatsam words and illegible handwriting cost marks that no amount of objective accuracy recovers, and there is no negative marking to offset against on this half, so nothing should be left blank.
Tier-1 gives Hindi candidates a false comfort
Part VI of Tier-1 is language competency in a Modern Indian Language, 10 questions for 30 marks, and a Hindi specialist will usually take it cleanly. That is pleasant but strategically irrelevant: Tier-1 is screening only, at 1:10 against vacancies, and contributes nothing to the final merit, which is 85 per cent Tier-2 and 15 per cent interview. Tier-1 also has harsher arithmetic than Tier-2, at three marks per question and minus one for a wrong answer. Treat it as a hurdle to clear efficiently rather than a scoreboard, and move preparation weight to the subject paper as soon as the screen is passed.
251 posts, but reservation shapes the real contest
NVS advertised 251 TGT Hindi posts: 104 unreserved, 25 OBC, 67 SC, 37 ST and 18 EWS, plus four PwBD slots. The unreserved share is 104, so a general-category candidate is competing for well under half the advertised total even though Hindi is among the larger TGT lines. The SC and ST shares here, 67 and 37, are unusually generous in absolute terms compared with smaller subjects, which changes the calculus for candidates in those categories. Read your own category's count rather than the headline 251 before judging how hard the shortlist at 1:10 and then 1:3 will bite.
Hindi in a Navodaya classroom is not Hindi in a city school
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are co-educational, fully residential schools drawing largely from rural blocks, and the notification requires teachers to live on the Vidyalaya campus, with rent-free accommodation where available. A TGT Hindi appointee will often be teaching first-generation learners for whom the classroom register of Hindi differs sharply from the dialect spoken at home. The interview, worth 15 per cent of merit, tends to probe exactly this: how a candidate would bridge boli and manak Hindi, handle a mixed-ability residential cohort, and use evening study hours. Prepared answers about pedagogy in a boarding setting are worth more than recited syllabus.
Posting liability is a real condition, not boilerplate
The notification states plainly that selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India on initial posting, and that requests to change station or region will not be entertained under any circumstances. For Hindi teachers this cuts both ways. Vacancies exist across NVS regions including states where Hindi is not the local language, and a Hindi appointee is as likely to be sent to a Vidyalaya in the north-east or the south as to a Hindi-belt district. The notification also requires proficiency to teach in both Hindi and English. Candidates who apply assuming a home-region posting are the ones who later decline offers.
Common questions
How many NVS TGT Hindi vacancies were there in the 2025 notification?
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti advertised 251 TGT Hindi posts in Recruitment Notification 01/2025: 104 unreserved, 25 OBC, 67 SC, 37 ST and 18 EWS, with four PwBD slots reserved across categories. This is the NVS column only. KVS advertised its own TGT Hindi figures in the same document, since the two bodies published a joint notification conducted by CBSE, and the columns must not be added together when judging your odds.
Is there any Hindi content in the NVS TGT Tier-1 exam?
No subject Hindi. Tier-1 is a 100-question OMR paper of 300 marks in two hours, split into general reasoning, numeric ability, basic computer literacy and general knowledge at 20 questions each, plus 10 questions of English and 10 of a Modern Indian Language. A Hindi candidate can take that last part in Hindi, which is 30 marks of relatively easy scoring, but the paper carries no Hindi literature or Hindi grammar beyond that. Tier-1 is screening only, at a 1:10 ratio.
What does the NVS TGT Hindi Tier-2 paper actually cover?
The notification sets Tier-2 as 60 objective questions of one mark each with a 0.25 penalty, plus 10 descriptive questions worth 40 marks, over 2.5 hours. CBSE placed the detailed subject syllabus on the KVS and NVS recruitment pages rather than in the notification. The published Hindi outline, as summarised by exam-tracking site Testbook, runs to vocabulary, grammar, synonyms, translation of sentences, error detection, comprehension, muhavare and plural forms, set at graduation standard.
When was the NVS TGT Hindi Tier-2 result declared?
On 5 September 2026. CBSE's Press Note 11 named TGT (Hindi) and PGT (Hindi) specifically, and noted that the Principal result for KVS and NVS had been declared two days earlier on 3 September. Tier-2 results for the recruitment came out in phases between 17 August and 14 September 2026, so Hindi fell in the eleventh tranche. Interview schedules and call letters are to appear in the candidate login once fixed with KVS and NVS.
What qualification do I need for NVS TGT Hindi?
Either a four-year integrated degree course from an NCTE-recognised institution or university with at least 50 per cent marks, or a bachelor's degree with Hindi as a subject together with a B.Ed, again at 50 per cent. The upper age limit under the notification is 35 years. Candidates must also demonstrate proficiency to teach in both Hindi and English, which matters because Navodaya postings are all-India and not restricted to Hindi-speaking states.
How is NVS TGT Hindi different from the KVS TGT Hindi post?
The selection process is identical, because KVS and NVS recruited jointly through CBSE under one notification with one Tier-1 and one Tier-2. The job differs. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are fully residential co-educational schools serving mainly rural intakes, and the notification requires teachers to stay on the Vidyalaya campus, with rent-free accommodation where available. Postings are anywhere in India and requests to change station or region are not entertained. Candidates express a preference between the two bodies through the portal.
