CG Assistant Teacher Syllabus 2026 — Every Subject and Unit

CG Assistant Teacher Updated: 01 Sep 2026

Syllabus

One paper of 100 marks in three parts: four subjects in Part A, Child Development and Pedagogy in Part B, and three sub-subjects in Part C.

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The whole paper at a glance — 100 marks, three parts, eight subjects ↑

The CG Assistant Teacher recruitment examination is a single paper of 100 marks, divided into three parts. The table below is from the first page of the official syllabus document, and every mark in it is taken from there.

Look at the marks before planning anything. Hindi, Mathematics, Child Development and Pedagogy, General Mental Ability and General Knowledge carry 15 marks each — those five subjects alone are 75 of the 100. Computer Education is the smallest at 5 marks.

Part	Subject	Marks
Part A	Hindi	15
Part A	English	10
Part A	Mathematics	15
Part A	Environmental Studies	10
Part B	Child Development and Pedagogy	15
Part C (a)	General Mental Ability	15
Part C (b)	Computer Education	05
Part C (c)	General Knowledge	15
Total	—	100

Part A: Hindi — all ten units (15 marks) ↑

Hindi has ten units, and the split inside them matters: the first six are grammar and composition, the last four are language teaching. This is not only a Hindi paper — it is a paper on understanding how Hindi is taught.

What the syllabus lists	What it covers
Unit 1 — Varn Vichar (letters and sounds)	Vowels, consonants, letters, spelling, gender, number, case, sandhi, tense.
Unit 2 — Shabd Vichar (words)	Word forms and word formation; classification by origin — tatsam, tadbhav, deshaj, videshi; classification by meaning — idioms, proverbs, synonyms, antonyms, words with multiple meanings.
Unit 3 — Shabd Rachna (word building)	Prefixes, suffixes, compounds, and one word for a phrase.
Unit 4 — Pad and Pad Bhed (parts of speech)	Nouns and their types, case markers, pronouns, adjectives, verbs.
Unit 5 — Vakya Parichay (the sentence)	Parts of a sentence, types of sentence, word order.
Unit 6 — Rachna (composition)	Unseen passage.
Unit 7 — How children develop language	Stages of language development; how children learn a language; the characteristics of the language-learning process.
Unit 8 — Language ability in children and its development	Reading, comprehending and constructing meaning, decoding, listening, speaking, reading and writing and how they relate to each other, sentence-construction skill.
Unit 9 — The inclusive language classroom, multilingualism	One classroom holding several languages and several levels — and teaching all of them together.
Unit 10 — Assessment	Why language is assessed and the nature of that assessment; possible ways of assessing a child's language ability; the role of mistakes in learning to speak, write and read.

Part A: English — two sections (10 marks) ↑

English comes in two sections, and the second is far longer than the first. Far more of it is the pedagogy of language than the language itself — which is exactly what candidates who write English off as their weak subject fail to notice.

What the syllabus lists	What it covers
A) Comprehension	Unseen prose passages with higher order thinking questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability — with Comprehension, Grammar and Vocabulary also listed separately.
B) Pedagogy of language development	Language acquisition in the classroom; principles of language teaching; the role of listening and speaking before reading and writing; phonics and phonemic awareness; the function of language and how children use it as a tool; a critical perspective on the role of grammar in communicating ideas verbally and in written form; challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom, language difficulties, errors and disorders; language skills; evaluating language comprehension and proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing; making and using low-cost teaching learning materials; textbook unit themes and learning objectives; emphasis on holistic play-based pedagogy; safe and appropriate use of digital content; multimedia materials and multilingual resources of the classroom; assessment; remedial teaching — individual differences and learner needs.

What the syllabus lists

What it covers

A) Comprehension

Unseen prose passages with higher order thinking questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability — with Comprehension, Grammar and Vocabulary also listed separately.

B) Pedagogy of language development

Language acquisition in the classroom; principles of language teaching; the role of listening and speaking before reading and writing; phonics and phonemic awareness; the function of language and how children use it as a tool; a critical perspective on the role of grammar in communicating ideas verbally and in written form; challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom, language difficulties, errors and disorders; language skills; evaluating language comprehension and proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing; making and using low-cost teaching learning materials; textbook unit themes and learning objectives; emphasis on holistic play-based pedagogy; safe and appropriate use of digital content; multimedia materials and multilingual resources of the classroom; assessment; remedial teaching — individual differences and learner needs.

At a glance

Post Name	Sahayak Shikshak (Assistant Teacher)
Recruiting Body	Chhattisgarh Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal (CG Vyapam) / CGSSB
Official Website	cgssb.cgstate.gov.in
State	Chhattisgarh

Part A: Mathematics — three conceptual units and fourteen topics (15 marks) ↑

The first three units are about the nature of mathematics and how it is learned. The numerical work is Unit 4, which runs from 4.1 to 4.14. Each of those fourteen is listed separately below.

The topics themselves are class 6-8 level. The time goes into practice, not into understanding.

What the syllabus lists	What it covers
Unit 1 — Introduction	The contribution of ancient Indian mathematicians and their work.
Unit 2 — The nature of mathematics	The form of mathematics, mathematical thinking, abstraction, specialisation and generalisation; its relationship with other subjects.
Unit 3 — Learning and assessing mathematics	Learning through ancient Indian mathematical methods; constructivism in the classroom; assessment; conceptual and procedural knowledge.
Unit 4.1 — The decimal system	The decimal system and questions based on it.
Unit 4.2 — Numbers	Whole, even and odd, prime and divisible, triangular numbers, Kaprekar numbers.
Unit 4.3 — Fractions	Comparing fractions, the rules for it, converting a decimal fraction to a common fraction.
Unit 4.4 — Simplification of expressions	Use of BODMAS.
Unit 4.5 — Square roots	The various methods of finding a square root.
Unit 4.6 — HCF and LCM	Highest common factor and lowest common multiple, and the formulae for solving problems on them.
Unit 4.7 — Mean, median and mode	Questions based on all three.
Unit 4.8 — Percentage	Percentage, interest, profit and loss.
Unit 4.9 — Ratio, proportion and unitary method	Questions based on all three.
Unit 4.10 — Speed, time and distance	Questions based on these.
Unit 4.11 — Area, perimeter and volume	Questions based on these.
Unit 4.12 — Patterns	Recognising patterns; looking for and identifying similarity between problems and solutions and within them.
Unit 4.13 — Geometric shapes	Recognising, understanding and constructing geometric shapes.
Unit 4.14 — Coordinate geometry	Specifying a position using coordinate geometry.

Part A: Environmental Studies — nine units (10 marks) ↑

Environmental Studies carries both content and pedagogy. Unit 9 is directly about Chhattisgarh's own culture — the state-specific portion recurs across parts of this syllabus, so it is worth preparing as one block.

What the syllabus lists	What it covers
Unit 1 — Understanding the environment	The components of the environment (social, economic, natural, cultural) and how they interact; the major environmental concerns; what makes the environment interesting.
Unit 2 — How children understand the environment	Perspective; understanding built on experience; collecting, analysing and observing information about the surroundings; problem-solving.
Unit 3 — Why teach environmental studies	Curricular concerns, how a concept forms, the idea of social studies.
Unit 4 — The pedagogy of environmental studies	Teaching science and teaching social studies; reading and understanding drawings made by children; understanding day, night and the seasons; measuring time; reading and understanding maps; child-centred teaching; the integrated approach.
Unit 5 — Environmental studies and classroom activities	Planning and organising classroom activities; experiments and assembling materials for them; surveys, projects, field visits, the library; evaluation and assessment.
Unit 6 — Family relationships	Types of family; social events; social ills and addictions and their social and economic consequences; social participation.
Unit 7 — Health and safety	Personal hygiene; basic knowledge of the body's internal organs; balanced diet; common diseases, their causes and prevention; immunisation; first aid; public sanitation; safety rules and law and order.
Unit 8 — Ecosystem, environmental protection and management	The structure of an ecosystem; food chains and food webs; the cycling of materials; the basic ideas of sustainable development; the citizen's role in protecting the environment.
Unit 9 — Culture and traditions	Local festivals, the culture of Chhattisgarh, traditional customs.

Part B: Child Development and Pedagogy — three units (15 marks) ↑

This one subject fills the whole of Part B and carries 15 marks. There are only three units, but each is dense — the first alone covers principles of development, heredity and environment, multiple intelligence, individual differences and assessment.

What the syllabus lists	What it covers
Unit 1 — The development of the child	The concept of development and its relationship to learning; principles of child development; the influence of heredity and environment; a critical perspective on the construct of intelligence; multi-dimensional intelligence; language and thought; individual differences among learners, differences of language, and differences in understanding based on caste, gender, community and religion; the difference between assessment FOR learning and assessment OF learning; school-based assessment and continuous and comprehensive evaluation, in perspective and in practice.
Unit 2 — Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs	Teaching learners from varied backgrounds, including the deprived and disadvantaged; teaching children with learning difficulties, disability and the like; teaching creative learners and those with exceptional ability.
Unit 3 — Learning and pedagogy	The fundamental ways of teaching and learning; children's strategies for learning; learning as a social activity; the social perspective on learning; the child as a problem-solver and as a scientific investigator; cognition and emotion; motivation and learning; the factors that support learning, both personal and environmental.

Part C (a): General Mental Ability (15 marks) ↑

Unusually, the official document lists the kinds of question asked as well as the topics — which tells you exactly what to practise.

What the syllabus lists	What it covers
What General Mental Ability actually asks	Reasoning, seeing relationships, analogy, numerical ability, spatial relationships and the like. The official document goes further than most and lists the question types: identifying the odd one out, number series, letter series, relationships shown through letters, numbers and figures, coded language, hidden figures, classes and numbers, mathematical operations, matching figures, and various kinds of pattern involving cubes.

What the syllabus lists

What it covers

What General Mental Ability actually asks

Reasoning, seeing relationships, analogy, numerical ability, spatial relationships and the like. The official document goes further than most and lists the question types: identifying the odd one out, number series, letter series, relationships shown through letters, numbers and figures, coded language, hidden figures, classes and numbers, mathematical operations, matching figures, and various kinds of pattern involving cubes.

Part C (b): Computer Education — all ten points (5 marks) ↑

The smallest subject at 5 marks, and yet the most itemised list in the whole syllabus. Keep it for last, but do not skip it: it can be learned completely, which makes its marks the cheapest per hour of study on this paper.

What the syllabus lists	What it covers
Introduction to computers	What a computer is; the use of computers in daily life (education, banking, health, office, communication); the importance and the limitations of computers; the general characteristics of a computer.
The main parts of a computer	Introduction to hardware and software; CPU, ALU, CU, memory; input devices (keyboard, mouse, scanner, touchpad); output devices (monitor, printer, speaker).
Types of printer	Inkjet, laserjet, dot matrix, thermal and other modern printers.
Operating systems	The role of an operating system; MS-DOS; commercial operating systems (Windows); open source operating systems (Linux, Ubuntu).
Microsoft Office for office work	MS Word — creating, editing and formatting a document; MS Excel — tables, formulae, charts; MS PowerPoint — creating slides, design, presentation.
Using the internet	Introduction to the internet; Inbox, Outbox, CC, BCC; composing and sending email; searching for documents online; browsing websites; general familiarity with the websites of various government departments.
Antivirus and computer security	What a computer virus is; types of virus; the damage a virus does; the importance of antivirus software; security measures.
Using multimedia	What multimedia means; the use of audio, video and text; multimedia applications.
Storage devices	Primary and secondary storage; hard disk, pen drive, CD, DVD; an introduction to cloud storage.
Search engines and online platforms	Google, YouTube; what a search engine is; how to find the information you want; safe and effective searching techniques.

Part C (c): General Knowledge — all seven points (15 marks) ↑

The largest and most certain part of General Knowledge is point 6 — general information about Chhattisgarh. And note point 7: Part I of the National Education Policy 2020, on school education, is explicitly on the syllabus.

What the syllabus lists	What it covers
1. The Constitution and the political system	Main constitutional provisions, fundamental duties, the Indian political system and the Constitution; rights; the Right to Information; cultural and national figures; democracy and elections; Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
2. Indian history and the national movement	Indian civilisation and culture; historical events; the history of Indian independence from 1857 to 1947, and events after 1947.
3. Geography	General geography, and the geography of India and the world.
4. The Indian economy	Social and economic development; population; gross national product and per capita income; the Five Year Plans; agriculture and rural development; industrial development; the Indian economy; the banking system; current economic events.
5. General science	Basic knowledge of physics, chemistry, zoology and botany.
6. General information about Chhattisgarh	The history, geography, political system and economy of Chhattisgarh; government schemes; awards and honours; traditions; folk song and music; important personalities; and other significant subjects relating to Chhattisgarh.
7. National Education Policy 2020	Part I — school education.

What the syllabus does not say — and we will not invent ↑

The document gives the subjects and the marks. Several things candidates want to know are simply not in it, and the honest response is to name them.

The total number of questions. The document gives 100 marks, not a question count.
Whether there is negative marking, and if so how much.
The duration of the paper.
The medium of the question paper — Hindi, English or both.
Qualifying marks and category-wise cut-offs.
Any book list. A syllabus is a list of topics, not a reading list.

Detail	Where the answer actually is
Question count, duration, negative marking, medium	The official recruitment notification for this post, at cgssb.cgstate.gov.in.
Qualifying marks and cut-offs	The notification and the official announcements issued later.
Any change to this syllabus	The official PDF linked on this page, issued by SCERT Chhattisgarh, Raipur.

A practical order of work ↑

This last section is not from the official document. It is our own advice, and should be read as such.

Order your preparation by marks. The five 15-mark subjects — Hindi, Mathematics, Child Development and Pedagogy, General Mental Ability and General Knowledge — are 75 of the 100 between them.
Prepare the Chhattisgarh portion as one block. It sits in General Knowledge point 6 and returns in Environmental Studies unit 9, and it is the part that material from outside the state never covers.
Do not treat pedagogy as a separate subject. It is in Part B, in Hindi units 7-10, and in section B of English. Learning it once serves three places.
Keep Computer Education for last, but finish it. Five marks looks small, but the list is finite and can be learned completely — it is the most certain scoring on the paper.
Make a checklist of the fourteen sub-topics in Mathematics unit 4 and strike them off one by one. They are class 6-8 level, so the time goes into practice rather than understanding.
Read Part I of the National Education Policy 2020. It is explicitly named in the syllabus and is routinely skipped.
Do not write off English. It carries 10 marks, most of them on the pedagogy of language — which a candidate who has done Hindi units 7-10 has already half prepared.

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