TGPSC DEO exam: 11,448 of 17,630 turn up on day one for 24 posts

Close to two in three candidates turned up on the first day of the TGPSC DEO exam, the computer-based test the Telangana Public Service Commission is holding for 24 Deputy Educational Officer and Gazetted Head Master Grade-I posts in the School Education Department. Morning and afternoon sessions ran on Thursday, 12 November, at 50 venues.

Of the 17,630 candidates allotted to the first day, 11,448 wrote Paper-I and 11,409 wrote Paper-II, the commission said in a web note issued by its Secretary. That puts first-paper turnout at 64.9 per cent, with 6,182 candidates absent. The second and final day of the test is Friday, 13 November, under the commission’s published examination schedule.

The first day’s figures alone mean about 477 candidates for every post. The same commission tested aspirants for 222 Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) posts in the Roads and Buildings Department on 6 and 7 November; there, 21,115 of the 29,077 allotted candidates sat Paper-I, a turnout of 72.6 per cent and roughly 95 contenders per post.

Where the 24 posts are

The recruitment was notified on 5 June 2026. Ten vacancies fall in Multi-Zone I, which takes in districts such as Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal, and 14 in Multi-Zone II, which covers Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar among others. Nine posts are open-category; the others are split among EWS, BC, SC, ST and visually impaired candidates, and 95 per cent of each zone’s posts go to local candidates.

Applicants needed a degree in subjects that qualify for B.Ed. admission plus a postgraduate degree with at least 55 per cent marks, or 50 per cent for SC, ST, BC and disabled candidates. A government order of 18 May 2026 lifted the upper age limit from 34 to 44 years. The pay scale is Rs 58,850-1,37,050.

What happens after the test

Selection rests on the written examination alone. Paper-I, General Studies and General Abilities, has 150 questions worth 150 marks. Paper-II, in two parts on the foundations of education and on educational leadership and administration, carries 300 marks. Each paper lasts 150 minutes and comes in English and Telugu. As the test spans several sessions, scores will be normalised and results declared as percentiles.

The minimum to qualify is 40 per cent for open-category, sports and EWS candidates, 35 per cent for BCs and 30 per cent for SC, ST and disabled candidates. Once the test ends, the commission will post the answer key on tgpsc.gov.in, and objections must be filed online at Rs 500 per question, refunded if the objection is upheld.