CGPSC Assistant Professor 2019-2020: The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) notified vacancies for assistant professor for 27 subjects. There are total 1384 vacancies for the post of CGPSC Assistant Professor. The selection procedure for the recruitment of assistant professor consists of a written exam of 300 marks and a personal interview of 30 marks. The qualifying candidates will be recruited with a probation period of 2 years. To know more about CGPSC Assistant Professor 2019-2020, read the article below till the end.
Latest: The application form to choose one subject for the written exam will be available from January 01, 2019.
CGPSC Assistant Professor 2019-2020
The candidates need to score 33% marks in the written exam to qualify it. The pay scale for the assistant professor is between Rs. 15600 to Rs. 39100 with grade pay of Rs. 6000. Below is the schedule showing the dates related to the recruitment:
Event | Dates |
Start Date of Application Form | 04 Feb 2019 |
End Date of Application form | 05 Mar 2019 |
Start date of form for choosing subject | 10 Jan 2020 |
End date of form for choosing subject | 20 Jan 2020 |
Release Date of Admit Card | 10 days before exam |
Date of Exam | To be announced |
Release of answer key | To be announced |
Result Date | To be annunced |
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Eligibility Criteria of CGPSC Assistant Professor 2019-2020
Below is the eligibility criteria for the CGPSC assistant professor recruitment. The applicants must fulfil the eligiibility criteria before applying for the post:
Age Limit: The age limit of the candidates must be between the slab of 21 to 30 years.
Age Relaxation: The age of the candidates of Chhattisgarh domicile can be upto 40 years. Also, the candidates belonging to the SC, ST and OBC (NCL) category of Chhattisgarh have age limit of 45 years due to relaxation of 5 years.
Educational Qualification: The candidates must have passed the exams of post graduation with 55% marks or above.
The candidate should also have the certificate of qualification for the exam of NET/ SLET/SET.
Application Form of CGPSC Assistant Professor 2019-2020
The application form can be filled in the online format only. It is made available by the commission on the official website. Candidates require an active mobile number and mail ID to fill the registration form. A scanned file of passport size photo and signature is uploaded in the application form. However, the application fee can be filled offline through State Bank of India as well online. Below is the application fee for CGPSC Assistant Professor application form:
- SC, ST, OBC and PwD category of Chhattisgarh- Rs. 300
- Other categories- Rs 400
CGPSC Assistant Professor Admit Card
The admit card of written exam and personal interview releases separately on the official website. The call letter for the personal interview is issued only to the candidates who qualify the written exam. Candidates who do not appear along with the admit card to the exam centre are not allowed to appear in the written exam. It is advised to appear to the exam centre on time because late-arriving test takers are not allowed inside the exam hall.
The candidates require user ID and password to download the admit card. Along with the admit card, candidates must also carry the photo identification proof to the centre. The full address of the test centres is conveyed to the candidates by the commission through the admit card only.
CGPSC Assistant Professor Exam Pattern 2019-2020
Below is the exam pattern for the CGPSC written exam of assistant professor recruitment 2019-2020. Candidates must refer to this while preparing for the CGPSC assitant professor exam:
Mode of Exam: The exam is conducted in online mode.
Duration: The exam will be of 3 hours duration in which the candidates have to solve 150 questions.
Type of Questions: All the questions in the exam will be of objective type only.
Marking Scheme: In the written exam, the candidates get 2 marks for every right answer. There is also negative marking of 1/3rd mark of the total marks of the question.
Sections:
Topics | No. of questions | Total Marks |
General Knowledge | 50 | 100 |
Related Topics | 100 | 200 |
Total | 150 | 300 |
Exam Centres
Below is the list of exam centre as per the exam held in the previous years:
- Sarguj (Ambikapur)
- Bilaspur
- Durg-bilai
- Bastar (Jagadalpur)
- Raipur
CGPSC Assistant Professor Answer Key 2019-2020
The answer key of CGPSC assistant professor written exam releases on the official website of CGPSC. It is expected to release almost 1 week after the exam. The answer key is the list of all the correct answers considered by the commission to evaluate the answer sheets of all the candidates. Test takers can use the answer key to know and predict the total marks scored in the written exam. Every question bears 2 marks each and for the wrong and answers, 33% marks of the question is deducted.
Candidates can also object the official answer key by filling an objection form. The objection form will be available in the login section of the official website after the release of the answer key.
CGPSC Assistant Professor Result 2019-2020
The result for the written exam and personal interview is released separately. It is released in the form of merit list on the official website. The candidates need their roll number to know their result for CGPSC Assistant Professor from the merit list. Procedure of selection for this recruitment consists of a written exam of 300 marks and a personal interview. The candidates who wish to appear in personal interview must score marks more than or equal to the minimum qualifying marks. Below is the minimum qualifying marks for the written exam:
- For the SC, ST and OBC candidates: 23%
- For all other candidates: 33%
The candidates will be called for the personal interview in a ratio of 3 times the total number of vacancies. The personal interview will be of 30 marks overall. There is no minimum qualifying marks for the personal interview.
CGPSC Assistant Professor Vacancies 2019-2020
The qualifying candidates are recruited on a probation period of 2 years. The pay scale for this post between Rs. 15600 to Rs. 39100 and the grade pay is Rs. 6000. There is a total of 1384 vacancies for the post of CGPSC assistant professor. Check below:


CGPSC Assistant Professor Selection Procedure 2019-2020
Below is the selection procedure for the recruitment of CGPSC assistant professor 2019-2020:
Written Exam: The written exam will be in online form consisting of 300 marks. There will be 150 questions in the written exam. The wrong answers will give negative marks of 33% marks of the question. Candidates need to score marks more than 33% (23% in case of SC, ST and OBC category) to qualify the written exam.
Personal Interview: The personal interview consists of 30 marks. The candidates are called for it in a ratio of thrice the total number of vacancies. Candidates clearing the personal interview are finally recruited as per the total number of vacancies.
About CGPSC
The Chhatisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) was established on the May 23, 2001 after the formation of Chhattisgarh state. The motive of the commission is to conduct fair examination for the recruitments of the civil servants for various post. The official website of CGPSC is psc.cg.gov.in.
Official website: psc.cg.gov.in
Candidates can know more about CGPSC Assistant Professor 2019-2020 recruitment from the official notification.
CGPSC Assistant Professor 2019-2020 Exam Frequently Asked Questions
Ans : There is a total of 1384 vacancies in this recruitment.
Ans : The selection procedure for assistant professor recruitment comprises of a written exam and personal interview.
Ans : For every right answer, candidate gets 2 marks. There is negative marking of 1/3rd of the total marks.
Ans : The personal interview consists of 30 marks.
Ans : The candidates are called in a ratio of 3 times the total number of the vacancies notified.
Ans : The candidates must clear the written exam by scoring 33% marks in it.