EMRS Staff Selection Exam (ESSE) – 2025
Comprehensive details for the recruitment of Teaching and Non-Teaching staff by NESTS with over 7,200 vacancies.
Important Dates
- 🗓️ Last Date for Online Application: October 23, 2025 (up to 11:50 PM)
- ✍️ OMR-Based Exam Date: To be notified on the NESTS website
- ✅ Eligibility Cut-off Date: October 23, 2025
Total Vacancies: 7,267
- Principal: 225 vacancies
- Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs): 1,460 vacancies
- Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs): 3,962 vacancies
- Hostel Warden: 635 vacancies
- Female Staff Nurse: 550 vacancies
- Accountant: 61 vacancies
- Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): 228 vacancies
- Lab Attendant: 146 vacancies
*Note: Selected candidates will receive a 10% special pay allowance and can be posted anywhere in India.
Application Fee
Fee is non-refundable. Female, SC, ST, and PwBD candidates only pay the processing fee.
- Principal: ₹2,000 (App) + ₹500 (Proc) = ₹2,500
- PGT & TGT: ₹1,500 (App) + ₹500 (Proc) = ₹2,000
- Non-Teaching Staff: ₹1,000 (App) + ₹500 (Proc) = ₹1,500
- Female/SC/ST/PwBD: ₹0 (App) + ₹500 (Proc) = ₹500
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Examination Pattern & Selection
General Scheme
- Exam Mode: OMR-Based (Pen & Paper) Test.
- Marking Scheme: +1 mark for a correct answer, with a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer.
- Selection Ratio: Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-II in a 1:10 ratio based on Tier-I scores.
- Probation Period: 2 years for all selected candidates.
Principal
- Tier-I: Qualifying exam (100 Marks, 2 hrs) on Reasoning, GA, Academics, Admin & Finance, Language.
- Tier-II: Main exam (100 Marks, 3 hrs) with 40 Objective + 15 Descriptive questions.
- Tier-III: Interview (40 Marks). Final merit based on Tier-II & Interview (80:20 weightage).
PGT & TGT
- Tier-I: Qualifying exam (100 Marks, 2.5 hrs) on GA, Reasoning, ICT, Teaching Aptitude, Domain Knowledge & NEP-2020. Plus a qualifying language test.
- Tier-II: Main exam (100 Marks, 3 hrs) with 40 Objective + 15 Descriptive questions on the specific subject.
JSA & Lab Attendant
- Tier-I: Qualifying exam (100 Marks, 2 hrs) on Reasoning, QA, GA, Computer, Language.
- Tier-II: Main exam (100 Marks, 3 hrs) with 40 Objective + 15 Descriptive questions on subject knowledge.
- Tier-III (for JSA): Typing Test (50 marks, qualifying nature).
Post-wise Eligibility Criteria
| Post | Max Age | Essential Qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Principal | 50 years | Master’s & B.Ed. with 50% marks + 12 years PGT experience or 9 years combined as PGT/Vice-Principal. |
| PGT | 40 years | Master’s in subject & B.Ed. with 50% marks. For CS: M.Sc(CS/IT)/MCA/M.E/M.Tech. |
| TGT | 35 years | Bachelor’s/Integrated Degree in subject & B.Ed. with 50% marks + CTET Paper-II. |
| Hostel Warden | 35 years | Bachelor’s Degree or 4-year Integrated Degree. |
| Female Staff Nurse | 35 years | B.Sc. Nursing + Registered with State Nursing Council + 2.5 years experience in a 50-bed hospital. |
| Accountant | 30 years | Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (B.Com). |
| JSA | 30 years | Class XII pass + Typing speed of 35 wpm (Eng) or 30 wpm (Hindi). |
| Lab Attendant | 30 years | 10th pass with Lab Tech diploma OR 12th pass with science stream. |
*Age relaxation for SC/ST is 5 years, OBC is 3 years, and up to 55 years for EMRS employees.