AEES Teacher Syllabus 2026: PGT, TGT, PRT Subject-wise Syllabus PDF and Exam Pattern

The Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES) has released the subject-wise AEES Teacher Syllabus 2026 for the Computer Based Test (CBT) under Recruitment Notification No. 01/2026. The syllabus covers PGT, TGT, PRT and PRT (Music) posts in Atomic Energy Central Schools, and the detailed syllabus for all posts is also available on the AEES online application portal.

Every teaching post has the same CBT structure: 120 objective questions in 2 hours, with 75 marks for the subject and 45 marks for general sections and teaching methodology. There is no negative marking. In this article, we cover the AEES PGT TGT PRT exam pattern, the post-wise and subject-wise syllabus, the skill test and CBT qualifying marks. For vacancies, eligibility, fee and how to apply, read the AEES Teacher Recruitment 2026 article.

Quick summary:

➤ Organisation: Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Department of Atomic Energy

➤ Notification: Recruitment Notification No. 01/2026

➤ Posts: Principal, Vice-Principal, PGT, TGT, Librarian, PRT, PRT (Music), Balvatika Teacher

➤ Exam mode: CBT with multiple choice questions

➤ Teachers' CBT: 120 questions, 120 marks, 2 hours

➤ Principal / Vice-Principal CBT: 150 questions, 150 marks, 2 hours 30 minutes

➤ Negative marking: No

➤ Next stage: Skill test (Go / No Go) for teachers, interview for Principal / Vice-Principal

➤ Apply online: 2 November 2026 to 22 November 2026

AEES Teacher Exam Pattern 2026

The AEES Teacher exam pattern 2026 is the same for PGT, TGT, Librarian, PRT, PRT (Music) and Balvatika Teacher posts. Section-wise questions and marks of the CBT are given below.

• Duration: 2 hours.
• No negative marking.
• The notification says the proportion of questions may not be equal for all the subjects listed in the table.
• There is no re-evaluation of the CBT.
• A sample or mock test and the procedure for the CBT will be made available on the AEES online application portal.

AEES Principal and Vice-Principal Exam Pattern

The AEES Principal and Vice-Principal exam pattern has 150 questions of 1 mark each in 2 hours 30 minutes, with no negative marking. Section-wise marks for both posts are shown below.

The subject-wise syllabus PDFs shared with the notification are for teaching posts only. A separate detailed syllabus for Principal and Vice-Principal was not part of these files, so candidates should check the AEES portal for it.

AEES Syllabus 2026 for Common Sections

The first 45 marks of the AEES teachers' CBT come from sections that are common to every post. The official syllabus PDFs list only the subject part, so the points below follow the section names given in the notification.

• General English and General Hindi: 5 questions each on language use and comprehension.
• General Reasoning: 5 questions on logical and analytical ability.
• General Knowledge: 5 questions on current affairs and general awareness.
• Basic Computer Literacy: 5 questions on computer fundamentals.
• Numerical Ability: 5 questions on basic arithmetic.
• Teaching Methodology: 15 questions on teaching and learning practice.

AEES PGT TGT PRT Subject-wise Vacancy 2026

The AEES PGT TGT PRT subject-wise vacancy list helps you see how many seats each syllabus is linked to. The figures below are from the vacancy table of the detailed notification.

PGT posts add up to 27 and TGT posts to 102. The total of all posts in the notification, including 4 Principal and 1 Vice-Principal, is 254.

AEES PGT Syllabus 2026

The AEES PGT syllabus 2026 for most subjects follows the Class 11 and Class 12 level, with the full unit list given in each subject PDF. The main topics of the 75-mark subject section are listed below.

PGT English Syllabus

• Reading: three or four unseen passages from prose, poetry, drama, articles, editorials, scientific and literary extracts; questions on comprehension, inference, vocabulary, tone, rhetorical devices and logical sequencing.
• Functional writing: formal and informal letters, job applications, letters to editors, complaints, report writing, notices, circulars and press releases.
• Creative and analytical writing: argumentative, analytical, reflective and descriptive essays; article, debate and speech.
• Grammar and usage: parts of speech, sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, tenses, active-passive voice, reported speech, clauses, common errors, editing and proofreading.
• British literature: Shakespeare, Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Donne, Pope, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Dickens, Hardy, Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, Orwell.
• American literature: Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Arthur Miller, Hemingway, Mark Twain, Harper Lee.
• Indian Writing in English: R.K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand, Anita Desai, Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy, Amitav Ghosh.
• World literature: Gabriel García Márquez, Chinua Achebe, Pablo Neruda, Khaled Hosseini.
• Literary criticism and movements: Classicism, Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism, Feminism, Postcolonialism, Structuralism.

PGT Mathematics Syllabus

• Sets, relations and functions.
• Algebra and number systems: complex numbers, linear inequalities, permutations and combinations, binomial theorem, sequences and series, matrices and determinants.
• Trigonometry.
• Calculus: limits, continuity, differentiation, applications of derivatives, integrals and differential equations.
• Coordinate geometry and vector algebra, including three-dimensional geometry.
• Linear programming, statistics and probability.

PGT Physics Syllabus

• Units and measurements, motion in a straight line and in a plane, laws of motion, work, energy and power, rotational motion, gravitation.
• Mechanical properties of solids and fluids, thermal properties of matter, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases.
• Oscillations and waves.
• Electric charges and fields, electrostatic potential and capacitance, current electricity, magnetism and matter.
• Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents, electromagnetic waves.
• Ray optics and optical instruments, wave optics.
• Dual nature of radiation and matter, atoms and nuclei, semiconductor electronics.

PGT Chemistry Syllabus

• Basic concepts of chemistry, structure of atom, chemical bonding and molecular structure.
• Chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium, redox reactions.
• Electrochemistry, solutions, chemical kinetics.
• d and f block elements, coordination compounds.
• Basic organic chemistry and hydrocarbons, haloalkanes and haloarenes, alcohols, phenols and ethers.
• Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids, amines, biomolecules.

PGT Biology Syllabus

• Diversity of living world: the living world, biological classification, plant kingdom, animal kingdom.
• Structural organisation: morphology and anatomy of flowering plants, structural organisation in animals.
• Cell biology: cell as the unit of life, biomolecules, cell cycle and cell division.
• Plant physiology: photosynthesis, respiration, plant growth and development.
• Human physiology: breathing, body fluids and circulation, excretion, locomotion, chemical coordination.
• Reproduction: sexual reproduction in flowering plants, human reproduction, reproductive health.
• Genetics and evolution: principles of inheritance and variation, molecular basis of inheritance, evolution.
• Biology and human welfare: human health and diseases.
• Biotechnology: principles and processes, recombinant DNA technology, applications.
• Ecology: organisms and populations, ecosystem, biodiversity and conservation.

PGT Computer Science Syllabus

• Computer systems and organisation: number systems, encoding, logic gates and circuits, software types.
• Computational thinking and programming in Python: data types, flow control, strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries, functions, modules and exception handling.
• File handling: text, binary and CSV files, relative and absolute paths.
• Computer networks: switching techniques, transmission media, devices, topologies, protocols, web services.
• Database management: relational model, keys, SQL queries, joins and Python-SQL connectivity.
• Data handling using Pandas and data visualisation.
• Society, law and ethics: digital footprints, licensing, cyber crime and cyber safety.
• Emerging trends.

PGT Commerce Syllabus

• Financial accounting: accounting concepts, GST, books of original entry, ledger, bank reconciliation statement, depreciation, trial balance, financial statements.
• Partnership accounts: admission, retirement and death of a partner, dissolution of a firm.
• Company accounts: share capital, debentures, financial statements of a company, ratio analysis, cash flow statement.
• Business studies: forms of business organisation, public, private and global enterprises, business services, emerging modes of business, social responsibility and business ethics, small business, internal and international trade.
• Management: nature and principles of management, business environment, planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling.
• Financial management, financial markets, marketing and consumer protection.

PGT Economics Syllabus

• Statistics for economics: collection, organisation and presentation of data, statistical tools and interpretation.
• Microeconomics: consumer's equilibrium and demand, producer behaviour and supply, market forms and price determination.
• Macroeconomics: national income, money and banking, determination of income and employment, government budget, balance of payments.
• Indian economic development: development experience of India, demonetisation and GST, current challenges facing the Indian economy, environment and global warming.

PGT History Syllabus

• World history themes: writing and city life, an empire across three continents, nomadic empires, the three orders, changing cultural traditions, displacing indigenous people, paths to modernisation.
• Indian history themes: Harappan civilisation (bricks, beads and bones); kings, farmers and towns; kinship, caste and class; thinkers, beliefs and buildings.
• Medieval and modern themes: through the eyes of travellers, Bhakti-Sufi traditions, peasants, zamindars and the state.
• Mahatma Gandhi and the nationalist movement, framing the Constitution.

AEES TGT Syllabus 2026

The AEES TGT syllabus 2026 is mostly at the secondary level. Combination posts such as Mathematics-Physics and Chemistry-Biology have both subjects in one paper. The main topics are listed subject-wise below.

TGT English Syllabus

The TGT English syllabus has the same reading, writing and grammar sections as PGT English, with added vocabulary topics such as antonyms, synonyms, idioms, phrases, articles and modals. The literature part covers British literature, Indian Writing in English and world literature. American literature and literary criticism, which are in the PGT syllabus, are not listed for TGT.

TGT Mathematics-Physics Syllabus

• Mathematics: real numbers, polynomials, matrices and vector spaces, linear equations in two variables, pair of linear equations, quadratic equations, arithmetic progressions.
• Mathematics: coordinate geometry, Euclid's geometry, lines and angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, areas, surface areas and volumes.
• Mathematics: statistics, probability, trigonometry, calculus, inequalities.
• Physics: motion, force and Newton's laws, gravitation, floatation, work, energy and power, sound, effects of current, magnetic effects of current.

TGT Chemistry-Biology Syllabus

• General science: magnets, measurement of length, time and motion, materials around us, temperature, natural resources, forces and pressure, the Earth and gravitation, contributions of Indian scientists.
• Biology: cell structure and function, life processes, control and coordination, reproduction, diversity in the living world, heredity and evolution, food production, ecology, basic biotechnology.
• Chemistry: nature of matter, structure of atom, chemical reactions and equations, periodicity of elements, acids, bases and salts, metals and non-metals, carbon and its compounds, chemistry in everyday life.

TGT Social Studies Syllabus

• History: forest society and colonialism, pastoralists in the modern world, Indus Valley Civilisation, Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas, Vijayanagar, the Revolt of 1857.
• History: rise of nationalism in Europe, nationalism in India, the making of a global world, the age of industrialisation, print culture and the modern world.
• Geography: latitudes and longitudes, physical features of India, drainage, climate, natural vegetation and wildlife, population, resources and development, water resources, agriculture, minerals and energy, manufacturing industries, lifelines of the national economy.
• Political science: democracy, constitutional design, electoral politics, working of institutions, democratic rights, power sharing, federalism, gender, religion and caste, political parties, outcomes of democracy.
• Economics: people as resource, poverty, food security, development, sectors of the Indian economy, globalisation, consumer rights.

TGT Computer Science Syllabus

• Computer systems and organisation: memory hierarchy, number systems, encoding schemes (ASCII, ISCII, Unicode), system buses, RISC and CISC.
• Application software: word processor, spreadsheet and presentation tools.
• Programming in Python: errors, flow control, strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries, modules, functions and file handling (text, binary and CSV).
• Society, law and ethics: digital footprints, licensing, cyber crime, safe browsing, e-waste and the IT Act.
• Computer networks: evolution, switching, transmission media, devices, topologies and protocols.
• Database management and SQL: keys, functions, GROUP BY, HAVING and ORDER BY.
• Emerging trends: artificial intelligence and use of AI tools for text generation, summarisation and design.

TGT Hindi-Sanskrit Syllabus

• Hindi: Hindi sahitya, gadya evam kavya, kavyashastra, varna and vartani, shabd bhed and shabd nirman, sandhi, samas, upsarg and pratyay, apathit bodh, and lekhan kaushal (anuchchhed, patra, vigyapan and short creative writing).
• Sanskrit: main shabd roop and dhatu roop, karak and vibhakti, sandhi, pratyay and upsarg, avyay, vakya rachna and anuvad, shlok-based questions on kavya and gadya, chhand and alankar, apathit bodh.

TGT Marathi Syllabus

• Prose comprehension and main literary forms; poetry appreciation with poets, alankar and vritta.
• History of the Marathi language.
• Grammar: parts of speech, samas, prayog, vibhakti, kaal; vocabulary, idioms and proverbs.
• Literary meets such as the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan; teaching skills; general knowledge; reasoning-based questions.

TGT Physical and Health Education Syllabus

• Concept of physical education; physiological, psychological and sociological aspects of physical education.
• Physical fitness and wellness, training methods.
• History of games and sports, venues, sports personalities and awards.
• Health education, communicable diseases, contemporary health problems, healthy living and family health education.
• Prevention and first aid for common sports injuries.

TGT Art Education Syllabus

• Drawing and painting with the history of Indian art.
• Art of the Indus Valley.
• Buddhist, Jain and Hindu art.
• Temple sculpture, bronzes and Indo-Islamic architecture.
• Rajasthani and Pahari schools of miniature painting.
• Mughal and Deccan schools of miniature painting.
• The Bengal School and modern trends in Indian art.

AEES PRT Syllabus 2026

The AEES PRT syllabus 2026 covers English, Hindi, Mathematics and The World Around Us (TWAU) at the primary level. The main topics are listed below.

• English: unseen passages, functional and report writing, notices and circulars, parts of speech, sentence structure, tenses, voice, reported speech, clauses, common errors, editing and proofreading.
• Hindi: history of Hindi literature, prose forms (story, essay, biography, autobiography, report), unseen passages, idioms and proverbs, noun, adjective, number, gender, tense, karak, sandhi, synonyms and antonyms.
• Mathematics: shapes and solids, number sense, the four operations, mental arithmetic, fractions, money, measurement, time, patterns, LCM and HCF, area, volume and perimeter, distance, time and speed, profit and loss, percentage, ratio, average, lines, angles, circles, triangles and data handling.
• TWAU: family and community, natural resources and environment, plants, animals and the human body, weather, climate and landforms of India, cultural heritage, governance, the Constitution, Indus Valley and Gupta era, magnets, materials and separation methods.
• TWAU: visual art (still life, colours, paper craft, prints, local art forms), yoga, fitness, diet, first aid, ethics in sports, and basic skills of games like badminton, football, kabaddi, kho kho, cricket and hockey.

PRT Music Syllabus

• Science of music and study of shrutis: vibration, frequency, pitch, overtones, consonance and dissonance, shruti placement by different scholars, 72 melas, Bhatkhande's ten thaats.
• Study of ragas such as Sudhakalyan, Deshkar, Kamod, Chhayanat, Gaudsarang, Jaijaiwanti, Ramkali, Pooriya, Marwa, Sohani and Shankara.
• Taals with layakari (dugun, tigun, chougun, aad), including Trital, Ektal, Jhaptal, Rupak, Teevra, Sooltal, Choutal, Dhamar and Jat taal.
• Separate parts for vocal, instrumental and percussion music, with notation of songs and gats and identification of ragas from given notes.
• Notation systems of Bhatkhande, Vishnu Digambar and western music, musical scales, history of music and contributions of noted musicians.

AEES Librarian and Balvatika Teacher Syllabus 2026

Librarian and Balvatika Teacher candidates write the same 120-mark CBT, with 75 marks from their own subject area and 45 marks from the common sections and teaching methodology. Check the subject-wise syllabus for these two posts on the AEES online application portal.

AEES Skill Test and CBT Qualifying Marks

After the CBT, AEES prepares a merit list post-wise and category-wise. The rules for the next stage are:

• Minimum CBT score for shortlisting: 60% for UR/EWS vacancies and 54% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD vacancies.
• If enough candidates do not qualify, AEES may lower the cut-off, but not below 55% for UR/EWS and 49% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD vacancies.
• The skill test for PGT, TGT, Librarian, PRT, PRT (Music) and Balvatika Teacher is a chalk-and-board teaching test on a subject topic. It is qualifying, on a Go / No Go basis.
• Teachers marked Go are empanelled in order of CBT marks; a No Go result means no selection, whatever the CBT score.
• Principal and Vice-Principal: final merit is CBT and interview in a 50:50 ratio.

How to Prepare for the AEES Teacher Exam 2026

• Download your post's syllabus PDF and mark the units you are weak in; the subject section alone carries 75 of the 120 marks.
• For PGT, revise Class 11 and 12 NCERT books; for TGT, focus on Class 9 and 10 level topics given in the PDF.
• Keep 15 marks of Teaching Methodology in mind: revise child development, teaching methods and assessment.
• Since there is no negative marking, attempt all 120 questions.
• Practise the mock test when AEES releases it on the portal, and prepare a short chalk-and-board lesson for the skill test.

AEES Teacher Syllabus 2026 FAQs

Q1. How many questions are there in the AEES Teacher CBT 2026?

PGT, TGT, Librarian, PRT, PRT (Music) and Balvatika Teacher candidates get 120 questions of 120 marks in 2 hours. Principal and Vice-Principal candidates get 150 questions in 2 hours 30 minutes.

Q2. Is there negative marking in the AEES exam?

No. The notification clearly says there is no negative marking.

Q3. How many marks come from the subject in the AEES CBT?

75 out of 120 marks are from the subject concerned. The other 45 marks are from general English, Hindi, reasoning, GK, computer, numerical ability and teaching methodology.

Q4. Is the AEES skill test counted in the merit?

No. The skill test is only qualifying on a Go / No Go basis. Final merit for teachers is based on CBT marks.

Q5. Where can I download the AEES syllabus PDF?

The subject-wise syllabus PDFs are in the link given in the Important Links table below. The detailed syllabus is also on the AEES online application portal.

AEES Teacher Syllabus 2026 Important Links

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