DSSSB Exam Pattern 2025: Check Post-wise Pattern Here

Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board (DSSSB) defines the DSSSB exam pattern for different posts. DSSSB Exam Pattern 2025 will help candidates prepare for the upcoming DSSSB exam and secure a good rank. Understanding the DSSSB Exam Pattern is one of the first steps in ensuring success in the exam. By going through the exam pattern, candidates will be able to understand the entire structure of the recruitment process. 

Also Read: DSSSB Answer Key 

DSSSB Exam Pattern 2025: Important Points to Note

• DSSSB question papers for all posts are bilingual (Hindi and English) except for the language papers which are in the concerned language only
• In case, the number of registered candidates for the postcodes whose examination pattern includes Two-Tier exams is less, the board at its discretion may not conduct the Tier-I exam and directly take the Tier-II paper
• Skill test (sometimes also referred to as endurance test) is basically an interview round taken as per the requirement of the job applied by the candidate

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DSSSB Syllabus in detail

Candidates can find DSSSB TGT Exam Pattern 2025 in the table below. 

Subject	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
General Awareness	20	20	2 Hours
General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	20	20
Arithmetic & Numerical Ability	20	20
Hindi Language	20	20
English Language	20	20
Subject Concerned	100	100
Total	200	200

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DSSSB PGT Exam Pattern 2025 

Candidates can find DSSSB PGT Exam Pattern 2025 in the table below. 

Section	Subjects	Maximum Questions	Maximum Marks
Section 1	Mental Ability and Reasoning Ability	20	20
	Numerical Aptitude and Data Interpretation	20	20
	English Language and Comprehension	20	20
	General Awareness	20	20
	Hindi Language and Comprehension	20	20
Section 2	MCQ pertaining to PG course qualifying and Teaching Methodology	200
Total		300	300

DSSSB One Tier (Technical) paper contains 200 multiple-choice questions of 200 marks. Candidates need to complete the paper in a duration of two hours.

DSSSB Sections	DSSSB Subjects	DSSSB Marks
A	General Awareness	20
	General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	20
	Arithmetical & Numerical Ability	20
	Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension	20
	Test of English Language & Comprehension	20
B	MCQs on the subject concerned as per the qualification prescribed for the post	100
Total		200

DSSSB Assistant Engineer (Electrical) and Assistant Engineer (Civil) recruitment involve a two-tier exam with a weightage of 500 marks. The exam is further divided into Tier-I and Tier-II. Given below is the weightage for both Tiers of the exam:

Tier	Total Marks
Tier I	200
Tier II	300
Total	500

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DSSSB AE Tier-I Exam Pattern

The Tier-I question paper contains 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 200 marks. Candidates need to complete the paper in a duration of two hours. The DSSSB Tier-I question paper is divided into two sections as explained in the table below:

Sections		Total Marks
A	General Awareness	20
	General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	20
	Arithmetical & Numerical Ability	20
	Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension	20
	Test of English Language & Comprehension	20
B	Subject/Qualification-related paper	100
Total		200

DSSSB AE Tier-II Exam Pattern

The Tier-II paper contains a total of 200 objective and descriptive questions in the exam. The total weightage for the Tier-II exam is 300 marks and candidates need to complete the paper in a duration of three hours. Have a look at the pattern:

Parts		Total Marks
Part I	Civil/Electrical Engineering Paper	100
Part II	Ability for application of concepts, apply theoretical aspects, comprehend the context, problem-solving capacity, etc.	200
Total		300

DSSSB Exam Pattern 2025 (Junior Engineer, JE)

DSSSB JE two-tier exam holds a weightage of 400 marks for the following posts:

• Junior Engineer (Civil) 
• Junior Engineer (Electrical) 
• Junior Engineer (Civil) 
• Junior Engineer (Civil) 
• Junior Engineer (Electrical) 

The exam is further divided into Tiers – Tier-I and Tier-II. Given below is the weightage for both Tiers of the exam:

Tier	Total Marks
Tier-I	200
Tier-II	200
Total	400

DSSSB JE Exam Pattern 2025 for Tier-I

The Tier-I paper contains objective-type MCQs from two sections (A and B). The maximum marks that candidates can score in the paper are 200. Candidates need to complete the paper in two hours duration.

Sections		Total Marks
A	General Awareness	20
	General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	20
	Arithmetical & Numerical Ability	20
	Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension	20
	Test of English Language & Comprehension	20
B	Subject/ qualification-related paper	100
Total		200

DSSSB JE Exam Pattern 2025 for Tier-II

The Tier-II paper contains 200 MCQs of 200 marks. Candidates need to complete the exam in two hours duration.  

Sections		Total Marks
A	Subject/ qualification-related paper	150
B	English Language & Comprehension	50
Total		200

DSSSB Lower Division Clerk (LDC) & Stenographer Grade-II one Tier exam contains objective-type MCQs from five subjects mentioned in the table below. Candidates need to complete the exam in a duration of two hours.

Subjects	Total Questions	Total Marks
General Awareness	40	40
General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	40	40
Arithmetical & Numerical Ability	40	40
Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension	40	40
Test of English Language & Comprehension	40	40
Total	200	200

DSSSB Junior Lab Assistant, Legal Assistant & Scientific Assistant is a one-tier (Technical) exam that contains MCQs from two sections mentioned in the table below. Candidates need to complete the exam in a duration of two hours.

Sections		Total Marks
A	General Awareness	20
	General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	20
	Arithmetical & Numerical Ability	20
	Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension	20
	Test of English Language & Comprehension	20
B	Subject/qualification-related paper	100
Total		200

DSSSB Junior Environmental Engineer (JEE) is a two-tier exam of 400 marks:

Tier	Weightage
Tier I	200
Tier II	200
Total	400

DSSSB JEE Exam Pattern for Tier-I

DSSSB Tier-I paper contains multiple-choice questions for a total of 200 marks. Candidates need to complete the exam in a duration of two hours.

Sections		Total Marks
A	General Awareness	20
	General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	20
	Arithmetical & Numerical Ability	20
	Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension	20
	Test of English Language & Comprehension	20
B	Subject/ qualification-related paper	100
Total		200

DSSSB JEE Exam Pattern for Tier-II

Similar to the Tier-I paper, the DSSSB Tier-II paper also contains objective-type questions of 200 marks. The total duration to complete the exam is two hours.  

Part	Description/ Subject	Total Marks
A	Subject/qualification-related paper	150
B	English Language & Comprehension	50
Total		200