What the TSC exam is
The Teacher Service Commission, known in Nepali as Shikshak Sewa Aayog (TSC), is a separate constitutional body from the Public Service Commission (Lok Sewa Aayog) that handles Nepal’s general civil service recruitment. TSC exists specifically to recruit teachers for Nepal’s public school system, at the Primary, Lower Secondary and Secondary levels, and it also administers the Teaching License examination that candidates generally need before they can be considered for a permanent teaching post. TSC runs its own annual vacancy calendar independently of PSC, publishing separate notices for each teaching level rather than folding teacher recruitment into the general civil service exam cycle.
Because TSC and PSC are different bodies with different mandates, a candidate preparing for a government teaching post in Nepal should follow TSC’s own notices and portal rather than PSC’s, even though both are public recruitment commissions and both ultimately place successful candidates into government service.
Who conducts it and who can apply
TSC conducts the examination and recommends candidates for permanent teaching appointment. Eligibility requirements vary by the teaching level applied for: Secondary level posts typically call for a Bachelor’s-level qualification, while Primary and Lower Secondary level requirements follow TSC’s own tiered rules for that level, and these are set out level by level in each vacancy notice rather than as one uniform rule across the whole Commission. Candidates should check the qualification requirement stated for their specific level and subject in the current TSC notice rather than assume a single Bachelor’s-degree rule applies across every teaching post.
The process: written examination and interview
TSC recruitment for a permanent teaching post runs through a written examination followed by an interview, administered independently of the Lok Sewa Aayog exam cycle and on TSC’s own schedule. Candidates who clear the written stage for their level and subject proceed to the interview, which together with the written score determines the final recommendation for appointment.
One sourced illustration of scale: a TSC vacancy round for Primary Level Teachers advertised 4,462 vacancies. That figure describes one specific vacancy round for one teaching level, Primary, and should not be read as TSC’s total recruitment across every level and cycle; TSC runs separate rounds for Lower Secondary and Secondary posts with their own vacancy counts, and no sourced total applicant count across TSC’s rounds is available at the time of writing.
How to apply
TSC vacancies, applications and results are managed through TSC’s own official website at tsc.gov.np and its online application portal at online.tsc.gov.np, separately from the psc.gov.np portal used for Lok Sewa Aayog exams. Application fee, photo and signature specifications, admit card details and exact dates vary by teaching level and by vacancy round, and are not summarised here because no single sourced figure covers every TSC round across every level; candidates should confirm these details against the live notice on tsc.gov.np for the specific level and subject before applying. Because TSC issues the Teaching License exam as well as permanent recruitment exams, candidates new to the process should also confirm on the official notice which examination, licensing or permanent recruitment, a given vacancy applies to, since the two serve different purposes even though both are run by the same Commission.