Teacher resume format

School principals and coordinators usually check three things first: can you teach the subject and classes they need, are you eligible (B.Ed, D.El.Ed, TET), and what happened in your classrooms. Arrange your resume so those answers are easy to find.

1. 1

   Name, headline and contact

   Make the headline the post you want: “TGT Mathematics”, “PRT (all subjects)”, “PGT English — 9 years, CBSE”. Then phone, email and city. Mention if you can relocate.

2. 2

   Objective or summary

   Two or three lines: your subject, qualification, eligibility test and the post you want. Experienced teachers lead with years, boards and one result. See teacher objectives.

3. 3

   Teaching experience

   Latest school first: post, school name and board, city, and dates. Then 3–5 bullets with the classes and subjects you taught, results, and responsibilities like class teacher, exam duty or clubs. Freshers write the B.Ed or D.El.Ed school internship here.

4. 4

   Education

   B.Ed or D.El.Ed with the university and marks, then your graduation (and post-graduation for PGT posts) with subjects. Freshers add Class 12; experienced teachers can leave school marks out.

5. 5

   Eligibility tests and certifications

   CTET or state TET with the paper and year (for example “CTET Paper II, Mathematics and Science, 2025”), plus training such as CBSE workshops, DIKSHA courses or a computer certificate. Some schools look for this first, so it can also go in your summary.

6. 6

   Skills

   Lesson planning, activity-based learning, assessment, classroom management, and the technology you use (smart board, Google Classroom, PowerPoint). Add the languages you can teach in.

7. 7

   Achievements and co-curricular activities

   Awards, student competition results, events you organised, clubs you ran. One line each, with numbers where you can.

Requirements differ by state, board and school, so always read the vacancy notice. Broadly, this is what schools in India ask for:

• PRT (primary, Classes 1–5): usually a D.El.Ed or B.El.Ed, plus CTET or state TET Paper I.
• TGT (Classes 6–10): a graduation in the subject plus B.Ed. CTET or state TET Paper II is often asked for, especially for Classes 6–8.
• PGT (Classes 11–12): a post-graduation in the subject plus B.Ed.
• Pre-primary / nursery: a nursery teacher training (NTT) diploma or similar, depending on the school.

For Classes 1 to 8, NCTE rules make a teacher eligibility test (CTET or a state TET) part of the minimum qualification. If you have qualified one, write the paper, subjects and year clearly — it is often the first thing a school screens for.

One sample for a B.Ed fresher and one for an experienced PGT. Open either in the builder and replace the details with your own school, subjects and results.

“Taught Maths to Class 8” describes the job. Schools want to know how well you did it. Look for numbers in your own records:

• Board or school exam results: pass percentage, class average, number of distinctions.
• Improvement: unit-test averages before and after, students who moved up a grade band.
• Scale: number of sections, students per class, periods a week.
• Extra work: remedial classes, olympiad coaching, clubs, school events, newsletters.
• Responsibilities: class teacher, exam coordinator, house master, mentor for new teachers.

If you have just finished your B.Ed or D.El.Ed, you have more teaching experience than you think:

• School internship or teaching practice — write it as experience: school, classes, subjects, number of lessons, and anything you created (teaching aids, a quiz, a project).
• Home tuition or coaching — classes and subjects, how many students, and results if you know them.
• Volunteering — NSS teaching drives, NGO classes, summer camps.
• Your subject strength — your graduation marks in the subject, olympiad results, or a dissertation.

Keep it to one page. Put your CTET or TET result where it is easy to see, and mention the boards you are familiar with (CBSE, ICSE or your state board).

Some schools, especially for walk-in interviews or printed applications, still ask for a photo, date of birth or a signed declaration. Government recruitments have their own application forms that collect these. If the notice asks, include them. If it does not — for example when you apply online through a job portal — leave them out and use the space for your teaching experience. For printed applications, the biodata format adds a photo and personal details, and declaration for resume has ready lines to sign.

Applying to a Hindi-medium school? A Hindi or bilingual resume can be a good choice when it will be read on paper. For online applications, English is safer because job software does not reliably read Hindi. meracvresume.com lets you switch the section labels between English and Hindi. In Hinglish? See resume kaise banaye.