EMRS Exam Pattern 2025, Check ESSE Post Wise Exam Scheme Here

EMRS Recruitment Exam Pattern 2025 is shared here. Actually, through the ESSE or EMRS Staff Selection Exam 2025 the National Education Society for Tribal Students fills the vacant posts of Principal, PGT, TGT and Non-Teaching Posts. Eligible Candidates can apply for any of the vacancy on fulfilling the eligibility criteria. Now, to clear the selection process the spirants must prepare as per the official syllabus and exam pattern. So, on this page we have shared the complete EMRS Exam Pattern 2025 according to the posts which is necessary for the aspirants to make a perfect preparation.

EMRS SSE Exam Pattern 2025 Overview

Organisation NameEklavya Model Residential Schools
Exam NameESSE 2025
Exam Conducting AuthorityNational Education Society for Tribal Students
Job TypeCentral Govt Jobs
Place of PostingPan India
Job TypeTeaching & Non-Teaching Jobs
Total Vacancy7267
Online Application Form19th September to 23rd October 2025
CategoryExam Pattern
Selection Process1. Tier -I -Preliminary Examination – 100 marks
2. Tier -II – Subject Knowledge Examination – 100 marks
3. Tier III – Personality Test/Interview – 40 marks (For the Post of Principal) & Skill Test for the post of JSA.
Website(s)nests.tribal.gov.in
EMRS Exam Pattern 2025 or ESSE Examination Pattern according to the subjects are shared here for the aspirants to prepare for the exam.
EMRS ESSE Links
NotificationEMRS Vacancy Notification
Apply OnlineEMRS Apply Online
Exam PatternEMRS Exam Pattern
SyllabusEMRS Syllabus
Previous PapersEMRS Previous Papers
Exam Date / Admit CardEMRS Admit Card
Cut OffEMRS Cut Off
Answer KeysEMRS Answer Keys
ResultEMRS Results

EMRS Recruitment Exam Pattern 2025 Importance

The ESSE is a huge recruitment exercise for the aspirants. Multiple categories of vacancies are announced in this recruitment drive from EMRS. Therefore, as a mandatory first step towards preparing for the selection process is knowing the EMRS Exam Pattern. Actually, having the prior information of the exam scheme helps the aspirants to focus into the exam and shall help to prepare aa strategy to crack the examination.

Intenders willing to take part in the Computer Based Test can refer the EMRS Recruitment Exam Pattern post wise available here. The Exam Pattern shall provide the prospective aspirants an overview of Test Subjects details, marking scheme, negative marks, test duration etc. The Post Wise Exam Pattern is as follows –

EMRS Exam Pattern 2025 for Principal Post

The Selection of the Principal is through a three stage selection process – Tier I, Tier II and Tier III. The Tier I is the Preliminary (Qualifying) Examination in OMR (Objective) Mode for a total of 100 marks. The Tier II is Subject Knowledge Examination and it is only for Candidates who are shortlisted in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies on the basis of Tier I Preliminary examination.

The Tier -III is the Personal interaction / Interview of 40 marks and it is only for Shortlisted Candidates on the basis of performance in Tier II examination. The Final Selection of the candidates will be on the weightage of written test (Tier II only) and Interview in ratio 80% and 20% respectively. The Exam Scheme of Tier I & II is as under –

EMRS Principal Tier I Exam Pattern
TestTest ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
Part IReasoning & Numeric Ability10102 hours
Part IIGeneral Awareness1010
Part I IIIAcademics and residential aspects3030
Part IVAdministration and Finance3030
Part VLanguage Competency Test (General English and General Hindi- 10 marks each)2020
TOTAL100100
EMRS Principal Tier II Exam Pattern
Test ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
ObjectiveDescriptiveObjectiveDescriptive
Academic and residential aspects401540603  hours
Administration and Finance Detailed
TOTAL55100

ESSE PGT Written Exam Pattern

The Selection Process of Post Graduate Teacher in EMRS is through a two stage selection process – Tier I & Tier II. The Tier I is a qualifying written examination based on which the candidates will be shortlisted in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies for the Tier II. The Tier II is a Subject Knowledge Based Written Examination having both objective and descriptive questions. The Merit list for the post of PGT will be prepared on the basis of the performance in the Tier II examination only. The Exam Pattern of both the stage is as under –

EMRS PGT Tier I Exam Pattern
TestComponentNo of QsTotal marksDuration
Part-IGeneral Awareness10102 hours 30 mins
Part-IIReasoning Ability1515
Part-IIIKnowledge of ICT1515
Part-IVTeaching Aptitude3030
Part-VDomain Knowledge: Subject specific syllabus30
Experiential activity-based pedagogy and case study based questions.20
NEP-202010
 Total100100
Part-VILanguage Competency Test (General English and GeneralHindi-10 marks in each subject).2020
  • Language Proficiency Test (LPT) is qualifying in nature only with minimum 40% marks in aggregate.
  • Part-I to V of the candidate will not be evaluated, if he/she fails to attain qualifying marks in Part-VI.
  • For all subjects of PGTs, Part-I to IV & VI will be common.
EMRS PGT Tier II Exam Pattern
Test ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
ObjectiveDescriptiveObjectiveDescriptive
Subject specific syllabus401540603  hours
TOTAL55100

EMRS TGT Exam Pattern 2025

Similar to the PGT, the Selection Process of TGT or Trained Graduate Teacher in EMRS is through a two stage selection process – Tier I & Tier II. The Tier I is a qualifying written examination based on which the candidates will be shortlisted in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies for the Tier II. The Tier II is a Subject Knowledge Based Written Examination having both objective and descriptive questions. The Merit list for the post of TGT will be prepared on the basis of the performance in the Tier II examination only. The Exam Pattern of both the stage is as under –

Tier I Exam Pattern of EMRS TGT Vacancy
TestComponentNo of QsTotal marksDuration
Part-IGeneral Awareness10102 hours 30  minutes
Part-IIReasoning Ability1515
Part-IIIKnowledge of ICT1515
Part-IVTeaching Aptitude3030
Part-VDomain Knowledge: Subject specific syllabus30
Experiential activity-based pedagogy and case study based questions.20
NEP-202010
 Total100100
Part-VILanguage Competency General English, General Hindi and Regional Language (10 marks each subject).3030
  • Language Competency part is qualifying in nature only with minimum 40% marks in aggregate i.e.12 out of 30 (English, Hindi and Regional Language put together).
  • Part-I to V of the candidate will not be evaluated, if he/she fails to attain qualifying marks in Part-VI.
  • For all subjects of TGTs, Part-I to IV will be common.
  • Part V will be subject specific and Part VI will be as per option exercised.
EMRS TGT Tier II Exam Pattern
Test ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
ObjectiveDescriptiveObjectiveDescriptive
Subject specific syllabus401540603  hours
TOTAL55100

    EMRS Hostel Warden (Male and Female) Exam Pattern

    Similar to the above selection process, the EMRS selects the candidates through Tier I and Tier II Stage of Selection. The Tier I is qualifying in nature and candidates in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies
    on the basis of Tier I Preliminary examination will be eligible for Tier II. The Final Selection is based only on the score of the Tier II Examination. Candidates can have a look into the test structure of both the stage in the following sections –

    ESSE Hostel Warden Tier I Exam Pattern
    TestComponentNo of QsTotal marksDuration
    Part-IGeneral Awareness10102 hours
    Part-IIReasoning Ability1515
    Part-IIIKnowledge of ICT1515
    Part-IVQuantitative Aptitude3030
    Part-VLanguage Competency General English, General Hindi and Regional Language (10 marks each subject).3030
    TOTAL100100
    EMRS Hostel Warden Tier II Exam Pattern
    Test ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
    ObjectiveDescriptiveObjectiveDescriptive
    Subject specific syllabus401540603  hours
    TOTAL55100

    EMRS Accountant Exam Pattern 2025

    The Selection of Accountant in EMRS is through Tier I and Tier II. With Tier I being the qualifying test for the stage II. Candidates in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies on the basis of Tier I Preliminary examination will have to appear for the Tier II Examination. Finally, based only on the performance of the Tier II Examination, the merit list will be declared by the EMRS Authority. The Exam Scheme of both the test is thus shared as under –

    Tier I Exam Scheme for EMRS Accountant Post
    TestComponentNo of QsTotal marksDuration
    Part-IGeneral Awareness10102 hours
    Part-IIReasoning Ability2020
    Part-IIIKnowledge of ICT2020
    Part-IVQuantitative Aptitude3030
    Part-VLanguage Competency in General English and General Hindi (10 marks each subject).2020
    TOTAL100100
    Tier II Exam Scheme for EMRS Accountant Post
    Test ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
    ObjectiveDescriptiveObjectiveDescriptive
    Subject specific syllabus401540603  hours
    TOTAL55100

    EMRS Female Staff Nurse Exam Scheme

    The Female Staff Nurse recruitment in Eklavya Model Residential Schools goes through two stages. The Tier I Examination is an objective type test which is qualifying in nature. Actually, the Tier -II Examination is only for candidates who will be shortlisted in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies on the basis of Tier I Preliminary examination. The Final Merit List for the post of Staff Nurse will be prepared on the basis of performance in the Tier II examination only. The Examination Scheme is thus shared as follows –

    Tier-I -Preliminary Exam Scheme of Staff Nurse
    TestComponentNo of QsTotal marksDuration
    Part-IGeneral Awareness10102 hours
    Part-IIReasoning Ability1515
    Part-IIIKnowledge of ICT1515
    Part-IVQuantitative Aptitude3030
    Part-VLanguage Competency General English, General Hindi and Regional Language (10 marks each subject).3030
    TOTAL100100
    EMRS Staff Nurse Tier II Exam Scheme
    Test ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
    ObjectiveDescriptiveObjectiveDescriptive
    Subject specific syllabus401540603  hours
    TOTAL55100

    EMRS Exam Pattern 2025 for Junior Secretariat Assistant

    The Selection Process of the EMRS Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) is through three stages. The 1st Stage will have Tier I Examination which is the Preliminary Stage and is qualifying in nature. The Candidates who are shortlisted in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies on the basis of Tier I Preliminary examination) – Subject Knowledge Examination will be called for the Tier II Examination. Candidates based on the merit in Tier-II shall be called for Tier -III i.e. Typing test in the ratio of 1:3 which shall also be qualifying in nature. Finally, the Candidates who qualify the typing test will be considered for preparing the Merit list for the post of JSA on the basis of performance in the Tier II examination only. The Exam Scheme of the selection stages are as under –

    EMRS JSA Tier I Exam Pattern
    TestComponentNo of QsTotal marksDuration
    Part-IReasoning Ability25252 hours
    Part-IIQuantitative Aptitude2525
    Part-IIIGeneral Awareness2020
    Part-IVBasic Knowledge of Computer Operation1010
    Part-VLanguage Competency Test (General English)1010
    Part VILanguage Competency Test (General Hindi)1010
    TOTAL100100
    EMRS JSA Tier II Exam Pattern
    Test ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
    ObjectiveDescriptiveObjectiveDescriptive
    Subject specific syllabus401540603  hours
    TOTAL55100
    EMRS JSA Tier III Typing Skill Test Scheme
    • Candidates based on the merit shall qualify for Tier III i.e. Typewriting test in the ratio of 1:3.
    • The Typing Test [will be assessed on PC (Personal Computer) only].
    • Total mark is 50.
    • Passing marks shall be 20.
    • This part shall be qualifying in nature.

    EMRS Lab Attendant Written Exam Scheme

    Candidates for the post of Lab Attendant need to qualify through two stage selection process. The Tier I or Preliminary Exam is qualifying in nature having objective type questions only. While the Tier II will have both objective and descriptive type questions. Candidates will be shortlisted in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies on the basis of Tier I Preliminary examination) for the Tier II – Subject Knowledge Examination. The Final Selection is on the basis of performance of the candidates in the Tier II examination only. The tabular view of the examination scheme is as follows –

    EMRS Lab Attendant Tier I Exam Pattern
    TestComponentNo of QsTotal marksDuration
    Part-IReasoning Ability25252 hours
    Part-IIQuantitative Aptitude2525
    Part-IIIGeneral Awareness2020
    Part-IVBasic Knowledge of Computer Operation1010
    Part-VLanguage Competency Test (General English)1010
    Part VILanguage Competency Test (General Hindi)1010
    TOTAL100100
    EMRS Lab Attendant Tier II Exam Pattern
    Test ComponentsNo of QsMarksDuration
    ObjectiveDescriptiveObjectiveDescriptive
    Subject specific syllabus401540603  hours
    TOTAL55100

    ESSE Marking Scheme

    • One mark (1) for every correct answer and negative of 0.25 mark for every incorrect answer. Unanswered questions will not carry any marks.

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