Sainik School Tilaiya Multi-Post Recruitment 2026

Sainik School Tilaiya Multi-Post Recruitment 2026: Overview

Sainik School Tilaiya is a fully residential school at Tilaiya Dam in Koderma district, Jharkhand, run under the Sainik Schools Society of the Ministry of Defence. It is now hiring teachers, a doctor and a stores officer for its campus. The school trains cadets for officer entry into the Defence Services, so you will be part of a disciplined boarding-school community. The teaching and medical posts are contractual, while the Quartermaster post is regular — each post is earmarked for one reservation category, so check that yours matches before you apply.

Posts and Disciplines

• TGT (Social Science): a trained graduate teacher post for social science on contract. Geography or History must have been studied in every year of your graduation, and honours graduates in one of them need the other subjects in the first or second year. Reserved for SC candidates.
• TGT (Mathematics): a contract teaching post for maths graduates who also studied two of Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Computer Science or Statistics. BA (Hons) Maths and B.Sc (Hons) in any subject other than Maths are not eligible. Reserved for SC candidates.
• Music Teacher: a contract post for candidates with a music degree or diploma; teaching experience in a residential public school and skill in games and co-curricular work are valued. Reserved for OBC candidates.
• Craft and Workshop Instructor: a contract post for ITI trade-certificate holders who can teach in English medium. Reserved for SC candidates.
• Medical Officer: a contract post for MBBS doctors; experience in government or reputed hospitals is preferred. Unreserved.
• Quartermaster: the only regular post in this notice, covering stores handling and accounting. Ex-servicemen, preferably JCOs with long stores experience, can also apply. Knowledge of GeM, CPP, GFR, DPM and DFPDS is a plus. Unreserved.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract term: The TGT, Music Teacher, Craft Instructor and Medical Officer posts start with an 11-month contract, which the Principal can extend based on a performance review and the school's needs.
• Consolidated pay on contract: Contract staff get a fixed consolidated amount only; no other allowances or perks apply during the contract period.
• Regular post benefits: The Quartermaster gets DA as sanctioned by the Sainik Schools Society, rent-free housing if available or HRA, LTC, contributory pension under the New Pension Scheme, gratuity and subsidised education for two children.
• Transfer liability: The All India Transferability Clause applies to the Quartermaster post.
• Campus living: Rent-free accommodation on campus and free meals with the cadets in the cadets' mess may be given, if available, at the school's discretion.
• Society rules: All appointments follow the Sainik Schools Society rules and regulations as amended from time to time.
• No travel allowance: Shortlisted candidates called for the written test, skill test and interview get no TA/DA.
• Right to cancel: The school can cancel any vacancy if no suitable candidate is found or for administrative or policy reasons.

Application Submission Notes

This is a postal application. Download the separate application form for your post from the careers page of sainikschooltilaiya.org, fill it in, and attach self-attested copies of all your certificates along with a self-addressed envelope carrying a Rs. 55 stamp.

• Pay the fee through an account-payee demand draft in favour of Principal, Sainik School Tilaiya, payable at State Bank of India, Sainik School Tilaiya Branch (Code 3502).
• Write the name of the post you are applying for on the envelope.
• Send it to The Principal, Sainik School Tilaiya, PO Tilaiya Dam, Dist Koderma, Jharkhand 825413. The school is not responsible for postal delays, so post your form early.