Senior Elementary Teacher (SET) (BPS-16), FGEI / Federal Schools (Advt. No. 02/2026)

FPSC Senior Elementary Teacher (SET) (BPS-16)

The Federal Public Service Commission conducts recruitment for Senior Elementary Teachers (SET) (BPS-16) under the Directorate of Federal Government Educational Institutions (Cantonments/Garrisons) and Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Islamabad (Advt. No. 02/2026).

Seats are advertised under distinct case numbers for:

1. SET (Male) (BPS-16)
2. SET (Female) (BPS-16)
3. SET (Drawing / Fine Arts - Female) (BPS-16)
4. SET (Computer Science) (BPS-16)

Tripartite Test Structure

FPSC tests for teaching cadres are structured into three distinct segments:

Part-I: English (20 Marks)

• Standard English grammar at the graduate level, focusing on correct prepositions, sentence formation, vocabulary, and paragraph comprehension logic.

Part-II: Academic Subject Matter (50 Marks)

• Comprehensive test of the candidate’s core degree syllabus (Physics/Math, Chemistry/Biology, English, Urdu, or Computer Science) at the secondary and higher secondary school level.

Part-III: Professional Teacher Training (30 Marks)

This section is decisive for merit ranking:

1. Teaching Techniques: Differentiated instruction, project-based learning, reciprocal teaching, microteaching principles.
2. Classroom Discipline & Management: Assertive discipline model, token economies, managing large classes, time on task.
3. Testing & Measurement: Types of test items (objective vs subjective), item difficulty index, discrimination index, standard error of measurement, Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy (Remembering to Creating).
4. Child Psychology: Cognitive developmental milestones, adolescent peer dynamics, guidance and counseling in schools.

Key FPSC Exam Tips for SET Candidates

• Do Not Skip Pedagogy: Candidates scoring 40/50 in the subject test often miss the merit cutoff because they scored under 15 in Pedagogy.
• Bloom’s Taxonomy: Almost every FPSC paper includes 2-3 questions asking candidates to classify an objective into the Cognitive, Affective, or Psychomotor domain.
• Practice Online Mock Tests: Take ExamHub’s timed Pedagogy and Educational Psychology tests to simulate real exam pacing.