Physical Education Teacher
Also known as: PET · PE Teacher · Sports Teacher
Teaches physical education, games and fitness in schools and organises sports events and teams.
What you’d do
A physical education teacher runs PE classes, games periods and fitness activities in a school, and trains school teams for competitions. Employers are government and private schools, and residential and sports schools. A day mixes outdoor classes, team practice, event organising and some record keeping.
- Plan and run PE classes and games periods
- Train school teams for competitions
- Organise sports days and inter-school events
- Track students' fitness and health
How you get in
Private schools hire directly, usually asking for a B.P.Ed. Government school posts are filled through state teacher-recruitment exams or boards, which set their own qualification rules; some also need a teacher eligibility test.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Teaching games and fitness to groups
- Coaching school teams
- First aid and injury basics
- Event and tournament organising
- Classroom management outdoors
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.P.Ed graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.P.Ed graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Most schools have only one or two PE posts.
- Recruitment rules for government posts differ by state.
- Next roles: senior PE teacher, sports coordinator, or college teaching after an M.P.Ed.
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