CBSE Subject Matter Expert (SME) Content Reviewer, All Subjects

Job Describtion

Department: Academics / Content Development

Location: Corporate Office, Hyderabad

Employment Type: Full time

Reporting To: Head Academics / Academic Advisory Team

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced CBSE Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong subject knowledge and hands-on experience in academic content review, editing, validation, and quality assurance. The SME will be responsible for reviewing curriculum content, ensuring alignment with CBSE guidelines and learning outcomes, and maintaining high standards of academic accuracy and quality.

The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of the CBSE curriculum and experience in reviewing or developing textbooks, worksheets, lesson plans, assessments, question papers, digital content, teacher resources, or other educational materials.

Key Responsibilities

- Review and validate academic content for accuracy, relevance, clarity, and age appropriateness.
- Ensure content is aligned with the CBSE curriculum, prescribed learning outcomes, and grade-level competencies.
- Review textbooks, workbooks, lesson plans, worksheets, assessments, question banks, question papers, and digital learning resources.
- Identify and correct factual, conceptual, grammatical, instructional, and pedagogical errors.
- Check content for appropriate difficulty level, sequencing, terminology, and learning progression.
- Ensure consistency in concepts, terminology, examples, activities, and learning objectives across content.
- Review assessment questions for conceptual accuracy, competency-based learning, Bloom's Taxonomy, difficulty level, and CBSE alignment.
- Provide detailed and constructive feedback to content writers, editors, teachers, and curriculum developers.
- Collaborate with academic teams and content developers to improve the quality and effectiveness of learning resources.




- Verify that content promotes conceptual understanding, critical thinking, application, and competency-based learning.
- Review content against prescribed syllabi and identify gaps, repetitions, or unnecessary content.
- Participate in the development and standardisation of academic content review checklists, guidelines, and quality parameters.
- Maintain review records, feedback trackers, and content approval documentation.
- Support the Academic Team in developing and revising curriculum and instructional resources as required.
- Stay updated with CBSE curriculum changes, academic frameworks, examination patterns, competency-based education, and emerging pedagogical practices.

Required Qualifications
- Master's Degree in the relevant subject from a recognised university.
- B.Ed. or equivalent teacher-training qualification preferred/required.
- Strong understanding of the CBSE curriculum and school education framework.
- Candidates with teaching, curriculum development, textbook/content development, academic editing, or educational publishing experience will be preferred.

Experience
- 1015 years of relevant experience in teaching, curriculum development, academic content development, content review, or educational publishing.
- Prior experience specifically in academic content review/editing is highly desirable.
- Experience working with CBSE schools, publishers, EdTech companies, curriculum teams, or academic organisations will be an advantage.

Key Skills
- Excellent subject knowledge and conceptual clarity
- Robust content review and editing skills




- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong understanding of CBSE curriculum and learning outcomes
- Knowledge of competency-based education and assessment
- Attention to detail and strong proofreading ability
- Ability to identify conceptual and factual inaccuracies
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
- Ability to provide clear, constructive feedback
- Proficiency in MS Office / Google Workspace
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with academic and content teams

Preferred Experience Candidates with experience in any of the following areas will be preferred:
- Textbook/content review
- Curriculum mapping
- Question paper/question bank review
- Worksheet and activity review
- Digital learning content review
- Academic proofreading and editing
- Content quality assurance
- CBSE assessment design
- Competency-based question development
- Teacher resource development
- Educational publishing

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Accuracy and quality of reviewed academic content
- Timely completion of content review assignments
- Compliance with CBSE curriculum and academic standards
- Identification and resolution of content errors
- Quality and consistency of review feedback
- Effective collaboration with content development and academic teams

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is an experienced educator/academic professional with strong CBSE subject expertise and proven content-review experience, who can critically evaluate educational material and ensure that it is academically accurate, pedagogically sound, curriculum-aligned, and appropriate for the intended grade level. If you tell me the specific subject (Maths, Science, English, Social Science, etc.) and required experience,

Interested candidate can share their resume at [email protected]

Ph: (phone hidden)( Aardhra Gowry, HR)

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