BPSC TRE 4.0 2026: 33,320 School Teacher Vacancies

Basic conditions (all class groups)

• Citizen of India.
• Academic and professional (training) qualifications as prescribed by NCTE from time to time. For Special School Teachers, the qualification follows the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).
• Pass in the teacher eligibility test for the class group, as below. Teachers appointed and working before 2012 who passed the competency test do not need the eligibility test.

CTET pass marks (as per BTET 2017 rules): General 60%; BC, EBC and General women 55%; SC/ST and disabled 50%. STET pass marks are those fixed by the Bihar School Examination Board for that STET. Candidates from outside Bihar (men and women) need 60%.

STET 2026 candidates: those who have the academic and training qualification and are appearing in STET 2026 can apply, but must pass STET 2026 before the written exam. No admit card is issued to anyone who has not passed it. A self-declaration (format on the BPSC website) must be given while applying.

Class 1–5 qualification (any one)

• Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (any name).
• Senior Secondary with at least 45% marks and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education obtained as per the NCTE Regulations, 2002.
• Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and a 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
• Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).
• Graduation and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (any name).

Urdu posts (Class 1–5): Maulvi/Alim from the Bihar State Madrasa Education Board or Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic & Persian University, Patna, or Intermediate with Urdu (50 marks) from a recognised board, or graduation in Urdu. Bangla posts: Bangla (50 marks) in Intermediate or graduation in Bangla. Language degrees from voluntary institutions set up by a society or trust are not accepted. The 18-month D.El.Ed from NIOS is valid as per the Supreme Court order, as is the 18-month D.El.Ed of teachers working before 10.08.2017.

Class 6–8 qualification (any one)

Posts: Maths & Science teacher, Social Science teacher and Language teacher.

• Graduation (UGC-recognised university) and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
• Graduation or Post-Graduation with at least 50% marks and B.Ed.
• Graduation with at least 45% marks and a 1-year B.Ed as per NCTE regulations.
• Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and a 4-year B.El.Ed, or a 4-year BA/BSc.Ed or BA.Ed/BSc.Ed.
• Graduation with at least 50% marks and a 1-year B.Ed (Special Education).
• Post-Graduation with at least 55% marks (or equivalent grade) and a 3-year integrated B.Ed-M.Ed.
• BCA with at least 50% marks and D.El.Ed/B.Ed/B.Ed (Special Education), or MCA with at least 55% marks and a 3-year integrated B.Ed-M.Ed.
• Engineering graduate (with specialisation in science and maths) as per the NCTE Regulations, 2014, and B.Ed; or B.Sc (Bio-Technology) or B.Sc (Electronics) and B.Ed.

Subject rules: Language teachers must have studied the language as Honours or Subsidiary at graduation (Sanskrit: graduation/Shastri; Urdu: Alim or graduation in Urdu). Social Science: any two of History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Economics, Commerce, Psychology, Sociology and Home Science at graduation. Maths & Science: any two of Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany or Zoology) at graduation. D.Ed/B.Ed (Special Education) is valid only if RCI-recognised, and such appointees must complete a 6-month NCTE-recognised special training after appointment (6 months' paid leave is allowed for it).

Class 9–10 qualification (general subjects, any one)

• Graduation or Post-Graduation with at least 50% marks in the specified subject/subject group and B.Ed from an NCTE-recognised institution.
• Graduation or Post-Graduation with at least 45% marks and B.Ed as per the NCTE regulations of 2002 and 2007.
• 4-year BA.Ed/BSc.Ed in the specified subject/subject group from an NCTE-recognised institution.

• Mathematics: Mathematics with any two of Physics, Electronics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Statistics at graduation, or an engineering degree with specialisation in Mathematics. BCA in Computer Science is counted.
• Science: Zoology, Botany and Chemistry at graduation, or an engineering degree with specialisation in Science. Biotechnology/Microbiology is also included.
• Social Science: any two of History, Geography, Economics and Political Science at graduation (subsidiary or honours), one of which must be History or Geography. Ancient History counts as History.
• Languages: the language studied as Honours or Subsidiary at graduation.
• Physical Education, Music, Fine Arts and Dance have separate qualifications (for example, a degree in the subject with at least 50% marks for Music, Fine Arts and Dance). Read Paragraph 2 (D) to (G) of the official advertisement.

Special School Teacher (Class 9–10): graduation with at least 50% marks, B.Ed in Special Education from an RCI-recognised institution with a valid RCI CRR number (or B.Ed with an RCI certificate/diploma equivalent to B.Ed Special Education and a valid CRR number), and 6 months' teaching training in the cross-disability field. If RCI has not started that training, it can be completed within 2 years of it starting.

Class 11–12 qualification (general subjects, any one)

• Post-Graduation with at least 50% marks in the specified subject and B.Ed from an NCTE-recognised institution.
• Post-Graduation with at least 45% marks and B.Ed as per the NCTE regulations of 2002 and 2007.
• Post-Graduation with at least 50% marks in the specified subject and a BA.Ed/BSc.Ed.
• Post-Graduation with at least 55% marks (or equivalent grade) and a 3-year integrated B.Ed-M.Ed.

• Computer Science: a degree with at least 50% marks from options such as DOEACC 'A' level with any PG, B.E./B.Tech (CS/IT), B.E./B.Tech in any stream with a PG Diploma in Computers, PG/MCA in Computer Science, BCA with any PG, and others listed in the advertisement. B.Ed is not required for Computer Science.
• Music: Post-Graduation in Music with at least 50% marks.
• Commerce stream: posts are in Entrepreneurship (EPS), Accountancy and Business Studies. A candidate who passed the eligibility test in Commerce may apply for any one of these; one who passed it in EPS, Accountancy or Business Studies may apply only in that subject.

Common rules: SC, ST, EBC, BC and disabled candidates get a 5% relaxation in the minimum qualifying marks at all levels. Fazil (Urdu/Persian/Arabic) is treated as equal to Post-Graduation and Alim as equal to graduation; Acharya (Sanskrit) is treated as equal to Post-Graduation and Shastri as equal to graduation. In any dispute about a teacher-training degree, the Education Department's decision (in consultation with NCTE) is final.

Age limit

Two court-related relaxations apply only to the specific petitioners and candidates named in the advertisement (Paragraph 3, Note). Check that you meet the age rules before paying the fee.

Class-wise vacancies (total 33,320)

Category-wise vacancies

UR = Unreserved, EWS = Economically Weaker Section, EBC = Extremely Backward Class, BC = Backward Class, SC = Scheduled Caste, ST = Scheduled Tribe, BCW = Backward Class Women. Category figures include backlog posts and, for Class 9–10 and 11–12, the posts added by the corrigendum of 29.09.2026. Reservation applies only to Bihar domicile candidates.

Horizontal reservation within the above

Women's horizontal reservation is 50% for Class 1–5 and 6–8 and 35% for Class 9–10 and 11–12 (Bihar domicile women only). PwBD (persons with benchmark disabilities: visually impaired, deaf, orthopaedically handicapped and multiple disability) get 4% horizontal reservation, Bihar domicile only. Freedom fighter grandchildren get 2% horizontal reservation. Transgender candidates get horizontal reservation as notified.

Class 1–5 (Primary): subject-wise posts

Class 6–8 (Middle): subject-wise posts

Class 9–10 (Secondary): subject-wise posts

Class 11–12 (Higher Secondary): subject-wise posts

BPSC notes that the numbers can go up or down if the Education Department amends its requisition. District-wise, subject-wise and category-wise vacancies (including for transgender candidates) are published as separate PDFs on the BPSC website; see Important Links. 40% of posts are to be filled by candidates who passed Matric or Intermediate from educational institutions in Bihar.

The fee is the same for all categories, as fixed by the General Administration Department resolution of 21.08.2025. Payment is online through the portal (SBI payment gateway), from 25.09.2026 to 25.10.2026. Entering your Aadhaar number and an Aadhaar-linked mobile number is advised: it avoids the biometric fee and an OTP is sent to that mobile at document verification.

The fee is not refunded in any situation, including after cancelling a payment or an application. If you were charged more than once, you can raise a chargeback claim through your bank.

Selection process

1. Written examination (objective MCQ) for the class group. It may be held in more than one phase depending on the number of candidates.
2. Provisional merit list prepared by BPSC and sent to the Education Department.
3. Verification of claims and documents by the Education Department before appointment, then district allotment by the Education Department.

No interview is held. There is no re-evaluation of answer sheets.

Minimum qualifying marks in the written exam

The 32% for women (35% horizontal reservation) and PwD (4% horizontal reservation) applies only to Bihar domicile candidates. Under the Bihar State School Teacher Rules, 2023, the Commission can fix the qualifying marks.

How merit is decided

• Class 1–5: by marks in Part II (General Studies). Tie: Part I (Language) marks, then age, then name in Devanagari alphabetical order.
• Class 6–8, 9–10, Special (9–10) and 11–12: by total marks in Part II + Part III. Tie: Part III (subject) marks, then Part I marks, then age, then name in Devanagari alphabetical order.
• Guest teachers who qualify for Higher Secondary teacher posts get 5 bonus marks per year of service (maximum 25), added only after they reach the minimum qualifying marks. This is subject to the outcome of LPA No. 593/2024 in the Patna High Court.

Priority across class groups

If you are eligible for more than one class group, give your order of priority in the single online application. You are considered for your highest-priority group first; if you qualify there, you are not considered for lower groups. If you do not give any priority, the result is published only for the higher post.

Written exam pattern (objective, as per Advt. No. 15/2026)

Each class group has one paper of 150 questions, 150 marks, 2 hours 30 minutes.

• Part I (Language, qualifying): practical knowledge of English and Hindi/Urdu/Bangla. At least 30% is compulsory. The language you choose for one class group applies to all class groups.
• Part II (General Studies): elementary mathematics, general awareness, general science, Indian national movement and geography. For Class 1–5 it also includes mental ability, social science and environment.
• Part III (Subject): one subject paper of your choice.
  • Class 6–8: Maths & Science, Social Science, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit or English.
  • Class 9–10: Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, English, Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, Music, Social Science, Bangla, Fine Arts, Dance, Maithili, Arabic or Persian (the same list applies to Special School Teacher, Class 9–10).
  • Class 11–12: Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, History, Political Science, Geography, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Home Science, Music, Philosophy, Computer Science, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship, Accountancy, Bangla, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic or Persian.
• Social Science (Class 6–8 and 9–10): if you choose History in Section I, choose one of Geography, Economics or Political Science in Section II; if you choose Geography in Section I, choose Economics or Political Science in Section II.

Syllabus level

Subject papers follow the SCERT/NCERT syllabus, and the General Studies paper follows the SCERT syllabus, but the level of questions is set by the minimum qualification for that class group. BPSC has not issued a separate detailed TRE 4.0 syllabus in the advertisement.

Marking

• Each question has five options, A to E. Mark one answer from A to D. If you do not want to answer, you must mark E.
• Negative marking: 1/3 mark is deducted for every wrong answer, and also for every question where none of A to E is marked.

1. One Time Registration (OTR): go to bpsconline.bihar.gov.in and click New User Registration. A valid email ID and mobile number are needed. Candidates who did OTR on the old portal must do it again on the new portal. Only one OTR is allowed.
2. DigiLocker (optional): after OTR you can link DigiLocker to fetch documents, or press Back to continue on the application portal.
3. Create your profile in 6 steps: personal information, address, other information, qualifications, experience, then a live photo by webcam and your signature in English and in Hindi (signature image up to 20 KB, 150–220 px wide and 250–320 px high). Tick the declaration and click Submit and Lock Profile.
4. Pay the fee: open the New Application tab, click Pay Fees for TRE 4.0, accept the terms, choose the post(s)/subject, and pay online. After payment you cannot remove or add a post/subject without cancelling the payment.
5. Submit the application: click Apply, then Proceed to Application, fill the form and click Submit Application. In the STET field enter your BSEB Unique ID and the result date; for CTET enter the serial number and issue date from the certificate.
6. Print: from My Account → View → Application Print, download and print two copies. Each page must show the Application Number, Application ID and Bar Code.

Pay the fee by 25.10.2026 and submit the application by 26.10.2026. No hard copy is to be sent to BPSC. Name, parents' names, gender, Aadhaar and date of birth entered in OTR cannot be changed, and an application cannot be edited after submission. If there is a mistake, cancel the application and apply again; the fee is not refunded. If you pay but do not click Final Submit, the application is not complete. Complaints about OTR or the form can be raised in the portal's Grievance tab.