Bihar Senior Secondary Teacher Syllabus, Exam Pattern

150 objective questions for 150 marks in 2 hours 30 minutes: 30 language questions (English plus Hindi, Urdu or Bangla) where you need 30% but which do not count for merit, 40 General Studies questions at senior secondary level, and 80 questions in one of 30 subject papers.

A wrong answer, or leaving all five options blank, costs one third of a mark. Qualifying marks are 40% for unreserved, 36.5% BC, 34% EBC and 32% SC, ST, women and disabled.

Subject papers follow the Class 11 and 12 SCERT and NCERT syllabus, at post-graduate level. The detailed subject syllabi are on the BPSC site.

Posts by subject

Total 16,540.

Qualification

A master's in the subject with at least 50% and a B.Ed; or 45% and a B.Ed under the NCTE 2002 and 2007 regulations; or 50% and a four-year B.A.Ed or B.Sc.Ed; or 55% and the three-year integrated B.Ed-M.Ed. Accepted master's subjects include:

Computer Science needs no B.Ed. A BE or B.Tech in CS or IT, MCA, M.Sc in CS, or a degree plus a PG diploma in computers or a DOEACC level all qualify. Fazil counts as a master's for Urdu, Persian and Arabic, and Acharya for Sanskrit. Commerce TET holders may apply for any of Entrepreneurship, Accountancy or Business Studies.

STET and age

STET Paper II is required (STET 2026 candidates can apply if they pass before the admit card). Minimum age 21 on 1 August 2026. Upper age on 1 August 2024: 37 unreserved men, 40 BC, EBC and unreserved women, 42 SC, ST and transgender.

Merit is the total of General Studies and the subject paper; no interview. Ties go to the subject score, then language, then the older candidate.

Guest teachers who worked under the January 2018 resolution and hold the required qualification get 5 marks for each year of service, up to 25, added after they reach the qualifying marks. That benefit depends on the outcome of the state's appeal LPA 593/2024 in the Patna High Court; they must submit an experience certificate from the District Education Officer.

Basic pay ₹32,000 a month plus state allowances, as Vidyalaya Adhyapak (non-gazetted).

Apply on the BPSC online portal after OTR. Fee ₹100; an Aadhaar-less application pays ₹200 more. You may choose just one subject, among those in which you passed STET.

Closing marks for TRE 4.0 will exist only after the result. Earlier TRE results are on the BPSC site.

• Chemistry and Physics carry by far the most posts; competition in small subjects such as Arabic or Bangla can be very different.
• Treat the subject paper as a post-graduate revision of the Class 11 and 12 syllabus.
• Old TRE booklets are on the BPSC question booklets page.

• Advertisement 15/2026 (PDF)
• Corrigendum with 439 added posts (PDF)
• District-wise vacancies, Class 11 to 12 (PDF)
• Roster for the 8 added subjects (PDF)
• Apply online
• BPSC advertisements

How many Class 11 and 12 posts are there?

16,540 in TRE 4.0.

Do I need a B.Ed for Computer Science?

No.

Which STET paper is needed?

Paper II.

What is the pay?

₹32,000 basic per month plus allowances.