BPSC TRE 4.0 Recruitment Notification 2026 (Revised): 32,388 Vacancies, Apply Online 25 Sept–26 Oct

Last Updated: 23 September 2026 – 32,388 Vacancies | Applications Open: 25 September – 26 October 2026 | Fee Last Date: 25 October 2026

BPSC TRE 4.0 Recruitment 2026

What changed: BPSC has revised this notification. The original Advertisement No. 14/2026 (dated 18 August 2026) was postponed in early September due to procedural changes and has now been formally cancelled and replaced by Advertisement No. 15/2026, issued on 22 September 2026. The total vacancy count (32,388), eligibility, age limit, exam pattern and fee structure remain unchanged — only the application dates have moved, from the original 1–30 September window to the new 25 September – 26 October 2026 window. If you downloaded the notification before 22 September, re-check your dates before applying.

Quick Snapshot

• Post: School Teacher (Primary, Middle, Secondary, Higher Secondary) — Education Department, Bihar
• Total Vacancies: 32,388
• Apply Online: 25 September – 26 October 2026
• Application Fee: ₹100 per level applied
• Official Website: www.bpsc.bihar.gov.in

Introduction

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has released the BPSC TRE 4.0 Recruitment Notification 2026 (Advertisement No. 15/2026) for 32,388 School Teacher vacancies under the Education Department, Bihar. This is the fourth phase of the Bihar Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) and covers teaching posts across four levels — Primary (Classes 1–5), Middle (Classes 6–8), Secondary (Classes 9–10), and Higher Secondary (Classes 11–12).

Online applications open on 25 September 2026 and close on 26 October 2026, with the fee payment window closing a day earlier on 25 October. Candidates holding the relevant CTET/STET/BTET qualification and NCTE-prescribed educational qualification for their target level can apply. This article covers the complete, updated vacancy breakdown, eligibility, age limit, fee, salary, exam pattern, selection process and step-by-step application process — including a few details buried deep in the notification that most sources miss.

This is the fourth phase of Bihar’s ongoing teacher recruitment drive, part of a much larger pool of Teaching Jobs open across India right now.

Detailed Overview Table

Who Can Apply

• Indian citizens holding the required NCTE-prescribed educational and professional qualification for the level they’re applying to.
• Candidates who have passed the applicable Teacher Eligibility Test: CTET Paper-I/BTET (Class 1–5), CTET Paper-II/BTET Paper-II (Class 6–8), STET Paper-I (Class 9–10), or STET Paper-II (Class 11–12).
• Candidates still appearing for STET 2026 can also apply now, provided they clear STET 2026 before the Preliminary Test and submit a signed self-declaration form with their application — if you don’t clear it in time, no admit card will be issued.
• Teachers appointed before 2012 who have already passed the “dakshata pariksha” (proficiency test) are exempt from the STET/CTET requirement.
• Candidates from outside Bihar can also apply, but reservation benefits apply only to Bihar’s domiciled candidates.

Who is NOT eligible

• B.Ed-only holders cannot apply for Primary Teacher (Class 1–5) posts — a 2-year D.El.Ed (or equivalent elementary-education diploma) is mandatory for this level per Supreme Court/NCTE norms. B.Ed qualifies you for Middle, Secondary, and Higher Secondary levels only.
• Candidates who have already exhausted 5 attempts across all BPSC School Teacher recruitment phases (TRE 1.0 to 4.0 combined) are not eligible to apply again.
• M.Com in Applied/Business Economics does not qualify for the Commerce teacher post at the Higher Secondary level — a standard M.Com is required.

Important Dates

Quick takeaway: Applications are open right now — with just over a month to apply, don’t leave form submission and fee payment to the last two days; BPSC explicitly states it isn’t responsible for last-minute payment or server issues.

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BPSC TRE 4.0 Primary Teacher Vacancy Subject Wise – Classes 1–5

The 3,847 Primary Teacher posts are distributed across the following subjects:

The official table also provides category-wise reservation and horizontal reservation details for women, PwD candidates, freedom-fighter descendants and transgender candidates.

Vacancy Table (with full breakdown)

Level-wise Vacancy Summary

Primary Teacher (Class 1–5) — Medium-wise

Middle School Teacher (Class 6–8) — Subject-wise

Secondary Teacher (Class 9–10) — Subject-wise

(Correct total is 3,877 — some sources online have mistakenly shown this as 387; the subject-wise figures above sum correctly to 3,877 and match the official notification.)

Higher Secondary Teacher (Class 11–12) — Subject-wise

Category-wise Reservation (all levels combined)

Additional horizontal reservation applies on top of the above: 50% for women at Primary/Middle level and 35% at Secondary/Higher Secondary level, ~4% for PwD candidates, plus reserved seats for transgender candidates (district-wise list published separately per Patna High Court’s Veera Yadav directive) and freedom fighters’ grandchildren (2%). Full category × subject × disability breakdown is in the official notification.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification (summary by level)

• A 5% relaxation in minimum qualifying marks applies to SC/ST/EBC/BC and female candidates on the above qualifications.
• Subject-to-degree mapping matters at the Higher Secondary level (e.g., Physics teachers need PG in Physics/Electronics/Applied Physics/Nuclear Physics; Commerce teachers need a standard M.Com) — check the exact mapping table in the official notification before applying for a specific subject.
• Computer Science teachers at the Higher Secondary level do not need a B.Ed — a recognized computer science degree (B.E./B.Tech/MCA/M.Sc CS or DOEACC-equivalent) is sufficient.

Middle, Secondary, and Higher Secondary posts need a Graduate/PG degree — see more government jobs after graduation.

Age Limit

Important nuance most sources get wrong: the minimum age is calculated as on 01.08.2026, but the maximum age is calculated as on 01.08.2024 — two different reference dates, not one common cut-off.

Age relaxation:

• Bihar Government regular employees: +5 years (capped at 5 total competitive exam attempts)
• PwD candidates: +10 years
• Ex-servicemen: +3 years + military service period served
• Teachers employed under Panchayati Raj/Nagar Nikay institutions: age limit relaxed entirely
• Freedom fighters’ grandchildren: 2% horizontal reservation (separate from age relaxation)

Min and max age use two different cut-off dates — check your exact eligibility with our age calculator.

Application Fee

• If applying for more than one level (e.g., both Class 6–8 and Class 9–10), the ₹100 fee is charged separately for each level.
• Payment is online only (net banking/UPI/card via SBI payment gateway) — no offline/challan option.
• Providing your Aadhaar number during registration avoids the extra ₹200 biometric fee, but your Aadhaar-linked mobile must be working, since an OTP is required during Document Verification.

Salary & Pay Scale

*In-hand figures are widely-reported estimates (basic pay + DA/HRA/medical allowance as per Bihar Government norms) — not stated explicitly in the official notification, which specifies only the basic pay shown above plus “other admissible allowances as per state government rules.” Treat the in-hand range as indicative until your appointment letter confirms it.

• Perks include Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), and medical allowance as per state government norms.
• All posts are permanent (not contractual) government teaching positions.

This is Bihar’s own state pay scale, not the 7th CPC structure — you can compare it against other government pay levels on our Government Salary Calculators page.

Exam Pattern & Preparation Details

Selection is entirely objective (MCQ) — there is no interview.

Preliminary Exam (Qualifying only — marks not counted in final merit)

Main Exam (Merit-determining)

• Part I (Language) requires a separate 30% qualifying score — it doesn’t count toward your merit rank but you must clear it independently.
• Negative marking of 1/3 mark applies in the Main Exam too.
• Syllabus for all papers is based on SCERT/NCERT, pitched at the level of the minimum qualification prescribed for that post.
• A rule most competitor articles miss: every question offers 5 options (A–E), where E means “I choose not to answer.” If you leave a question completely blank without selecting any of the 5 options — including E — it is still marked as unanswered and penalized the full 1/3 negative mark, exactly like a wrong answer. Selecting E explicitly is the only safe way to skip a question.
• Minimum qualifying marks (both Prelim and Main): General 40%, BC 36.5%, EBC 34%, SC/ST/Women/PwD 32%.

Preparation tips:

1. Since Part I (Language) is qualifying-only, don’t over-invest prep time there beyond clearing the 30% bar — focus most study hours on Part II/III.
2. Build a habit of marking option E for genuinely unknown questions rather than leaving them blank — it protects your score compared to accidental non-attempts.
3. Bihar-specific GK (geography, freedom movement, state economy) appears across every paper — a dedicated Bihar GK revision list pays off regardless of which level you’re targeting.
4. For subject papers (Class 6–12), align your revision to NCERT/SCERT texts at the qualification level specified for your post, not at an advanced/postgraduate depth.

Selection Process

1. Preliminary Test — Qualifying stage only; marks are not carried forward to the final merit list.
2. Main Written Examination — Objective exam; your Main Exam score alone determines your final merit rank.
3. Document Verification (DV) — Aadhaar-based OTP verification is mandatory here; keep your Aadhaar-linked mobile active.
4. Final Merit List — Prepared category-wise and post-wise based on Main Exam marks; ties are broken by seniority in age, then alphabetically by name (Devanagari script order).

• No interview is conducted at any stage for this recruitment.
• Guest teachers (atithi shikshak) who meet the prescribed eligibility get experience-based weightage — 5 marks per year of service, up to a maximum of 25 marks — added on top of their qualifying score in both Prelim and Main.
• There is no provision for re-evaluation of answer sheets.
• The number of candidates called to the Main Exam will be 2 to 10 times the vacancies per category, based on total applications received.

How to Apply (Step-by-Step)

1. Visit bpsconline.bihar.gov.in and complete One Time Registration (OTR) — this is a one-time step covering all future BPSC exams, not just this one.
2. Link your DigiLocker account (via the “Meri Pehchan” portal) for digital document verification, or proceed without it if you prefer uploading documents directly.
3. Complete your profile across 6 steps: Personal Information → Address → Other Information (any pending criminal case declarations) → Qualification → Experience → Photo/Signature upload, then lock your profile.
4. From the “New Application” tab, select the BPSC TRE 4.0 (Advertisement No. 15/2026) listing.
5. Choose your post/level and subject, then proceed to fee payment via the SBI payment gateway.
6. Submit your final application and download/print the confirmation page for your records.

Documents checklist:

• Matriculation certificate (date of birth proof)
• Educational and professional qualification certificates matching your applied level
• CTET/STET/BTET marksheet and certificate (or STET 2026 self-declaration if still appearing)
• Caste/EWS/residence certificates, as applicable to your claimed category
• RCI CRR number certificate (only for special education teacher posts)
• Guest teacher experience certificate + appointment letter (only if claiming experience weightage)
• Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature in the specified format

Common mistakes to avoid:

• Submitting the form before double-checking your subject/post choice — no correction window is provided after final submission, unlike some other BPSC exams.
• Forgetting to link your mobile number with Aadhaar — a failed OTP during Document Verification can cost you your candidature.
• Registering more than one OTR account — this can get your application rejected outright.

BPSC TRE 4.0 Recruitment 2026 – Important Links

Important Tips

• Apply as early in the window as possible — with 32,388 vacancies expected to draw an extremely high volume of applicants, server load typically spikes hard in the final 3–4 days.
• Keep 4 identical recent passport-size photographs in physical reserve, as instructed in the notification, in case BPSC requests them later.
• Double-check whether your degree matches the exact subject-to-qualification mapping for your chosen post, especially at the Higher Secondary level — a mismatch discovered during verification can disqualify you even after clearing both exams.
• If applying for multiple levels, budget separately for each ₹100 fee — there’s no combined-application discount.

Track admit card and result updates here, or on our Latest Govt Jobs 2026 page.

Additional Important Info

• 40% domicile-neutral quota: 40% of vacancies are reserved for candidates who completed their Matriculation or Intermediate from a school situated within Bihar — regardless of their state of permanent residence. If this quota isn’t filled, the remaining seats revert to the general eligible pool.
• Attempt limit: A candidate can appear for the BPSC School Teacher recruitment (across all TRE phases combined) a maximum of 5 times.
• One-time relaxation: Following a Supreme Court order (SLP Diary No. 28464/2025), candidates who exceeded the age limit due to an earlier litigation delay get a one-time opportunity to apply, limited strictly to the parties named in that case.
• STET-2026-appearing candidates must submit a signed self-declaration (with father’s/mother’s name in Hindi and English, STET application number, Aadhaar number) along with their application.

Related Government Teaching Opportunities

Preparing for BPSC TRE 4.0? A few related openings and tools you may also want to check

• Graduate Government Jobs — other openings open to Graduate/PG degree holders, beyond teaching alone.
• UP Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2026 — a parallel state teacher drive, if Bihar isn’t your only option.
• UP PGT Recruitment 2026 — worth a look if you also qualify at the Postgraduate Teacher level.
• UPPSC Professor & Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 — for the higher-education teaching track instead.
• HTET Answer Key 2026 — for candidates also appearing in Haryana’s teacher eligibility test.
• Jobs by Education — browse openings filtered by your exact qualification.

FAQs

1. What is the last date to apply for BPSC TRE 4.0 2026? The online application window closes on 26 October 2026, with the fee payment deadline a day earlier on 25 October 2026.

2. Why did the BPSC TRE 4.0 application dates change? The original Advertisement No. 14/2026 (18 August 2026) was postponed for procedural changes and has now been replaced by Advertisement No. 15/2026 (22 September 2026), with a revised application window of 25 September–26 October 2026. Vacancies, eligibility, and fee structure are unchanged.

3. How many total vacancies are there in BPSC TRE 4.0? 32,388 vacancies across Primary (3,847), Middle (8,563), Secondary (3,877), and Higher Secondary (16,101) teacher posts.

4. Is there an interview in BPSC TRE 4.0 selection? No. Selection is entirely through the Preliminary Test and Main Written Examination — no interview is conducted at any stage.

5. Can B.Ed holders apply for Primary Teacher (Class 1–5) posts? No. A 2-year D.El.Ed (or equivalent) is mandatory for Primary Teacher posts per Supreme Court and NCTE norms. B.Ed qualifies candidates for Middle, Secondary, and Higher Secondary levels only.

6. Is CTET or STET mandatory to apply? Yes — CTET Paper-I/BTET for Class 1–5, CTET Paper-II/BTET Paper-II for Class 6–8, STET Paper-I for Class 9–10, and STET Paper-II for Class 11–12. Candidates still appearing for STET 2026 may also apply with a self-declaration, provided they clear it before the Preliminary Test.

7. What is the application fee for BPSC TRE 4.0? ₹100 per level/category applied, plus a ₹200 biometric fee if Aadhaar isn’t provided during registration.

8. Can I apply for more than one teacher level in the same recruitment? Yes, candidates meeting the eligibility for multiple levels can apply for each, paying the ₹100 fee separately per level.

9. What is the age limit for BPSC TRE 4.0? Minimum 18 years (Primary/Middle) or 21 years (Secondary/Higher Secondary) as on 1 August 2026; maximum age ranges from 37 to 42 years depending on category, calculated as on 1 August 2024 — note the two different reference dates.

10. Is there negative marking in the BPSC TRE 4.0 exam? Yes, 1/3 mark is deducted per wrong answer in both the Preliminary and Main exams. Leaving a question fully blank without selecting the “E — don’t want to answer” option also attracts the same penalty.

11. What is the in-hand salary for a BPSC TRE 4.0 teacher? Basic pay ranges from ₹25,000 (Primary) to ₹32,000 (Higher Secondary) per month; with allowances, the approximate in-hand salary is estimated between ₹45,000 and ₹61,690 depending on level, though this isn’t officially stated in the notification.

12. Can candidates from outside Bihar apply for BPSC TRE 4.0? Yes, but reservation and category benefits apply only to candidates who are permanent residents of Bihar. Out-of-state candidates are treated as unreserved-category applicants.

13. Do guest teachers (atithi shikshak) get any advantage in this exam? Yes, eligible guest teachers receive experience-based weightage of 5 marks per year of service (maximum 25 marks), added after they clear the minimum qualifying marks in both the Preliminary and Main exams.

14. Can I correct my application after final submission? No. Once the application is submitted and locked, no changes to post, subject, or category are permitted — review every detail carefully before submitting.

Final Conclusion

BPSC TRE 4.0 is one of Bihar’s largest teacher recruitment drives in recent years, with 32,388 vacancies spanning Primary to Higher Secondary levels. With the revised application window now open (25 September – 26 October 2026), eligible candidates should apply well before the deadline, keep their documents and Aadhaar-linked mobile ready for verification, and pay close attention to the subject-qualification mapping for their chosen post. Bookmark this page and follow our WhatsApp channel for the exam date announcement, admit card release, and answer key updates as soon as BPSC publishes them.

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