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TheJobKart brings you the complete details of the BPSC School Teacher Recruitment 2026. The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has opened applications for School Teacher posts in government schools across Bihar under the fourth phase of the Teacher Recruitment Examination, TRE 4.0, and this is one of the largest teacher drives in the state this year.

The headline figure needs a short explanation, because it changed after the first advertisement. The recruitment started with 32,388 posts, and a later corrigendum added 932 posts for Classes 9 to 12, taking the revised total to 33,320 posts. The last date to apply has also been extended, so candidates who missed the original October deadline still have a short window left — but the fee must be paid a day before the form closes.

Table of Contents

• BPSC School Teacher Recruitment 2026 at a Glance
• A Revised Advertisement, Not TRE 3.0
• Vacancy Details
• Class-wise and Subject-wise Vacancy Details
• Who Can Apply? Eligibility Criteria
• Salary and Benefits
• Important Dates
• Application Fee
• Selection Process and Exam Pattern
• How to Apply Online: Step-by-Step
• Documents to Keep Ready
• About BPSC
• Why This Recruitment Stands Out
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Important Links
• Disclaimer

BPSC School Teacher Recruitment 2026 at a Glance

A Revised Advertisement, Not TRE 3.0

This is TRE 4.0, the fourth phase of the BPSC school teacher recruitment, and it should not be confused with earlier TRE phases. Advertisement No. 14/2026, dated 18 August 2026, was cancelled and replaced by Advertisement No. 15/2026, dated 22 September 2026.

The first version of Advertisement No. 15/2026 offered 32,388 posts. On 29 September 2026, BPSC issued a corrigendum adding 932 posts in subjects that had been missing from the first list, after a revised supplementary requisition from the state government. That is how the total rose to 33,320. Candidates who applied under the earlier figures should check the latest BPSC notices for the revised vacancy position for their subject and class.

A further notice dated 26 October 2026 extended the application dates, following the Supreme Court order dated 1 August 2025 in SLP (Civil) Diary No. 28464/2025, Raman Kumar Mandal and Others versus State of Bihar and Others. The extension notice does not change the fee, eligibility or exam pattern, according to the summaries checked.

Vacancy Details

The revised total of 33,320 posts is spread across four school levels, from primary to higher secondary. The two lower levels are unchanged from the original advertisement; all 932 additional posts are in Classes 9 to 12.

The additional posts for Classes 9 to 10 are reported in Bengali, Fine Arts, Dance, Maithili, Special School Teacher, Arabic, Persian and Music. The additional posts for Classes 11 to 12 are reported in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic and Persian. Some summaries note that the extension notice mentions 33,320 posts but does not itself give a fresh class-wise breakdown, so candidates should confirm the subject-wise position for their own subject in the latest official vacancy tables before applying.

Class-wise and Subject-wise Vacancy Details

Primary Teacher — Classes 1 to 5: 3,847 posts

Middle School Teacher — Classes 6 to 8: 8,563 posts

Secondary Teacher — Classes 9 to 10: 4,370 posts (revised)

The original subject-wise total for this level was 3,877 posts, including Hindi 361, English 696, Science 463, Mathematics 570, Social Science 756, Sanskrit 322, Urdu 660, Physical Education 47 and Music 2. The corrigendum added 493 posts in this level, taking the revised total to 4,370.

Higher Secondary Teacher — Classes 11 to 12: 16,540 posts (revised)

This is the largest level in the recruitment. The original subject-wise total for this level was 16,101 posts, with the largest blocks in Chemistry 3,695, Physics 1,758, English 1,321 and Botany 1,078, followed by Psychology 1,030, Urdu 877, Sanskrit 746, Hindi 739, Music 736, Political Science 665, Mathematics 657, History 608, Zoology 449, Home Science 418, Computer Science 407, Sociology 266, Geography 176, Economics 138, Business Studies 133, Philosophy 80, Accountancy 66 and Entrepreneurship 58. The corrigendum added 439 posts in this level, taking the revised total to 16,540.

Reservation in this recruitment is for Bihar-domicile candidates only, and horizontal reservation for women, persons with disabilities, freedom-fighter grandchildren and transgender candidates sits inside the totals above, not in addition to them. District-wise vacancies and the full category-wise tables are given in the official advertisement, and candidates should check their own subject row carefully, because some subjects have no seat in a particular category.

Who Can Apply? Eligibility Criteria

Citizenship and basic conditions

You must be an Indian citizen and hold the qualification prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for your post, with the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) route for special education where applicable. You must also have passed the teacher eligibility test prescribed for your class, as explained below. A degree alone is not enough — a teaching qualification and a passed eligibility test are both required, except where the notification gives a specific exemption.

Candidates who were appointed as teachers before 2012 and passed the competency test are reported as not needing TET under the notification summaries. Candidates who passed D.El.Ed. in the 2024–2026 training session, exam year 2026, were allowed to apply under a notice dated 13 October 2026 by uploading the web copy of their marksheet.

Educational qualification by class

Subject rules matter a great deal in this recruitment. A language teacher must generally have studied that language at graduation, and for Classes 6 to 8, Social Science needs any two of the listed social science subjects, while Mathematics and Science needs any two of Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. SC, ST, EBC, BC and Divyang candidates get 5% relaxation in minimum qualifying marks, as reported.

For CTET and BTET, the pass marks reported in the corrigendum summaries are 60% for General category, 55% for Backward Class, Extremely Backward Class and General-category women, and 50% for SC, ST and disabled candidates. For STET Papers I and II, the pass mark is the one set by the Bihar School Examination Board for that sitting. Candidates from outside Bihar are held to the General-category minimum, as reported.

STET 2026 appearing candidates are reported as eligible to apply, but if they do not pass STET 2026 before the written exam, their admit card will not be issued, according to the summaries checked. Candidates should confirm this condition in the official notification before relying on it.

Age limit

Minimum age is counted as on 1 August 2026, while maximum age is counted as on 1 August 2024, as stated in the notification summaries — an unusual split that candidates should verify against the advertisement itself, because it affects who falls inside the limit.

Further relaxation is reported for persons with disabilities (10 years over the maximum, with certificate), ex-servicemen (3 years plus defence service period, with actual age not above 57 on the application date), Bihar government regular servants (5 years, only if 5 BPSC attempts counted from 12 December 2022 are not used up), and teachers working under Panchayati Raj or Urban Local Bodies. Petitioners in the Supreme Court case mentioned above are reported to get a one-time chance even if overage, only for those petitioners. Any relaxation not written in the advertisement will not be given, even if the online form asks for that information.

Other important conditions reported in the summaries include: reservation only for Bihar natives, and lost if not claimed in the online form with a valid certificate; 40% of vacancies for candidates who passed Matric or Intermediate from Bihar institutions; caste, residence and non-creamy layer certificates for married women must be in the father’s name and address; EWS certificates must be in the prescribed form and valid for one year, and outside-state candidates cannot claim EWS; and a maximum of 5 attempts in this examination.

Salary and Benefits

All posts in this recruitment are Non-Gazetted. The starting pay reported in the notification summaries is:

Allowances are fixed by the State Government from time to time, in addition to the figures above. The exact in-hand salary will therefore depend on the allowances in force at the time of joining and the place of posting.

Important Dates

Fee payment closes one day before the application form, so candidates should pay the fee first and not leave either step to the final hours. The summaries checked differ on the certificate cut-off date — one gives 30 September 2026 and another gives 26 October 2026 — and one summary notes that an extension of the last date does not extend the certificate cut-off. Candidates should therefore check the cut-off printed in Advertisement No. 15/2026 itself and make sure every certificate was issued on or before that date.

Application Fee

The fee is paid online only, and bank charges are extra. It is not refundable in any situation. After paying, you cannot add or remove a post without cancelling the payment, and cancelled payments and cancelled applications are not eligible for refund. Candidates applying for more than one class or post group should check on the portal whether a separate fee is payable for each post group, as one summary reports that it is.

Selection Process and Exam Pattern

Selection is by written examination only, with no interview, according to the notification summaries. Certificate verification is done by the Education Department before appointment, and recommendation by BPSC does not by itself give a right to appointment until documents are verified.

The paper pattern reported for each class is:

Each question has five options, A to E, and option E means “not attempting” — you must mark one option for every question. There is negative marking of 1/3 mark for every wrong answer and for every question left with no option marked. The language part needs at least 30% to qualify, and there is no re-evaluation.

Minimum qualifying marks reported for the written exam are: General 40%, BC 36.5%, EBC 34%, and SC, ST, Women and PwBD 32% (Bihar natives only). Merit for Classes 1 to 5 uses Part-II marks; for other classes it uses Part-II plus Part-III marks. If you apply for more than one class, you get a result only in your highest-priority class where you succeed, and your lower choices become void.

Guest teachers (Atithi Shikshak) meeting the prescribed eligibility are reported to get service-based weightage of 5 marks per year of service, up to a maximum of 25 marks, subject to the applicable court orders and Education Department resolutions. Candidates claiming this weightage should check the exact conditions in the official notification.

The syllabus follows SCERT and NCERT, as reported. The exam date has not been given in the notification, so candidates should follow bpsc.bihar.gov.in for the examination schedule and admit card updates.

How to Apply Online: Step-by-Step

1. Visit the official BPSC website, bpsc.bihar.gov.in, and open the TRE 4.0 application link for Advertisement No. 15/2026. The online portal is bpsconline.bihar.gov.in.
2. Read Advertisement No. 15/2026, the 29 September corrigendum and the 26 October extension notice in full before you start.
3. Complete One Time Registration (OTR) under “New User Registration” with a valid, active email ID and mobile number. Old-portal OTR holders must register afresh, and only one OTR is allowed.
4. Sign in and complete your profile in six steps: personal information, address information, other information, qualification information, experience information, and photo and signature upload. Upload a live webcam photograph and scanned signatures in both Hindi and English.
5. Review all entries, tick the declaration checkbox, and click “Submit and Lock Profile”. Name, parents’ names, gender, Aadhaar and date of birth cannot be changed later, except by unlocking before final submission where the portal allows it.
6. Go to the “New Application” tab, select Advertisement No. 15/2026, choose your post and subject, and give up to 38 preferred districts in order of priority, where the form asks for them.
7. Fill in every certificate number and issue date, along with your TET details — STET Unique ID or CTET serial number, as applicable.
8. Pay the fee online by 2 November 2026, through the online payment or SBI Payment Gateway. Remember the extra Rs. 200 biometric fee if Aadhaar is not used as identity proof.
9. Click “Proceed to Application” and then “Submit Application” by 3 November 2026, and download or print the confirmed application form from the “My Account” tab. Without final submission, your candidature is not valid.
10. Do not send a hard copy to the Commission. Keep your application number, OTR details and payment receipt safe for admit card and later updates.

Petitioners covered by the Supreme Court order mentioned above must separately submit their name, father’s name, mother’s name, proof of date of birth, Aadhaar number and mobile number at the BPSC office, Patna, by 29 October 2026, as directed in the extension notice.

Documents to Keep Ready

• Aadhaar card and Aadhaar number, mobile number and email ID
• Class 10 and Class 12 certificates and marksheets
• Graduation and post-graduation degree certificates and marksheets, as applicable
• D.El.Ed., B.Ed., B.El.Ed., B.A.Ed., B.Sc.Ed., B.P.Ed. or other teacher-training certificates, as applicable
• CTET, BTET or STET certificate, with serial number or Unique ID, as applicable
• Caste, EWS, non-creamy layer, residence and disability certificates, if claiming reservation or relaxation, in the prescribed form
• Experience certificate, if claiming guest-teacher weightage
• Live webcam photograph and scanned signatures in Hindi and English
• Any other certificate required by Advertisement No. 15/2026 for your post

Original documents will be checked during verification, so the details you enter in the form should match them exactly. Any mismatch between your form and original certificates can cancel your candidature.

About BPSC

The Bihar Public Service Commission, based at 15 Nehru Path (Bailey Road), Patna, is the constitutional body that recruits for civil services and other posts under the Government of Bihar. For school education, it conducts the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) for the Education Department, Bihar, to fill School Teacher posts in government schools from primary to higher secondary level.

District allocation and posting after selection are done by the Education Department, not by BPSC alone, and appointment is subject to document verification. That is why the application form asks for district preferences and why every certificate must match the form exactly.

Why This Recruitment Stands Out

With 33,320 posts across all four school levels, TRE 4.0 is one of the biggest single teacher recruitments in Bihar, and the higher secondary level alone accounts for almost half the total. The application fee is also unusually low at Rs. 100 for all categories, which removes a common barrier for applicants.

At the same time, this is not a recruitment to apply for casually. The eligibility rules are post-specific and subject-specific, the certificate cut-off and the split age cut-off dates need careful checking, and the fee deadline falls a day before the form deadline. Candidates who get their subject, class priority and TET details right, and who finish the OTR and fee steps early, are in a much stronger position than those who rush the form on the last day.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the last date to apply for BPSC School Teacher Recruitment 2026?
The last date to apply online is 3 November 2026, extended from 26 October 2026. The last date for fee payment is 2 November 2026.

How many vacancies are there?
There are 33,320 vacancies under Advertisement No. 15/2026, revised from 32,388 after a corrigendum added 932 posts for Classes 9 to 12.

Which advertisement should I apply under?
Advertisement No. 15/2026, dated 22 September 2026. Advertisement No. 14/2026, dated 18 August 2026, was cancelled.

What qualification is needed?
It depends on the class. In general, Classes 1 to 5 need 10+2 plus D.El.Ed. or an equivalent route and CTET or BTET Paper-I; Classes 6 to 8 need graduation plus D.El.Ed. or B.Ed. and CTET or BTET Paper-II; Classes 9 to 10 need graduation or post-graduation in the subject plus B.Ed. and STET Paper-I; and Classes 11 to 12 need post-graduation in the subject plus B.Ed. and STET Paper-II, with the exceptions for Music and Computer Science given above.

What is the age limit?
Minimum age is 18 years for Classes 1 to 8 and 21 years for Classes 9 to 12. Maximum age is 37 years for Unreserved males, 40 years for Unreserved females and BC / EBC candidates, and 42 years for SC / ST candidates and transgender candidates, with further relaxation as per the rules.

What is the salary?
Starting pay reported is Rs. 25,000 per month for Classes 1 to 5, Rs. 28,000 for Classes 6 to 8, Rs. 31,000 basic pay for Classes 9 to 10, and Rs. 32,000 basic pay for Classes 11 to 12, plus allowances.

What is the application fee?
Rs. 100 for all categories, plus Rs. 200 biometric fee if Aadhaar is not used as identity proof. The fee is non-refundable.

Is there an interview?
No. Selection is by written examination only, followed by document verification.

When is the exam?
The exam date has not been announced in the notification. BPSC will notify it separately on bpsc.bihar.gov.in.

Where do I apply?
Through the BPSC online portal, bpsconline.bihar.gov.in, via the official BPSC website, bpsc.bihar.gov.in. Use only the official portal and avoid third-party application links.

Important Links

• Official BPSC website: bpsc.bihar.gov.in
• BPSC online application portal: bpsconline.bihar.gov.in
• Recruitment: BPSC School Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE 4.0), Advertisement No. 15/2026
• Extension notice: 26 October 2026, fee by 2 November 2026, apply by 3 November 2026

Disclaimer

This post is written to help candidates understand the recruitment in simple language. It is not a substitute for the official notification. Vacancies, dates, fee, eligibility, age limits and selection details are subject to change by the Bihar Public Service Commission, and candidates should verify every detail in the official Advertisement No. 15/2026 notification, its corrigendum and the extension notice before applying. Follow TheJobKart for the latest government and private jobs in India.