BPSC TRE 4 Teacher Recruitment 2026

The Bihar Public Service Commission has kicked off the fourth edition of its Teacher Recruitment Exam, inviting applications for 32,388 school teacher positions spread across four distinct schooling levels — from primary classrooms all the way up to senior secondary subject specialists. Unlike a single uniform post, this drive is really four separate hiring processes bundled under one advertisement, each with its own qualification bar, its own STET/CTET requirement, and its own pay scale. Getting the level right before you apply matters just as much as clearing the exam itself.

How the 32,388 Posts Break Down by School Level

Pay drawn during the probation period is lower than the figures above — teachers receive 70% of the minimum band in year one, 80% in year two, and 90% in year three, with full pay beginning only once probation is successfully completed.

Subject-Wise Spread at Each Level

The Middle school category carries the heaviest single load, with Mathematics & Science alone accounting for roughly 2,188 of its 8,563 posts, followed by Social Science and Hindi. At the Higher Secondary end, Chemistry (3,695 posts) and Physics (1,758 posts) dominate the science stream, while English (1,321) and Zoology (1,030) lead the arts and biology groupings. Secondary-level hiring leans most heavily on Mathematics, Science and Social Science, in that order.

Exam Structure — Screening Round, Then a Scored Main Exam

Selection runs through two objective-format stages. The Preliminary exam is purely a qualifying round — a 150-mark General Studies paper covering science, current affairs, Indian and Bihar history, geography, the state's economy, the national movement, and Bihar's contribution to it, to be completed in two hours. It does not feed into the final merit list; it only decides who advances. Based on prelim scores, the Commission calls forward 2.5 to 10 times the number of vacancies in each category for the Main exam, with all candidates clearing the same cut-off within a category advancing together.

Every question has five options, and choosing not to attempt one still costs a candidate one-third of a mark under the notification's negative marking rule — a detail worth remembering, since it applies equally to unanswered questions and wrong ones. The minimum score needed on the Language part is a flat 30%, regardless of category.

Age Limits Differ by Schooling Level

Minimum age is 18 for Primary and Middle school posts, and 21 for Secondary and Higher Secondary posts, with cut-off dates fixed at 1 August 2026. Ex-servicemen get a further 3-year relaxation plus credit for time served, capped so their effective age at application never exceeds 57. Persons with disabilities are entitled to a 10-year relaxation beyond the general cap, subject to submitting proof to the appointed authority.

The Application Runs Entirely Through DigiLocker

• Every candidate must first complete a One Time Registration (OTR) on the Commission's portal, which requires an active email address and mobile number linked to Aadhaar.
• OTR only captures basic identifying details and issues a candidate profile — it is not, by itself, an application to any specific post.
• After OTR, candidates are routed to DigiLocker's Meri Pehchaan portal to grant document-sharing consent before continuing.
• Profile creation is a six-step process — personal details, address, other declarations, qualifications, work experience, and finally photo/signature upload — after which the profile gets locked.
• Candidates without an Aadhaar number entered during OTR are charged an extra ₹200 biometric verification fee at the payment stage.
• Once a post is applied for, the application and payment can be cancelled and redone, but a locked profile cannot be edited without first unlocking it — and profile changes require cancelling any pending payment first.
• No physical documents need to be couriered to the Commission's office; scanned self-attested copies are to be kept ready and produced only if specifically asked for.

Reservation and Other Notable Provisions

• Horizontal reservation for women runs at 35% within the Secondary and Higher Secondary categories, and 50% within Primary and Middle school categories.
• A 4% horizontal quota applies to benchmark persons with disabilities, subject to Bihar-domicile and medical certification requirements.
• Candidates claiming the Economically Weaker Section quota must submit an income and asset certificate dated within the current year, along with proof of Bihar domicile.
• Reservation benefits under this notification are available only to candidates who are original domiciles of Bihar.
• Descendants of freedom fighters (grandchildren) can claim relaxation with proof of the freedom fighter's pension recognition by the Central Government.
• Scribe assistance for eligible disabled candidates requires a certificate confirming the disability qualifies under the relevant scribe-eligibility rules, submitted along with a signed undertaking.

Put together, TRE-4.0 rewards candidates who treat this less like a single competitive exam and more like a matching exercise — matching their degree and STET/CTET qualification to the right schooling level, matching their category to the correct age and fee provisions, and matching their document set to what DigiLocker actually requires before the profile lock goes into effect. Because corrections after submission are not permitted, the groundwork done before hitting submit carries more weight here than in most other state recruitment drives.

Disclaimer: Based on the Bihar Public Service Commission's TRE-4.0 School Teacher Recruitment notification (Advertisement No. 14/2026) dated 18 August 2026. Vacancy figures, subject-wise breakups and eligibility conditions are subject to the Commission's amendments before final results. Candidates should verify complete details on the official website bpsc.bihar.gov.in before applying.