BPSC TRE 4.0 Notification 2026: 32,388 Vacancies, Eligibility, Dates & Apply Online

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has released the much-awaited BPSC TRE 4.0 Notification 2026 (Advertisement No. 14/2026) on 18 August 2026, inviting online applications for 32,388 School Teacher vacancies across Primary, Middle, Secondary, and Senior Secondary schools under the Bihar Education Department. Online applications open on 1 September 2026 and close on 30 September 2026. Here is everything you need to know — vacancy breakup, eligibility, age limit, salary, exam pattern, and important dates.

BPSC TRE 4.0 Notification 2026 Out

The Bihar Public Service Commission has officially published Advertisement No. 14/2026 for the fourth phase of the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4.0), inviting eligible Indian candidates to apply online for 32,388 School Teacher posts under the Education Department, Government of Bihar. A separate short “Important Notice” (Advertisement No. 14/2026) has also been issued reconfirming the same vacancy count and application timeline. Detailed instructions for filling the online form are available on the Commission’s official website.

Bihar TRE 4.0 Notification 2026: Overview

Bihar Teacher Important Dates

BPSC TRE 4 Vacancy 2026

The 32,388 vacancies are divided into four broad categories based on school level:

Note: The recruiting department may increase or decrease the number of published vacancies if there is any revision in the requisition it receives.

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Bihar Teacher Primary School Teacher Vacancy

For Class 1 to 5 (Primary School), a total of 3,847 posts have been announced across three subjects:

• General (Samanya): 3,065 posts
• Urdu: 757 posts
• Bangla: 25 posts

Bihar Teacher Middle School Teacher Vacancy

For Class 6 to 8 (Middle School), a total of 8,563 posts are available across subjects such as:

• Mathematics & Science: 2,188
• Social Science: 1,190
• Hindi: 1,096
• English: 1,929
• Sanskrit: 1,225
• Urdu: 935

Read More: Download BPSC TRE Syllabus Now!

Bihar Teacher Secondary School Teacher Vacancy

For Class 9 to 10 (Secondary School), 3,877 posts are on offer, spread across Hindi, English, Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Sanskrit, Urdu, Physical Education, and Music, among other subjects.

Bihar Teacher Senior Secondary Teacher Vacancies

For Class 11 to 12 (Senior Secondary/Higher Secondary School), this is the largest category with 16,101 posts, covering subjects like Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Geography, History, Home Science, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Accountancy, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Urdu.

Know More: Download BPS TRE Previous Years Question Now!

BPSC TRE 4 Apply Online 2026

Interested and eligible candidates can apply online through the official BPSC portal. The broad steps are:

1. One Time Registration (OTR): Visit https://bpsconline.bihar.gov.in and complete the mandatory One Time Registration using a valid, active email ID and mobile number. This OTR is common for all future BPSC exams.
2. DigiLocker Linking: After OTR, link your DigiLocker account (via “Meri Pehchan” portal) to upload/import required documents.
3. Profile Creation (6 steps): Personal Information → Address Information → Other Information → Qualification Information → Experience Information → Upload Photo/Signature & Profile Lock.
4. Apply for the Advertisement: After locking the profile, select the relevant advertisement, choose your post/subject and category, and calculate the payable fee.
5. Pay Fee & Submit: Complete payment via the SBI Payment Gateway/Online Payment option, then proceed to fill and submit the Application Form.
6. Download & Print: After final submission, download two copies of the filled application from the “My Account” tab and keep them safely along with supporting documents.

Important: Once payment is made, the selected post/subject/category cannot be changed. Candidates must cancel the payment and refill the entire form if any correction is needed before final submission. No changes are permitted after final submission.

Bihar Teacher Exam Application Fee 2026

Candidates applying for more than one category (e.g., Class 1–5, 6–8, 9–10, and 11–12) must pay a separate fee for each category applied to. Bank charges, as applicable, will be added automatically to the exam fee during online payment.

BPSC Teacher Exam Eligibility 2026

To be eligible for the School Teacher post, a candidate must:

• Be a citizen of India.
• Possess the academic and training qualifications prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) from time to time (for Special School Teacher, qualification as per the Rehabilitation Council of India norms is required).
• Have qualified the relevant Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), as applicable to the post applied for.

Which TET is required for which level?

Teachers appointed and working before 2012 who have qualified the “Dakshata Pariksha” (Efficiency Test) are exempt from mandatory TET qualification.

Candidates awaiting the result of the upcoming Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET, 2026) may also apply, provided they clear STET before the Preliminary Exam; if they fail to qualify STET 2026, their admit card for the Preliminary Exam will not be issued.

BPSC TRE Primary Teacher Eligibility

For Class 1–5 (Primary) posts, candidates need, broadly, one of the following:

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

(Special provisions apply for Urdu and Bangla-medium candidates as detailed in the official notification.)

BPSC TRE Higher Secondary Teacher Eligibility

For Class 11–12 (Senior Secondary) posts, candidates broadly need:

• A Postgraduate degree in the relevant subject with at least 50% marks from a recognized university + B.Ed from an NCTE-recognized institution, or
• Postgraduate degree with at least 45% marks + B.Ed obtained as per applicable NCTE regulations, or
• Postgraduate degree with at least 50% marks + B.El.Ed/B.A.-B.Ed/B.Sc.-B.Ed, or
• Postgraduate degree with at least 55% marks + 3-year integrated B.Ed-M.Ed.

Subject-wise eligible postgraduate subjects (for example) include Physics/Electronics/Applied Physics/Nuclear Physics for the Physics post; Chemistry/Biochemistry for Chemistry; Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics for Economics; M.Com (excluding Applied/Business Economics specialisation) for Commerce; and Botany/Zoology/Life Science/Bio Science/Genetics/Microbiology/Molecular Biology/Plant Physiology for the Botany/Zoology post.

BPSC Middle School Teacher Eligibility

For Class 6–8 (Middle School) posts, candidates broadly need:

• Graduation (recognized by UGC) + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education, or
• Graduation/Postgraduation with at least 50% marks + B.Ed, or
• Graduation with at least 45% marks + 1-year B.Ed as per NCTE norms, or
• Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks + 4-year B.El.Ed / B.A.-B.Ed / B.Sc.-B.Ed, or
• Graduation + 1-year B.Ed (Special Education), or
• Postgraduation (55%) + 3-year integrated B.Ed-M.Ed, among other equivalent combinations listed in the notification.

For language subjects, candidates must have studied the concerned language as an Honours/Subsidiary subject at graduation level. For Social Science, candidates need any two subjects from History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Commerce, Psychology, Sociology, Home Science at graduation level. For Maths & Science, candidates need any two subjects from Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany/Zoology at graduation level.

Bihar TRE Age Limit:

• Minimum Age:
  • Primary & Middle School Teacher: 18 years (as on 01.08.2026)
  • Secondary & Senior Secondary Teacher: 21 years (as on 01.08.2026)
• Maximum Age (as on 01.08.2024, per government norms):

• Retirement Age: 60 years.
• Age relaxation is applicable for Divyang (PwBD) candidates (10 years), ex-servicemen, home guards, and government servants as per prevailing Bihar Government rules.

BPSC TRE 4.0 Salary

Selected candidates will be recruited under the “School Teacher, Non-Gazetted” service category.

BPSC TRE 4 Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2026

Selection is done in two stages — Preliminary Examination and Main Examination — with no interview.

Preliminary Examination

• Objective-type (MCQ) test on General Studies only.
• Duration: 2 hours; Total Marks: 150 (1 mark per question).
• Each question has 5 options (A, B, C, D, E); marking option (E) is mandatory if the candidate chooses not to attempt a question.
• Negative marking: 1/3 mark deducted for every wrong answer, and also for any question left completely unmarked.
• Topics: General Science, national and international current affairs, Indian History, key features of Bihar, general Geography, major geographical facts of Bihar, Indian polity and economy, major rivers of India and Bihar, Indian economy since independence, Indian National Movement and Bihar’s contribution to it, and general mental ability.

Bihar TRE 4 Exam Pattern 2026

Main Examination (Objective type)

• Part-I (Language – Hindi/Urdu/Bangla and English) is qualifying in nature, requiring a minimum of 30% marks.
• Part-II is General Studies based on the school-level syllabus.
• Part-III (for Class 6–12 papers) is the subject paper chosen by the candidate.
• Negative marking of 1/3 mark applies for wrong or unmarked answers, same as the Preliminary Exam.
• There is no interview in the selection process.

BPSC TRE 4.0 Qualifying Marks

Minimum qualifying marks (Preliminary and Main Exam) as per General Administration Department norms:

Horizontal reservation for women is 35%, with a 4% horizontal reservation (with relaxed minimum qualifying marks of 32%) for Divyang candidates — both applicable only to domiciles of Bihar.

Bihar TRE 4 Syllabus 2026

The syllabus for the General Studies and subject papers is based on the SCERT/NCERT curriculum relevant to the respective school level (Primary/Middle/Secondary/Senior Secondary), but the difficulty level will correspond to the minimum qualification prescribed for candidates at that teaching level.

Bihar Teacher 4 Selection Process 2026

1. Preliminary Examination – Screening test only; qualifying marks vary by category.
2. Main Examination – Marks obtained here (Part-II & Part-III, as applicable) form the basis of the final merit list.
3. No Interview is conducted.
4. Candidates who qualify the Preliminary Exam (selected in a ratio of roughly 2.5 to 10 times the vacancies, category-wise) will be called for the Main Exam.
5. A provisional merit list will be prepared based on Main Exam marks; ties will be resolved using Part-I language marks, then age, then alphabetical order.
6. Guest teachers with requisite eligibility are entitled to weightage marks (5 marks per year of service, up to a maximum of 25 marks), subject to relevant court orders.
7. Candidates can select up to 38 districts in order of preference during application; final allotment for district, subject, and category will depend on seat availability as per preference.

Bihar Teacher Admit Card 2026

The e-Admit Card for both the Preliminary and Main Examinations will be released on the official BPSC website closer to the respective exam dates. Candidates should keep printouts of both admit cards safely, as they are mandatory for entry to the examination hall and for later document verification.

BPSC TRE 4 Answer Key 2026

After the Preliminary and Main Examinations are conducted, BPSC is expected to publish the provisional answer key on its official website, allowing candidates to raise objections within the specified window before the final answer key and result are released. (Exact answer key dates will be announced separately by BPSC closer to the exam.)

Some Important Lines in One Quick View

• Visit the BPSC official website in for all authentic updates.
• Download BPSC TRE 4.0 Notification PDF directly from the official website before applying, and read it thoroughly.
• The application process of BPSC TRE 4.0 is fully online — OTR, DigiLocker linking, profile creation, form filling, and fee payment.
• The last date to pay the BPSC Teacher application fee is 29 September 2026.
• The overall Application Last Date (online form submission) is 30 September 2026.
• No offline/hard copy applications are accepted; only online submissions via the official portal are valid.
• Required documents (Matriculation certificate, qualification certificates, TET/STET certificates, category certificates, etc.) must be uploaded and kept ready for verification.

FAQs

Q1. What is BPSC TRE 4.0?

BPSC TRE 4.0 is the fourth phase of the Bihar Teacher Recruitment Examination conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission to fill School Teacher vacancies under the Bihar Education Department.

Q2. How many total vacancies are there in BPSC TRE 4.0 2026?

A total of 32,388 vacancies have been announced across Primary, Middle, Secondary, and Senior Secondary school teacher posts.

Q3. When can I apply online for BPSC TRE 4.0?

Online applications can be submitted from 1 September 2026 to 30 September 2026.

Q4. What is the application fee for BPSC TRE 4.0?

The application fee is ₹100/- per category/subject group applied for, plus a ₹200/- biometric fee if Aadhaar is not linked to the application.

Q5. Is there an interview in the BPSC TRE 4.0 selection process?

No. Selection is based purely on the Preliminary Examination and Main Examination; there is no interview.

Q6. What is the salary for BPSC TRE 4.0 teachers?

Pay ranges from ₹25,000/- (Primary) to ₹32,000/- (Senior Secondary) basic pay per month, plus other admissible allowances.

Q7. What is the maximum age limit for BPSC TRE 4.0?

It varies by category, from 37 years (Unreserved Male) up to 42 years (SC/ST and Transgender candidates), with additional relaxation for Divyang candidates.

Q8. Where can I check the detailed BPSC TRE 4.0 notification?

The complete notification and instructions are available on the official website.

Disclaimer: This article is based on the official BPSC Advertisement No. 14/2026 dated 18.08.2026. Candidates are strongly advised to verify all details from the official BPSC website before applying, as rules and dates are subject to revision by the Commission.