# Bihar Teacher Eligibility Test (Bihar TET) (Bihar TET) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: BR
- Questions: 150 · Total marks: 150 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 150 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN, HI

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 21–35 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Bachelor's degree with 50% marks plus B.Ed. degree for upper primary; 10th pass (45%) with graduation and B.Ed. for primary
- Approximate annual vacancies: 37,000
- Note: TET certificate is mandatory for teaching job eligibility in Bihar government schools; no upper age limit for general males is 35 years (37 years for males in teaching recruitment), females get additional relaxation
- Official portal: https://biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in (Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-31 — Admit card download available
- 2026-08-01 — Last date to apply online
- 2026-08-07 — BTET 2026 application deadline (expected)
- 2026-08-08 — Bihar TET Paper I & II exam date (exam day)
- 2026-08-09 — BTET 2026 notification release (expected)
- 2026-08-15 — Answer key publication (provisional)
- 2026-08-21 — Admit card download begins
- 2026-08-24 — BTET application window opens

## Declared results
- 2026-01-05 — STET 2025 Result: Bihar STET 2025 Result declared on January 5, 2026 → https://shishya.in/exams/BR_TET/results/d32897a0-6349-4ee9-8131-029844040b7d

## Syllabus outline
### Child Development and Pedagogy (weight 1)
Assessment and CCE · Assessment for and of Learning · School-Based Assessment and CCE · Formulating Appropriate Questions · RTE Act 2009 · Concept of Development and Learning · Child-centred and Progressive Education · Concept of Development · Heredity and Environment · Socialisation Processes · Piaget, Kohlberg, Vygotsky · Inclusive Education and CWSN · Children with Disabilities · Disadvantaged Learners · Talented and Creative Learners · Intelligence, Personality and Individual Differences · Concept of Intelligence · Gender as a Social Construct · Individual Differences Among Learners · Multi-Dimensional Intelligence · Personality and its Theories · Learning and Pedagogy · Basic Processes of Teaching and Learning · Cognition and Emotion · Alternative Conceptions of Learning · Factors Contributing to Learning · Motivation and Learning · Child as Problem Solver · How Children Think and Learn

### Language I — Hindi / Urdu / Bengali (weight 1)
Alankar aur Ras · Apathit Padyansh · Apathit Gadyansh · Ling, Vachan, Kaal · Muhavare aur Lokoktiyan · Parts of Speech · Pedagogy of Language Development · Learning and Acquisition · Multilingual Classroom · Evaluating Language Proficiency · Role of Grammar · LSRW Skills · Teaching-Learning Materials · Principles of Language Teaching · Remedial Teaching · Samas · Sandhi · Shabd Bhed · Paryayvachi aur Vilom · Upsarg aur Pratyay · Vakyarachna · Varnamala

### Language II — English (weight 1)
Articles and Determiners · Unseen Prose Passages · Idioms and Phrases · Modals · Parts of Speech · Pedagogy of English · Acquisition vs Learning · Errors and Disorders · Evaluation in English · LSRW Skills · Teaching-Learning Materials · Principles of English Teaching · Unseen Poem · Prepositions · Subject-Verb Agreement · Tenses · Sentence Transformation · Vocabulary · Voice and Narration

### Mathematics (Paper I) (weight 1)
Data Handling · Fractions and Decimals · Geometry · LCM and HCF · Measurement · Mensuration · Money and Time · Number System · Pedagogy of Mathematics · Community Mathematics · Place of Mathematics in Curriculum · Error Analysis and Remedial Teaching · Evaluation in Mathematics · Language of Mathematics · Nature of Mathematics · Problems of Teaching · Percentage · Profit, Loss and Discount · Ratio and Proportion · Simple Interest

### Environmental Studies (Paper I) (weight 1)
Culture and Heritage of Bihar · Geography of Bihar · Environmental Protection · Family and Friends · Food · Our Body and Health · Pedagogical Issues in EVS · Approaches to Teaching EVS · CCE in EVS · EVS as Integrated Subject · Concept and Scope of EVS · Teaching Aids and Materials · Plants and Animals Around Us · Shelter · Earth and Universe · Things We Make and Do · Travel and Communication · Water

### Mathematics and Science (Paper II) (weight 1)
Algebra · Geometry · Mensuration · Pedagogy of Math and Science · Evaluation · Lab and Practical Work · Methods of Teaching · Nature and Aims · Quadratic Equations · Acids, Bases and Salts · Electricity and Magnetism · Environment and Ecosystem · Force, Motion and Energy · Heat, Light and Sound · Human Body Systems · Living and Non-living · Matter and its Nature · Plant Life · Statistics and Probability · Introduction to Trigonometry

### Social Studies (Paper II) (weight 1)
Art and Culture of Bihar · Indian Constitution · Indian Democracy · Local Self-Government · Indian Economy · Environment and Sustainable Development · Geography of Bihar · Earth and the Universe · Physical Features of India · Natural Resources · World Geography · Ancient India · History of Bihar · Medieval India · Modern India and Freedom Struggle · Pedagogical Issues in Social Studies · Classroom Processes · Evaluation in Social Studies · Concept and Nature of Social Studies · Project Work and Field Visits · Primary and Secondary Sources · Critical Thinking

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (Indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 90-105 marks (60-70%) |
| EWS | 85-100 marks (57-67%) |
| OBC | 82-97 marks (55-65%) |
| SC | 75-90 marks (50-60%) |
| ST | 75-90 marks (50-60%) |
| PwD | 68-83 marks (45-55%) |

**Guidance:**

- The General-to-OBC gap typically ranges 5-8 marks (3-5 percentage points), with SC/ST cutoffs approximately 10-15 marks below General category; Bihar TET maintains relatively accessible thresholds as it's a qualifying examination rather than purely merit-based selection.
- Cutoffs fluctuate based on paper difficulty, number of vacancies announced, and candidate performance distribution; Paper-I (Classes I-V) generally sees slightly lower cutoffs than Paper-II (Classes VI-VIII) by 2-5 marks.
- Meeting the minimum qualifying mark (typically 60% for General, 55% for OBC, 50% for SC/ST/PwD) ensures TET certification validity for 7 years, though actual teaching appointments depend on subsequent recruitment drives with their own merit lists.

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