# West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test (WB TET) (WB TET) — Shishya exam context

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

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–? years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: 12th (50% marks) with 2-year D.El.Ed or B.Ed, or Graduation with D.El.Ed; 45% for reserved categories
- Note: No upper age limit; TET certificate has lifetime validity; Paper-I for Classes I-V, Paper-II for Classes VI-VIII
- Official portal: https://wbbpe.wb.gov.in (West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE))

## Key dates
- 2026-08-13 — WB TET 2026 result announcement (expected)
- 2026-08-14 — Admit card release
- 2026-08-29 — WB TET 2026 examination date (exam day)
- 2026-09-03 — WB Upper Primary TET notification (expected)
- 2026-09-04 — Expected result announcement for February cycle
- 2026-09-05 — Answer key publication
- 2026-09-12 — WB Upper Primary TET notification (expected)
- 2026-09-18 — WB Upper Primary TET application window (expected)

## Syllabus outline
### Child Development and Pedagogy (weight 1)
Assessment and Evaluation · School-Based Assessment and CCE · Formulating Appropriate Questions · Assessment for Learning vs Assessment of Learning · Child Development and Learning · Child-Centred and Progressive Education · Concept of Development and Relationship with Learning · Influence of Heredity and Environment · Kohlberg — Moral Constructs · Piaget — Cognitive Constructs · Principles of Child Development · Socialization Processes · Vygotsky — Socio-cultural Theory · Inclusive Education and CWSN · Learners from Disadvantaged Backgrounds · Children with Learning Difficulties · Talented and Specially-abled Learners · Intelligence, Personality and Differences · Critical Perspective on Intelligence · Multi-Dimensional Intelligence · Gender as a Social Construct · Individual Differences among Learners · Language and Thought · Learning and Pedagogy · Alternative Conceptions of Learning · Classroom Management · Cognition and Emotion · Error Analysis · Guidance and Counselling · Motivation in Learning · Problem-Solving and Scientific Investigation · Child Rights and Punishment · Learning as a Social Activity

### Language I — Bengali (weight 1)
Alankar and Ras · Apath Gadya / Padya · Ling, Bachan and Kal · Probad and Bagdhara · Padaprakaran · Pedagogy of Bengali Language · Challenges in a Diverse Classroom · LSRW Proficiency Evaluation · Teaching Materials and Multilingual Resources · Language Principles and Communicative Approach · Remedial Teaching Strategies · Samas · Sandhi · Bakya Rachna and Punctuation · Shabd Gathan · Samartthak and Bipoaritarthak Shabd · Upsarg and Pratyay · Varna and Dhwoni

### Language II — English (weight 1)
Auxiliary Verbs · Language Comprehension · Unseen Poem · Unseen Prose Passage · Determiners · Gerunds and Participles · Pedagogy of English Language · Diverse Classrooms and Language Disorders · LSRW Proficiency Evaluation · Teaching-Learning Materials · Phonology — Vowels and Consonants · Remedial Teaching · Strategies for Special Needs Learners · Phrasal Verbs · Prepositions · Question Formation · Subject-Verb Concord · Tenses · Vocabulary · Voice and Narration

### Mathematics (weight 1)
Arithmetic Operations · Data Handling · Factors and Multiples · Fractions · Geometry — Shapes and Spatial Understanding · Measurement · Numbers and Place Value · Patterns · Pedagogical Issues in Mathematics · Community Mathematics · Place of Mathematics in Curriculum · Diagnostic and Remedial Approaches · Continuous Evaluation and Error Analysis · Teaching Methods and Materials · Nature and Language of Mathematics · Perimeter and Area · Solids — Surface Area and Volume

### Environmental Studies (weight 1)
Air and Atmosphere · West Bengal — Land, People and Heritage · Constitution and Governance Basics · Health and Hygiene · Our Environment · Pedagogy of EVS · CCE in EVS · Experimentation and Practical Work · Teaching Aids and Materials · Learning Principles and Activities · Scope and Relation to Science and Social Science · Significance of EVS — Integrated Approach · Plants and Animals · Concept and Scope of EVS · Shelters and Habitats · Soil — Types, Erosion and Pollution · Solar System and Earth · Transportation · Water Resources and Pollution

### Mathematics and Science (Paper II) (weight 1)
Algebra · Commercial Mathematics · Geometry · Mensuration · Number System (Class 6–8) · Pedagogy of Mathematics · Evaluation in Mathematics · Methods of Teaching · Nature of Mathematics · Remedial Teaching · Statistics and Data Handling · Acids, Bases and Salts · Air and Water Quality · Human Body and Health · Electricity and Magnetism · Sources of Energy · Environment and Ecosystem · Light, Heat and Sound · Living World and Cell · Matter and Materials · Microorganisms · Motion and Force · Pedagogy of Science · Aims and Objectives · Evaluation in Science · Methods of Teaching Science · Nature and Structure of Science

### Social Studies (Paper II) (weight 1)
Indian Constitution · Indian Democracy and Government · Local Self-Government · Social Diversity · Indian Economy · Environment and Sustainable Development · Geography of West Bengal · Earth as a Planet · Physical Geography of India · World Geography · Ancient India · History of Bengal · Medieval India · Modern India · Pedagogical Issues in Social Studies · Classroom Processes and Discourse · Concept and Nature of Social Studies · Evaluation in Social Studies · Projects and Field Work · Primary and Secondary Sources · Developing Critical Thinking

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
## WB TET Category-wise Indicative Cutoffs (Out of 150 Marks)

| Category | Expected Cutoff (Indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 90-100 marks (60-67%) |
| OBC | 82-92 marks (55-61%) |
| SC | 75-85 marks (50-57%) |
| ST | 75-85 marks (50-57%) |
| PwD | 68-78 marks (45-52%) |

**Guidance Notes:**

• **Category differential**: General cutoffs typically run 8-12 marks higher than OBC, and 15-20 marks higher than SC/ST categories. The gap reflects reservation policy and candidate pool variations.

• **Year-on-year shifts**: Cutoffs fluctuate based on paper difficulty (easier papers push cutoffs up by 5-8 marks), vacancy numbers announced by the West Bengal Board of Primary/Secondary Education, and candidate performance distribution in that cycle.

• **Qualifying vs. competitive**: These cutoffs represent the *minimum qualifying threshold* for TET certificate eligibility. Actual appointment merit lists (when vacancies are notified) typically require scores in the 70-79% range or higher for General category, with proportional adjustments for reserved categories.

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