How to apply for BPSC TRE-4
Everything below is from BPSC's own advertisement, clause by clause — the dates, the fee, which TET each level needs, and the handful of steps that cannot be undone once you take them.
We have not added advice. These are BPSC's rules, not our opinion about them.
Applications open in
5days
Application window: 1–30 September 2026
Which TET does your level need?
Applying at a level whose TET you do not hold is rejected outright. Teachers appointed before 2012 who cleared the दक्षता परीक्षा are exempt from the TET requirement.
| Level | TET required | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1–5 (Primary) | CTET Paper-I or BTET Paper-I | 3,847 |
| Class 6–8 (Middle) | CTET Paper-II or BTET Paper-II | 8,563 |
| Class 9–10 (Secondary) | STET Paper-I | 3,877 |
| Class 11–12 (Higher Secondary) | STET Paper-II | 16,101 |
Dates
Application opens
1 September 2026
⚠ Payment closes
29 September 2026 — a day BEFORE the form deadline. Filling the form on the 30th with no payment made is not an application.
Application closes
30 September 2026
⚠ Certificates must be dated
On or before 30 September 2026. If the deadline is extended, this date is NOT extended with it.
Exam date
Not announced. The advertisement gives no date for Prelims or Mains — only this application window. Anything you have seen is a guess.
Fee
Examination fee
₹100 per level, for every candidate — there is no category concession on this fee.
Applying for more than one level
Charged separately each time. Two levels means paying twice, and submitting two applications.
⚠ Biometric fee
₹200 extra, but ONLY if you do not enter an Aadhaar number. Entering Aadhaar avoids it — and BPSC also warns that OTP problems at document verification can cost you your candidature, so link a working mobile number to it.
Refunds
None. A cancelled payment or a cancelled application is not refunded.
If you are still awaiting STET 2026
A specific concession that a lot of candidates do not know they have.
Can you apply?
Yes. Candidates who hold the academic and training qualifications and are appearing in STET 2026 may apply.
⚠ The condition
You must PASS STET 2026 before the Preliminary examination. If you have not, no admit card is issued — the application simply stops there.
What you must submit
A self-declaration at the time of applying, in the format on the BPSC website, plus the originals for verification when asked.
Reservation & domicile
⚠ Who gets reservation
Bihar domiciled candidates only. A candidate from outside Bihar is treated as unreserved, whatever their category at home — and that applies to women's and PwD reservation too.
Women
35% horizontal reservation — Bihar domiciled women only.
Persons with disability
4% horizontal reservation, for benchmark disability (40% or above), Bihar domiciled. A scribe must be requested in the form itself — mark 'Yes' in the scribe column.
Bihar institution quota
40% of the posts go to candidates who passed Matric OR Intermediate from an institution inside Bihar. If enough such candidates are not available, those posts return to the open 60%.
⚠ Married women claiming reservation
Caste, domicile and creamy-layer certificates must be issued in the FATHER's name and from the father's address — not the husband's.
Atithi Shikshak weightage
How much
5 marks per year of service, capped at 25 marks — on a 150-mark paper that is up to one sixth of the total.
Where it applies
Added to BOTH the Preliminary and the Main examination — but only after you have reached the minimum qualifying marks on your own.
What you need
An experience certificate and an appointment letter issued by the District Education Officer.
Things that cannot be undone
The portal locks in stages. These are the points of no return.
⚠ After One Time Registration
Your name, father's name, mother's name, gender, Aadhaar number and date of birth CANNOT be changed. There is no provision for it. Check every character before you lock.
Only one OTR
More than one registration is not permitted and can get your application rejected.
⚠ After payment
The post and subject you chose cannot be changed, added to or removed. Changing them means cancelling the payment and starting the whole process again — and the cancelled payment is not refunded.
⚠ Payment made but no final submit
The application does not count. If you paid and did not submit the final form, you have not applied.
⚠ District choice
You may choose up to 38 districts. Your result is published only against the districts you chose — choose ten and your claim does not survive outside them.
Hard copies
Do not post anything to the Commission. Hard copies sent on your own initiative are not considered — but keep printed copies and four recent passport photographs for yourself.
Maximum age
Minimum age is 18 for classes 1–5 and 6–8, and 21 for classes 9–10 and 11–12, reckoned as on 1 August 2026.
| Category | Max age |
|---|---|
| Unreserved — male | 37 years |
| Unreserved — female | 40 years |
| BC / EBC — male and female | 40 years |
| SC / ST — male and female | 42 years |
| Transgender | 42 years |
Apply on the BPSC portal
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