BPSC TRE 4.0 Notification 2026: Advt 15/2026 Out, 32,388 Teacher Posts
BPSC TRE 4.0 Notification 2026: Advt 15/2026 Out for 32,388 Teacher Posts
Bihar Lok Seva Aayog published the BPSC TRE 4.0 notification on 22 September 2026 from its office at 15 Nehru Path (Beli Road), Patna 800001. Advertisement number 15/2026 carries 32,388 school teacher vacancies under the Education Department, Bihar, and it cancels the earlier Advt 14/2026 issued on 18 August 2026.
Online applications run from 25 September 2026 to 26 October 2026. Selection rests on one objective written exam. No prelims, no interview, no re-evaluation.
Two lines in this notification will change more results than your revision plan: 1/3 negative marking and the Option E rule. TRE 3.0 had neither. Read that section even if you skip everything else on this page.
BPSC TRE 4.0 at a glance
1/3 negative marking and Option E: the rule most aspirants will get wrong
Every question gives you five options. The correct answer sits in A, B, C or D. Option E exists for one purpose: to record that you do not want to answer that question.
Here is the part that hurts. If you leave all five bubbles blank, the question is counted as unanswered and 1/3 mark is still deducted. Filling E does not save you from the deduction either. Skipping quietly is no longer free, which is the opposite of how TRE 3.0 worked.
So the arithmetic changes. A blind guess between four options pays off only when you can eliminate at least one of them. Wild guessing across 40 unknown questions can cost you 13 marks, and in a fight this crowded that is the difference between a joining letter and a re-attempt.
One more line from the notification worth remembering: the Commission keeps the discretion to fix the qualifying standard under Rule 7(v) of the Bihar Rajya Vidyalaya Adhyapak Niyamavali 2023.
BPSC TRE 4.0 important dates
The certificate deadline is strict. Every academic, training, experience and TET or competency certificate must be issued on or before 26 October 2026. Even if BPSC extends the application window later, this eligibility date does not move.
Vacancy: level-wise
Class 11-12 alone holds 16,101 posts, roughly half the entire recruitment. Class 6-8 follows with 8,563. If you hold a post-graduate degree with B.Ed. in a science subject, the numbers are pointing straight at you.
Category-wise vacancy
BCL means women of backward classes. Reservation applies only to candidates who are permanent residents of Bihar, and only when the claim is made inside the online form. A category claim left blank cannot be added later.
Horizontal reservation posts
Look at the women column twice. Class 1-5 and 6-8 carry 50% horizontal reservation (kshitij aarakshan) for women, while Class 9-10 and 11-12 carry 35%. Many aspirants assume 50% across all four levels and pick the wrong level. Under memo 12575 dated 09.07.2025 this benefit goes only to women who are permanent residents of Bihar, and it covers unreserved women as well as reserved categories.
PwBD posts are reserved at 4% under notification 962 dated 22.01.2021, again for benchmark disabled candidates domiciled in Bihar. Candidates claiming multiple disabilities must attach Form VI of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017, otherwise the multiple-disability claim will not be accepted.
Subject-wise vacancy for BPSC TRE 4.0
BPSC did not print a subject split in the earlier advertisement. Advt 15/2026 does, and it changes how you should choose your subject. Backlog posts are included in these figures.
Class 1-5 subject-wise vacancy (3,847 posts)
Class 6-8 subject-wise vacancy (8,563 posts)
Mathematics and Science leads with 2,188 posts. Sanskrit at 1,225 posts surprises people every cycle, and it stays one of the least crowded papers at this level.
Class 9-10 subject-wise vacancy (3,877 posts)
Class 11-12 subject-wise vacancy (16,101 posts)
Chemistry alone has 3,695 posts, more than the whole of Class 9-10. Physics adds 1,758 and Botany 1,078. Music at Class 11-12 carries 736 posts, a number most candidates never check.
Supplementary requisitions for Bangla, Lalitkala, Nritya, Maithili, Arabic, Persian, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Pali, Prakrit and Special School Teacher posts will be notified separately once received through the General Administration Department, as stated in departmental letter 905 dated 15.08.2026.
Exam pattern: one paper, three parts
There is a single written objective exam at every level. The paper runs for 2 hours 30 minutes and carries 150 questions of 150 marks.
Part-I tests working knowledge of English plus one of Hindi, Urdu or Bangla. It is qualifying only with a minimum of 30% marks, and those 30 marks do not enter your merit score. Once you pick a language subject, the same choice applies across every level you apply for.
If the number of candidates is large, BPSC may hold the exam in more than one shift. A shift is not a stage. There is still only one written exam. For the full part-wise breakdown, see our BPSC TRE exam pattern guide and the TRE 4.0 syllabus page.
Minimum qualifying marks
Note the EBC row. Several websites still print 36.5% for both BC and EBC. The notification puts EBC at 34%, under memos 2374 dated 16.07.2007 and 962 dated 22.01.2021. The 32% relaxation for women applies to women who are permanent residents of Bihar, under General Administration Department letter 15937 dated 01.09.2026.
Eligibility in short
The TET or STET requirement is the gate nobody gets past without paperwork.
Maximum age is counted from 01.08.2024: 37 years for unreserved men, 40 for unreserved women and for BC/EBC of both genders, 42 for SC/ST and for transgender candidates.
One useful relaxation this cycle: candidates who hold the academic and training qualification and are appearing in STET 2026 may apply, with a self-declaration in the prescribed format. But if you do not clear STET 2026 before the written exam, your admit card will not be issued. Full conditions are in our TRE 4.0 eligibility breakdown.
Salary
These are the starting pay figures printed in the advertisement, with state allowances added on top. Retirement age is 60 years. Our TRE salary and in-hand breakdown goes level by level.
Application fee
The exam fee is Rs 100 per level for every category, fixed by memo 15568 dated 21.08.2025. A biometric fee of Rs 200 applies only to candidates who do not enter an Aadhaar number as their identity document in the form. Bank charges come extra on online payment.
Use an Aadhaar-linked mobile number. If it is not linked, OTP failure can hold up document verification later. The step-by-step OTR and payment flow is covered in our TRE 4.0 apply online guide.
Four rules that decide results more than marks do
Preference order works in steps, not in parallel
You submit one application and set your priority order inside it. If you qualify at a higher preference, the result is published for that post and your candidature for every lower option becomes invalid automatically. If you fill no preference at all, the result is published for the higher level only. Choose that order with a cool head.
Guest teachers carry up to 25 marks
Guest teachers engaged under memo 51 dated 25.01.2018, who hold the qualification prescribed for higher secondary teacher, get 5 marks per year of service up to a maximum of 25 marks, subject to the outcome of LPA 593/2024. The weightage is added only after the candidate scores the minimum qualifying marks, and an experience certificate plus appointment letter from the District Education Officer is mandatory.
40% of posts are locked to Bihar-schooled candidates
Under Education Department notification 2128 dated 05.08.2025, 40% of the total vacancies go to candidates who passed matriculation or intermediate from an institution located in Bihar. Candidates who passed from undivided Bihar count as Bihar-passed for this purpose. Unfilled posts from that 40% can flow back to the remaining 60%.
Merit and tie-breaking
For Class 1-5 the provisional merit list is built on Part-II marks. For all other levels it is Part-II plus Part-III. Ties break on the chosen subject paper, then Part-I language marks, then age, and finally alphabetical order of the name in Devanagari script.
What several websites are still getting wrong
- There is no preliminary exam. Several websites claim a prelims followed by a mains for qualified candidates. Advt 15/2026 provides for one written objective exam.
- The negative marking line is being printed both ways. Some pages say no negative marking in one paragraph and 1/3 negative in prelims and mains in another. The correct position is one paper with 1/3 negative marking.
- EBC is 34%, not 36.5%. BC is 36.5%. They are different numbers this time.
- Vacancy and fee figures are stale on many pages. Counts of 46,595 or 46,882 come from an old calendar, and Rs 750 is the TRE 3.0 fee. The correct figures are 32,388 posts and Rs 100.
When is the BPSC TRE 4.0 exam?
The exam date is not announced. It does not appear anywhere in Advt 15/2026. The 22 to 27 September 2026 dates floating on several sites come from an old BPSC calendar published in February 2026, when the vacancy count was still different and this advertisement did not exist. Those dates are impossible now, because applications themselves stay open till 26 October.
Some portals mention a December 2026 to January 2027 window, citing sources, and they mark it tentative themselves. Treat it as unofficial until BPSC publishes a date on bpsc.bihar.gov.in.
How to use the next four weeks
Complete your One Time Registration at bpsconline.bihar.gov.in early in the window. Do not wait for the last week, and do not create a second OTR, because duplicate registrations can get your application rejected. Anyone who registered on the old portal has to complete a fresh OTR on the new one.
Keep your certificates ready before 26 October, keep four passport photos aside, and download the filled application after submission. Every page must carry the application number, application ID and bar code.
On preparation, treat the negative marking rule as a scoring skill, not a warning. Practise full 150-question sets under 2 hours 30 minutes with 1/3 deduction switched on, and track how many marks your guesses give back. ExamAtlas has free TRE 4.0 mock tests with the five-option pattern and AI analytics that show topic-wise accuracy, which is the quickest way to see whether your guessing is earning or leaking marks. Our TRE 4.0 preparation strategy builds the weekly plan around that.
Frequently asked questions
Has BPSC released the revised TRE 4.0 advertisement?
Yes. Advt 15/2026 was published on 22 September 2026 with 32,388 posts, and it cancels the earlier Advt 14/2026 dated 18 August 2026. Applications open on 25 September 2026.
Is there a prelims and mains in TRE 4.0?
No. Selection is based on a single objective written exam. If candidate numbers are high, BPSC may hold that exam in more than one shift, but a shift is not a separate stage.
How much is deducted for a wrong answer?
One third of a mark. The same 1/3 deduction applies if you mark Option E or leave the question completely blank. There are five options and only A to D can be correct.
What are the minimum qualifying marks?
40% for General, 36.5% for BC, 34% for EBC and 32% for SC, ST, women and PwBD candidates. The 32% relaxation for women applies to permanent residents of Bihar.
Can I apply if my STET 2026 result is not out?
Yes, if you already hold the academic and training qualification and are appearing in STET 2026. You must submit the self-declaration available on bpsc.bihar.gov.in. If you do not clear STET 2026 before the written exam, no admit card will be issued.
How many times can I appear in this recruitment?
A candidate can take the exam a maximum of five times, under the Bihar Rajya Vidyalaya Adhyapak Sanshodhan Niyamavali 2024.
The one page to bookmark
Only bpsc.bihar.gov.in carries official updates for this advertisement, and the Commission has said it will not publish separate newspaper notices. So the exam date, any correction window and the supplementary subject vacancies will all appear there first.
If you are still deciding between two levels, decide before you pay the fee. Once payment is done against a chosen post and subject, nothing can be added or removed unless you cancel the payment and restart, and a cancelled payment is not refunded.