Bihar State Teacher Eligibility Test is conducted by Bihar
state government or by authorized bodies appointed by state governments in
accordance with the RTE Act, 2009. NCTE
or National Council for Teacher’s education laid down the norms for qualifying
the candidates to work as teachers in schools run in a particular state. State
Council of Education Research and Training is the authorized body appointed by
state government of Bihar for conducting the Teacher eligibility test in state
of Bihar.
State Council of Education Research and Training will be
conducting STET for Bihar. Individuals who fulfill the educational
qualifications and who wish to pursue their career as a teacher in any
privately managed school or government owned school in Bihar should mandatory
appear for TET. Clearing of TET is crucial for being able to apply for job as a
teacher in state of Bihar. SCERT Bihar will conduct TET for candidates wanting
to join as primary teachers or secondary teachers.
Eligibility Criteria
Those who wish to pursue their career as primary section
teachers in Bihar should fulfill further academic qualifications.
Primary section (Class 1 to class 5): candidates should have cleared their higher
secondary certificate examination with an aggregate score of 45% or more. They
should also possess a 4 year diploma in elementary education (D.el.Ed) or a two
year diploma in special education (D.Ed). Those candidates who have scored aggregated
of 50% or more in their graduation can also apply for the same.
Those who wish to pursue their career as Secondary section
teachers in Bihar should fulfill further academic qualifications.
Secondary section (Class 6 to class 8): Candidates should have cleared their
graduation with an aggregate of 50 percent. In other words, the applicant
should possess a bachelor’s degree in Arts, commerce or Science. They should
also have a one year degree in Special education (B.Ed) in order to apply for
position of secondary section teachers.
Candidates who are in their second year of Elementary
education diploma or special education diploma can also apply for the post of
secondary class teacher provided they have secured 45% or more in their higher
secondary certificate examination.
Examination Pattern
Exam pattern for Bihar TET is in harmony with exam pattern
prescribed for BSTET by National Council for Teacher Education. Applicants for both the categories will have
to undergo an objective type paper of 150 marks. Child development and
pedagogy, language 1 and language 2 are the most crucial and mandatory sections
for primary and secondary class teacher applicants. Those who are appearing for primary section
class teachers test will have to solves questions related to maths and social
studies .
Competitors who appear for paper two of the TET will have to
opt for math and science section or social studies section . There is no
negative marking for this test.
Passing Marks and Certificate Validity
Candidates who score 60% or more in their Bihar TET Exam will be
considered to be as TET pass candidate. Validity of TET is for seven years from
the date of result declaration. If a candidate wants to improve his or her
score, he or she can reappear for the state teacher eligibility Test.
