BPSC TRE 4.0 Eligibility & Age Limit

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Age limit

Category	Age
Minimum (Class 9–12)	21 years as on 01.08.2026
Minimum (Class 1–8)	18 years as on 01.08.2026
Maximum — UR men	37 years
Maximum — BC/EBC (men & women), UR women	40 years
Maximum — SC/ST, transgender	42 years
Note	Maximum age is counted on 01.08.2024. Divyang get 10 more years; relaxation for ex-servicemen and serving teachers as per rules.

A pass in the teacher eligibility test (CTET/BTET, or STET Paper I/II from BSEB for Class 9–12) is required. Pass marks above are for CTET/BTET.

Any one of the following, with at least 50% marks:

DOEACC 'A' level + a postgraduate degree in any subject
B.E./B.Tech. (Computer Science/IT) from a university or AICTE-approved institute, or equivalent
B.E./B.Tech. in any stream + Post Graduate Diploma in Computer
M.Sc. Computer Science / MCA, or equivalent
B.Sc. Computer Science / BCA, or equivalent + a postgraduate degree in any subject
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science + a postgraduate degree in any subject
DOEACC 'B' level + a postgraduate degree in any subject
DOEACC 'C' level (MeitY) + a graduate degree
Three-year MCA (6 semesters)

B.Ed. is not compulsory for Computer Science candidates (Advt. 15/2026, p. 10).

A candidate can choose only one subject — the one for which the teacher eligibility test is passed.
A candidate can appear at most 5 times (Bihar State School Teacher Rules, 2024).
Reservation benefits only for permanent residents (domicile) of Bihar.
Women get 35% horizontal reservation (50% for Class 1–5) for Bihar domicile; divyang 4%; freedom-fighters' grandchildren 2%.
Guest teachers get 5 marks for every year of service, up to 25 (subject to the High Court case LPA 593/2024).