Bihar STET 2026: Download admit card from Oct 18; exams start Oct 25

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) announced that admit cards for the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) 2026 will be released on October 18, 2026. Candidates will be able to download their hall tickets from the official website, stetregistration.cbrt.co.in, starting in the afternoon of October 18, 2026.

The Bihar STET 2026 examination is scheduled to take place from October 25 to November 20, 2026. This examination is conducted for candidates seeking eligibility for teaching positions at secondary and senior secondary levels in Bihar government schools.

Bihar STET 2026 Examination Schedule and Procedure

The Bihar STET 2026 examination will be conducted as a Computer-Based Test (CBT). Candidates are required to log in with their user ID and password on the official portal to download their admit cards. The examination will consist of two papers: Paper I for Classes 9-10 and Paper II for Classes 11-12. Each paper will comprise 150 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for a total of 150 marks, with a duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes. There will be no negative marking in the exam.

The online application process for Bihar STET 2026 commenced on August 17, 2026, with the last date for submitting application forms and fee payments being September 22, 2026. A first dummy admit card was released on September 25, 2026, with a correction window open until September 30, 2026. A second dummy admit card correction window was also provided from October 1 to October 7, 2026.

Eligibility Criteria and Application Fees

For Paper I, candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks and a B.Ed. degree. For Paper II, a postgraduate degree with second-division marks and a B.Ed. degree is required, with an exception for Computer Science. A 5% relaxation in minimum qualifying marks is provided for candidates from SC, ST, EBC, BC, and Divyang categories.

The minimum age limit for candidates is 21 years as of August 1, 2026. The maximum age limit is 37 years for General (Male) candidates, 40 years for General (Female) and BC, EBC (Male & Female) candidates, and 42 years for SC/ST (Male & Female) candidates. The application fee varied based on category and the number of papers applied for, payable through Credit Card, Debit Card, or Net Banking.

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