Full Form of BTET, Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) organizes the Bihar Teacher Eligibility Test (BTET). This is the state level entrance exam for teaching to recruit primary and secondary school teachers in the government school of Bihar. However, all the students who have completed their B.Ed. and want to teach jobs in government or private schools of Bihar must crack the BTET exam and score well. In the interest of youth, this is the big decision which is taken by the Bihar government.

Many students who are appearing in the BTET exam mostly appear in the CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) also. The BTET Exam will be conducted every year for the teacher aspirants. The BTET exam carries two papers which are named Paper- I and Paper- II. Paper- I is for all those aspirants who want to become Primary Teachers whereas Paper- II is for all those aspirants who want to become Upper primary teachers.

Highlights for the BTET Exam

Mentioned below are some of the important key points for the students who want to give the BTET exam –

1. The full form of the BTET exam is Bihar Teaching Eligibility Test.
2. The exam is conducted by the Bihar School Exam Board (BSEB).
3. The exam is conducted at the state level.
4. The frequency of conduction of the BTET exam is annual.
5. The age limit for the BTET exam is 21 – 37 years.
6. The mode of application is online.
7. For general and OBC, the application fees are Rs 500 and for the SC/ ST/ PwD, the application fees are Rs 300.
8. The examination mode is offline.
9. The duration of the exam is 2.5 hours.
10. There are two papers conducted by BSEB for BTET.

The Eligibility Test for the BTET Exam:

It is advisable to check the eligibility criteria of the exam before applying for it. Only those who are Indian nationals, and domiciled of Bihar state can apply for the BTET exam. A student should satisfy the criteria of eligibility to appear in the BTET Exam. Mentioned below are the eligibility criteria discussed-

BTET eligibility criteria – Age limit

1. The minimum age limit for the applicants is 21 years.
2. The maximum age limit for the applicants is 35 years.
3. A female SC/ ST/ OBC applicant is given the age relaxation of 5% which will depend upon the reservation criteria by the authorities of examination.
4. Only 1 reservation rule is applied for the female category of the reservation category.

The BTET eligibility criteria – Educational Qualifications

Paper – I: Primary level; For the teachers of I – V class

1. The candidates should pass the 10th grade with at least 45% marks in aggregate or in equivalent.
2. At least 50% of the marks are required for those candidates who have completed their graduation degree in BA/ B.Sc/ B.Ed. Those students who are in their final four year bachelor of elementary education or pursuing 2 – a year diploma in elementary education or a 2 – year diploma in special education can also apply for the BTET Exam.

Paper – II: Upper Primary level; For the teachers of VI - VIII class

1. Those candidates who are in or completed their graduation and passed in the final year of two years Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) are welcome to apply in the BTET exam.
2. The candidates who have done with their graduation scoring at least 50% of marks and appearing or passed in a program of 1 – a year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)/ passed or are appearing in the final year of 4 – years of Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.Sc. ED/ B.A. or B. El. Ed).
3. The students who have completed their graduation wita h minimum of marks 45% and appeared or passed in 1 – a year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) can also fill out the form for the BTET exam.

Syllabus for BTET Recruitment Exam:

Applicants are advised to refer to the official website for a detailed syllabus. The exam of BTET mainly covers a wide range of topics in the field of education. The syllabus of the BTET exam is discussed below –

1. Subject 1 – Child Development

1.  Pedagogy and learning
2. The concept of expansion and its relationship with learning
3. The system of inclusive teachings and the understanding of children with special needs

2. Subject 2 – Environmental Studies

1. Food
2. Water
3. Subjects related to – pedagogical issues
4. Travel
5. Things we do and make
6. Friends and family
7. Shelter

3. Subject 3 - Knowledge of the language

1. Grammar
2. Language pedagogy
3. Unseen passages

4. Subject 4 – Science

1. Pedagogy of science
2. Materials
3. Natural resources
4. Food
5. The world of the living
6. How things work
7. Moving belongings people and their ideas
8. Natural phenomena

5. Subject 5 - Social studies

1. Economics
2. Pedagogy of social studies
3. History
4. Geography
5. Information technology
6. Political and social life

Exam Pattern for the BTET Exam:

BTET Exam consists of two parts to recruit the school teachers at the different levels –

1. BTET Paper- I is for all those aspirants who want to become a Primary Teacher that is from class I – V.
2. BTET Paper- II is for all those aspirants who want to become Upper primary teachers that are from classes VI - VIII.

Students can appear in both the exam Paper – I and Paper – II, this depends upon the eligibility criteria. Following are some of the details for the BTET Exam related to the exam pattern –

1. The mode of the examination is offline.
2. Objective type of questions will be asked in the BTET Exam.
3. The total number of questions in each paper asked is 150.
4. The maximum mark for each paper is 150.
5. The duration of each exam is 2.5 hours.
6. +1 is given to all the correct answers.
7. No negative marking is done for wrong answers.

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