BPSC AEDO Salary 2025: Know the Exact Pay Scale, Vacancy and Requirements

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) will hold the Assistant Education Development Officer (AEDO) recruitment examination in January 2026. The Commission reported an unprecedented response, receiving 9.7 lakh applications for 935 posts — the highest number it has recorded to date. In the last five days of registration alone, daily applications ranged between 75,000 and 85,000.

According to the notification, the application portal remained functional throughout the process, and candidates did not report technical problems.

AEDO Salary and Vacancy Structure

The AEDO post falls under Level 5 pay scale, with a starting salary of ₹29,200, and the Commission has indicated that a revision may be implemented. Out of the 935 announced vacancies, 319 posts are reserved for women.

The recruitment also extends to categories including dependents of freedom fighters and candidates with disabilities — such as Visually Impaired (VI), Deaf and Dumb (DD), Locomotor Disability (LD), and Psychotic Disorder (PD).

The category-wise breakup is as follows:

• Unreserved: 374

• EWS: 93

• SC: 150

• ST: 10

• EBC: 168

• BC: 112

• BC Women: 28

Selection Method

The selection will be conducted through a written examination with three objective-type papers. Each paper will be two hours long and carry 100 marks.

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has announced that the online application process for Assistant Education Development Officer (AEDO) 2025 will reopen from 5th to 12th December 2025. This provides another opportunity for candidates who missed the initial registration window. Aspirants can submit their applications through the official BPSC website: bpsc.bihar.gov.in. Candidates are advised to complete their applications well before the deadline to avoid technical issues at the last moment.

Application Fee

All candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 100 while submitting the online application. Applicants who do not provide their Aadhaar number as identity proof will need to pay an additional biometric fee of Rs. 200.

Exam Pattern

The BPSC AEDO examination consists of objective-type multiple-choice questions across three papers:

1. General Language – Qualifying in nature, candidates must score at least 30%.

2. General Knowledge

3. General Aptitude

Each paper contains 100 questions worth 100 marks. The duration for each paper is 2 hours. For every correct answer, candidates earn 1 mark, while 1/3 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.

This structure ensures a fair evaluation of candidates’ knowledge and aptitude while maintaining a clear qualifying standard in the General Language section.