Bihar STET Preparation 2025: Tips, Strategy & Guide

Bihar Secondary Teachers Eligibility Test 2025 ( Bihar STET )

Shikha Goyal
Updated on Oct 13, 2025 14:53 IST

By Shikha Goyal, Assistant Manager

Candidates preparing for the Bihar STET exam often face difficulty to make a preparation strategy that save time and give result. The Bihar STET 2025 exam for candidates willing to take up teaching as a profession. The Bihar STET exam includes several subjects for Paper 1 and Paper 2. 

Here, we have provided the basic Bihar STET preparation tips that will be help candidates, who are going to appear in the BSEB STET exam. 

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Bihar STET Preparation 2025: Tips & Strategy

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  • Bihar STET is held in two parts. Paper I is for the class 9th-10th, and Paper 2 is for the class 11th-12th. Candidates need to score qualifying marks to pass each paper. A candidate from the General category needs to secure 50% marks to qualify the exam and candidates from other categories must secure 45% marks to qualify.
  • Paper 1 includes English, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Maths, Science and Social Science. Paper 2 includes English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Computer Science. Development and Pedagogy, Languages, Mathematics, science and social science.
  • Both the papers contain 150 questions and carry a total of 150 marks, 1 mark each, the total duration of each paper is 2 hours and 30 minutes.
  • Bihar STET syllabus for Paper I and Paper II are different and candidates should become familiar with the topics at the beginning of Bihar STET preparation.
  • Don’t neglect any specific section of the syllabus as questions are being asked from all topics, prioritize each section without any miss.
  • Learn the basics first and then gradually move to other complicated parts of a particular topic.
  • For every exam books are the best resources for a successful preparation strategy, candidates must select the book wisely. There are many books available in the market. choose the right ones. which include all topics from the syllabus.
  • Read a basic textbook first and gradually start reading reference books to solidify your concepts.
  • Select books which are suggested by teachers and those who have successfully qualified for the exam.
  • The syllabus of Bihar STET is huge and many topics need to be remembered before the exam. In such cases, making short notes in a few lines in your own words will be beneficial.
  • Making notes will also help in memorizing important topics.
  • Apart from that, also keep on highlighting the important paragraphs and sentences from books that can potentially form questions.
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What are the passing marks for Bihar STET?
A: 

Candidates need to obtain the minimum qualifying marks to clear the Bihar STET exam. Have a look at the STET passing or qualifying marks below:

Category

Qualifying Percentage

Qualifying Marks

General

50%

75

BC

45.5%

68.25

OBC

42.5%

63.75

SC/ ST/ PwD

40%

60

Women

40%

60

Q:   How many times is Bihar STET conducted in a year?
A: 

The Bihar STET exam is generally conducted once a year. However, the decision regarding the frequency of exam is taken by the exam conducting body, that is, Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB). It is a state-level Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) exam that is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates as Secondary or Higher Secondary level teachers.

Q:   Is Bihar STET conducted online or offline?
A: 

Bihar STET exam is held online in computer-based test mode. In the exam, candidates need to mark their answers on the desktop. Candidates need to complete the exam in two hours and thirty minutes. 

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Answered Yesterday

The Bihar STET exam was conducted on several centres across the state from October 14 to November 16. Candidates can check it by visting the official portal. Credentials required to see the STET result are application number and date of birth.

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Jasleen Jain

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

Candidates can check below the methods to download the Bihar STET result:

  • Go to official website bsebstet.org
  • Click on link for Bihar STET result 2025, on homepage 
  • In login window, enter application number and date of birth
  • Bihar STET result with scores will be displayed on screen
  • Download and check it

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Shikha Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

Aspirants can calculate their marks secured in Bihar STET exam after the release of answer key. Candidates can check below the marking scheme to calculate scores: 

  • Each correct answer = 1 mark
  • No negative marking for wrong or unattempted questions
  • Total Score = Number of correct responses * 1

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Manisha Singh

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

The BSEB conducted the Bihar STET exam from October 14 to November 16 at various centres across the Bihar State. The Bihar STET result is expected soon. It will be released on the official portal.  But the authority does not usually send results individually. Candidates need to check their result on

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Chanchal Shekhar

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

Yes. Candidate after qualifying the Bihar STET makes him or her eligible to apply for secondary and higher secondary teaching jobs in the Bihar Government schools. 

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Satyendra Garg

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

Candidates can check below the previous year trends of the Bihar STET 2025 result date.

Years

Exam Date

Result Date

2025

October 14 to 31, 2025

Expected by Dec 31, 2025 or first week of Jan 2026

2024

September 30, 2024

November 18, 2024

2023

September 15, 2023

October 3, 2023

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Ishita Kaur

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

Yes, qualified candidates will be able to download their Bihar STET eligibility certificate from the official portal at a later stage. The Bihar STET 2025 exam was conducted from October 16 to November 16. 

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Shikha Goyal

Contributor-Level 10

Answered Yesterday

The Bihar STET result 2025 is expected to soon release on the official portal. Further, the certificate is valid for teaching jobs in Bihar, unless another state accepts it.

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Virajita Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

Those candidates who will qualify the Bihar STET exam will be able to download their scorecard and later use the STET certificate for teacher recruitment processes.

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Gunjan Majumder

Contributor-Level 6

Answered Yesterday

The Bihar STET certificate is valid for a lifetime, unless notified otherwise by the board.

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Kritika Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

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