Alerts and Updates for BPSC TRE Higher Secondary Physics

The Physics paper at a glance

The reported Physics content heads are mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, optics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. Eligible post-graduate degrees are reported to include Electronics, Applied Physics and Nuclear Physics alongside Physics itself, which widens the applicant base for this subject relative to others. Sources disagree on negative marking: most report a one-third deduction for a wrong answer in TRE 4.0, while two state there is none. Reported minimum qualifying marks are 40 per cent for general candidates, 36.5 per cent for backward and extremely backward classes and 32 per cent for SC and ST, with one outlet giving 34 per cent for EBC. The 40 out of 150 reported as the Physics unreserved cut-off last round is consistent with a subject in which the threshold, not rival candidates, is what a well-prepared applicant has to beat. Read the structure below as the pattern for the written examination, not as a settled number of stages. BPSC's calendar of 14 August 2026 places TRE 4.0 under two-phase PT plus Mains exams; the Chief Minister announced a single-phase exam on 27 August 2026; and BPSC has published no corrigendum resolving the two as of 22 September 2026. The question paper described here is the one candidates must prepare for either way, because a single-phase exam would use it and a two-phase exam would use it as the main paper.

Dates and windows

This calendar is common to every subject and every level in TRE 4.0; there is no separate Physics notification, application form or exam date. The exam window and the application closing date are the two items still unconfirmed and should be rechecked on the BPSC portal before being relied on.

What this means for your preparation

Physics is the subject in this family where the binding constraint is not competition but qualification. With 1,758 posts, the second largest allocation at higher secondary level, and a reported TRE 3.0 unreserved cut-off of 40 out of 150 with most categories showing no cut-off at all, the last round did not exhaust the posts through merit. The mistake Physics candidates make is preparing as though the contest were against other candidates, when the reported evidence says the contest is against the qualifying threshold and the eligibility paperwork.

1,758 posts against a cut-off at the floor

The PW subject-wise table gives Physics 1,758 posts out of 16,101, behind only Chemistry at 3,695 and ahead of English at 1,321 and Botany at 1,078. Adda247 reports the TRE 3.0 unreserved Physics cut-off at 40 out of 150 with most other categories unavailable, which is the pattern seen when a subject does not fill. The supply-side explanation is straightforward: the eligibility stack of a post-graduate degree in Physics with 50 per cent marks plus a B.Ed, and the reported Bihar STET Paper-II requirement, filters out a large share of physics post-graduates before the exam is written.

What 40 out of 150 means under the new split

Reported qualifying percentages for TRE are 40 per cent for general candidates, 36.5 per cent for backward and extremely backward classes and 32 per cent for SC and ST, with one outlet giving 34 per cent for EBC. Forty per cent of the 120 non-qualifying marks, once the 30-mark language part is set aside as qualifying only, is a low bar for someone who actually holds a physics master's degree. The realistic risk for a Physics candidate is therefore not being outscored in Part III but failing the language part outright, or losing enough in general studies to slip below the category threshold on the aggregate.

The 80 subject questions and where they sit

Reported Physics content heads are mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, optics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. Careerpower places the Part III standard at graduation to post-graduate level rather than the plus two curriculum being taught, while PW notes the subject content is linked to the prescribed SCERT and NCERT curriculum, so degree-level treatment of school-level topics is the sensible expectation. No unit-wise weighting has been published. Candidates from Electronics or Applied Physics backgrounds, both reported as eligible, should note that classical mechanics, thermodynamics and optics are the heads their degrees are least likely to have covered in depth.

The language paper is the real elimination risk

Part I is 30 questions in Hindi, English, Urdu or Bangla, reported as qualifying only, which means it adds nothing to the merit score but removes a candidate who fails it. For a Physics candidate whose entire preparation instinct points at Part III, this is the cheapest marks-per-hour item on the paper and the one most often left untouched until the last week. A single sitting of 150 minutes covers all three parts, so there is no separate language exam to prepare for later. Clearing it decisively and quickly also buys time for the subject block.

Eligibility, age and the practical timetable

Reported eligible post-graduate degrees for Physics are Physics, Electronics, Applied Physics and Nuclear Physics, with 50 per cent marks and a B.Ed, and Testbook additionally cites Bihar STET Paper-II. Age limits are reported as 18 to 37 for unreserved men, 40 for unreserved women and BC and EBC, and 42 for SC and ST, as on 1 August 2026. The fee is reported at 100 rupees per class level plus 200 rupees for biometrics where Aadhaar is not supplied. With the window reported to open on 21 September 2026 and closing only described as October 2026, applying early is the low-cost hedge.

Common questions

How many Physics posts are there in BPSC TRE 4.0 for classes 11 and 12?

The subject-wise vacancy table published by PW, with matching figures on Notifyhere, gives Physics 1,758 posts out of the 16,101 higher secondary vacancies. Only Chemistry, at 3,695, is larger. The individual subject figures in that table sum exactly to 16,101, which supports their internal consistency. A Hindi report on the same data noted that Physics and Chemistry together exceed 5,400 posts at this level, which matches the two figures above.

What was the BPSC TRE Physics cut-off for class 11-12 last time?

Adda247 reports the TRE 3.0 class 11-12 Physics cut-off at 40 out of 150 for unreserved candidates, with most other categories showing no figure; Careerpower's cut-off page reports the same 40 with the remaining categories unavailable. A cut-off at that level is the qualifying floor rather than a competitive score, and is consistent with the posts not being filled. TRE 4.0 cut-offs will move with the new 80-40-30 split and the size of the applicant pool.

Can I apply for BPSC TRE Physics with an Electronics or Applied Physics master's degree?

Careerpower reports that Physics posts at this level accept post-graduate degrees in Physics, Electronics, Applied Physics or Nuclear Physics. The general requirement reported for classes 11 and 12 is a master's in the subject concerned with at least 50 per cent marks plus a B.Ed, with Testbook also citing Bihar STET Paper-II. The exact accepted degree titles should be confirmed from advertisement 14/2026 before paying, since equivalence questions are settled at document verification rather than at the application stage.

How many Physics questions are in the BPSC TRE higher secondary paper?

Eighty of the 150 questions come from the subject concerned, so Physics candidates answer 80 Physics questions for 80 marks. The other 70 are 40 general studies and 30 language questions, with the language part reported as qualifying only and not added to the merit score. The whole paper is objective multiple choice, runs 2 hours 30 minutes, and has the same structure for every class 11-12 subject.

What is the BPSC TRE Physics syllabus for plus two teacher posts?

The reported content heads are mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, optics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. Careerpower describes the Part III paper as set at graduation to post-graduate standard rather than at the class 11-12 level, while PW notes that subject content at this level is tied to the prescribed SCERT and NCERT curriculum. No official unit-wise weighting has been published for TRE 4.0, so even coverage across those six heads is the safer plan.

Is there negative marking in the TRE 4.0 Physics paper?

Sources disagree. Adda247, PW, Careerpower's notification page and Notifyhere report a deduction of one third of a mark for a wrong answer in TRE 4.0, and Notifyhere states the deduction also applies to unattempted questions. Careerpower's syllabus page and Teaching Pariksha report no negative marking. BPSC's own text on this has not been read here, so the prudent approach is to assume the deduction applies and to skip rather than guess blindly.