Updates as of September 22, 2026
The subject-wise table reported for TRE 4.0 Secondary, classes 9 and 10, lists nine subjects only: Hindi 361, English 696, Science 463, Mathematics 570, Social Science 756, Sanskrit 322, Urdu 660, Physical Education 47 and Music 2. Those figures sum exactly to the level total of 3,877, which leaves no advertised Arabic posts at this level.
NotifyHere vacancy list (unofficial)The number of stages in TRE 4.0 is unresolved, and it is the single biggest open question in this cycle. BPSC's own exam calendar, dated 14 August 2026, lists TRE 4.0 at serial 30 with 32,388 vacancies under the heading 2 PHASE EXAMS (PT + MAINS), and records the exam date as TBD with the remark that the date of the PT shall be published after the completion of the advertisement period. On that document, TRE 4.0 is a two-stage recruitment with a screening preliminary test.
BPSC Exam Calendar dated 14 August 2026 (official)On 27 August 2026, nine days after Advertisement 14/2026 was issued, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced that TRE 4.0 would be held in a single phase, scrapping the PT and Mains structure. The announcement followed a campaign by candidate representatives under the slogan One Exam, One Result. This is a state government statement rather than a BPSC order, and it directly contradicts the Commission's own calendar.
Testbook news report on the 27 August announcement (reported)As of 22 September 2026, BPSC has published no corrigendum on the TRE 4.0 examination pattern. The Commission's notices page carries corrigenda for the 72nd CCE and notices on the Stenographer examination and the new fifth answer option, but nothing on TRE. The 14 August calendar still shows PT plus Mains and has not been revised. The unresolved pattern is the most plausible reason the application window was postponed for procedural changes, and candidates should expect the revised pattern and the reopened window to be announced together.
BPSC notices page, checked 22 September 2026 (official)A second compilation of the same advertisement reproduces the identical nine-subject Secondary table and states plainly that Arabic, Bangla, Dance and Persian are not listed for classes 9 and 10. Two independent transcriptions agreeing raises confidence, but neither is the Commission's own roster.
Testbook (coaching site)Arabic nevertheless remains a recognised TRE subject. It appears in the class 9 and 10 subject list reproduced alongside the TRE 4.0 syllabus, with a full Part-III Arabic syllabus published, and it is listed among the Bihar STET language subjects for the higher level. The absence is of posts in this cycle, not of the subject.
Adda247 (coaching site)Arabic did carry Secondary posts in the previous cycle: a reported unreserved cut-off of 50 exists for Secondary Arabic in TRE 3.0 in 2024, alongside 62 for Higher Secondary Arabic. A cut-off only exists where a vacancy was filled, so the subject has an active recruitment history in Bihar.
Career Power (coaching site)Advertisement 14/2026 for 32,388 posts was published on 18 August 2026. Online applications opened on 21 September 2026 after a deferral from 1 September; the closing date is reported as 21 October 2026 and has not been confirmed. No examination date has been announced for any subject.
KollegeApply (news site)Anyone prepared to sit Arabic should read the Commission's own district-wise vacancy roster for classes 9 and 10 before drawing a conclusion. That document, posted with the advertisement, carries the authoritative subject and district split and will settle whether any Arabic line exists at Secondary level in this cycle.
BPSC district-wise vacancies, classes 9-10A vacancy figure of 46,595 is circulating on job-alert aggregators for TRE 4.0. None of the aggregators carrying it cites an advertisement number or a date, and it is contradicted by both official BPSC documents that do carry a number: Advertisement 14/2026 of 18 August 2026 and the exam calendar of 14 August 2026, which state 32,388. Until BPSC publishes a corrigendum, 32,388 is the figure to plan against.
BPSC Exam Calendar dated 14 August 2026 (official)The Secondary Arabic paper at a glance
| Stage or part | What it contains | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary (screening) | General Studies objective paper, 150 questions, no Arabic content | 150 |
| Mains Part-I, Language | One language from Hindi, English, Urdu and Bangla; Arabic is not a Part-I option | 30 |
| Mains Part-II, General Studies | Elementary mathematics, mental ability, general awareness, general science and social science | 40 |
| Mains Part-III, Arabic | Comprehension, vocabulary and sentence structure; noun and verb patterns, cases, tense and mood, syntax, translation; prescribed prose and poetry and basic literary history | 80 |
| Mains total | 150 objective questions in 2 hours 30 minutes, one-third mark deducted per wrong answer | 150 |
Arabic is a Part-III subject only. The Part-I language options reported for TRE 4.0 are Hindi, English, Urdu and Bangla, so an Arabic candidate must also carry a qualifying paper in one of those four at 30 per cent. That is an extra demand Hindi and Urdu candidates do not face, because their subject and their language paper coincide. 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
| What | When | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BPSC exam calendar lists TRE 4.0 as a two-phase PT + Mains recruitment | 14 August 2026 | Confirmed |
| Advertisement 14/2026 published | 18 August 2026 | Confirmed |
| Chief Minister announces a single-phase exam, scrapping PT + Mains | 27 August 2026 | Announced by the state government, not yet ordered by BPSC |
| BPSC corrigendum confirming the final examination pattern | Not published as of 22 September 2026 | Awaited |
| Online application opens | 21 September 2026, deferred from 1 September | Confirmed |
| Last date to apply | 21 October 2026, as reported by KollegeApply | Tentative |
| Preliminary screening examination | Not announced | Tentative |
| Main examination | December 2026 to January 2027, as projected by Adda247 | Tentative |
| Any corrigendum adding minority-language posts | Not announced | Tentative |
The calendar is common to every subject and every level in TRE 4.0 and there is no separate Arabic schedule. The row that matters most for Arabic is the last one: small-subject allocations have in past cycles arrived by corrigendum after the main advertisement.
What this means for your preparation
The thing Arabic candidates most often get wrong is assuming that because the subject has a published TRE syllabus and a STET paper, it must have posts in the current cycle. In TRE 4.0 the reported Secondary subject table accounts for all 3,877 class 9 and 10 posts across nine subjects, none of them Arabic. Preparing the paper is reasonable; assuming a vacancy exists is not, and the Commission's own class 9 and 10 vacancy roster is the only document that settles it.
Confirm the vacancy before paying the fee
Two separate transcriptions of Advertisement 14/2026 give the same nine-subject Secondary table, and the nine numbers add to exactly 3,877, the published level total. That arithmetic leaves no room for an Arabic line at classes 9 and 10 in this cycle. The fee is reported at Rs 100 per level with an extra Rs 200 biometric charge where Aadhaar is not linked, so the cost of a wasted application is small, but the preparation cost is not. Before committing, open the Commission's district-wise vacancy document for classes 9 and 10 that was posted with the advertisement on 18 August 2026 and look for the Arabic row directly. Reported summaries are transcriptions; that roster is the record.
Arabic at Secondary needs graduation, not a master's
The Secondary level, classes 9 and 10, requires a graduate degree with 50 per cent in the concerned subject plus B.Ed, and Bihar STET Paper I. The Higher Secondary level, classes 11 and 12, requires a post-graduate degree with 50 per cent plus B.Ed and STET Paper II. For Arabic this distinction is practical rather than academic: the pool of candidates holding an MA in Arabic with B.Ed is much smaller than the pool holding a BA, so a candidate with only a BA in Arabic has no route into classes 11 and 12 at all. Reported basic pay is Rs 31,000 at Secondary against Rs 32,000 at Higher Secondary, with gross figures reported around Rs 55,000 to Rs 59,860 and Rs 58,000 to Rs 61,690.
What the Arabic paper actually asks
The published Part-III Arabic outline for classes 9 and 10 has three visible blocks. The first is reading comprehension, vocabulary and sentence structure. The second is grammar in the classical sense: noun and verb patterns, pronouns, gender, number, cases, tense and mood, syntax, and translation. The third is prescribed prose and poetry with literary forms and basic Arabic literary history. Two of the three blocks are closed and drillable. Sarf and nahw carry the paper because case endings, verb forms and syntax convert directly into single-answer objective items, whereas literary history yields only scattered recall questions. Translation between Arabic and the medium of instruction is explicitly named and is the block candidates from a purely madrasa reading background most often underprepare.
The cut-off has been the lowest among the languages
In the 2024 TRE 3.0 cycle, coaching-site compilations report a Secondary Arabic unreserved cut-off of 50 and a female unreserved cut-off of 48, against Urdu at 80, Bengali at 78, Hindi at 87 and Mathematics at 102. At Higher Secondary, Arabic was reported at 62 against Urdu 76 and Hindi 88. Arabic has therefore been among the softest thresholds in the family, which reflects a thin applicant pool rather than an easy paper. The corollary is that if a small Arabic allocation does appear in TRE 4.0, the threshold is likely to stay comparatively low, but a small allocation also means a single district may carry the entire subject.
Budget for the Part-I language paper separately
Arabic is not among the Part-I language options reported for TRE 4.0, which are Hindi, English, Urdu and Bangla. An Arabic candidate must therefore clear a 30-mark qualifying paper in a language that is not their subject, at a reported 30 per cent threshold, on top of the 40-mark General Studies section and the 80-mark Arabic paper. Most Arabic candidates in Bihar will take Urdu or Hindi here and clear it comfortably, but it cannot be left unattempted: a failure in Part-I ends the candidature irrespective of the Arabic score. General Studies, at 40 of the 120 counted marks, is where an Arabic specialist most often loses a rank they had already earned in Part-III.
Common questions
Are there any Arabic vacancies in BPSC TRE 4.0 for classes 9 and 10?
On the evidence available, no. Two separate reproductions of the Advertisement 14/2026 Secondary table list nine subjects only, Hindi, English, Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Sanskrit, Urdu, Physical Education and Music, and those nine counts sum to exactly the published level total of 3,877. That leaves no advertised Arabic posts at Secondary level in this cycle. The Commission's district-wise vacancy document for classes 9 and 10 is the authoritative check before concluding.
What qualification do I need for BPSC TRE Secondary Arabic?
The Secondary level requires a graduate degree with at least 50 per cent in the concerned subject, a B.Ed, and Bihar STET Paper I. Language subjects additionally require the language to have been studied at graduation with the prescribed honours or subsidiary conditions, so an Arabic candidate needs Arabic in the degree rather than only a madrasa certification. The Higher Secondary level is a different contest requiring a post-graduate degree plus B.Ed and STET Paper II.
What is in the BPSC TRE Arabic syllabus?
The published Part-III Arabic outline for classes 9 and 10 covers reading comprehension, vocabulary and sentence structure; grammar comprising noun and verb patterns, pronouns, gender, number, cases, tense and mood, syntax and translation; and prescribed prose and poetry with literary forms and basic Arabic literary history. It is worth 80 of the 150 mains marks. Grammar and translation are the drillable core; literary history contributes a smaller and less predictable share.
Can I take Arabic as my language paper in BPSC TRE?
No. The Part-I language options reported for TRE 4.0 are Hindi, English, Urdu and Bangla. Arabic is available as the Part-III concerned subject only. An Arabic candidate therefore sits a 30-mark qualifying language paper in one of those four at a 30 per cent threshold, and the marks do not count towards merit. This is an additional requirement that Hindi, English, Urdu and Bangla candidates avoid because their subject doubles as their language.
What was the BPSC TRE Arabic cut-off in the previous cycle?
For TRE 3.0 in 2024, coaching-site compilations report an unreserved Secondary Arabic cut-off of 50, with 48 for unreserved female candidates, and 62 for Higher Secondary Arabic. Those were the lowest reported thresholds among the language subjects, well below Urdu at 80 and Bengali at 78 at Secondary level. These figures are unofficial compilations of a past cycle rather than a Commission release, and they presume Arabic posts existed then, which the TRE 4.0 tables do not show.
When does BPSC TRE 4.0 close and when is the exam?
Applications opened on 21 September 2026 after a deferral from 1 September. The closing date is reported as 21 October 2026 but the Commission has not confirmed it, and an earlier reported fee deadline of 29 September was superseded. No examination date has been announced; Adda247 projects December 2026 to January 2027 as a coaching-site estimate. The schedule is common to every subject and level, so there is no separate Arabic sitting.
