Updates as of September 22, 2026
Hindi is allotted 361 of the 3,877 Secondary posts in TRE 4.0, a smaller share than English at 696 and Urdu at 660. The published class 9-10 subject table reads Social Science 756, English 696, Urdu 660, Mathematics 570, Science 463, Hindi 361, Sanskrit 322, Physical Education 47 and Music 2, which together account for the full Secondary block.
Testbook (aggregator)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)The TRE 4.0 advertisement, number 14/2026, was released on 18 August 2026 for 32,388 posts. The four levels are Primary 3,847, Middle 8,563, Secondary 3,877 and Higher Secondary 16,101, so the class 9-10 block from which Hindi is drawn is the second smallest of the four.
Testbook (aggregator)The application opening was deferred from 1 September to 21 September 2026 because of procedural changes made by the Commission. The closing date and fee deadline are reported only as October 2026, and BPSC is said to be publishing the examination date once the advertisement period ends. Both should be read as unconfirmed.
NotifyHere (aggregator)Reported TRE 3.0 Hindi cut-offs at the class 9-10 level are unusually high, at 87 for unreserved men and 86 for unreserved women out of 150, with EWS and BC at 82 to 83. A second tracker gives an unreserved Hindi figure of 55, so the two accounts differ sharply and neither is an official BPSC release.
Career Power (aggregator)The fee is reported inconsistently: two trackers state 100 rupees per teaching level with 200 rupees extra for biometric verification without Aadhaar, while a third states 750 rupees for General, BC, EBC and EWS and 200 rupees for SC, ST, PwD and Bihar women. The figure on the payment screen is the one that governs.
Career Power (aggregator)A 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 Hindi paper at a glance
| Part | Questions | Marks | Counts towards merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part I - Language | 30 | 30 | No, qualifying only |
| Part II - General Studies | 40 | 40 | Yes |
| Part III - Hindi subject paper | 80 | 80 | Yes |
| Whole paper | 150 | 150 | 2 hours 30 minutes, offline OMR |
Eighty of the 150 questions are Hindi language and literature at graduation level. The other 70 are shared with every Secondary subject. Each wrong answer costs one-third of a mark. Part I is reported as qualifying at 30 per cent and pairs English with a choice of Hindi, Urdu or Bangla, which means a Hindi subject candidate meets Hindi material twice in the same sitting under two entirely different rules. 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 |
| TRE 4.0 advertisement 14/2026 released | 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 originally to open | 1 September 2026 | Closed |
| Online application revised opening | 21 September 2026 | Tentative |
| Last date to apply and pay the fee | October 2026, exact date not published | Tentative |
| Written examination for classes 9-10 | Not announced; to be published after the advertisement period closes | Tentative |
| Result and merit list | Not announced | Tentative |
These dates are shared by the whole recruitment, not set separately for Hindi: every subject at every one of the four levels applies in the same window under the same advertisement. The only element specific to Hindi is the 80-question subject paper written on examination day.
What this means for your preparation
Two assumptions sink Hindi candidates. The first is that Hindi, being the state's own language and the medium of much of the paper, must be the easy subject; the reported TRE 3.0 unreserved Hindi cut-off of 87 out of 150, the highest of the language subjects in that account, says otherwise. The second is that the Secondary post is interchangeable with the class 11-12 Hindi post. It is not: 361 posts, graduation plus B.Ed and STET Paper-I, against post-graduation plus STET Paper-II at the higher level.
361 posts against 696 for English
Hindi carries 361 of the 3,877 Secondary posts, roughly half the English allocation and well behind Urdu at 660. This matters because the applicant pool moves the other way: Hindi graduates are abundant in Bihar and a Hindi honours degree is one of the most commonly held qualifications among teacher aspirants in the state. Fewer posts chased by more candidates is the standard explanation offered for the high reported Hindi cut-off. Practically, a Hindi candidate cannot plan around a comfortable margin over the qualifying percentage in the way a Music or Physical Education candidate, competing for 2 and 47 posts respectively but from a tiny pool, has to plan differently again.
Graduation-level Hindi sahitya, not school Hindi
Part III is a graduation-level language and literature syllabus. That points at the BA Hindi spine: the periodisation of Hindi literature from Adikal and Bhaktikal through Ritikal to Adhunik kal; the major poets and prose writers of each period and their representative works; Hindi vyakaran covering sandhi, samas, karak, ras, alankar, chhand and muhavare; the history and development of the Hindi language and its dialects, including Bihar's own Magahi, Bhojpuri and Angika; and literary criticism and terminology. Candidates who revise only class 9-10 Bihar Board Hindi will find the literary-history questions unanswerable, and those are where the paper is decided.
Do not spend your best hour on Part I
The qualifying language part contains 30 questions and contributes nothing to merit, yet it is where Hindi specialists most often over-invest. The section pairs English with a choice of Hindi, Urdu or Bangla, so a Hindi candidate will usually see Hindi comprehension and grammar of a far lower standard than Part III and be tempted to treat it as a scoring opportunity. It is not a scoring opportunity at all. Clear the reported 30 per cent threshold, protect against the English half where most Hindi candidates are genuinely weaker, and return the saved minutes to the 80-question subject paper, which is the only place the additional marks change the outcome.
Reconcile the two cut-off stories before setting a target
The published figures disagree materially. One aggregator reports TRE 3.0 Hindi at 87 for unreserved men, 86 for unreserved women and 83 for BC and EWS; another gives an unreserved Hindi cut-off of 55 without naming the cycle, alongside English 59, Sanskrit 67, Mathematics 72 and Social Science 74. Neither is an official BPSC document. The safe reading is that Hindi closes above the statutory qualifying percentage by a wide margin and that a score in the high eighties out of 150 has been sufficient in at least one recent cycle. Prepare against the higher number and treat the lower one as a floor.
Check the STET paper and the per-level fee first
Secondary eligibility is reported as graduation with about 50 per cent in Hindi plus B.Ed, with STET Paper-I; Higher Secondary needs post-graduation plus STET Paper-II. Some trackers describe a CTET or BTET Paper-II route for Secondary instead, so the accounts conflict and the advertisement's eligibility clause is the only thing worth acting on. Ages are reported as 21 to 37 for general men, 40 for general women, BC and EBC, and 42 for SC and ST. Because the fee is reported as charged per teaching level, a candidate holding a Hindi post-graduate degree and both STET papers should decide early whether the extra payment for the 11-12 level is worth making.
Common questions
How many BPSC TRE Secondary Hindi posts are there in TRE 4.0?
Aggregator tables reading the advertisement put Hindi at 361 posts out of the 3,877 Secondary, class 9-10, vacancies. That places Hindi sixth among the nine Secondary subjects with published numbers, behind Social Science 756, English 696, Urdu 660, Mathematics 570 and Science 463, and ahead of Sanskrit 322, Physical Education 47 and Music 2. The whole of TRE 4.0 is 32,388 posts across four levels. These splits come from trackers rather than from a BPSC page, so check the official vacancy annexure when applying.
What is the exam pattern for BPSC TRE Secondary Hindi?
A single offline objective paper: 150 questions, 150 marks, 2 hours 30 minutes. Part I is language with 30 questions, reported as qualifying at 30 per cent, offering English along with Hindi, Urdu or Bangla. Part II is general studies with 40 questions. Part III is the Hindi subject paper with 80 questions. One-third of a mark is deducted per wrong answer. Since Part I does not enter the merit calculation, the competitive total is effectively 120 marks from Parts II and III.
Is the Hindi subject paper based on the class 9-10 syllabus?
No. The Secondary Hindi paper is described as a graduation-level language and literature syllabus set by the Commission. In practice that means the BA Hindi ground: literary periods from Adikal and Bhaktikal to the modern age, major poets and prose writers, vyakaran including ras, alankar and chhand, the history and dialects of Hindi, and criticism. Classes 9 and 10 describe the teaching assignment, not the standard of the questions. This is the single most common misreading among candidates preparing from school textbooks.
Why is the BPSC TRE Secondary Hindi cut-off higher than English?
The usual explanation is the ratio of candidates to posts. Hindi has 361 Secondary posts against English's 696, while Hindi graduates are far more numerous in Bihar. One tracker reports a TRE 3.0 unreserved Hindi cut-off of 87 out of 150 against 61 for English; another reports 55 for Hindi and 59 for English without naming the cycle, which reverses the ordering. Neither set is official, so the comparison should be treated as directional only and confirmed against BPSC's own result documents.
Can I apply for both Secondary and Higher Secondary Hindi?
Yes, if you meet both sets of eligibility, but they are separate posts under one advertisement. Secondary Hindi asks for graduation with about 50 per cent plus B.Ed and, as reported, STET Paper-I; Higher Secondary Hindi asks for a Hindi post-graduate degree plus B.Ed and STET Paper-II, and sits in a much larger block of 16,101 posts on a higher pay band. The application fee is reported as payable per teaching level, so applying at both levels means paying twice.
When will the BPSC TRE Secondary Hindi exam be held?
No examination date has been announced. The advertisement, number 14/2026, was published on 18 August 2026; the application window was moved from 1 September to 21 September 2026 and the closing date is reported only as October 2026. BPSC is reported to have said the examination date will be published after the advertisement period ends. The schedule is common to every subject and level in TRE 4.0, so there will be no separate Hindi announcement, only a subject-wise sitting plan once the date is fixed.
