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BPSC TRE Secondary Urdu paper at a glance

Urdu can appear twice in the same paper, as the optional language in Part I and as the subject in Part III, but the two are not equivalent: Part I is comprehension and grammar at qualifying level and contributes nothing to merit, while Part III is the 80-mark literature and language paper that decides the rank. English remains compulsory in Part I regardless. One reported conflict: most sources give one-third negative marking, a minority state none. 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

The schedule is common to every subject and every level in TRE 4.0, from primary Urdu to senior secondary Chemistry; there is no separate Urdu window, admit card date or result date. Treat everything below the advertisement release as tentative until the commission issues its revised notice.

What this means for your preparation

Urdu candidates tend to assume that because Urdu appears in Part I as well as Part III, the language side of the paper is settled. It is not. Part I is compulsory English plus one optional language, so choosing Urdu there removes only half the gate and leaves an English comprehension and grammar section that must still be cleared at 30 per cent. Meanwhile the ranked marks sit in an 80-question Urdu literature paper and a 40-question General Studies part answered in Hindi or English.

What the Urdu subject paper covers

Testbook's Urdu syllabus page describes the Bihar teacher Urdu paper as based on the CBSE secondary and senior secondary Urdu syllabus, with the essential components being reading comprehension, grammar and literature, and it names Urdu Course A and Urdu Course B as the two secondary-level courses in scope. At this level that means the prose and poetry prescribed in those courses, qawaid covering parts of speech, tenses, izafat, tazkeer and tanees, and the standard literary-terms vocabulary of nazm, ghazal, afsana, inshaiya and khaka. The paper is 80 questions for 80 marks and it is where the entire ranking is decided, so the courses themselves, rather than general literary reading, are the correct primary text.

660 posts, and a cut-off near the top

Urdu has 660 of the 3,877 secondary vacancies, second only to Social Science, and the language also carries 757 posts at primary level. The size of the intake has not produced a soft line. Careerpower's TRE 3.0 class 9-10 tables put unreserved male Urdu at 80 against Social Science 83, Science 73 and Sanskrit 64, with EWS male at 77; a second published set gives Urdu unreserved 58, EBC 53, EWS 50 and BC 44, with no unreserved figure recorded for SC or ST. The gap between Urdu and Sanskrit in the first set is sixteen marks, which is a real difference in required preparation, not a rounding artefact.

English, not Urdu, is the qualifying risk

Part I is 30 questions for 30 marks and must be cleared at 30 per cent, roughly nine or ten marks, and it is excluded from merit. Testbook's account of the scheme makes English compulsory for all candidates, with Hindi, Urdu or Bengali as the optional second language. For a candidate educated in Urdu medium, choosing Urdu as the optional language secures most of the qualifying marks, but the English component remains and is the single commonest reason a strong Part III score never gets counted. The remedy is small and specific: comprehension passages, basic tenses, articles, prepositions and error spotting at school level, practised until the qualifying threshold is comfortably safe.

General Studies is where the ranked marks are lost

Part II is 40 ranked questions of the 120 that count, and Testbook gives its contents as elementary mathematics, general awareness, general science, the Indian National Movement and geography. None of that overlaps the Urdu syllabus, which puts an Urdu candidate at a structural disadvantage against Social Science candidates in the same recruitment, for whom three of those five strands are already covered. An Urdu candidate scoring near the top of Part III can still finish behind on total. Treat General Studies as a separate, timetabled subject with its own daily allocation rather than as revision to be fitted around literature, and prioritise Bihar-specific general awareness and the national movement.

Eligibility, TET and pay

The secondary posts require graduation with 50 per cent marks, or 45 per cent with a one-year B.Ed, plus B.Ed, and the degree subject must correspond to the paper chosen, so Urdu here means a graduate with Urdu as a subject. Candidates must separately hold CTET Paper-II or Bihar TET Paper-II; holding only Paper-I does not qualify at class 9-10 level, and this catches applicants who took the TET for primary posts. Reported pay for a secondary teacher is Rs 31,000 a month, with age 21 to 37 and category relaxation reported up to 42 for SC and ST. Confirm each of these against the revised advertisement.

Common questions

How many BPSC TRE Secondary Urdu vacancies are there in TRE 4.0?

Subject-wise tables reproduced from Advertisement 14/2026 by Testbook and Notifyhere put secondary Urdu at 660 posts within 3,877 class 9-10 vacancies and 32,388 overall, making it the second largest secondary subject after Social Science on 756 and ahead of Science on 463 and Sanskrit on 322. Urdu additionally carries 757 posts at primary level. BPSC has not published a subject-wise release of its own, and the figures may change in the amended advertisement.

Can I take Urdu as my language paper as well as my subject in BPSC TRE?

Yes, within limits. Testbook's account of the scheme gives Part I as English, compulsory for everyone, plus one optional language chosen from Hindi, Urdu or Bengali. An Urdu candidate can therefore take Urdu in Part I and also sit Urdu as the Part III subject. The two differ in weight and purpose: Part I is 30 marks, qualifying at 30 per cent, and does not count towards merit, while Part III is 80 marks and decides the rank. English cannot be avoided in Part I.

What is the BPSC TRE Secondary Urdu syllabus based on?

Testbook's Urdu syllabus page states the Bihar teacher Urdu paper follows the CBSE secondary and senior secondary Urdu syllabus, with reading comprehension, grammar and literature as the essential components, and identifies Urdu Course A and Urdu Course B as the secondary-level courses in scope. Other coverage describes Part III subject content generally as aligned with the NCERT and SCERT class 9-10 curriculum, while some coaching pages describe language subjects as graduation-level language and literature. Verify against the syllabus annexure of the revised advertisement.

What was the previous BPSC TRE Urdu cut-off for class 9-10?

Careerpower's TRE 3.0 secondary tables show unreserved male Urdu at 80 marks, EWS male at 77 and BC female at 46. A second published compilation gives Urdu unreserved 58, EBC 53, EWS 50, BC 44 and BCL 39, with no unreserved figure recorded for SC or ST. In both sets Urdu sits second behind Social Science and above Science and Sanskrit. These are coaching compilations from an earlier round with a different vacancy count, so treat them as orientation rather than a TRE 4.0 target.

What is the exam pattern for the BPSC TRE Secondary Urdu paper?

One offline objective paper of 150 questions and 150 marks in 2 hours 30 minutes. Part I is 30 questions of language, compulsory English plus one of Hindi, Urdu or Bengali, qualifying at 30 per cent and excluded from merit. Part II is 40 questions of General Studies covering elementary mathematics, general awareness, general science, the Indian National Movement and geography. Part III is 80 questions of Urdu. Most sources report one-third negative marking per wrong answer, though a minority state there is none.

When will the BPSC TRE 4.0 Urdu application reopen?

No date has been announced. The window was to open on 1 September 2026 and the commission postponed it citing procedural changes, saying revised dates would follow shortly. A 21 September restart circulated on coaching sites but remained unconfirmed on 20 September 2026, and the examination has been reported as likely to fall between December 2026 and January 2027. The calendar is common to every subject and level in TRE 4.0, so there is no separate Urdu window to watch for.