Higher Secondary Education with a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate is the minimum educational qualification required to apply for West Bengal School Service Commission Teacher Eligibility Test (WBSSC TET). There are two papers in this exam. Paper I is for candidates who have applied for Classes I to V and Paper II is meant for Classes VI to VIII.

Eligibility Criterion for WBSSC TET

For classes I to V

The minimum educational qualification required to apply for this exam is a pass in Higher Secondary Education. Candidates who have scored a minimum of 45% marks in qualifying examination are only eligible to apply. Apart from this, candidates who have completed 2 year diploma in Elementary Education/Special Education can also apply. Apart from this graduates in any of the following streams can also apply.

• Elementary Education
• Arts
• Science
• Education

Such candidates are required to score at least 50% marks in qualifying examination. Final year candidates are also eligible to attend the exam.

For Classes VI-VIII

Candidates who have completed any of the following courses with a minimum of 45% marks are eligible.

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• Diploma in Education
• Bachelor of Education
• Bachelor of Science in Special Education

Final year candidates can also apply for this exam. They will have to submit the originals of mark sheet of qualifying exam when asked.

Exam Pattern of WBSSC TET

The question booklet contains two papers. Each paper comprises one hundred and fifty questions carrying one mark each.  Questions will be in objective type format. Maximum time allotted for answering all questions is one and a half hours. Candidates who are applying for Classes I to V are required to appear for Paper I. Paper II is intended for candidates who have applied for Classes VI to VIII. Candidates who have applied for Classes I to VIII will have to attend both of these papers. Paper I will contain questions from the following topics.

• Child Development and Pedagogy
• Environmental Studies
• Mathematics
• Language I
• Language II

There will be 30 questions from each section.

Paper II will cover questions from the following topics.

• Child Development & Pedagogy
• Language I
• Language II

There will be 30 questions from these above mentioned topics. Apart from these, candidates who are applying for Mathematics, Science, Social Studies or Social Science will have to attempt questions from the respective subjects. Candidates who have applied for any other subject are required to appear for any of the above mentioned papers. There will be a maximum of 60 questions from these subjects. Each question carries one mark.