Bihar STET and PEHIT 2019 Application Out, Start Applying!

Bihar STET 2019 and PEHIT 2019: Apply soon! 

Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), the apex board for government exams for instructors in the state of Bihar, has recently started the online application process for the Bihar State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) on their website. It is a qualification exam.  A test for physical education instructors called the Physical Education and Health Ability Test (PEHIT) 2019 is also going to be conducted by the board. The deadline for applying for Bihar STET is next week, September 18, 2019, making the window within which candidates must apply fairly short. The Bihar STET essentially comprises of two papers. The first one will be conducted to ascertain the ability of the teachers vying for selection in secondary education and the second paper is to be attempted by teachers who wish to teach in higher secondary departments across the state. The Council has announced the creation of approximately 25,300 teaching positions at the secondary level (grades 9 and 10) and around 12,100 teaching positions at the higher secondary level (grades 11 and 12).

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Bihar STET 2019 and PEHIT 2019: Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for the first paper of this government exam mandates that the candidates must have graduated in their respective subjects with a B.Ed. from a recognised institution. For the second paper, the candidates ought to have a postgraduate diploma in their respective subjects as well as a B.Ed. For the Physical Education and Health Ability Test, the candidate must have graduated high school or, at the very least, his/her junior year while also carrying a certificate, diploma or degree in Physical Education from an institute recognised by the government. Thankfully, the PEHIT exam is less demanding than the Bihar STET and consists of 50 general knowledge question and 50 subject-specific questions. The minimum marks required to qualify in the Bihar STET are 50% for the general category and 45% for the reserved category. Scores obtained in the government exam this year are valid for not more than seven years. Candidates can apply at any Bihar school based on his/her Bihar STET or PEHIT score within this time.

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