WB Primary TET Eligibility: Age Limit & Qualification

From the official West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) documents · last checked 3 October 2026

Age limit

The TET-2023 notification sets no age limit for taking the test. For the job, the recruitment notification of 25 September 2025 asks for a minimum age of 18 and a maximum of 40 years as on 1 January 2025.

Category	Age relaxation
SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PwD, Exempted Category, Ex-Servicemen, Para Teacher (recruitment stage)	The upper age limit can be relaxed. The notification does not state the number of years.

Educational qualification

Posts	Requirement
TET-2023 (Classes I-V)	Higher Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed., by whatever name known)
TET-2023 (Classes I-V)	Higher Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks + 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
TET-2023 (Classes I-V)	Higher Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks + Diploma in Education (Special Education) recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)
TET-2023 (Classes I-V)	Graduation + 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education
TET-2023: marks relaxation	SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, Exempted Category, Ex-Servicemen, Differently Abled and Die-in-harness candidates get 5% relaxation in Higher Secondary marks, so they need at least 45%
TET-2023: trainees	You could also apply if you had taken the final exam of 2-year D.El.Ed., 4-year B.El.Ed. or 2-year D.Ed. (Special Education) and were waiting for the result, or if you were studying one of these courses in an NCTE/RCI-recognised institute
Assistant Teacher recruitment (notice of 25 September 2025)	Higher Secondary with at least 50% + D.El.Ed.; or Higher Secondary with at least 45% + D.El.Ed.; or Higher Secondary with at least 50% + B.El.Ed.; or Higher Secondary with at least 50% + D.Ed. (Special Education); or Graduation + D.El.Ed. You must also have passed TET conducted by WBBPE.

Nationality & other conditions

The TET-2023 notification does not give a nationality rule. For the job, the 2025 recruitment notification says you must be a citizen of India.
You must hold the minimum qualification on the date of the notification (13 September 2023). Qualifications gained after that date are not accepted.
The TET-2022 rules also allowed Graduation (50%) + B.Ed. The TET-2023 notification does not list B.Ed. as a qualification.
TET-2023 fee (online only): General Rs. 500; OBC-A / OBC-B Rs. 400; SC / ST / Differently Abled / Exempted Category Rs. 250. Extra processing charges apply.
The TET certificate is valid for life for all categories.
There is no limit on attempts. A qualified candidate may take a later TET to improve the score.
Passing TET does not give you a legal right to a job. It only lets you be considered in a recruitment.
For the job, you must have studied the medium language as a first or second language at Higher Secondary level. For Santhali medium, you only need to read, write and speak Santhali in Ol-Chiki script.

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WB Primary TET Eligibility: Age Limit & Qualification

Age limit

Educational qualification

Nationality & other conditions

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