BPSC TRE 4.0 - Middle School Teacher (Classes VI-VIII) syllabus
The topics the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC), Patna notification lists for TRE 6-8, subject by subject, with the weight each carries and a link to the source. Topics marked notification are from that list; the others are topics our 26 published papers ask, shown with how many questions each has here.
The paper is 150 questions for 150 marks in 150 minutes, with 0.33 deducted per wrong answer.
TRE 6-8 exam pattern
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | 22 | 22 | 9 |
| English Language | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| Mathematics (Elementary) | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| Reasoning | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| General Awareness | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| General Science | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Social Science | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Total | 150 | 150 | 88 |
Entered weights add up to 126.2%; the notification gives weights for some topics only.
Hindi
22 questions · 22 marks
| Topic | Weight | Expected Qs | In our papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyakaran (Grammar)notification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2.67% | 4 | 91 Qs |
| Gadyansh (Passage)notification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 4% | 6 | 90 Qs |
| Muhavare & Lokoktiyannotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2% | 3 | 68 Qs |
| Sandhi & Samasnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2% | 3 | 68 Qs |
| Apathit Padyansh (Poetry Passage)notification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 6% | 9 | 60 Qs |
| Shabd Gyannotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2% | 3 | 57 Qs |
| Paryayvachi & Vilomnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2% | 3 | 56 Qs |
| Hindi Bhasha Shikshannotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2.67% | 4 | 26 Qs |
| Alankar & Rasnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2.67% | 4 | 24 Qs |
English Language
8 questions · 8 marks
| Topic | Weight | Expected Qs | In our papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehensionnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2% | 3 | 141 Qs |
| Grammar (Tenses, Modals, Clauses)notification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 76 Qs |
| Fill in the Blanksnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 47 Qs |
| Synonyms & Antonymsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 42 Qs |
| Active & Passive Voicenotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 33 Qs |
| Idioms & Phrasesnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 31 Qs |
| Error Spottingnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 30 Qs |
| Direct & Indirect Speechnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 29 Qs |
| One Word Substitutionnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 25 Qs |
| English Language Teaching (Pedagogy)notification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2.67% | 4 | 22 Qs |
| Sentence Improvementnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2% | 3 | 21 Qs |
| Cloze Testnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2% | 3 | 18 Qs |
| Spellingnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 1.33% | 2 | 13 Qs |
| Para Jumblesnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 1.33% | 2 | 12 Qs |
Mathematics (Elementary)
7 questions · 7 marks
| Topic | Weight | Expected Qs | In our papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number Systemnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 44 Qs |
| Mensurationnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 32 Qs |
| Geometrynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 23 Qs |
| LCM & HCFnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 23 Qs |
| Algebranotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 22 Qs |
| Ratio & Proportionnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 17 Qs |
| Data Handling & Interpretationnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 16 Qs |
| Percentagenotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 15 Qs |
| Fractions & Decimalsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 11 Qs |
| Averagenotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 10 Qs |
| Simple & Compound Interestnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 10 Qs |
| Profit & Lossnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 9 Qs |
| Unitary Methodnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 7 Qs |
| Shapes & Spatial Understandingnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 6 Qs |
| Simplificationnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 6 Qs |
| Time, Speed & Distancenotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 6 Qs |
| Time & Worknotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 5 Qs |
| Trigonometrynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 5 Qs |
Reasoning
1 questions · 1 marks
| Topic | Weight | Expected Qs | In our papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seriesnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 3 Qs |
| Analogynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 1 Q |
| Blood Relationsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 1 Q |
| Classificationnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 1 Q |
| Non-Verbal Reasoningnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 1 Q |
| Order & Rankingnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 1 Q |
| Arithmetical Reasoningnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
| Assertion & Reasonnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
| Clocks & Calendarsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
| Coding-Decodingnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
| Cubes & Dicenotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
| Direction Sensenotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
| Statement & Conclusionnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
| Syllogismnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
| Venn Diagramnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | - |
General Awareness
14 questions · 14 marks
| Topic | Weight | Expected Qs | In our papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar GKnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 2.67% | 4 | 33 Qs |
| Art & Culturenotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 15 Qs |
| Current Affairsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 14 Qs |
| Organisations, Important Days & Schemesnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 12 Qs |
| Economynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 8 Qs |
| Indian Historynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 8 Qs |
| Indian Politynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 7 Qs |
| Books & Authorsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 6 Qs |
| Geographynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 6 Qs |
| Sportsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 6 Qs |
| Awards & Honoursnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 5 Qs |
| Science & Technology (General)notification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 4 Qs |
| Static GKnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 3 Qs |
General Science
8 questions · 8 marks
| Topic | Weight | Expected Qs | In our papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Living Worldnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 1.33% | 2 | 51 Qs |
| Moving Things, Work & Energynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 37 Qs |
| Natural Phenomenanotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 32 Qs |
| Food & Materialsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 28 Qs |
| Natural Resources (Upper Primary)notification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 28 Qs |
| Environmentnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 18 Qs |
| Biologynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 14 Qs |
| Physicsnotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 14 Qs |
| Chemistrynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 9 Qs |
| Science & Technologynotification Weight derived from the paper pattern. | 0.67% | 1 | 9 Qs |
How to use this syllabus
Every topic above is tagged on every question in our TRE 6-8 papers, so a mock test here ends with a report that scores you on this same list, topic by topic, out of ten. Start with a free paper, and the weak topics it finds are the ones to read first.
Social Science
10 questions · 10 marks
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