WBTET 2023: Application Form (Soon), Admit Card

WBTET 2023 official notification will be released shortly on the official website. Candidates must ensure that they fit into the eligibility criteria before applying for the exam.

WBTET is a state-level examination conducted in offline mode (pen and paper-based). The exam is conducted to recruit aspiring candidates for the posts of teachers in various schools across the state of West Bengal. All information regarding WBTET 2023, is mentioned in the article.

Table of Contents

• About WBTET
• WBTET 2023 Exam Dates
• WBTET 2023 Eligibility Criteria
• WBTET 2023 Application Form
• WBTET 2023 Admit Card
• WBTET 2023 Exam Pattern
• WBTET 2023 Syllabus
• WBTET 2023 Reference Books
• WBTET 2023 Answer key
• WBTET 2023 Results
• WBTET 2023 Contact Details

About WBTET 

WBTET stands for West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test. It is conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education under the guidelines of the National Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE). The exam will be conducted in Offline mode (Pen and Paper- Based) WBTET consists of 2 papers, Paper 1 is for candidates who are willing to teach for classes I-V and Paper 2 for candidates who are willing to teach for upper primary classes. The duration of the exam is 90 minutes and consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. The candidates who are willing to become a primary teacher in any of the government-aided or Non-aided schools of West Bengal can apply for the WBTET exam. B. Ed qualified candidates are also eligible for the WBTET exam to be appointed as a teacher in the schools which are administered by the government and private management in West Bengal.

Exam Fee: For General/OBC Categories the examination fee is INR 100, while for SC/ST Categories they have to pay INR 50.

WBTET 2023 Highlights

Exam Name	West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test
Full Name	WBTET
Conducting Body	West Bengal Board of Primary Education
Exam Level	State Level
Type of Exam	Teacher Eligibility Test
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Duration	90 minutes
Application Mode	Online
Official Website	www.wbbpe.org

WBTET 2023 Exam Dates

Applicants are advised to go through the important dates associated with WBTET 2023 carefully, once they are released. WBTET 2023 exam dates are mentioned below:

WBTET 2023 Exam Dates

Event	Date
Official Notification Release	Sep 2023
WBTET 2023 Application Start Date	To Be Announced
WBTET 2023 Application End Date	To Be Announced
WBTET 2023 Admit Card Release	Nov 2023
WBTET 2023 Exam Date	Dec 2023
WBTET 2023 Result Date	To Be Announced

WBTET 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who are willing to appear for the WBTET 2023 need to make sure that they satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria before applying for the exam.

WBTET 2023 Eligibility Criteria for Primary Teachers (Class I-IV)

Candidates who aspire to attend the WBTET 2023 Exam need to satisfy any one of the following criteria

• Minimum of 50% marks in Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent 10+2) and a 2-year diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed).
• Minimum of 50% marks in Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent 10+2) and 4 years Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
• 50% marks or higher in Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent 10+2) and having Diploma in Education (Special Education), recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).
• Graduation and a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

Note: Relaxation of 5% of marks in Higher Secondary (or its equivalent examination 10+2) that is 45%, will be allowed for the SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PH, Exempted Category, ex-serviceman, and DH (Death-in-harness) category candidates.

WBTET 2023 Eligibility Criteria for Upper Primary Teachers (Class VI-VII)

Following are the eligibility criteria for the recruitment of upper primary teachers through WBTET 2023.

• BSc/BA or equivalent education.
• Minimum of 50% marks in BEd/Secondary education exam.
• Qualified for the final four years in Bachelor in Elementary Education.
• Appearing in final two years BSc/ BA/ Diploma in Education and clear the exam with a minimum of 45% marks.

WBTET 2023 Application Form

WBTET 2023 application form submission will begin soon. More details on the upcoming exam's online submission of the application form will be available shortly. Candidates must visit the official website, and fill in the WBTET application form after making sure they meet the eligibility criteria for the test they are interested in. Candidates must enter their details to register.

Steps to Fill WBTET 2023 Application Form

The steps to fill out the application form for WBTET 2023 are below.

• Step 1: Visit the official website
• Step 2: Login using the credentials.
• Step 3: Click on the link for the application form.
• Step 4: Fill in the application form carefully with all relevant details.
• Step 5: Upload the necessary documents.
• Step 6: Pay the application fee.
• Step 7: Cross-check for the correctness of information provided by you.
• Step 8: Submit the application.

WBTET 2023 Application Fee

WBTET 2023 application fee details are tabulated category-wise below.

WBTET 2023 Application Fee

Categories	Fee
General/OBC	INR 100
SC/ST	INR 50

After successfully filling out the application form and paying the fee, the candidates must take a printout for future reference. The candidates must take a printout of the admit card when made available which contains the aspirant’s name, photograph, signature, roll number, and test center details.

Candidates are required to reach their exam centers well in advance on exam day. The test comprises 150 multiple-choice questions and a time limit of 90 minutes.

The notification of the declaration of results will be published on the official website. Candidates must click on it and enter their roll number and date of birth to view the results.

WBTET 2023 Admit Card

WBTET 2023 admit card for the exam will be released on the official website. Candidates must ensure that the details mentioned on the admit cards are correct. The candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download the admit card.

How to Download WBTET 2023 Admit Card?

WBTET 2023 steps to download the admit card is given below.

• Step 1: Go to the official website.
• Step 2: Find and click on 'Download my TET 2017 Admit Card' link. 
• Step 3: Enter your login credentials and submit, to proceed further. 
• Step 4: The candidates will now be able to download and take printouts of their WB TET admit cards. 

WBTET 2023 Exam Pattern

Candidates are required to reach their exam centers well in advance on the exam day. The test comprises 150 multiple choice questions and a time limit of 90 minutes. The WBTET 2023 exam pattern is as follows:

WBTET 2023 Exam Pattern

Section	Contents		No. of Questions	Question Nos
				From		To
I	Child Development & Pedagogy		30	1		30
II	Languages			For Language I		For Language II
				From	To	From	To
	Bengali	Select any two- First Language and Second Language	30	31	60	61	90
	English
	Hindi
	Nepali
	Oriya
	Santhali
	Telugu
	Urdu
III	III(a) Mathematics & Science (OR)         III(b) Social Studies		60	91		150
			60	91		150

The candidate must attempt all sections. Each question carries 1 mark. There is no negative marking for incorrect responses.

WBTET 2023 Syllabus

The syllabus for the upcoming WBTET 2023 examination has not yet been released. But it should be similar to the previous year syllabus which is as follows:

Child Development and Pedagogy

• Meaning, need and area of child development, stages of child development; physical, mental, emotional, and language development, development of expression and creativity.
• Child development and factors affecting them.
• The meaning and principles of learning: Factors affecting the meaning of learning, effective methods of learning, and rules of learning.
• Principles of learning and their practical usefulness in education, Thorndike’s theory of error, Kohler’s theory of insight, Vygotsky’s theory of learning curve, Pathan’s meaning in learning and reason.
• Teaching and teaching methods: The purpose of teaching, communication, principles, formulas, techniques, new methods of teaching, and microteaching.
• Focus on children at the primary level.
• Concept, principles, and stages of child development.
• Physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and moral development in childhood and their characteristics.
• Heredity and environment influence in understanding the child.

Mathematics

• Numbers and addition, subtraction, multiplication & division.
• Minimum & Maximum.
• Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division of factors.
• Decimal- addition, subtraction, multiplication & division.
• Unitary rule.
• Percentages.
• Profit & Loss.
• Simple Interest.
• Geometry and different shapes.
• Money.
• Scales.
• Parameters.
• Calendar.
• Statistics.
• Volume - cube, sphere & Area of various shapes.

English

• Sentences- Topics and predictions, types of sentences.
• Parts of speech.
• Tenses.
• Content.
• Punctuation.
• Word formation.
• Active & Passive voice.
• Singular/ Plural.
• Gender.

Environmental Science

• Family.
• Food, health & hygiene.
• Housing.
• Plants & Animals.
• Individuals and businesses associated with local professions.
• Traffic & Communication.
• India- Rivers, plateaus, forests, continents and oceans.
• Constitution.
• Game & Game spirit.
• Governance.
• Environment- Requirement and protection.

WBTET 2023 Reference Books

Applicants should carefully select the study material to prepare for WBTET 2023. The reference books used to prepare for WBTET 2023 are mentioned in the table below:

WBTET 2023 Reference Books

Book Title	Author/ Publisher
West Bengal Teachers’ Eligibility Test for Class I-V Primary Section	Sumana Chakraborti/ Diamond Power Learning Publisher
West Bengal Teachers’ Eligibility Test for Class VI-VII (Science & Maths)	Sumana Chakraborti/ Diamond Power Learning Publisher
WBTET Primary School Teacher Examination	Arihant Publisher

WBTET 2023 Answer Key

The WBTET 2023 answer key for the various sets of question papers provided in the exam will be uploaded on the official website about 6-7 days after the date of the examination. Candidates can compare the answer keys with their answers to arrive at the possible score.

Candidates can follow the steps given below to download the answer keys.

• Step 1: Visit the official website.
• Step 2: In the notification section click on the "Answer key" Link.
• Step 3: View the PDF and download it.
• Step 4: Take a printout.

WBTET 2023 Selection Criteria

The parameters by which candidates will be scored to fill the teaching vacancies in WBTET 2023 Recruitment is as follows: 

WBTET 2023 Selection Criteria

Criteria	Marks Allotted
40% of marks obtained in the WBTET exam	60
Academic Qualification	30
Teaching experience	5
Personality Test	5

WBTET 2023 Results

WBTET 2023 result will be announced on the official website after the completion of the exam. Candidates will not be receiving the scorecard through any other means. They can download the result from the official website using their registered login credentials.

How to Download WBTET 2023 Results?

To check the WBTET 2023 results, follow the steps given below:

• Step 1: Visit the official website.
• Step 2: Click on the notification stating the declaration of results.
• Step 3: Provide details such as your roll number & date of birth to view the result.
• Step 4: You can click on the download button to save the result for future reference.

Note: The certificate received after successfully clearing the West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test is valid for 7 years from the date of announcement of results.

WBTET 2023 Merit List

The candidates who score high marks will be listed on the WBTET 2023 merit list which will be published on the website a few days after the results have been declared.

WBTET 2023 Contact Details

Official Website: www.wbbpe.org

Address of West Bengal Board of Primary Education: DDK 7/1, Sector-II, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700091

Phone Number: +91 33-2334-8983

Fax: +91 33-2321-1202