West Bengal · Board of Primary Education
Primary TET
Classes I–V
Your complete preparation partner for a brighter teaching career — built on the syllabus the Board itself publishes.
- Child-centric learning
- Build core concepts
- Be the change in young lives
5
Subjects
38
Topics
171
Subtopics
768
Practice questions
Everything you need to succeed
Syllabus
Topic-wise coverage of all five parts, taken from the Board’s booklet.
Practice questions
MCQs with worked explanations, subject by subject.
Mock tests
Timed full papers that mirror the real exam experience.
coming soon
Previous papers
Past WB TET papers with solutions, once verified against their source.
Progress tracking
See which topics are solid and which still need work.
Study resources
Notes and reading for each topic as they are written.
coming soon
About this exam
The Primary TET is the eligibility test for teaching classes I to V in West Bengal, conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. The paper carries 150 multiple-choice questions over 150 minutes, across five compulsory parts of 30 questions each.
- Qualifying mark
- 60%
- Negative marking
- None
- Certificate validity
- Lifetime
- Language of the paper
- Bengali and English
55% qualifies for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PH/DA, EC, Ex-Servicemen and Death-in-harness candidates — a 5% relaxation the Board states in its own booklet.
Every question carries one mark and nothing is deducted for a wrong answer.
There is no limit on attempts, and anyone who has already qualified may sit again to improve their score.
The paper is bilingual except the Language I and Language II parts themselves. The Board sets Language I in seven languages and Language II in English; this site prepares Language I in Bengali and Hindi.
Exam pattern
How the paper is made up, subject by subject.
Paper I
150 questions · 150 marks · 150 minutes · no negative marking
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language IChoose from Bengali, Hindi | 30 | 30 |
| Language II — English | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Syllabus
Open the full syllabus →5 subjects, 38 topics and 171 subtopics you can work through one at a time.
Child Development and Pedagogy
30 questions · 80 subtopics
- Child Development
- Inclusive education and children with special needs
- Learning and Pedagogy
Language I
30 questions · 15 subtopics
- Language Comprehension
- Pedagogy of Language Development
Language II — English
30 questions · 14 subtopics
- Comprehension
- Pedagogy of Language Development
Mathematics
30 questions · 18 subtopics
- Content
- Pedagogical Issues
Environmental Studies
30 questions · 44 subtopics
- Content
- Pedagogical Issues
Teach today. Build a better tomorrow.
Empower young minds in their very first years at school, where the habits of learning are set.
Start practising“Good teachers change the world, one child at a time.”— Birana TET