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A very important and time-sensitive alert has come out for the candidates who are dreaming of becoming librarians in the government secondary and higher secondary schools of Bihar. The online application process for ‘Bihar School Librarian Eligibility Test 2026’ (Bihar School Librarian Eligibility Test – BLET/SLET) being conducted by Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) will start tomorrow, i.e. 21 October 2026 is going to end. For this eligibility test, which started after a long wait, online forms are being filled from October 1 on the official portal sletregistration.cbrt.co.in. Therefore, eligible candidates who have not yet completed their registration and fee payment should complete the application process immediately to avoid last hour server load.
After years, a framework has been prepared for the restoration of more than 5,800 possible vacant posts of librarians in the schools under the Education Department of Bihar. However, only those candidates will be eligible to participate in the upcoming Head Teacher and Librarian recruitment process, who will qualify this eligibility test. This examination is being conducted on the same lines as the STET examination is conducted for teachers. The board has made it clear that after midnight of October 21, neither new registration will be accepted nor any additional relaxation will be given for depositing fees.
The eligibility conditions prescribed for appearing in Bihar Librarian Eligibility Test have been clarified:
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Educational qualification: It is mandatory for the candidate to have graduation from any recognized university with minimum 45 percent marks. Along with this, the candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in Library Science i.e. B.Lib or B.L.I.S. Must have a valid degree of (BLIS). Reserved category candidates have been given a relaxation of 5 percent in the minimum qualifying marks as per rules.
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Age Limit (Calculated as on 1 August 2026): The minimum age is fixed at 21 years. The maximum age limit has been fixed at 37 years for unreserved (male), 40 years for backward class/extremely backward class (female and male) and unreserved female and 42 years for SC/ST category. Apart from this, in view of this examination being conducted after many years, a provision of special relaxation of 10 years in the maximum age limit has also been made under the Bihar School Librarian Rules.
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Native Residence: To get the full benefit of the reservation rules of the state in the eligibility test, it is necessary for the candidate to be a domicile holder of the state of Bihar.
As per the exam structure released by Bihar School Examination Board, this eligibility test will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. The tentative date of examination has been fixed between 19th November to 10th December 2026:
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Total Questions and Marks: The question paper will contain a total of 150 objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying a total of 150 marks (1 mark for each correct answer).
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Subject Division: There will be mainly two parts in the examination. The first and main part will be of ‘Library and Information Science’, from which 100 questions will be asked. The second part will be related to General Knowledge, Teaching Art, Reasoning and Current Affairs, from which 50 questions will be asked.
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Time period: A total of 150 minutes (two and a half hours) will be given to solve the exam.
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No negative marking: The biggest relief for the candidates is that there is no negative marking for wrong answers in the exam, that is, candidates can answer all the questions without the fear of deducting any marks.
At the time of online application, candidates will have to pay the prescribed examination fee online. The application fee for General Category, Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Backward Class (BC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) candidates has been fixed at ₹ 960. Whereas for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Disabled (PwD) category candidates, the concessional fee is fixed at ₹ 760. Fee can be paid through net banking, debit card, credit card or UPI only till October 21.
To avoid any technical interruption or application rejection while filling the form at the last moment, keep scanned copies of the required documents safe with you:
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10th (Matriculation) marksheet and certificate (for verification of date of birth).
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12th (Intermediate) marksheet and certificate.
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Graduation degree and mark sheets of all years.
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Marksheet and original certificate of Library Science (B.Lib/BLIS).
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Residential Certificate (Domicile Certificate) issued by the competent authority.
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Caste Certificate, Non Creamy Layer Certificate (NCL) or EWS Certificate (if applicable).
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Passport size color photograph and clearly scanned signature.
Follow the following steps to complete the application process seamlessly:
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First official application portal sletregistration.cbrt.co.in Or visit the official website of BSEB.
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Click on the ‘New Registration’ link available on the homepage and complete the registration process by entering your name, mobile number and e-mail.
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Login to the portal using the received user ID and password.
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Fill the complete details of your personal information, permanent address, educational qualification and Library Science degree.
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Upload all the required certificates, latest photograph and signature in the prescribed size and format.
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Pay the application fee through online as per your category.
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After carefully checking all the entries filled in the form, do ‘Final Submit’ and download the PDF copy of the filled application form and keep its printout safe for future.
This eligibility test has come as a big opportunity to modernize the libraries in the education system of Bihar and strengthen the teaching environment in schools. Due to tomorrow being the last day of application on 21st October, there may be excessive pressure on the servers in the evening. Therefore, all eligible candidates should ensure to submit their application form finally today without any delay.