WB TET Cut Off 2026: Qualifying Marks and Past Results

For the WB TET, the cut-off is a fixed qualifying mark rather than a rank-based cut-off that changes each year. The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) sets it at 60% of 150 marks for General candidates and 55% for notified reserved categories in the Primary TET (Classes I to V). Every candidate who reaches the mark qualifies, whatever the number of vacancies.

This page sets out the WB TET qualifying marks, the pass rates from recent cycles and what those results mean for the score you should aim for. Treat previous figures as benchmarks only. Recruitment merit is a separate step, with its own scoring.

Table of Contents

• WB TET Qualifying Marks

• Previous Results and Pass Rates

• What Affects How Many Candidates Qualify

• Qualifying Marks Versus Recruitment Merit

• How to Set Your Target Score

WB TET Qualifying Marks

These figures are from the WBBPE TET-2022 notice and guidelines, and the same rule applied in TET 2023. Because each question carries one whole mark, a reserved-category candidate in practice needs 83 correct answers. Some pages round this down to 82, so check the official notice for your cycle. There is no sectional qualifying mark; only the total counts.

Previous Results and Pass Rates

The TET 2022 figures are from the WBBPE website. The TET 2023 figures and the 2.47% pass rate are as reported when the result came out on 24 September 2025; the reported top score was 125 out of 150. These are not cut-off marks, but they show how hard the same qualifying line can be from one year to the next.

What Affects How Many Candidates Qualify

• Paper difficulty: The qualifying mark stays fixed, so a harder paper directly reduces the number who clear it. The fall from about 24% to about 2.47% between 2022 and 2023 shows how large this effect can be.

• Pedagogy weight: Around 90 of 150 marks depend on child development and teaching methods. Candidates who prepare mainly for content tend to fall short.

• Answer key changes: WBBPE reviews objections and publishes final answer keys before the result, which can change scores by a few marks.

• No negative marking: Every attempt helps, so candidates who leave questions blank lose marks they could have gained by guessing.

Qualifying Marks Versus Recruitment Merit

Clearing 90 makes you TET-qualified, but it does not rank you for a job. In the 2025 primary recruitment notice, the selection score is out of 50 marks, of which TET carries 5. Madhyamik, Higher Secondary and training marks carry 30, and extra-curricular activities, interview and aptitude test carry 15. A higher TET score helps a little, but your academic record and interview matter more for the final rank.

How to Set Your Target Score

Cut-off rules can change with each notification, and paper difficulty changes every cycle. Treat these figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them rather than a bare pass.

1. Aim for 100 or more: A target of at least 100 out of 150 in full mocks gives you a 10-mark buffer over the General qualifying line.

2. Set part-wise floors: Aim for at least 20 out of 30 in each part, so one weak part cannot pull your total below 90.

3. Track pedagogy separately: Mark which wrong answers were pedagogy questions. If they make up most of your errors, shift study time there.

4. Use real papers: Solve previous WBBPE papers with the final answer keys to judge your score against actual difficulty.

Official website for results and answer keys: https://wbbpe.wb.gov.in/