WBSSC Assistant Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2025: Know Age Limit, Qualification & More!

Last Updated on Jun 24, 2025

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The West Bengal School Service Commission has published the WBSSC Assistant Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2025 on the official website, along with the official announcement PDF. Before submitting an application, candidates must meet all of the WBSSC Assistant Teacher Eligibility requirements. If it is discovered that a candidate provided inaccurate information in their application, their candidacy will be revoked. 

  • The WBSSC Assistant Teacher eligibility criteria state that applicants must be between the ages of 21 to 40 years while applying for the position (relaxations for reserved category applicable)
  • The candidates need to be a B.A. Ed./B.Sc. or a Graduate or Post Graduate depending on the post they are applying for.
  • All qualified applicants whose applications have been accepted by the organization will receive their WBSSC Assistant Teacher Admit Card exclusively through the organization's official website.
  • The educational qualification varies as per the posts that one has applied under the Assistant Teacher recruitment.

Read this article ahead to know all the important information related to the WBSSC Assistant Teacher eligibility criteria and other conditions.

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WBSSC Assistant Teacher Eligibility 2025

Candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 40 as of January 1, 2025, according to the WBSSC Assistant Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2025. However, there are age relaxations for reserved groups, such as SC/ST candidates, OBC applicants, and candidates with physical disabilities, which can be up to 8 years. Candidates must have a B.Ed. from an accredited university and a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% of the possible points; a Master's degree might be required for specific topics. Candidates must also have passed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), which is administered by the appropriate West Bengal education authorities in compliance with NCTE guidelines. Candidates must also have completed secondary, higher secondary, or graduation/post-graduation coursework in the language of instruction, such as Bengali, English, Urdu, or another language.

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WBSSC Assistant Teacher Age Limit

The minimum age limit is 21 years and the maximum age limit is 40 years on 1st January, 2025. Upper age limit is however relaxable as per Government norms for Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe, OBC, and Physically Handicapped candidates.

WBSSC Assistant Teacher Age Relaxation

As the age relaxations are applicable for this examination, the applicants can refer to the relaxations below for better clarity. These relaxations help in bridging the inequality gap and help in inclusivity of all categories of society.

Section

Age Limit

SC/ST Candidates

5 years

Bachward Class Candidates

3 years

Physically Handicapped Candidates

8 years

WBSSC Assistant Teacher Educational Qualification

The candidates should have the following educational qualifications in order to apply for the posts accordingly. As the notification is out for two categories the qualification also differs accordingly.

Post 

Educational Qualification

Teachers

(Classes XI and

XII)

(a) Post Graduate with at least 50% marks (or its equivalent) from a recognised University and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from a National Council for Teacher Education recognised institution;

OR

(b) Post Graduate with at least 50% marks (or its equivalent) from recognised University and B.A. Ed/ B.Sc. Ed. from any NCTE recognised institution.

Teachers

(Classes IX and

X)

(a) Graduate / Post Graduate from a recognized University with at least 50% marks in either Graduation or Post Graduation (or its equivalent) and Bachelor of Education(B.Ed.) from a National Council for Teacher Education recognized institution,

or

(b) 4–year degree of B.A. Ed/B.Sc. Ed. from any National Council for Teacher Education recognized institution.

Note: There is relaxation of 5% marks in educational qualification will be allowed for the reserved candidates.

WBSSC Assistant Teacher Nationality

The basic criteria for applying for the West Bengal Assistant Teacher post is that the candidate needs to be an Indian nationals. The applicants are also judged on Hindi/Bengali in the written examination, as they might have to converse with children as an when required in the same language.

WBSSC Assistant Teacher Physical Eligibility

If the Regional Commission has any doubts regarding the degree of disability of a physically disabled candidate during document verification, they may refer the matter to the appropriate medical authority established in accordance with the West Bengal Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1999. The aforementioned competent medical authority will make the final determination about the candidate's eligibility.


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Latest WBSSC Assistant Teacher Updates

Last updated on Jun 25, 2025

-> WBSSC has released the category-wise vacancies for the post of Assistant Teacher on 16th June, 2025.

-> WBSSC Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2025 is for a total of 35726 vacancies.

-> West Bengal Assistant teacher written exam is expected to be conducted in the first week of Spetember, 2025.

-> The Age Criteria for the exam is 21-40 years

-> The details of the notification is updated on the official website. 

WBSSC Assistant Teacher Eligibility Criteria 2025 FAQs

The minimum age of the candidates must be 21 years to be eligible to apply for the WBSSC Assistant Teacher Post.

According to the WBSSC Assistant Teacher Qualification, Candidates should have a relevant degree or diploma from a recognized university with at least 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent/ a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree/ For some subjects, you may also need to qualify in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education or the West Bengal Central School Service Commission.

The upper age limit for the General category shall be 40 years when applying for the WBSSC Assistant Teacher post.

Experience is not necessary for the aforementioned position.

According to the WBSSC Assistant Teacher Eligibility, the candidates can apply till they exceed their maximum age restrictions and other eligibility conditions.

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