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2mo ago

Bihar Sets Rs 100 Prelims Fee as Cabinet Clears Free Mains for Qualifiers

The timing underscores a pre-poll push to cut exam costs for jobseekers.

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It was also decided that no fee will be charged from those candidates who clear the preliminary exams and appear in the main examinations, the official said.

Overview

  • The cabinet adopted a General Administration Department plan to standardize preliminary examination charges across all state recruitment exams.
  • The decision formalizes last week’s social-media announcement by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
  • Reporters noted its political weight ahead of assembly elections later this year.
  • The cabinet also cleared PPP hospitality projects for two five-star hotels in Rajgir and a five-star resort in Vaishali, with the government to provide the land.
  • It approved doubling the State Teachers’ Award cash prize to Rs 30,000.