Overview

• Hundreds of STET aspirants blocked traffic at Patna’s Dak Bungalow crossing on August 7 to demand the Secondary Teachers Eligibility Test be held before the Teachers Recruitment Exam-5.
• Patna (Central) SP Diksha stated that police used mild force and baton-charge to disperse the crowd after protesters refused to vacate the road.
• Protesters claimed several aspirants were injured and videos show an officer kicking a youth, while officials maintained that no injuries occurred.
• Aspirants warn that conducting TRE-5 before STET would bar thousands of eligible BEd graduates from participating in the next recruitment exam.
• The Bihar Public Service Commission has not held the biannual STET at all in 2025, stalling candidates’ career progress and fueling repeated sit-ins.