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Police Disperse Patna March as Bihar Limits TRE-4 Hiring to About 26,000

Aspirants claim the vacancy count fell from earlier assurances after Bihar imposed a domicile requirement.

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Police baton charge on aspirants of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE) 4.0 during their protest march for demanding the release of computer teacher vacancy at Dak Bungalow crossing in Patna
Photo: ANI
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Overview

  • About 3,000 teacher candidates marched from Patna College toward the chief minister’s residence demanding a notification for 1.2 lakh posts before September 15.
  • Patna police used a lathi-charge and water cannons to clear demonstrators who blocked roads and tried to breach barricades, according to the city’s senior police official.
  • Education Minister Sunil Kumar said only around 26,000-plus posts will be filled in TRE-4, while asserting the state will also hold TRE-5 and has appointed roughly 2.5 lakh teachers through BPSC so far.
  • Protesters accuse the government of backtracking on public assurances by top leaders and say vacancies were sharply reduced after the domicile rule was applied.
  • The teacher recruitment unrest coincided with protests by Dial-112 drivers and Aapda Mitra volunteers over pay and job status as election season approaches in Bihar.