2 weeks ago
Bihar teacher aspirants demand BPSC TRE-4 notification within 24 hours
Many people in Bihar want to become teachers in schools and colleges, but first they have to pass a big exam called BPSC TRE-4.
The government has not yet announced when this exam will happen, and people are upset.
So teachers and students gathered in a place called Gardanibagh in the city of Patna to protest.
They told the government it must announce the exam within 24 hours.
If it does not, they say they will go to the education minister's house and ask him to step down from his job.
One protester named Kumud Patel has stopped eating for 15 days to show how serious the situation is.
Another leader, Dilip Kumar, said he will also stop eating if nothing happens within three days.
The protesters want the exam to be fair and single-tier, with cheaters and corrupt people punished.
They also want new rules so that professors and PhD holders can be hired more easily, including a domicile policy for Bihar.
Most of all, they want the government to listen and hold a meaningful dialogue to fix Bihar's education system.
Job aspirants in Bihar demanded the BPSC TRE-4 exam notification within 24 hours, or they may gherao the state education minister's residence seeking his resignation.
Guest faculties and PhD holders protesting at Gardanibagh in Patna for 15 days demanded the resignation of Higher Education Minister Sanjay Singh Tiger and Additional Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar.
Student leader Dilip Kumar threatened a hunger strike if the notification was not issued within three days, while Kumud Patel has been on a hunger strike for the past 15 days.
Protesters demand a single-tier BPSC-TRE 4 exam, transparency in BSSC recruitments, strict action against corrupt appointments, and action against exam mafias.
Demands include implementing UGC Regulation 2018 Table 3A for assistant professor appointments, a 55-year maximum age limit, regularisation of appointments, and a domicile policy.
- Who
- Teaching job aspirants, research scholars, guest faculties, and PhD holders in Bihar, including student leader Dilip Kumar, hunger striker Kumud Patel, assistant guest professor Vibha Rani, and assistant professor Kundan Singh.
- What
- Protests demanding the BPSC TRE-4 exam notification within 24 hours, resignation of top education officials, and reforms in Bihar's teacher recruitment and education policy.
- Where
- Gardanibagh area of Patna, Bihar, India.
- When
- The teaching aspirant protest began on Tuesday, while the guest faculty and PhD holder protest has continued for 15 days; an associated article image is dated August 17, 2026.
- Why
- Protesters seek timely conduct of a single-tier BPSC TRE-4 exam, transparency in recruitments, action against exam mafias and corrupt appointments, and policy reforms including UGC Regulation 2018 Table 3A and a domicile policy.
Protesters
Bihar Government
Exam notification timing
Protesters
The government must release the BPSC TRE-4 notification within 24 hours, or protesters will gherao the education minister's residence seeking his resignation.
Bihar Government
Officials told protesters that action would be taken very soon during meetings, but no notification or message has come so far, according to the protesters.
Education policy reforms
Protesters
Protesters demand implementation of UGC Regulation 2018 Table 3A, a 55-year age limit, regularisation of assistant professors, and a domicile policy.
Bihar Government
The additional chief secretary showed no willingness to accept the six-point charter of demands during talks, which protesters describe as rigid, monarch-like behaviour.
Key facts
- Event
- Teacher recruitment exam protest in Bihar
- Location
- Gardanibagh, Patna, Bihar
- Exam in question
- BPSC TRE-4 (Teachers Recruitment Exam, Phase 4)
- Deadline
- Notification demanded within 24 hours
- Officials targeted
- Higher Education Minister Sanjay Singh Tiger and Additional Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar
- Hunger strikes
- Kumud Patel on hunger strike for 15 days; Dilip Kumar threatened strike if demand unmet in 3 days
- Policy demands
- UGC Regulation 2018 Table 3A, 55-year age limit, regularisation, domicile policy
- Related protest
- Assistant engineer recruitment candidates staged a peaceful demonstration outside the Bihar Public Service Commission office on August 17, 2026
Quotes
Student leader Dilip Kumar
A student leader participating in the teacher‑aspirant protests in Patna
“The government should release notification for the BPSC TRE‑4 exam within 24 hours. Else, we may gherao the residence of Bihar education minister seeking his resignation.”
rediff.com
freepressjournal.in
“"The Bihar government should learn from the stir at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and in Jharkhand, so that this protest does not take a larger shape,"”
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