Bihar CM Samrat Chaudhary agrees to single-phase teachers' recruitment exam amid protests

The teachers' recruitment exams to be conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission next month will be held in a single phase, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Thursday, accepting a key demand of protesting job aspirants.

The announcement was made on X after a delegation of protesters met with the chief minister.

The development came days after Patna witnessed a confrontation between job aspirants and police as demonstrators attempted to march to the chief minister's residence, demanding a single-tier teacher recruitment exam and a transparent recruitment process.


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In a post on X on Thursday, Choudhary said, "The government has been serious about the demands of students from the very beginning."

"Now, a decision has been taken.. that this year's TRE-4 examination will be conducted in a single phase," the chief minister wrote in the post.

He also said the government had taken several other important decisions.

"The state government has constituted an expert committee on examination reforms to recommend improvements in various exams. The panel, chaired by a sitting judge of the Patna High Court, will also hear the grievances of students related to various examinations," Choudhary said.

He added that the government has launched the Vidyaarthi Sahayata Portal and Vidyaarthi Sahayata Shivir programme to ensure prompt resolution of students' problems and complaints.