Student agitations that erupted across Patna over the past several days have reached a peaceful conclusion following a major policy decision by the Bihar government. Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced that the state government has accepted the core demands of job aspirants, deciding that the upcoming TRE-4 teacher recruitment examination will be conducted as a single-stage test instead of requiring candidates to appear for separate Preliminary (PT) and Mains examinations. The breakthrough arrived after an intensive dialogue between student delegates and senior administration officials in Patna, which followed public protests and an attempted march toward the Chief Minister's residence. Detailed point-by-point discussions on the charter of demands culminated in ten key policy decisions, prompting student leaders to unanimously end their demonstration.
Single Stage TRE-4 Exam and 30-Day Student Support System
In an official briefing regarding the outcome of the negotiations, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary emphasized that the state administration has remained consistently sensitive to the concerns of competitive examinees. In addition to converting the TRE-4 teacher recruitment into a single-phase examination, the government resolved to proceed with appropriate administrative steps to enforce the principle of one candidate, one result. To ensure that aspirants do not suffer from administrative delays or unresolved grievances, the state has institutionalized two new candidate-centric mechanisms: the Vidhyarthi Sahyog Portal and Vidhyarthi Sahyog Shivir (Student Support Camps). Through these dedicated channels, candidate complaints and issues are mandated to be resolved within a strict window of 30 days.
To bring long-term structural integrity to recruitment processes, the Bihar administration announced the establishment of a specialized Expert Committee on Exam Reforms. Headed by a Judge of the Patna High Court, this high-level judicial committee will act as a formal forum to hear candidate grievances backed by concrete evidence and formulate comprehensive recommendations for state recruitment reforms.
Daroga Probe, BPSC Transparency, and BSSC Exam Calendars
The consensus agreement detailed responses to multiple long-pending recruitment demands. Regarding transparency concerns surrounding the 70th BPSC examination, the matter will be formally submitted to the High Court judge-led committee for a thorough investigation. A similar course of action has been outlined for the recruitment examination of 1799 Daroga (Sub-Inspector) posts conducted by the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC). Crucially, the government decided that all further processing of the 1799 Daroga recruitment drive will remain strictly suspended until the expert committee submits its official findings and recommendations.
To curb uncertainty over exam schedules, the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) has been instructed to rapidly publish comprehensive recruitment calendars and strictly adhere to announced timelines. Furthermore, regarding the demand to conduct the Bihar Eligibility Test (B.E.T.) prior to initiating Assistant Professor recruitments, candidate delegations will present their arguments and evidence before the High Court judge committee, whose recommendations will dictate subsequent state action.
Domicile Policy, Age Relaxation, and Librarian Recruitment
The government also announced immediate moves to address vacancies in state educational institutions. Administrative processes will be initiated promptly to launch recruitment drives for Librarian positions in accordance with calculated vacancy figures. On the critical issue of implementing a maximum domicile policy across all Bihar recruitment exams, the state confirmed that legal opinions have been obtained from legal experts, and administrative measures will proceed in alignment with established legal advice.
Candidate requests seeking relaxations in upper age limits for competitive examinations will be referred to the expert committee for detailed evaluation. Addressing the dispute surrounding bonus marks and weightage provided to contractual employees in state recruitments, the administration decided to form a high-level committee. This specialized panel will evaluate existing statutory provisions to determine whether a separate quota or weightage framework should be established, ensuring parity between contractual personnel and general applicants.
Paper Leak Investigation by EOU and Cancellation of Prior Circular
Reinforcing its zero-tolerance approach toward paper leaks and examination malpractice, the administration noted that the Economic Offences Unit (E.O.U.) is actively executing legal investigations into alleged paper leaks involving BPSC-conducted tests, specifically the Assistant Executive District Officer (AEDO) and Sanitary Officer examinations. Additionally, a proposal to enforce mandatory transparency protocols including the public disclosure of question papers, OMR answer sheets, and official answer keys across all state recruitment agencies on par with BPSC practices will be placed before the High Court judicial committee.
Following the resolution of all ten agenda items, the Bihar government formally issued an order nullifying Departmental Letter No. 162 / Go., dated 24.08.2026, with immediate effect. The state administration reiterated its absolute commitment to conducting fair, transparent, and accountable competitive examinations across Bihar.
