Patna: Police baton-charged students protesting in Patna on Friday as demonstrators demanded the immediate release of the fourth phase teacher recruitment advertisement by the Bihar Public Service Commission.
A large number of aspirants had gathered near JP Golambar, where they attempted to stage a road blockade over the continued delay in the TRE-4 recruitment process.
Police intervened to disperse the crowd, and several students reportedly sustained injuries during the confrontation.
Students Allege Repeated Delays
Student leader Dilip Kumar accused the commission of repeatedly delaying the recruitment process and misleading candidates awaiting the notification.
He claimed that more than 1.3 million aspirants were being affected by the uncertainty surrounding the recruitment drive.
According to the protesters, officials had repeatedly announced tentative dates for the release of the advertisement, but the notification had yet to be published.
Students referred to recent remarks by the examination controller stating that the TRE-4 advertisement would be issued on April 19 and that applications would begin around April 25 or 26.
However, by May 8, the notification had still not been released.
“We gathered to protest against the continuous delay and uncertainty,” one protester said during the demonstration.
#WATCH पटना: बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग की शिक्षक भर्ती परीक्षा (TRE) 4.0 के लिए परीक्षा अधिसूचना जारी करने की मांग कर रहे अभ्यर्थियों को तितर-बितर करने के लिए पुलिस ने लाठीचार्ज किया। pic.twitter.com/3nxavXMnlW
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) May 8, 2026
Nearly 47,000 Posts To Be Filled
The TRE-4 recruitment drive is expected to fill 46,882 teaching posts across four departments of the Bihar government.
These include vacancies under the Education Department, the Backward and Extremely Backward Classes Welfare Department, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, and the Minority Welfare Department.
According to recruitment details, the Education Department accounts for the largest share of vacancies.
The proposed recruitment includes:
- 9,082 posts for secondary teachers (Classes 9-10)
- 16,774 posts for higher secondary teachers (Classes 11-12)
- 10,778 primary teacher posts (Classes 1-5)
- 8,583 middle school teacher posts (Classes 6-8)
Officials have indicated that the examination is tentatively expected to be conducted between September 22 and September 27.
The Bihar Public Service Commission had not issued an official response regarding the protest at the time of reporting.
