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Bihar govt agrees to single-phase TRE-4 exam after student protests
The Bihar government has accepted a key demand of protesting students and decided to conduct the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4) in a single phase. The decision was taken during a meeting between…
The Bihar government has accepted a key demand of protesting students and decided to conduct the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4) in a single phase. The decision was taken during a meeting between officials and student representatives on August 27.
Alongside this, the government announced nine other measures including the formation of a Special Expert Committee on Examination Reforms chaired by a Patna High Court judge to probe concerns such as transparency in the 70th BPSC exam and paper leaks. The committee will also hear student complaints related to various examinations.
Other decisions cover a recruitment calendar, upper age limit proposals, a maximum domicile policy, separate quota for contractual employees, and librarian recruitment. The government also launched a Student Assistance Portal and camps to address grievances within 30 days.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The protest that forced this decision follows a pattern in Bihar where exam delays and alleged leaks have triggered student agitations for years. The Special Expert Committee chaired by a High Court judge borrows from the model used by the Supreme Court to oversee probe agencies. What matters now is whether the committee can deliver actionable recommendations before the next recruitment cycle. The government has committed to issuing a recruitment calendar and sticking to it, but past compliance with such timelines has been patchy. The next test will be the committee's first report, which students will scrutinise for concrete action on transparency and leak investigations.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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