# BPSC extends TRE-4.0 application deadline to 3 November 2026-10-27T02:27:56+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has extended the online application deadline for the fourth phase teacher recruitment examination (TRE-4.0) to 3 November 2026. The fee payment window closes on 2 November. The drive aims to fill 33,320 school teacher posts in the education department, and 9 lakh candidates have already submitted forms. The commission cited the Supreme Court order of 1 August 2025 in the case Raman Kumar Mandal versus the State of Bihar. Petitioners in the matter must submit their name, father’s name, mother’s name, date of birth proof, Aadhaar number and mobile number to the commission office by 29 October 2026. Candidates without an Aadhaar number will have to pay an additional Rs 200 biometric fee. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 33,320 vacancies pit 9 lakh applicants against a single selection process that has already been cancelled once. BPSC’s extension to 3 November gives those 9 lakh candidates a final window, but the procedural demand on petitioners, submitting documents by 29 October, adds a separate, faster deadline. The commission has revised vacancy numbers five times since August, reflecting either administrative churn or political pressure. Whether the 3 November closing holds depends on the Supreme Court case cited in the extension order. The 200-rupee biometric surcharge for applicants without Aadhaar is a cost barrier that may disproportionately affect rural candidates. The actual test date remains unnamed, and no exam schedule has been issued yet. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Straight factual lead on date extension and applicant count, no editorialising This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bihar Teacher Recruitment, BPSC, Raman Kumar Mandal, Supreme Court, TRE 4.0 Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bpsc-extends-tre-4-0-application-deadline-to-3-november/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bpsc-extends-tre-4-0-application-deadline-to-3-november/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/