Bihar PhD Scholars Plan Raj Bhavan March Against TRE-4 Recruitment Rules
· India · Indian Express
PhD scholars and researchers in Bihar will march to the Raj Bhavan in Patna on August 22 demanding the rollback of the two-tier Teacher Recruitment Examination-4 (TRE-4) and the withdrawal of proposed new recruitment rules for assistant professors. The protest, organized by the All Ph.D. Holders and Research Scholars Association of Bihar, will begin from Veer Kunwar Singh Park at R-Block and proceed peacefully to the Lok Bhawan. The state education department (BPSC) had notified 32,388 teaching posts under TRE-4, with applications scheduled to begin on September 1. Protesters are pressing for the implementation of UGC Regulation 2018, Table 3A, which evaluates candidates on a 100-point scale across academic and professional achievements rather than relying solely on written tests. They also demand raising the maximum age limit for assistant professor appointments from 43 to 55 years. This is the second Raj Bhavan march call within a week, following a student protest led by Leader of th
Why it matters
The march could disrupt state education hiring processes and intensify pressure on the government over the UGC recruitment framework. Separate student groups are also pressing for the filling of vacancies for music teachers and librarians, adding to the administrative and political stakes for the ruling dispensation.
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