• By Imran Zafar
  • Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:59 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Patna Police on Monday used force to disperse students protesting against the recruitment process for government school teachers in Bihar. The Patna University students were marching toward the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) office when they faced a lathi charge in the Punaichak area of the state capital on Monday. The students held a march demanding the implementation of a "one candidate, one result" policy for the third phase of the BPSC teacher recruitment examination (BPSC TRE 3).  

The protesting students argued that if one candidate passes exams for multiple teaching posts - primary, middle, secondary, and higher secondary - only one result should be declared to ensure that three other posts don't remain vacant, thus providing more opportunities for other candidates. 

Police intercepted protesting students as they approached Punaichak and ordered them to turn back. When the students refused, the police resorted to a lathi-charge, injuring more than a dozen protesters. The police action prevented the students from reaching the BPSC office, forcing them to disperse.

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Police also took the student leader Dilip Kumar into custody, who later expressed his disappointment on the alleged shortcoming in the recruitment procedure. 

"In the first and second phases of the BPSC teacher recruitment, multiple results were released, resulting in many seats remaining vacant. The protesting students aim to bring this issue to the attention of the BPSC chairman before the announcement of the third phase results. They were demanding the implementation of a "one candidate, one result" policy to prevent the same issue from occurring again," Kumar said. 

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The third phase of the BPSC teacher recruitment exam, crucial for filling 87,774 teaching positions, saw nearly four lakh candidates participate. Results are anticipated by the end of August, with the answer key expected after Independence Day. The positions include 28,026 posts for primary teachers, 19,645 for middle school teachers, 16,970 for secondary teachers and 22,373 for higher secondary teachers.

(With Agency Inputs)