BPSC Says Teachers' Recruitment Exam Results 'Conditional', BJP Calls It 'Scam'

The Commission is conducting a multi-layer filtering of the Bihar TRE result to weed out undeserving candidates and therefore, all announced results are conditional, said BPSC Chairman Atul Prasad.

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) (File Photo)

Patna: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) announced on Wednesday that the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) results, which were recently announced, are "conditional." These results are subject to a stringent multi-layer filtration process aimed at removing ineligible candidates, as reported by PTI. Chairman of the commission, Atul Prasad, on Wednesday, said, on X, formerly Twitter: "If required, the Commission may declare more supplementary results. The Commission is conducting a multi-layer filtering of the Bihar TRE result to weed out undeserving candidates and therefore, all announced results are conditional. If posts remain vacant due to this filtering, they will be filled through one or more supplementary results."

Later in the day, the Commission published the cut-off marks and a list of disqualified candidates for all categories. The BPSC Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) results for various papers were recently released, along with district-wise allocation lists.

On Wednesday, a significant number of teacher aspirants gathered outside the BPSC office in the state capital. Some individuals raised concerns about significant irregularities in the teacher recruitment process for various class levels. To maintain order and security, security forces were deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incidents.

Commenting on alleged discrepancies in the recruitment process of teachers by the BPSC, Raju Singh, convener of TET Primary Teachers' Association told PTI, "BPSC recruitment process of teachers is faulty... the state government is simply playing with the lives of teaching aspirants.

"A large number of teaching aspirants from other states have been recruited in this drive. Besides, contractual teachers, who are already teaching in government schools for the last several years, have also been recruited. The government has already announced that contractual teachers will soon get government employee status,” he said.

Singh also claimed that police lathi-charged the teaching aspirants who were protesting outside the BPSC office due to result discrepancies. However, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Mishra refuted the claim, stating, "Security forces were deployed to maintain peace, but no force was used against them."

The written examination took place from August 24 to August 26, with two shifts each day, from 10 am to noon and from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm, conducted across the state.

The final answer key was released on October 15. This recruitment drive aimed to fill 1,70,461 teaching vacancies in Bihar.

Commenting on the alleged discrepancies, Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary told reporters, "It's a recruitment scam by the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government. Surprisingly, teachers (contractual) who are already teaching in government schools have also been recruited in the current recruitment drive."

"The state government is simply misleading job aspirants and is playing with their lives. We also condemn the incident of lathi-charge on job aspirants today," he added.

Additionally, in response to JD(U) leader Neeraj Kumar's statement, describing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a "time bomb" that could disrupt the BJP's 2024 strategy, Choudhary called for action against Neeraj Kumar.

"It's puzzling that his own party JD(U) has likened Nitish Kumar to a 'suicide bomber.' The Chief Minister should issue an official statement regarding such remarks," he conveyed to reporters.

However, Neeraj Kumar was not available for comment at the time.