Amid students' protest threat, Bihar government announces 32,388 teacher vacancies

The Bihar government issued the TRE-4.0 notification for 32,388 teacher posts after aspirants launched a hunger strike in Patna.After fresh warnings of a major protest in Patna, following the examples of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi, the Bihar government has acted swiftly and issued the advertisement for more than 32,000 teacher posts. The announcement came at a time when student leaders had warned of gheraoing the Education Minister and disrupting the proceedings of the Assembly's monsoon session.When competitive exam aspirants began an indefinite hunger strike at Patna's Gardanibagh on Tuesday morning, August 18, following the precedent set by protests at Jantar Mantar and Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium—it triggered a stir within administrative circles.As a result, within just a few hours of the strike's commencement, the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) issued the official notification for the fourth phase of the School Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4.0). The announcement is being seen as a major development for lakhs of unemployed youths and protesting students in Bihar.RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR 32,388 POSTS; APPLICATION PORTAL OPENS SEPTEMBER 1According to the notification issued by the Commission, teachers will be recruited for a total of 32,388 vacant posts under the fourth phase of the recruitment process.Application start date: September 1, 2026Last date: September 30, 2026 Total vacancies: 32,388 postsPosts covered: Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary teachersEarlier on Tuesday morning, thousands of aspirants led by student leader Dilip Kumar began an indefinite hunger strike at the Gardanibagh protest site.The protesting aspirants had made it clear that Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari must either immediately fulfil the recruitment promise made in July or resign from his post.The students had further warned that if the recruitment notification was not issued within five days, they would directly lay siege to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.With the possibility of a large-scale protest similar to those witnessed in Delhi and Jharkhand looming over the government, the recruitment notification was issued later in the day.CHIRAG PASWAN LAUDS THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISIONThe government's decision to issue the recruitment advertisement has also received appreciation from political circles. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan welcomed the move and described the recruitment announcement as an important step for the state's unemployed youth.Aspirants say: 'This is just the first step; the fight continues'While the atmosphere at Gardanibagh has eased following the release of the notification, the protesting students have made it clear that they are not prepared to rely solely on announcements.The aspirants said they would continue to closely monitor the recruitment rules and demand transparency throughout the process.They have also raised several other demands, including conducting the examination in a single phase, removing the weightage given to contractual service in BSSC recruitments, and resolving the librarian recruitment process, which they claim has remained stalled for nearly 18 years.For the protesting aspirants, the release of the TRE-4.0 notification may mark a significant breakthrough—but they insist that the larger fight over recruitment, transparency and government accountability is far from over.- EndsPublished By: Rishab ChauhanPublished On: Aug 18, 2026 18:10 IST