Bihar Teacher Aspirants Demand STET Before TRE 4.0 as Recruitment Tension Rises

Issue is about mandatory STET qualification, requirement for teaching posts in Bihar, except for specific technical roles like computer teachers.

Thousands of Bihar Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) candidates are demanding immediate conduct of exam before Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) launches TRE 4.0 recruitment drive, which is likely to be conducted in July or August 2025.

Student protest gathered momentum after a cartoon posted by @STETBEFORETRE4 depicting a crowd of frustrated candidates facing a laughing official outside gates of Education Department and BSEB, symbolizing delay that threaten future of lakhs of job seekers.

BPSC is preparing to fill 1.6 lakh teaching posts, including vacancies from earlier TRE 3.0 cycle. With no confirmed STET schedule from Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), standoff has ignited a debate over eligibility criteria and equitable opportunities.

Issue revolves around mandatory STET qualification, a prerequisite for most teaching posits in Bihar, except for technical roles like computer teachers, as clarified by biharhelp.in in May, 2025. Aspirants argue that without a timely STET, they might be excluded from upcoming TRE 4.0.

One post by @Amitgolugupta30 urged authorities to "wake up from a Kumbhakarna-like sleep," reflecting growing tenstion among youth.

BSEB Chairman Anand Kishor has urged candidates to rely only on official updates and dismissing rumors. BPSC has hinted at notification for TRE 4.0 to fill more than 1.6 lakh vacancies, including primary, upper primary, secondary and senior secondary posts.