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**Bihar CM Orders Preparations for Teacher Recruitment Exam Ahead of Elections**

**Patna, Bihar – July 17, 2025** – With state assembly elections looming later this year, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed the Education Department to begin preparations for the fourth installment of the Teacher Recruitment Exam (TRE-4), to be conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission.

“I have instructed the Education Department to immediately count the vacancies for teachers in government schools and take action to conduct the TRE-4 examination for appointments as soon as possible,” Kumar announced via social media platform X.

Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had previously stated that over 80,000 teachers would be recruited in this fourth phase. With approximately 20,000 positions carried over from TRE-3, the total number of vacancies is expected to reach 100,000.

This announcement comes amidst a broader push by the Kumar administration to create job opportunities. Just yesterday, the Bihar Cabinet approved a plan to generate 1 crore jobs and “employment opportunities” within the state over the next five years. The Chief Minister recently claimed that over 1 million youth and 3.9 million people overall have been provided with government jobs.

However, the move has been met with skepticism from the opposition. Rashtriya Janata Dal spokesperson Chitaranjan Gagan dismissed the announcement as “a mere election slogan.”

“He is still asking for vacancies from the Education Department when the government already has the data,” Gagan stated. “More than 3 lakh teacher posts are vacant in Bihar. If the Chief Minister’s intentions are clear, he should immediately issue a notification for recruitment with domicile and start the process of recruitment.”

Gagan predicted that the recruitment process would be stalled by the implementation of the model code of conduct once the Election Commission announces the assembly election dates.

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