Protestors gathered outside the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) office, demanding the immediate release of the STET results (screengrab:x.com/RoushanKrBharti)

Patna, Bihar: The delay in the release of the Bihar State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) Result 2025 is causing concerns and sparking a massive protest in Patna. Hundreds participated in the protest held on Monday (August 4).

Protestors gathered outside the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) office, demanding the immediate release of the STET results. With the hashtag #ReleaseSTET, the protest is also going viral on social media.

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The aspirants waiting for the results became increasingly restless with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s recent announcement regarding the Teachers Recruitment Examination (TRE-4). In a social media post on Monday, the Chief Minister stated that the upcoming 4th phase of the TRE will prioritise Bihar domicile holders for teacher appointments.

Under this domicile policy, only residents of Bihar will be eligible to apply for the TRE-4, which is slated to be held in 2025 by the Bihar Public Service Commission. The demand for a domicile policy was a long-standing request from aspirants preparing for teacher recruitment exams.

नवम्बर 2005 में सरकार बनने के बाद से ही हमलोग शिक्षा व्यवस्था में सुधार के लिए लगातार काम कर रहे हैं। शिक्षा व्यवस्था के सुदृढ़ीकरण हेतु बड़ी संख्या में शिक्षकों की नियुक्ति की गई है।

शिक्षकों की बहाली में बिहार के निवासियों (DOMICILE) को प्राथमिकता देने हेतु शिक्षा विभाग को…

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 4, 2025

The Chief Minister said the education department has been asked to amend the existing rules and regulations of the teacher recruitment process. He announced that the fifth phase of the TRE will be held in 2026, and the STET will be conducted before the sixth phase.

Meanwhile, a current demonstration organised by a coalition of STET aspirants is against the delay in the announcement of STET 2025 results. Although the exam was conducted earlier this year, the results have yet to be declared, and no information about them has been updated on the BSEB website.

Many candidates fear that the forthcoming TRE-4 could proceed before the STET results are released. This delay could render B.Ed and D.El.Ed qualified candidates ineligible to apply.

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With this protest, the candidates are putting pressure on the state government and the BSEB for clarity and timely action, As per reports, nearly 50,000 teaching posts across primary to higher-secondary levels will be filled through TRE-4.

Jobs are one of the most important issues to address in poll-bound Bihar. As a strategic pre-election measure, the Nitish Kumar government on July 8 announced a 35% reservation for women native to Bihar in all government jobs, a move to consolidate the support of the state’s unemployed youth.