Bihar Minister’s appointment as Assistant Professor placed on maintain on account of shortcomings

Bihar Training Division Minister Sunil Kumar on Monday (December 29, 2025) mentioned that shortcomings had been discovered within the matter Ashok Choudhary on account of which his appointment as Assistant Professor has been placed on maintain.

Sources mentioned that because of the discrepancy over his title, the appointment of Mr. Choudhary who’s a Minister within the Bihar authorities has been withheld. Final yr in June, he was chosen for the publish of Assistant Professor in Political Science at Pataliputra College.

Mr. Choudhary had cleared Bihar State College Service Fee (BSUSC) recruitment examination and following the interview he was chosen as one among 274 candidates.

“His matter has been referred to the fee, which can give its opinion and inquiry. After receiving the checklist, we did the overview following which we sought the opinion of the fee,” Mr. Kumar mentioned whereas addressing the press in Patna.

Requested concerning the discrepancies in his appointment. Kumar additional mentioned, “There have been some shortcomings and in sure issues we overview it minutely and after discovering the variations we now have sought the fee’s opinion.”

Sources mentioned that in the course of the scrutiny, two completely different names had been present in his academic certificates and election affidavit.

Mr. Kumar additionally introduced that the requisition for appointment of college lecturers by way of Trainer Recruitment Examination (TRE)-4 will likely be despatched by January 14 to the Bihar Public Service Fee (BPSC).

The State authorities has, to this point, appointed 2,27,195 lecturers in authorities faculties in three phases by way of BPSC which is an instance in itself, Mr. Kumar mentioned.

“There was a delay of 3-4 months in sending requisition to BPSC for appointment of lecturers by way of TRE-4 as a result of the officers (of schooling division) had been busy in meeting polls. Now the roster has been cleared and we will definitely ship the requisition to the BPSC between January 10 and 14 (2026),” Mr. Kumar mentioned.

The Minister was accompanied by the division’s Further Chief Secretary B. Rajender, Secretary Dinesh Kumar, Director of Increased Training NK Agarwal, Director (Administration) Manoranjan Kumar and different senior officers.

He additionally introduced that the federal government will appoint 5500 librarians within the state. The State authorities has already despatched the requisition for appointment of 7000 “particular lecturers” for “otherwise abled youngsters”, he mentioned and added that it’s the obligation of the federal government to handle these youngsters.

Highlighting his authorities achievements of what it achieved prior to now twenty years underneath Nitish Kumar’s management, Mr. Kumar mentioned that the variety of lecturers, college students, and funds measurement has elevated manifold moreover enhancing the pupil-teacher ratio from 65:1 in 2005 to 29:1 in 2025.

“Training division’s funds elevated to ₹72,652.44 crore within the present monetary yr from a paltry funds of ₹4341 crore. The variety of lecturers nearly tripled to five.87 lakh in 78,000 faculties in 2025 from 2.04 lakh in 2005. There are 1.76 crore youngsters learning in authorities faculties whereas 20 lakh college students are learning in personal faculties of the state,” he added.

He asserted that proportion of out of college youngsters has declined to 1% from 12.5% ​​in 2005.

“The State has witnessed great improve in its literacy price which is clear from the truth that the male literacy price has elevated to 84.91% in 2023 from 71.20% in 2011 (census) whereas feminine literacy price too has elevated to 73.91% in 2023 from 51.50% in 2011 (census).

In response to a question on strict implementation of 25% seats which are reserved for youngsters belonging to economically weaker sections in personal faculties, the Minister mentioned that this comes underneath Proper to Training (RTE) which will likely be strictly carried out from subsequent session.