BPSC Protest News: Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on 8 December 2024 reiterated that the BPSC 70th preliminary exam will be held on the scheduled date of December 13 and "there is no question of extending the date." (BPSC Protest Update) BPSC Chairman Parmar Ravi Manubhai told 'PTI-Bhasha', "The exam date cannot be extended. The 70th preliminary exam of BPSC will be held on December 13 in 'one shift, one paper' format.''

What is the matter, what is the BPSC protest?

This statement has come at a time when a delegation of protesting BPSC candidates met senior officials of the commission and demanded an extension of the exam date. They claim that due to server problems, lakhs of students were unable to fill out the form. However, the commission refused to accept the demand and said that the exam would be held on time.

Recruitment is to be done on 'Group A' and 'B' posts, BPSC Protes.t

Recruitment for 'Group A' and 'B' posts will be done through a combined (preliminary) competitive exam. Around five lakh candidates are expected to appear for the exam to be held at 925 centres in the state. "It was already extended from October 18 (original date) to November 4. More than 4.83 lakh candidates have already applied for the exam. This will be unfair to those candidates who have already applied," the chairman said.

Arrangement of 30,000 CCTV cameras and jammers, BPSC Protest in Bihar

He said, "All preparations have been made for the exam. Around 30,000 CCTV cameras and jammers have already been installed at the centres." The chairman said, "Let me make it clear that there was no technical problem in the BPSC server. When the last date was extended from October 18 to November 4, around 1.40 lakh more students had applied for the exam during the extended period. There was no server-related problem for them."

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He said that if the exam date is extended, it will be postponed to April-May 2025, which will delay the entire process by 5-6 months. He said, "We will not be able to secure exam centres, invigilators or other necessary arrangements from January 2025 to March 2025, as many other exams including class 10, 11, 12 final exams and other competitive exams are already scheduled."

Children's demand, BPSC protest reason

Let us tell you that, BPSC candidates in Patna are protesting against the alleged changes in the rules of the BPSC preliminary examination. They demand that the examination be conducted in the format of 'one shift, one paper' and not by using the 'normalization of marks' process, which adjusts the marks of examinations conducted in multiple shifts to ensure fairness.

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During the protest, several candidates were detained by the police for protesting in restricted areas, while rumours spread on social media that two popular teachers of the candidates, 'YouTuber' Khan Sir and Motiur Rahman Khan (known as Guru Rahman), had been arrested. However, the police denied these rumours and said that the two teachers had not been detained.