Student groups demand single‑stage exam, removal of negative marking in TRE‑4

The core demand of the students centres on the Bihar Public Service Commission’s Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE‑4). They are asking for the elimination of negative marking and for the test to be conducted in a single stage. Earlier talks between government officials – the education secretary, the district magistrate and senior police officers – and student representatives failed to resolve these two points, prompting the decision to take the protest onto the streets on Tuesday.