BUXAR, Feb. 8 -- Guest teachers in Bihar have demanded age relaxation equivalent to the length of service rendered as guest teachers in the upcoming Teacher Recruitment Examination-4 (TRE-4) to be conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) along with their reinstatement in schools.

The guest teachers, who had been working in +2 senior secondary schools, were disengaged with effect from March 31, 2024, allegedly without prior notice. Many of them could not appear in the third phase of the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-3) due to the absence of any provision for age relaxation.

Manju Kumari, a former guest teacher of English from Buxar, said that despite six years of continuous service, she became over-age for recruitme...