India, Aug. 4 -- Ahead of the state elections later this year, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the state would soon give preference to candidates domiciled in Bihar in the recruitment of government teachers.

"I have given instructions to the education department for necessary amendments in the rules to give preference to residents of Bihar (domicile). This will be implemented from the Teachers' Recruitment Exam (TRE) - 4," he said in a post in Hindi on X.

This will be implemented from the TRE-4, which will be conducted this year, while TRE-5 will be held in 2026, the chief minister said.

The chief minister didn't indicate what percentage of the teacher recruitments would be reserved for candidates who are domiciled in ...