{"id":2432,"date":"2024-02-06T07:12:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T07:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/?p=2432"},"modified":"2024-02-06T07:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T07:12:35","slug":"bihar-dms-are-ordered-to-take-action-against-teachers-resisting-the-competency-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/bihar-dms-are-ordered-to-take-action-against-teachers-resisting-the-competency-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Bihar: DMs are ordered to take action against teachers resisting the competency test."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Akanksha Raj<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> Bihar teachers&#8217; groups <\/strong>and representatives are resisting the education department panel&#8217;s proposals of making the competency test mandatory for working teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bihar&#8217;s education<\/strong> department has instructed al<strong>l district magistrates (DMs)<\/strong> to take disciplinary action and, if necessary, charge them under relevant parts of the<strong> Indian Penal Code (IPC) <\/strong>if they continue to demonstrate against the competency exam before the budget session on <strong>February 13.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to news reports, they have announced a boycott of the competency exam and aim to conduct a demonstration on <strong>February 13. <\/strong>It indicates they&#8217;re attempting to interrupt educational activities in schools that day. If there is a sit-in or demonstration in districts or Patna, treat it as a <strong>&#8220;unlawful assembly&#8221; under section 141 of the IPC and file a FIR against them under sections 186 and 187 of the IPC,&#8221; <\/strong>says a letter from the director of secondary education to all DMs on Monday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KK-Pathaks-hard-work-did-not-bear-fruit-on-New-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KK-Pathaks-hard-work-did-not-bear-fruit-on-New-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KK-Pathaks-hard-work-did-not-bear-fruit-on-New-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KK-Pathaks-hard-work-did-not-bear-fruit-on-New-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KK-Pathaks-hard-work-did-not-bear-fruit-on-New.jpg 1164w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bihar teachers&#8217; unions <\/strong>and state politicians are resisting the education department panel&#8217;s suggestions for a mandatory competency exam for working teachers in order to remain in service and obtain government employee status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the panel&#8217;s recommendations, teachers working in schools since 2006 would have four chances at a competency exam to be eligible for government employee status, with an understanding that passing at least one will be necessary to maintain continued service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers are expected to protest the bill and its riders during the <strong>Bihar legislature&#8217;s budget<\/strong> session, which started on February 12, despite the fact that the<strong> Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) <\/strong>has already announced that the deadline for submitting online applications will be<strong> February 15.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shatrughan Prasad Singh<\/strong>, president of the <strong>Bihar Secondary Teachers<\/strong>&#8216; Association and a former MP, said the government should look into the circumstances in order to find a solution because teachers who have been working for<strong> 15-20 years<\/strong> have already completed multiple tests and performed in the classroom to establish their worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The CM also stated that it would be a straightforward test, and those who did not pass would remain in their current positions. We trust th<strong>e Chief Minister <\/strong>and the incoming<strong> Education Minister, Vijay Kumar<\/strong> <strong>Choudhary<\/strong>, will act to make things right. &#8220;harassing action is not the solution,&#8221; he stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Akanksha Raj The Bihar teachers&#8217; groups and representatives are resisting the education department panel&#8217;s proposals of making the competency test mandatory for working teachers. 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