Education

Bihar governor Lt Gen (Rtd) Syed Aata Hasnain will hold his first meeting to review the higher education scenario, which remained the Achilles heel for the Nitish Kumar government, with the vice chancellors, education minister and other department officials at Raj Bhawan on March 30, said a senior Raj Bhawan official.Having got the bureaucratic feedback on Saturday from chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit on the state of affairs in the higher education sphere and the new initiatives, including creation of a separate higher education department a few months ago and move to align state institutions with the Union ministry of education’s centralised Samarth Portal, the governor would now assess the ground realities for a roadmap. “It has been scheduled for March 30 and the all the VCs will attend it. There will be specific agenda for the meeting, as this is the first meeting of the governor in the capacity of chancellor of state universities with the VCs,” said the official.

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) releases the Class 10 toppers list along with the results during a press conference. The names, marks, and ranks of the students who secured top positions in the 2026 Bihar Board matric exams are revealed.A total of 139 students secured positions in the top 10 merit list, of which 57 girls are among the top 10. The top 5 ranks include 13 students, ranks 6 to 10 include 126 students. This time, a total of 15,10,928 students appeared for the matric exams, of which 7,26,057 were boys and 7,84,871 were girls. Out of these 12,35,743 students passed the exams, of which 6,01,390 were boys and 6,34,353 were girls. The overall pass percentage has been recorded at 81.79 per cent.

In a step towards supporting govt schools, hospitals, public libraries, the bhagalpur district administration and NPTC’s , KhSTPS entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Bhagalpur collectorate.Under the agreement, NPTC will set up a divisional central digital library at a cost of nearly RS.4 crore, support 10 govt schools through smart classes and libraries, and install CCTV cameras at strategic locations for traffic control and surveillance. The MoU was signed in the presence of district magistrate Nawal Kishor Chaudhary and NPTC khSTPS head of project Ravindra patel, along with officials from both sides.

A major case related to the education system has come to light in the Bhagalpur region. A private school here, TNT High School Parsia Chandaur, was conducting more classes than recognized by ignoring the rules. Taking cognizance of this serious irregularity, the Block Education Officer, Bhagalpur has issued a show cause notice to the school. According to the information, the Block Education Officer conducted a surprise inspection of the school on April 6, 2026. During the investigation, several shocking irregularities came to light. It was found that the school was accredited only up to classes 9 and 10, when in fact classes 1 to class 10 were being operated. Verification on the U-DICE portal also revealed that the primary level accreditation is registered in the name of another institution. Moreover, the school does not have junior level (classes 6 to 8) accreditation available, yet these classes were being conducted continuously, which is completely illegal.