Patna : Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has decided to postpone the Assistant Education Development Officer (AEDO) recruitment examination. This examination was to be conducted between January 10 and January 16, 2026, but now the Commission has postponed it citing unavoidable reasons. After this decision, an atmosphere of confusion and anxiety is being seen among lakhs of candidates. It has been clarified by the Commission that the new dates of the examination will be announced later through the official website.
Reason not clear in official notice
Let us tell you that no concrete reason has been given for the postponement of the examination in the notification issued by BPSC. The notice only says that the written (objective) competitive examination of AEDO to be held under Advertisement No. 87/2025 is being postponed due to unavoidable reasons. Due to such vague information, many kinds of speculations are being made among the candidates. However, the Commission has assured that information about new exam dates will be shared in time.
Involved in the biggest recruitment examinations of the state
This recruitment of Assistant Education Development Officer has become one of the biggest examinations of Bihar so far. About 9.7 lakh candidates had applied for this recruitment. Earlier, Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) and Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) were considered the biggest examinations, in which around 6 lakh and 4.7 lakh applications were received respectively. Due to the participation of such a large number of candidates, conducting this examination is being considered a big administrative challenge for the Commission as well.
The examination was to be conducted in several stages
As per the pre-determined schedule, the written examination of AEDO was to be conducted in several phases. The General Studies examination was to be held on 10 and 11 January 2026, while the optional subject examination was proposed to be held on 12 January. Whereas the examinations of compulsory subjects were scheduled on 13, 15 and 16 January 2026. This detailed schedule of the examination was already released, due to which the candidates had started finalizing their preparations.
Appointment will be made on total 935 posts
A total of 935 posts are to be appointed under this recruitment process. Of these, 374 posts have been kept for unreserved category. Apart from this, 93 posts are reserved for Economically Weaker Section, 150 for Scheduled Caste, 10 for Scheduled Tribe, 168 for Extremely Backward Class, 112 for Backward Class and 28 for backward class women. Due to limited posts and huge number of applications, the competition is considered to be very tough.
Selection Process and Pay Scale
The selection process of AEDO Recruitment will be based on one stage written examination only. There will be no interview of any kind in this. The examination will be completely based on objective questions and negative marking system of one-third mark will be applicable for each wrong answer. The examination will be conducted in three papers, which include General Language (Hindi and English), General Studies and General Aptitude. Selected candidates will get a salary of approximately Rs 29,200 per month under Level-5.
Candidates waiting for new dates
While on one hand the candidates have got additional time for preparation due to the postponement of the examination, on the other hand the uncertainty has also increased. Now all eyes are on the official website of BPSC, from where the new exam dates will be announced. The Commission is expected to address the concerns of the candidates by giving clear information soon.
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