Relief for PhD students, stay on Assistant Professor recruitment rules; check the update..

Significant news has emerged regarding the protest by PhD holders and research scholars who had been on a hunger strike at Gardanibagh for the past 21 days against the Assistant Professor Recruitment Statute-2026. On Monday, a six-member delegation of the protesting students held talks with the Governor of Bihar for nearly two hours. A consensus was reached between the two sides following the discussion, after which the students assured that they would call off their hunger strike. It is worth noting that this agitation was being conducted under the banner of the 'All PhD Holders and Research Association.' The students' primary demand was for necessary changes to be made to the Assistant Professor Recruitment Statute-2026; they maintained that appointments for the post of Assistant Professor should not be made without amending the existing recruitment rules.

**Consensus Reached on Assistant Professor Recruitment Statute-2026**
The most significant outcome of the meeting with the Governor was the consensus reached regarding the Assistant Professor Recruitment Statute-2026. It was agreed that the Association's key demands would be considered and necessary amendments made to the recruitment statute. Only thereafter would regular or contractual appointments of Assistant Professors be conducted based on the 2026 statute. It was agreed to keep the statute in abeyance until then. This decision is being viewed as a major achievement for the protesting students, who had been on a hunger strike at Gardanibagh for 21 days to press for their demands.

**Two-Hour Dialogue Between the Governor and the Student Delegation**
According to reports, a detailed discussion lasting nearly two hours took place between the Governor and the delegation of protesting students. The delegation presented their objections and demands regarding the recruitment rules to the Governor. The students primarily demanded that necessary amendments, aligned with their requirements, be made to the Assistant Professor Recruitment Statute-2026. They also made it clear that no appointments should be made based on the statute prior to these amendments. Following the consensus reached during the talks, the students assured that they would withdraw their hunger strike. 

Protest Underway for 21 Days
It is worth noting that students had been staging a hunger strike at Gardanibagh for the past 21 days under the banner of the All Ph.D. Holders and Research Association. There was persistent resentment among the students regarding the Assistant Professor Recruitment Statutes-2026, and they had been voicing their demands to the government and relevant officials. Following a meeting with the Governor on Monday—amidst the prolonged hunger strike—a consensus has been reached, raising the likelihood that the protest will now come to an end.

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