For thousands of doctors who had been waiting for a teaching job in Bihar, Friday brought a blunt message: the recruitment they had applied for no longer exists. The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has cancelled 1,711 Assistant Professor (Speciality) posts in government medical colleges and hospitals across the state, closing a process that began in April 2025 and had already reached document verification for many candidates.
The commission announced the decision on October 30, 2026, in a notice that covers 25 advertisements, numbered 04/2025 to 28/2025. It said the Bihar Health Department had withdrawn its original requisition for the posts, and that the process of issuing fresh advertisements based on a revised requisition is underway. No date has been given yet for the new notifications.
Why BPSC cancelled the recruitment
According to the commission, the cancellation follows directly from the Health Department’s decision to take back its request for filling these posts. In recruitment terms, the requisition is the formal demand from a department that tells the commission how many posts to fill, in which specialities, and on what terms. Once that requisition is withdrawn, the advertisements built on it cannot stand.
BPSC has been careful to frame this as a reset, not an abandonment of the posts. Its notice says fresh advertisements will be published in the light of a revised requisition. What it does not say, for now, is whether the vacancy count will stay at 1,711, whether the speciality-wise break-up will change, or whether eligibility and experience conditions will be revised. Candidates will only know that when the new advertisements appear.
What the cancelled drive covered
The cancelled recruitment was for regular appointments as Assistant Professor (Speciality) in state medical colleges and hospitals under the Health Department. The 1,711 posts spanned a wide range of clinical and pre-clinical departments, including:
- Anaesthesia, General Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics and Anatomy
- Biochemistry, Pathology, Radiology and Microbiology
The original advertisements were published on April 4, 2025. The application window initially closed on May 7, 2025, and was later extended to June 30, 2025, for certain departments after a low number of applications in some specialities. Reports say the process had moved on to document verification by July 2025, which is why the cancellation has hit applicants particularly hard. Many had already invested months in the process and were waiting for the next stage.
What candidates should do now
The most important point for applicants is simple: the old advertisements, numbered 04/2025 to 28/2025, will no longer be the basis for selection. Anyone who applied under them should not rely on the old vacancy details, eligibility rules, or timelines.
Instead, candidates should watch the official BPSC website, bpsc.bihar.gov.in, for the fresh notifications. That is where the revised vacancy count, speciality-wise posts, educational qualifications, experience requirements, application dates and selection process will be published. Until then, no fee, document list, or cut-off from the cancelled round should be treated as final.
It is also worth keeping an eye on whether applicants from the cancelled round will need to apply afresh, and whether any fee paid earlier will be adjusted or refunded. BPSC has not clarified those points yet, and candidates should treat any claim on social media about refunds or automatic carry-forward as unverified until the commission says so itself.
What this means for Bihar’s medical colleges
Behind the procedural language is a real staffing question. Medical colleges need faculty to run departments, teach students, and staff hospitals, and a 1,711-post drive was a large part of that plan. A revised requisition could reflect updated vacancy positions, new departments, or changed staffing needs, but it also means a delay while the new advertisements are drawn up, published, and processed from the start.
For now, the practical advice is to stay ready rather than to panic. Keep documents, degrees, registration certificates and experience proofs in order, track the official BPSC portal, and wait for the fresh advertisement before drawing any conclusion about eligibility. The posts have not vanished from the system, but the route to them has changed.
FAQs
How many BPSC Assistant Professor posts have been cancelled?
BPSC has cancelled 1,711 Assistant Professor (Speciality) posts in Bihar government medical colleges and hospitals.
Which advertisements were cancelled?
Advertisement Nos. 04/2025 to 28/2025, a total of 25 advertisements published on April 4, 2025.
Why were the posts cancelled?
The Bihar Health Department withdrew its original requisition for the posts, so BPSC cancelled the advertisements built on it.
Will there be a fresh BPSC recruitment?
Yes, BPSC says the process of issuing fresh advertisements based on a revised requisition is underway, but no date has been announced yet.
Where should candidates check for updates?
On the official BPSC website, bpsc.bihar.gov.in, where the new notifications will be published.
The cancellation is a setback for applicants who had waited more than a year, but it is not the end of the story. The next chapter will be written when BPSC publishes its revised advertisements, and candidates who stay alert to the official portal will be first to know.
