PATNA, Oct. 18 -- The state education department has decided to fill as many as 4,156 posts lying vacant in various directorates on a contractual basis, education minister Mithilesh Tiwari said this on Saturday. The move aims to keep administrative and technical work running smoothly until regular recruitments are completed.

Posts of junior engineers and assistant engineers in the Bihar state educational infrastructure development corporation (BSEIDC), the body responsible for construction, repair and maintenance of school buildings, will also be filled with qualified candidates on contract. Education secretary Rajiv Roushan stressed the urgency of filling these engineering vacancies so that infrastructure work does not stall. A senior o...