The Election Commission of India on 06 October 2025 announced the election schedule for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Following the announcement of the poll schedule, the Model Code of Conduct came into force in Bihar. Polling will be held for 121 assembly seats in the first phase on 06 November 2025, while 122 assembly constituencies will go to the polls in the second phase on 11 November 2025. The counting of votes is scheduled for 14 November 2025 (here, here).
In this context, a purported notice in the name of the Bihar School Examination Board is circulating on social media, claiming that the date of the Bihar Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) has been postponed and will now commence on 24 November 2025 (here, here, here, and here). Through this article, we fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: The Bihar School Examination Board has postponed the Bihar Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET), which will now commence on 24 November 2025.
Fact: On 08 October 2025, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), through its official social media handles, refuted rumours about the postponement of the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) and confirmed that the exam will be held as per the original schedule, starting on 14 October 2025. The BSEB also issued an advisory for all candidates, strongly urging aspirants to rely only on official communication channels for any updates regarding the STET 2025 examination. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To verify the veracity of the viral claim, we visited the official website of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB). However, we did not find any circular or press release regarding the postponement of the Bihar Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET).
We then checked the official social media accounts of the Bihar School Examination Board and found that on 08 October 2025, BSEB, through its official social media handles (here, here, here, and here), refuted rumours about the postponement of the STET. The Board confirmed that the examination will be held as per the original schedule, starting on 14 October 2025, and that candidates can download their admit cards from 11 October 2025. BSEB also issued an advisory to all candidates, strongly urging aspirants to rely solely on official communication channels for any updates regarding the STET 2025 examination.
To sum it up, the Bihar School Examination Board has refuted rumours about the postponement of the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) and confirmed that the exam will be held as per the original schedule, starting on 14 October 2025.
