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Education
Bihar Students Forced to Sit on Ground for Exams Due to Lack of Benches
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 01 Jul 2026, 02:15 PM
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Students in Munger district, Bihar, had to sit on the ground and verandahs to take their quarterly examinations due to a severe shortage of benches and desks. The incident has raised questions about the education system's infrastructure.
In a stark illustration of infrastructural deficiencies within the state's education system, students in Munger district, Bihar, were compelled to take their quarterly examinations while seated on the ground and in verandahs. The shortage of essential furniture like benches and desks at a local school forced students from classes 9, 10, and 12 to adopt makeshift arrangements for their tests.
The incident came to light after a video documenting the situation circulated, drawing widespread attention and criticism. This visual evidence has ignited a debate regarding the adequacy of facilities provided in educational institutions and the preparedness of the education department to uphold basic learning environments.
The incident came to light after a video documenting the situation circulated, drawing widespread attention and criticism. This visual evidence has ignited a debate regarding the adequacy of facilities provided in educational institutions and the preparedness of the education department to uphold basic learning environments.