LUCKNOW: As many as five students of
Lucknow University have cleared the
Bihar Public Service Commission
(BPSC) interviews and would be serving as assistant professors in degree colleges and universities of Bihar. It was after 13 years that the BPSC had conducted interviews.
All five belong to the philosophy department of the university. Department gold medalists and sisters, Pragya Rai and Preeti will serve as assistant professors in Bhagalpur and
Magdhyapura University
respectively.
“Both of us received the gold medal for being the highest scorers in philosophy. We also cracked the National Eligibility Test (NET) and now the BPSC together,” said Preeti.
Others who cracked the BPSC interview are Vipin Kumar,
Shailendra Kumar Singh and
Pawan Kumar Yadav
and would be serving at Magadh and Darbhanga university respectively.
“It’s a great achievement for the philosophy department. Our students have also made it to civil services and other government jobs,” said Prof Rakesh Chandra.