With the poor results in the Bihar Plus-Two examination, in which 64 per cent of the examinees failed, triggering student agitation, the state government today ordered transfer of the education department secretary.
According to a notification of General Administration Department, education department secretary Jitendra Shrivastava has been made new Commissioner of Magadh division.
The 1997 batch IAS officer R L Chongthu waiting for posting will take Shrivastava (2000 batch IAS) position in the education department, the notification said.
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The Plus-Two examinees held violent protest today in Patna against the poor results.
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