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Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
SSC issues notice on OBC details for SLST
Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) issued a notice on Friday stating that OBC category details will be included in the application portal for the second State Level Selection Test (SLST). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The notice was issued in adherence to high court and Supreme Court orders on OBC reservation, indicating a 7% reservation to be given to the 66 OBC communities notified in the state before 2010. The form submission process started on June 17. The OBC-related rules were framed by the Left Front govt in 1993. After 2010, over 100 OBC communities were included, and an additional 10% reservation was added to the existing 7%. Now, applicants can submit their certificates again. An official stated, "The notice was issued following the court's directive. If there are any further changes, we will consider them."
NDTV
16-06-2025
- General
- NDTV
West Bengal Assistant Teacher 2025 Registration Begins Today, Details Here
WBSSC SLST 2025: The West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBSSC) has opened the registration window for second State Level Selection Test (SLST) today, June 16, 2025 at 5 PM. Candidates who wish to apply for the post of Assistant Teacher can do so by visiting the official website, Candidates can apply for the post of Assistant Teacher in secondary and higher secondary schools for Classes 9 and 10 and for Classes 11 and 12 in higher secondary schools. WBSSC SLST 2025: Vacancies Available A total of 35,726 vacancies have been announced for the post of Assistant Teacher. Out of these, 23,212 positions are available for teaching Classes 9 and 10, while 12,514 vacancies are allotted for Classes 11 and 12. WBSSC SLST 2025: Fees To Be Paid For Application Post Name General/OBC SC/ST/PH Candidates AT (9 & 10 / Rs.500 Rs.200 SECONDARY) AT (11 & 12 / Rs.500 Rs.200 HIGHER SECONDARY) WBSSC SLST 2025: Eligibility Criteria To apply for the post of Assistant Teacher in Classes 9, 10, candidate must be a graduate or a post graduate from a recognized university with at least 50 per cent marks in Bachelor of Education (B/Ed). Candidate must have a postgraduate degree with 50 per cent marks from a recognized university and a Bachelor of Education ( from a National Council For Teacher Education (NCTE) recognized institution to be eligible for the post of Assistant Teacher in Classes 10, 12. Candidates can check the notification regarding the WBSSC 2nd SLST examination on the official website, The last date to apply for the post of Assistant Teacher and payment of fees is July 14, 2025 and the examination is expected to be conducted in the first week of September, 2025.
The Hindu
03-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Calcutta HC allows pleas challenging WBSSC teacher recruitment notification
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) granted permission to file pleas challenging the West Bengal government's notification on this year's teacher recruitment process. These pleas are expected to be heard by a vacation Bench of the court later this week. On May 30, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) and the State Education Department issued a notification for the State Level Selection Test (SLST) for the recruitment of assistant teachers for classes 9 to 12 in government-run and government-aided schools. Concurrently, the State government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court seeking modifications to the top court's April 3 order. The Supreme Court had cancelled nearly 26,000 teaching and non-teaching appointments made through the 2016 recruitment process, calling it 'vitiated and tainted'. On April 17, the top court directed that fresh recruitment be initiated by May 31 and completed by December 31. While many among the affected group of sacked teachers have reiterated their demand to be exempted from the new process, a section of waitlisted candidates from the 2016 panel have moved the Calcutta High Court against the 2025 notification itself. A large section of the protestors and litigants who had earlier challenged the 2016 appointments had claimed that, despite clearing the examination, they were denied jobs due to irregularities in the selection process. The current petitioners, who identify themselves as among those deprived, have argued that the latest recruitment guidelines violate the Supreme Court's directives. In particular, they have objected to provisions in the notification that appear to favour sacked teachers — such as the allocation of an additional 10 marks for prior teaching experience. Notably, no such provision existed in the 2016 recruitment. The Supreme Court, in its April 17 order, had clarified: 'We clarify that this order shall not be read as conferring any special right or advantage on the aforesaid teachers, insofar as the fresh recruitment process is concerned.' Suvojit Das, a teacher whose appointment from the 2016 panel was cancelled but who maintains he was untainted, told The Hindu that the current recruitment notification does not particularly benefit any category of affected candidates, whether sacked or waitlisted. He claimed that the sacked teachers are unwilling to participate in fresh recruitment. 'In the most unfortunate case where we are forced to partake in recruitments, we should not be made to compete with the entire pool of candidates this year. We should only compete for the number of declared vacancies of 2016 for which we had originally applied,' he said. 'Moreover, in that case, the untainted appointees of 2016 who might not clear the SLST this year should also receive some benefit from the government,' Mr. Das added. He further argued that a re-evaluation of the 2016 OMR sheets could help distinguish meritorious candidates — whether waitlisted or sacked — from those who were part of the tainted process. Meanwhile, the Detective Department of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate on Tuesday issued summons to two protesting teachers, Amit Ranjan Bhuiyan and Mehebub Mondal, for questioning.
The Hindu
31-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
What's the guarantee that the new recruitment will be fair, ask West Bengal's teachers
The protesting teachers of West Bengal, who recently lost their jobs over a 'vitiated and tainted' selection process, have questioned whether fresh recruitments would remain free of fraud, after the West Bengal government issued notifications for a new selection test. Despite certain relaxations specifically for the teachers who lost their jobs after a Supreme Court order on April 3, the teachers have stayed firm on their demand for their exemption from the new selection process. Also Read | Police detain teachers protesting against Bengal government's fresh recruitment notification The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) and the School Education Department of the West Bengal government published gazette notifications on May 30 for fresh appointments of assistant teachers in upper primary, secondary and higher secondary classes in State-run and State-aided schools. SC directive This followed a Supreme Court order directing the West Bengal government to complete fresh recruitments by the end of this year, after nearly 26,000 teaching and non-teaching staff appointments were cancelled by the top court over widespread fraud in the 2016 hiring process. In the gazette notifications for this year's State Level Selection Test (SLST), the WBSSC and Education department have given an age relaxation for the 'sacked' teachers, as per the Supreme Court directive. The usual age limit is a minimum of 21 years and a maximum of 40 years as on January 1, 2025. Moreover, additional marks are being offered for prior teaching experience and lecture demonstration. While the written examination carries a weightage of 60 marks, an additional weightage of 10 marks each has been given to prior teaching experience and lecture demonstration, for candidates of classes 9 to 12. It is worth noting that the teachers, now on protest, were appointed in 2019, accounting for around seven years of teaching experience. However, this has not brought any comfort to the protesting teachers. 'It is surprising that the WBSSC and the West Bengal government, which were accused of widespread fraud in the 2016 recruitments, have once again been delegated the task of carrying out fresh recruitments. What guarantee do we have that there will not be any corruption this time?' Shubhojit Das, a protesting teacher of the Jogyo Shikkhok Shikkhika Adhikar Mancha asked. 'No fair competition' Highlighting the Supreme Court directive that allowed the 'sacked teachers' to hold their current jobs till December 31, he said that juggling work with preparations would put them at a disadvantage if they were to appear for this year's SLST. 'Even if we agreed to a re-examination, this is not a fair competition by any means. We are expected to prepare for SLST while simultaneously working and performing our existing teaching duties,' Mr. Das told The Hindu. Also the syllabus for the written examination is different from what they taught in schools. BJP legislator Abhijit Gangopadhyay called the fresh recruitment 'discriminatory' owing to the additional marks being given for prior teaching experience. 'The government's notification was for all candidates, including those who will be appearing without any prior teaching experience. But out of the 10 marks, they will not get any marks in that segment and will fall behind in a competitive examination. This will keep happening in their following attempts… I do not understand the reason behind this discrimination,' Mr. Gangopadhyay said. The BJP MP from West Bengal's Tamluk had ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff by the WBSSC and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in 2022, during his tenure as a Calcutta High Court judge.
The Hindu
31-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Police detain teachers protesting against Bengal government's fresh recruitment notification
Police came down heavily on 'untainted' teachers continuing their protests across Kolkata and Bidhannagar on Friday May 30, 2025) after they decided to take out a rally to the State Secretariat to protest the issue of a notification for a fresh selection process. The West Bengal government issued a notification announcing a new State Level Selection Test for the recruitment of teachers for State-run schools, after the Supreme Court on April 3 cancelled the 2016 recruited panel over widespread occurrence of fraud. The apex court had directed the government to initiate fresh recruitments by May 31. On Friday, police detained protesters from various parts of the city who were reportedly on their way to join the rally. Hundreds of protesters were apprehended from places like Sealdah and Esplanade in Central Kolkata, and from outside the State education department headquarters in Bidhannagar. Shubhojit Das, a member of the Jogyo Shikkhok Shikkhika Adhikar Mancha (JSSAM), claimed that protesters were asked to show identification and were detained from public places like buses, shops, shopping malls etc. 'We had decided to hold a shirtless rally to the State Secretariat at Nabanna today. We wanted to convey our message directly to the Chief Minister because we think our message is not reaching her. However, several of us were detained before the rally could even properly take off,' Mr. Das told The Hindu. The march to Nabana was also to protest the temporary detention of the six teachers who had demanded to meet the Chief Minister on Thursday, and to seek justice for the teacher who reportedly passed away of 'stress-induced stroke' during the protests, he added. Speaking about the detentions, Divisional Commissioner of Police (Central) Indira Mukherjee said, 'We had no information of any gathering or protest in my jurisdiction (Esplanade) area. Because this is a restricted area, we took necessary action… Law and order is our subject, but if the teachers take law and order into their own hands, then we will have to take action.' According to the new recruitment notification, applications were to be submitted between June 16 and July 14 this year. The exam and interview would be held between September and November. 'We are not at all happy about this new notification being issued. We were selected in an honest manner once, so we will not appear for re-examination. We want our jobs to stay as they were,' Hanjela Sheikh, a protesting teacher, said. He added that his fellow protesters were also aggrieved that the government had announced deadlines for a fresh process before the Supreme Court decide on the State's review petition. 'Instead of making us appear for re-examination, the government could have rescreened the OMR sheets from the 2016 panel to bring forth a new merit list if necessary,' Mr. Sheikh suggested.
