Archive · 21 Jul 2026
West Bengal races to recruit teachers by Supreme Court deadline
The West Bengal government is trying hard to recruit 35,000 teachers by August 31, as ordered by the Supreme Court.
The court had canceled previous teacher appointments because the process was not fair.
Now, the government is working to fill these jobs, but there are some problems.
They are changing the rules for reservations, which has caused delays.
Some teachers who were previously appointed but then removed are still working and waiting to be rehired.
People are worried if the government can finish the recruitment on time.
West Bengal government aims to recruit 35,000 teachers by August 31 as per Supreme Court's directive.
The recruitment process is delayed due to legal opinions on OBC reservation norms and slow pace of work.
The government is reverting to the 2010 OBC reservation norms, reducing the quota from 17% to 7%.
Job aspirants and affected teachers question the feasibility of meeting the deadline.
Untainted teachers whose appointments were scrapped will continue to draw salaries till August 31.
- Who
- West Bengal government, School Service Commission (SSC), Supreme Court
- What
- Recruitment of 35,000 teachers by August 31 deadline
- When
- Deadline is August 31
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- To comply with Supreme Court's directive after invalidating previous appointments
Government's Efforts
Challenges and Criticism
Recruitment Process
Government's Efforts
The government is making all efforts to complete the recruitment process by August 31 as per the Supreme Court's directive.
Challenges and Criticism
The recruitment process has hit a roadblock due to legal opinions on OBC reservation norms and the slow pace of work.
OBC Reservation
Government's Efforts
The government is reverting to the 2010 OBC reservation norms, reducing the quota from 17% to 7%.
Challenges and Criticism
Job aspirants and affected teachers question the feasibility of meeting the deadline given the current pace and legal uncertainties.
- Supreme Court Deadline
- August 31
- Total Teachers to Recruit
- 35,000
- Higher Secondary Level Teachers
- 12,000
- Secondary Level Teachers
- 23,000
- OBC Reservation Reduced From
- 17% to 7%
- Recruitment Process Status
- Ongoing but delayed
- Legal Opinion Awaited
- On OBC reservation norms
- Untainted Teachers
- 15,403