Archive · 23 Jul 2025
West Bengal Sees Surge in Teaching Job Applications
Imagine lots of people wanting to be teachers in West Bengal.
Almost 600,000 people applied for these jobs this year!
This is way more than a few years ago.
A court ordered a new hiring process because of some problems in the old one.
The government is in charge, and they need to finish hiring by the end of the year.
Some teachers who were previously cleared are also applying again to secure their positions.
It's like a big test to become a teacher, with many people trying to get a job!
Approximately 5.9 lakh candidates applied for teaching positions in West Bengal schools.
This is nearly double the 3.16 lakh applications received in 2016.
The recruitment drive follows a Supreme Court order to conduct fresh recruitment due to past corruption.
The application portal closed on July 21, with the recruitment process expected to conclude by December 31.
A significant number of teachers from the previous recruitment, deemed 'not tainted', reapplied.
- Who
- West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).
- What
- Recruitment drive for assistant teacher positions in West Bengal schools.
- When
- Application portal closed July 21; recruitment to be completed by December 31.
- Where
- West Bengal, India.
- Why
- To fill 35,726 assistant teacher posts, as ordered by the Supreme Court due to corruption in prior recruitment.
Disgruntled Teachers' Forum
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Fresh Tests
Disgruntled Teachers' Forum
Against taking the new test.
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- Total Applicants
- Approximately 5.9 lakh
- Posts Available
- 35,726
- Application Deadline
- July 21
- Recruitment Completion Deadline
- December 31
- 2016 Applicants
- Approximately 3.16 lakh
- Teachers deemed 'not tainted' who reapplied
- Approximately 13,000