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Bengal Promises Transparent Teacher Recruitment After SSC Panel Scrapped
West Bengal says it wants to choose teachers in a fairer way.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said exam merit will be the most important factor.
He also said interviews should count for no more than five marks.
Information about the process will be posted on an official website instead of being sent by text message.
The government removed an old School Service Commission panel that it described as affected by corruption and politics.
A court had cancelled the jobs of 25,753 candidates.
The Supreme Court gave the state until May 30, 2027, to hold a new recruitment test for those candidates.
Adhikari also asked parents to reduce children’s mobile-phone use because it can affect their health and studies.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said future teacher recruitment would follow Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court directions.
He said merit would be the main selection criterion and viva voce would carry no more than five marks.
Recruitment details will be published on the official website rather than sent through SMS notifications.
The government scrapped what Adhikari called a politicised and scam-tainted School Service Commission panel.
The jobs of 25,753 candidates were invalidated, with the Supreme Court setting May 30, 2027, as the recruitment-test deadline.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the state government, School Service Commission candidates, and the courts.
- What
- The government announced a new, court-compliant teacher recruitment process and scrapped the previous School Service Commission panel.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal.
- When
- The announcement was made on Saturday at a National Teachers’ Day event; the recruitment-test deadline is May 30, 2027.
- Why
- The government said the changes would promote merit, transparency, and protection against manipulation and irregularities after jobs were invalidated.
Key facts
- Chief minister
- Suvendu Adhikari
- Interview weighting
- Viva voce should not exceed five marks.
- Invalidated jobs
- 25,753 School Service Commission candidates’ jobs were invalidated.
- Court deadline
- The Supreme Court set May 30, 2027, as the deadline for the recruitment test.
- Recruitment information
- Details will be published on the official website instead of being sent through SMS notifications.
- New recruitment arrangement
- A bureaucrat and three Ramakrishna Mission monks were brought in after the panel was scrapped.
- Additional concern
- Adhikari urged parents to reduce children’s mobile-phone viewing time.
Quotes
Suvendu Adhikari
Bengal chief minister speaking about teacher recruitment procedures
“Mobile phones have a dangerous impact on the children. There have been instances of children viewing mobile phones till late at night after their parents go to sleep, thus affecting their health and studies. Parents must be very cautious and take steps to ensure its reduction.”
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“Merit will be the primary criterion for selection. We will recruit teachers in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court and the Calcutta High Court. There is no need to worry. I have asked officials to ensure viva voce should not exceed five marks.”
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