Archive · 3 Oct 2026
SSC Sets Teacher Interviews Under Reduced OBC Quota
The School Service Commission is restarting part of the process for choosing Plus-II teachers in government-aided schools.
It will begin interviewing candidates on October 8.
The new list follows a change in the share of places reserved for OBC candidates, from 17% to 7%.
People who already had interviews do not need to do them again, and their earlier scores will still count.
But some candidates worry that the new rules could change who gets selected.
The commission plans to make a new list of candidates for counselling.
There are 12,445 teacher posts to fill.
The article says the Supreme Court has set May 31, 2027, as the final deadline for completing recruitment.
The School Service Commission says interviews and lecture demonstrations for Plus-II teacher candidates will begin October 8.
The revised preliminary interview list reflects the government’s reduction of OBC reservation from 17% to 7%.
Candidates who already completed interviews and demonstrations do not need to repeat them; their existing scores will be considered.
Candidate Rupa Karmakar said the revised list creates uncertainty for applicants included in earlier panels and waiting lists.
The recruitment concerns 12,445 vacancies, and the article says the Supreme Court set a final completion deadline of May 31, 2027.
- Who
- The School Service Commission and candidates seeking Plus-II teacher posts, including previously terminated candidates allowed to take part in a fresh selection process.
- What
- The commission announced interviews and lecture demonstrations based on a revised preliminary list following a reduction in OBC reservation from 17% to 7%.
- When
- Interviews begin October 8; the notice was issued October 1.
- Where
- Government-aided schools in Bengal.
- Why
- The preliminary interview list was revised to reflect the government’s reduced OBC reservation.
Candidates’ concerns
Commission’s stated process
Effect of the revised quota
Candidates’ concerns
Rupa Karmakar said that applying the 7% OBC reservation could leave candidates from the earlier list off the new merit list.
Commission’s stated process
The commission has issued a revised preliminary list in line with the reduced reservation and says a fresh empanelled list will follow the interviews.
Earlier interview results
Candidates’ concerns
Karmakar said the revised process creates uncertainty for candidates who had already completed interviews and counselling under the previous process.
Commission’s stated process
The notice says candidates who already completed interviews and lecture demonstrations need not repeat them, and their written, academic, interview and demonstration marks will be considered.
Recruitment timetable
Candidates’ concerns
Karmakar questioned whether recruitment can meet the deadline, citing legal challenges and petitions.
Commission’s stated process
The commission has announced an interview schedule, while the article reports that the Supreme Court set May 31, 2027, as the final deadline.
- Interview start
- October 8
- Notice date
- October 1
- OBC reservation
- Reduced from 17% to 7%
- Posts vacant
- 12,445 Plus-II-level teaching posts
- Previous interview list
- Published in November of the previous year
- Earlier panel and waiting list
- Published in January of the current year
- Final recruitment deadline cited
- May 31, 2027