Overview
- WBSSC has published a 20,500‑name list for Higher Secondary assistant teacher recruitment from the September 14 SLST, with document verification starting November 18 and letters available on the portal.
- The shortlist applies a disclosed formula of written test (60), academic/eligibility (10) and experience (10) with a 1.6‑to‑1 call ratio against roughly 12,500 vacancies.
- Justice Amrita Sinha admitted petitions alleging the inclusion of 'tainted' candidates despite a Supreme Court bar and the awarding of experience marks to ineligible applicants, directing notice to the commission ahead of Wednesday’s hearing.
- Roughly half of those called are fresh candidates, while many untainted former appointees say they were excluded and some groups staged protests seeking recalculation and vacancy increases.
- The recruitment drive follows the Supreme Court’s April annulment of about 26,000 2016 appointments and its order to finish the new process by December 31, intensifying pressure on scheduling and verification.