Overview
- WBSSC published a preliminary shortlist of 20,500 for Classes XI–XII after the September 14 SLST held across 478 centres for 35 subjects with about 2.29 lakh candidates.
- Document verification begins November 18 before interviews, with intimation letters on the WBSSC site and absence on the assigned date leading to disqualification.
- Shortlisting drew on a three-part formula: written test (60 marks), educational qualification (10) and teaching experience (10), with interviews and lecture/oral assessments to finalize merit lists.
- Interviews will follow a 1:1.6 call ratio against about 12,445 higher secondary vacancies within a broader drive to fill roughly 35,700 assistant-teacher posts.
- Reactions include protests from some ‘untainted’ 2016 candidates who were left out and concerns from freshers over experience marks, while the education minister says recruitment will conclude by December and the Classes IX–X list will be issued later.