Overview
- The West Bengal School Service Commission has uploaded a new list of candidates eligible for interviews after applying revised OBC rules while keeping total vacancies at 12,445.
- The state removed the earlier OBC-A/OBC-B split and reduced the OBC quota from about 17 percent to roughly 7 percent, which forced a subject‑wise reallocation of posts.
- Counselling has finished for 21 of 33 higher‑secondary subjects and some candidates have received recommendation letters and police verification, but appointment letters remain withheld.
- The commission says candidates who already sat interviews will not need to reappear while it seeks legal advice on the revised rules and works under the Supreme Court’s May 31, 2027 deadline to finish recruitment.
- The 2016 panel cancellation that affected about 26,000 staff remains the root cause of the prolonged process and teacher groups warn further steps such as a new merit list and extra counselling could delay final appointments and affect livelihoods.