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West Bengal Rolls Out Fresh Recruitment as High Court Reserves Judgment on Stipend Scheme

Applications under revised recruitment rules began on June 16 following a May 30 notification, after the Calcutta High Court reserved judgment on petitions against stipends for dismissed non-teaching staff.

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Overview

  • The West Bengal School Service Commission’s May 30 notification opened online applications from June 16 to July 14, with selection tests slated for early September.
  • Revised selection criteria assign 60 marks to the written exam, 10 to academic qualifications, 10 to teaching experience, 10 to lecture demonstrations and 10 to interviews.
  • A vacation bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya declined urgent hearings on petitions challenging the new recruitment norms and scheduled the matters for July.
  • Justice Amrita Sinha reserved her verdict on writ petitions opposing the ₹25,000 and ₹20,000 monthly stipends for sacked Group C and D staff, and ordered payments to be suspended pending her decision.
  • An interim order on June 11 directed the commission to permit teachers deemed “untainted” to participate in the counselling round for upper primary posts under the fresh recruitment drive.