Overview

• Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the government is consulting legal experts on absorbing teachers labelled “tainted” from the 2016 SSC recruitment into Group C and D posts.
• The WBSSC recently named about 1,806 candidates as tainted and barred them from the fresh process, and the Calcutta High Court dismissed petitions challenging that publication.
• Fresh teacher recruitment tests are scheduled for September 7 for classes 9–10 and September 14 for classes 11–12 for candidates allowed to reapply.
• A group of dismissed teachers wrote to the chief minister and Assembly Speaker seeking a discussion in the House and an all-party meeting; the Speaker said he had not received formal communication.
• Banerjee cited roughly 56,000 teacher vacancies with 35,726 posts already advertised, noted that untainted teachers can work through December 31 under a Supreme Court order, and said the new hiring process prioritizes experience.