West Bengal SSC Restarts Teacher Recruitment Exams After Nine-Year Pause

Fast Summary

• The school Service Commission (SSC) exam for recruiting Class 9 and 10 teachers was held in West Bengal after nine years. its last iteration occurred on November 26, 2016.
• A total of 35,726 vacant teaching positions are to be filled through this examination.
• Approximately 3,19,919 candidates are appearing at 636 examination centers today; the remaining will sit for the exam on September 14.
• This renewed recruitment process follows a Supreme Court order canceling the corrupt recruitment panel of the previous SSC exam in 2016.
• Tainted or unqualified candidates were explicitly barred by court orders; SSC identified and disqualified a reported number of 1,806 ineligible teachers prior to the new exams amid allegations that this number could be higher than officially stated.
• Officials ensured tight security measures at venues with police officers stationed across centers and question papers securely escorted under supervision.
• Candidates expressed mixed emotions-hopeful about fair results yet hesitant due to past controversies related to corruption.

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