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WBSSC Releases Fresh Interview List After OBC Cut to 7%
The West Bengal School Service Commission on Monday, 28 September, released a fresh list of candidates eligible for interviews for Class 11 to 12 teacher recruitment after cutting the OBC reservation from…
The West Bengal School Service Commission on Monday, 28 September, released a fresh list of candidates eligible for interviews for Class 11 to 12 teacher recruitment after cutting the OBC reservation from 17% to 7%. The total vacancies remain unchanged at 12,445, though the subject-wise breakup has been revised.
The two-tier OBC-A and OBC-B categorisation has been scrapped in favour of a single category, following legal issues and a change of state government in 2026. Candidates will have to re-appear for interviews. The Supreme Court had discarded the entire 2016 recruitment panel in April 2025 as 'tainted and vitiated', costing about 26,000 jobs.
The recruitment process for Classes 11 to 12 had been held in September 2025. Counselling for 21 of 33 subjects is complete, and police verification is done for some candidates, but appointment letters are pending. The Supreme Court has extended the deadline to complete the process to 31 May 2027.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The reduction of OBC quota from 17% to 7% effectively frees up 10% of the 12,445 vacancies for the general category, reshaping the candidate pool that will now have to re-interview. The scrapping of the OBC-A and OBC-B sub-categories removes a layer of complexity that had triggered litigation. The central unresolved fact is the delay: the 2016 panel was quashed in April 2025, and with appointment letters still unissued, the May 2027 Supreme Court deadline leaves only eight months for the state to complete recruitment for the remaining 12 subjects and issue all offers.
Source: timesnownews.com
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