West Bengal Opens Recruitment After SC Ruling on 24,000 School Staff Jobs

Quick Summary

• Backdrop: Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court rulings resulted in the termination of 24,203 school staffers in West Bengal, sparking protests among sacked teachers.
• Response: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee revealed plans to fill the vacant positions by May 30, ahead of SC’s may 31 deadline.
• Recruitment drive:

– Recruitment advertisements start on May 30; counselling begins Nov 20.- Total announced vacancies: 44,203. This includes:
– Classes IX-X: 11,517 teacher posts
– Classes XI-XII: 6,912 teacher posts
– Group C & D roles: Combined total of over nearly ~1,571 posts
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