# West Bengal ‘untainted’ teachers protest as counselling halted 2026-08-13T00:05:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Around 15,403 'untainted' teachers who lost their jobs in the West Bengal school recruitment scam resumed protests in Kolkata on Wednesday after their reappointment counselling was adjourned indefinitely. The West Bengal Central School Service Commission on August 11 suspended the counselling process for candidates empanelled under the 2025 selection test, which was scheduled to begin August 14. Most of these teachers had cleared the new exam ordered by the Supreme Court and were awaiting final appointments. The protestors demand that the state government honour promises made by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari before he came to power. The situation has been complicated by the new government reducing OBC reservation from 17% to 7%, even though the exam was held under the old rules. The 'untainted' teachers were cleared of corruption but had to retake the exam after the Supreme Court scrapped their 2016 appointments over irregularities. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: counselling adjourned, OBC reservation, school recruitment scam, Supreme Court order, untainted teachers, West Bengal teachers protest Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/west-bengal-untainted-teachers-protest-as-counselling-halted/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/west-bengal-untainted-teachers-protest-as-counselling-halted/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.