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Unemployed teachers in West Bengal are protesting against the School Service Commission's fresh recruitment exams scheduled for September. Led by convenor Suman Biswas, they argue that eligible candidates should not be required to retake the exam after the Supreme Court's earlier verdict. The group visited the Bengal Legislative Assembly to demand exam cancellation and job restoration. Their primary concern is the fairness of the recruitment process following the Supreme Court's judgment affecting 26,000 school staff positions.

Key Points: Unemployed Teachers Demand Mamata Cancel SSC Exam Retest

  • Teachers demand postponement of September SSC recruitment exams
  • Supreme Court verdict impacted 26,000 school staff jobs
  • Forum seeks publication of eligible candidates list
  • Protesters met CM Mamata Banerjee with formal letter
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Unemployed qualified teachers visit Bengal Assembly, seek cancellation of fresh SSC exams

Unemployed qualified teachers protest at Bengal Assembly, seek exam cancellation and job restoration after Supreme Court verdict

"Why should the candidates who appeared in 2016 SSC exam sit in the fresh exam?- Suman Biswas, Teachers Forum Convenor"

Kolkata, Sep 4

A section of unemployed qualified teachers on Thursday came to West Bengal Legislative Assembly, demanding reinstatement of their teaching jobs in state-run schools.

They also said that they will not participate in the fresh recruitment process announced by West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) which will be held on September 7 and 14. They also demanded that the fresh exams be postponed.

Convenor of unemployed qualified teachers forum, Suman Biswas said: "The list of tainted and ineligible candidates has already been published by WBSSC. If we consider this list as the most important, then the rest of the candidates are eligible. Then why will the eligible candidates sit for the exam again? The Chief Minister should postpone this exam and publish the exact list of eligible candidates."

He said that they have written a letter to CM Mamata Banerjee mentioning their demands.

"Why should the candidates who appeared in 2016 SSC exam sit in the fresh exam? The state government must not mix old candidates with new candidates. Therefore, the state government must postpone the fresh exams on September 7 and 14," he added.

Few days ago, members of the unemployed qualified teachers' forum had given a call for a march to West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

However, only a handful individuals were allowed to hold the programme on Thursday.

As per the permission, about six such candidates came to the Assembly with Biswas holding a National flag.

It may be noted that the Supreme Court verdict earlier this year had resulted in the loss of about 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff in state-run schools.

Following the apex court's order, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recently published the list of 'tainted and ineligible' candidates.

After that, a section of 'eligible' candidates have demanded the publication of their list, and reinstatement of such candidates in teaching jobs which they lost.

- IANS

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Rohit P
As someone from West Bengal, I've seen how this corruption has affected education quality. The government must ensure transparency this time. Fresh exams might be necessary to restore faith in the system, but they should compensate the genuine candidates properly.
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Arjun K
Why punish honest candidates for the mistakes of corrupt officials? The eligible candidates from 2016 should be directly appointed. This re-examination is just wasting everyone's time and resources. Government needs to think about the youth's future.
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Sarah B
While I understand the frustration, conducting fresh exams with proper supervision might be the only way to ensure fairness. The education system cannot afford another scandal. Hope they implement better safeguards this time.
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Vikram M
These teachers have already lost precious years of their careers. Government should at least provide some financial compensation to those who genuinely qualified. The mental trauma they've gone through is unimaginable. 🙏
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Michael C
The Supreme Court made the right decision to clean up the system, but the implementation is hurting innocent people. There must be a middle path that protects both the integrity of the process and the rights of qualified candidates.

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