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West Bengal to Recruit 44,203 Teachers Starting May 30

The government is balancing court-mandated compliance with a pending review petition to reinstate educators dismissed in the 2016 cash-for-job probe.

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Howrah: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the media at State Secretariat in Howrah on Tuesday (PTI)
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Overview

  • The state will issue a notification for 44,203 teaching and non-teaching vacancies on May 30, with online applications accepted from June 16 to July 14.
  • A review petition challenging the Supreme Court’s annulment of 25,753 appointments remains pending as the court is on summer recess.
  • Teachers whose jobs were invalidated will receive age relaxation and credit for their previous experience in the fresh recruitment process.
  • Protesting members of the Deserving Teachers Rights Forum have condemned the new exam requirement as a “death warrant” for untainted candidates and continue to press for reinstatement without re-testing.
  • The administration aims to conclude written tests, document scrutiny, results and counselling by November 2025 to meet the court’s timeline.