Thu Sep 25 04:20:44 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

Frustration boiled over in Kolkata as 2022 Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) qualifiers clashed with police and disrupted Trinamool Congress leaders on September 24, 2025, demanding immediate government school appointments. The protests escalated, leading to baton charges and detentions. Aspirants claim 50,000 vacancies exist, contradicting the Education Minister’s statement. Tensions were further fueled by the impending publication of 2023 TET results after a long delay and the ongoing school recruitment scam, where a Minister is summoned by the ED for questioning. The protests follow previous demonstrations, highlighting the continuing unrest surrounding teacher recruitment in West Bengal.

**News Article:**

**Kolkata Engulfed in Protests as Teacher Aspirants Clash with Police Over Job Delays**

**Kolkata, September 25, 2025** – Chaos erupted across Kolkata yesterday as qualified teacher aspirants from the 2022 Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) clashed with police and staged disruptive protests, demanding immediate appointments to government schools. The demonstrators blocked the vehicles of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders near Barasat’s Rabindra Bhawan, where they were scheduled to attend an education department event.

The protestors, who passed the 2022 TET, claim over 50,000 teaching positions remain vacant, a statement disputed by Education Minister Bratya Basu, who stated district data is still pending. The tense situation escalated, leading to police using batons to disperse the crowds and detain numerous protestors. A Rapid Action Force unit was also deployed to manage the unrest.

“We came here for a legitimate cause and ask for what is rightly ours. But they are beating us up and arresting us,” said one protestor, with another stating, “We do not feel like living anymore under such atrocities and unfair treatment.”

The protests coincide with the anticipated release of the 2023 TET results, eagerly awaited by over 280,000 candidates after a year and a half delay. Further adding to the turmoil, West Bengal Minister of Correctional Administration Chandranath Sinha has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in the ongoing school recruitment scam.

The unrest underscores the deep-seated frustration and anger surrounding teacher recruitment in West Bengal, following previous protests outside the Assembly on September 11, 2025. The future of thousands of aspiring teachers remains uncertain amid conflicting statements from the government and a cloud of corruption allegations.

The story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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