Mon Dec 01 07:10:00 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a news article summarizing the provided text about the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) identifying ineligible candidates for teacher recruitment:
Headline: SSC Identifies 269 Ineligible Candidates Before and After Teacher Recruitment Exam
Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) has announced the identification of 269 ineligible candidates in the ongoing teacher recruitment process, following strict directives from the Supreme Court to ensure no unqualified individuals are employed.
The announcement, made via a public notification on Friday, reveals that the SSC identified these candidates both before and after the examination. This has raised questions regarding whether the candidates identified after the exam were actually allowed to sit for it.
The SSC is currently verifying documents for the 2025 recruitment examination to weed out any ineligible candidates. This verification process includes scrutiny of candidates claiming disability benefits. The commission assured that it is committed to excluding all unqualified applicants. The commission has also called upon the public to report any suspected ineligible candidates not yet identified. The SSC pledges to investigate such claims and remove any proven ineligible candidates from the selection process.
This move comes in the wake of the 2016 recruitment scam, which led to the cancellation of the entire panel by the Supreme Court. During the hearing of that case, the SSC submitted a list of ineligible candidates to the court, but did not confirm that all others were qualified. The Supreme Court subsequently ordered the cancellation of all appointments, leading to the dismissal of nearly 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff.
Following the court’s orders, the SSC initiated a fresh recruitment process, with the Supreme Court explicitly instructing the commission to ensure that no unqualified candidates make it onto the final list. The results for the recruitment of teachers for classes 9-10 and 11-12 have been published and document verification is underway for the 11-12 positions. The current identification of ineligible candidates is part of this rigorous screening process.
The SSC’s announcement reflects a commitment to transparency and adherence to the Supreme Court’s directives in the wake of past irregularities.
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