School job aspirants held a protest in Salt Lake, Kolkata on Thursday. They marched from Karunamoyee Metro station to Bikash Bhavan, demanding fair recruitment in government-aided schools. The protesters took.
Kolkata, 25 Sep 2025
School job aspirants held a protest in Salt Lake, Kolkata on Thursday. They marched from Karunamoyee Metro station to Bikash Bhavan, demanding fair recruitment in government-aided schools.
Protesters Demand Changes in Recruitment Process
The protesters took part in recent State Level Selection Test exams. They want to remove the rule that gives 10 extra marks to teachers who lost jobs after a court order. These teachers are taking the new exams. The protesters say this rule is not fair to new candidates. They also want the government to share how many jobs are open in schools.
Job Loss and Recruitment Issues
The Supreme Court had ordered 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff to be removed from state-aided schools. This was because the 2016 hiring process was not proper. Now, non-teaching staff who lost jobs say they have no salary for six months. The job seekers want to meet the state education minister. They want to talk about their problems with the new hiring notice. A section of school job aspirants, who appeared for recent exams conducted by WBSSC, staged a demonstration in Salt Lake on the eastern fringes of Kolkata on Thursday, demanding fair recruitment in government-aided schools. They gathered at Karunamoyee Metro station and took out a one-km march to Bikash Bhavan, the state education department headquarters. The agitators, who appeared for the State Level Selection Test (SLST) conducted by the West…
The protesters claimed the 10-grace-marks provision would deprive new candidates and violate the norms that ensure a level playing field for all aspirants.
The education department is yet to respond to the protesters demands. Follow The Rising News for more verified updates.
Updated 25 Sep 2025, 16:42 IST; source: link
