SSC publishes list of vacant posts

SSC publishes list of vacant posts | ED mulling innovative ways to check if WBSSC's published list of tainted candidates is authentic

- AGENCIES Kolkata, 5 September

With the first phase of the written examination for fresh recruitment for teaching jobs in state-run schools in West Bengal to be conducted on Saturday, there are doubts galore over the possibility that the process may hit legal hurdles, in case even a single "tainted" candidate manages to participate in the test. The exam is being conducted to fill the vacant posts following the termination of 25,753 teaching staff by the Supreme Court earlier this year.

The apprehension has surfaced as doubts have been raised from several corners about the authenticity of the list of "tainted" candidates published by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) last week. These sections, including legal experts and central probe officials in the matter, doubt that the WBSSC list has been deliberately truncated, reportedly either to protect more such "tainted" candidates or to ensure that the final proceeds in the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case appear to be a much smaller amount than the actual proceeds figure.

As per the schedule, the written examination for the fresh recruitment will be conducted on 7 September and 14 September.