SSC Recruitment Multiple Case Hearing! What’s the Future of Teaching Experience and OMR Errors? Get Details

SSC court case: Several crucial cases related to the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) are scheduled for hearing at the Calcutta High Court today. These cases, primarily concerning the 2025 SLST recruitment process, are listed in Court No. 18 before the bench of the Hon’ble Justice Amrita Sinha. The outcomes of these hearings will play a significant role in determining the future of numerous job aspirants. Let’s delve into the details of the main cases listed for today.

Prior Teaching Experience Case

The first case in today’s hearing list involves in-service teachers currently employed in various recognized schools across West Bengal. They are demanding the allocation of marks for their prior teaching experience, which could give them a significant advantage in the recruitment process.

• Key Demand: The applicants argue that according to the rules of the School Education Department and the Commission, they are entitled to receive marks for their prior experience as in-service teachers at the secondary or higher secondary level.
• Current Status: It is anticipated that this case may not be heard today. This is because other similar cases related to the 10-mark benefit for ‘Prior Teaching Experience’ are scheduled for hearing on the 28th. Therefore, Justice Amrita Sinha might wait to hear all related matters together on that date. The central issue remains whether these additional marks for experience will be granted.

OMR and Booklet Series Errors

The second matter is of extreme importance and has been presented in court on an urgent basis, as the document verification process is set to begin tomorrow. The future of many candidates hangs in the balance.

• The Problem: Many candidates, while correctly writing the booklet series code in the designated box on their OMR sheet, failed to properly darken the corresponding bubble. Due to this unintentional error, their results have been withheld.
• The Plea: The applicants have pleaded with the court that they should not be barred from the next stages, such as document verification or interviews, for such a minor mistake.
• Incorrect Question Cases: Linked to this are cases concerning incorrect questions in various subjects, including Bengali, Geography, Education, and Mathematics. The Justice has been listening to these matters with great attention.

PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Experience Case

The third case pertains to the teaching experience of a candidate who was employed at the PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in Garden Reach, Kolkata.

• Background: This institution is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Despite the candidate having a specific DISE Code and Employee ID, he was not awarded marks for teaching experience as per Schedule-II.
• The Issue: The core problem was that the official online portal only had options to enter experience from state government-aided schools. There was no provision for Kendriya Vidyalaya, causing him to lose out on the 10-mark benefit and prompting him to seek justice from the court.

Upcoming Important Dates

Apart from today’s hearing, several other important dates are set for SSC-related cases in the coming days:

• 19th: Hearing for the case challenging the new interview list.
• 24th & 26th: Hearings in the Supreme Court.
• 28th: Vital hearing in the Calcutta High Court regarding the 10 marks for teaching experience.

The future of thousands of job aspirants depends on the final verdicts of all these cases. All eyes will be on the Calcutta High Court for further updates following today’s proceedings.