SSC Teacher Recruitment: Many Untainted Teachers Missing from SSC’s Interview List, while New Candidates also Allege Deprivation

SSC Teacher Recruitment: A massive wave of anger and uncertainty has swept across the state ever since the School Service Commission (SSC) published the interview list for the recruitment of teachers for classes 11-12. Following the list’s release on Saturday evening, ‘deserving’ teachers who had lost their jobs are fuming, and new candidates are also raising serious questions. The anxiety has peaked as many of them could not find their names on the SSC’s interview list.

It is noteworthy that the results for the teacher recruitment exam for classes 11-12 were announced by the School Service Commission on November 7. Based on those results, the list of candidates eligible for the interview was published on Saturday, which has now become the epicentre of the controversy.

Fears of ‘Deserving’ Teachers Who Lost Their Jobs

Following a Supreme Court directive, many teachers who had lost their jobs had to retake the exam to retain their positions. Despite being ‘deserving’, many of them were shocked to find their names missing from the interview list, leaving them devastated.

A teacher who lost his job, stated, “We had to sit for this exam due to institutional corruption. Many of us were protesting on the streets for a long time, which hampered our preparations. As a result, many couldn’t perform well in the exam and did not get a call for the interview.” He demanded that the government must secure the jobs of all ‘deserving’ teachers who were not shortlisted for the interview.

Similarly, another ‘deserving’ teacher, found her name on the list but is worried for her five to six friends who did not receive an interview call. “They only appeared for the class 11-12 teacher recruitment exam,” she said. This implies that their employment will be terminated after December 31.

New Candidates Allege Deprivation

It’s not just the teachers who lost their jobs; many new candidates are also enraged. A section of them claims that despite scoring as high as 58 or 59 out of 60 in the written exam for subjects like History and Geography, they were not called for the interview.

According to them, the reason for this alleged deprivation is the marking system. The ‘deserving’ teachers who lost their jobs received an additional 10 marks for experience and another 10 marks for academic qualifications. This has put the new candidates at a significant disadvantage in the merit-based competition. They feel that the government and the School Service Commission have shown “duplicity” by including them in this examination process.

The Next Steps

The School Service Commission has announced that the verification process for the shortlisted candidates will begin on November 18 and will continue until the first week of December. More than 20,000 candidates are expected to participate in this process. The commission has also published a list detailing the qualified candidates based on subject, gender, and caste.