Post SC Ruling, WBSSC Prepares for Clearer Recruitment Approach
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Synopsis
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision voiding 25,753 teaching jobs, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) is implementing additional transparent measures for its teacher recruitment examinations. The focus is on ensuring the evaluation and preservation of OMR sheets is foolproof for future processes.
Key Takeaways
- WBSSC is adopting transparent methods for recruitment.
- The Supreme Court cancelled 25,753 school jobs.
- Focus on evaluation and preservation of OMR sheets.
- Drafting new recruitment policy underway.
- Previous lapses in OMR sheet handling were revealed.
Kolkata, April 18 (NationPress) The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) is set to implement several new transparent procedures for the written examinations related to teacher recruitment, following the Supreme Court's annulment of 25,753 teaching positions.
Due to the complications in distinguishing between “genuine” and “tainted candidates” stemming from the mishandling of the optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets utilized in the written exams, the commission is now prioritizing a more transparent and robust evaluation system for these OMR sheets going forward.
Insiders indicate that senior officials at WBSSC are actively working on drafting new recruitment policy documents.
“Upon finalizing the draft, it will be submitted to the state education department for approval. Once the state government gives its consent, the new recruitment guidelines will come into effect,” stated an official from the education department who requested anonymity.
During the legal proceedings concerning the irregularities in the recruitment of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching roles dating back to 2016, significant lapses in the preservation of OMR sheets were revealed, first at the Calcutta High Court and subsequently at the Supreme Court.
Initially, the original OMR sheets were disposed of just one year post-examination, rather than the standard practice of maintaining them for a minimum of three years. Furthermore, neither the scanned versions nor the mirror images of the OMR sheets were retained. Ultimately, the commission opted to outsource the evaluation and preservation of these OMR sheets instead of utilizing its own adequate infrastructure. Due to these oversights, accurately separating the “genuine” from the “tainted” candidates became nearly impossible, leading both the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court to annul the entire panel of 25,753 positions.
