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Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) The online application process for new recruitment of primary teachers in government schools in West Bengal began on Wednesday, the first such drive in eight years.
The new recruitment comes as the division bench of the Calcutta High Court has completed the final hearing on alleged irregularities in the previous appointment of about 32,000 primary teachers, and a verdict is expected any time.
The notification for the recruitment of primary teachers was issued in September this year. West Bengal Board of Primary Education has opened applications for 13,421 vacancies. From Wednesday, candidates who qualify the teacher eligibility test can apply online for assistant teacher posts in government-approved and government-sponsored primary and junior (basic) schools.
Ahead of the recruitment process, Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu said in a post on Twitter on Tuesday night that the online portal for TET-qualified candidates to apply for primary teaching posts will open on Wednesday, adding that the government sees this recruitment drive as a step to strengthen primary education under the leadership of the Chief Minister.
“From tomorrow, the West Bengal Board of Primary Education is going to open its online portal where eligible candidates who have cleared TET will be able to apply for the post of Assistant Teachers in Government approved and Government sponsored Primary and Junior Basic Schools. Needless to say, this recruitment process is going to further strengthen the foundation of primary education under the wisdom, guidance and generous patronage of the Honorable Chief Minister of the State, Smt. Mamata Banerjee,” the minister said in the post.
The last round of primary teacher recruitment was held in 2017. After almost eight years, the board has issued a new notification.
Job seekers have repeatedly taken to the streets to press for recruitment and last Thursday they protested in front of the office of the Board of Primary Education in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
–IANS
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