The Crossbill Team
The West Bengal School Service Commission on Thursday, November 27, republished a revised and “comprehensive” list of 1,806 candidates labelled “tainted” in connection with the 2016 State Level Selection Test (SLST), complying with a recent directive of the Calcutta High Court.
The updated list includes the candidates’ names, parents’ names, subjects, roll numbers and dates of birth, but does not identify the schools where these individuals had worked for almost ten years.
An SSC official told PTI that the individuals identified as “tainted” were not among those who appeared for the fresh recruitment examination held in September 2025.
“We had earlier uploaded the same list of tainted teachers. But this time as directed by the high court, we have included the additional details to ensure full transparency,” he said.
The republishing follows Justice Amrita Sinha’s order on November 19, which criticised the earlier list for lacking adequate identification markers and directed the Commission to furnish expanded details. The court also reiterated that those marked “tainted”, including candidates from the differently abled category, are barred from participating in the current recruitment process for secondary and higher secondary teachers.
The hearing was based on a petition alleging fresh irregularities in the SLST 2025 cycle, with several candidates complaining that previously disqualified individuals had once again been shortlisted for interviews, in violation of explicit Supreme Court orders.
Earlier, the apex court had cancelled the appointments of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff from the 2016 SLST, declaring the entire process “tainted and vitiated” beyond repair.
Reacting to the developments, Chinmoy Mondal—listed under the “not specifically tainted” category in 2016—criticised the Commission for what he described as ongoing mismanagement.
“We were unfairly stripped of our jobs for the fault of others and had to sit for the new round of exams with fresh hope. We can only hope the SSC is able to complete the recruitment process within the Supreme Court stipulated deadline of December 31,” he told PTI.
Mehboob Mondal, another aspirant cleared of wrongdoing in 2016, argued that those proven untainted should be reinstated without affecting opportunities for new candidates.
“While all the untainted teachers of 2016 should get back their jobs, new posts should be separately created for the fresh teaching aspirants. These two cannot be mixed,” he said.
The updated list includes the candidates’ names, parents’ names, subjects, roll numbers and dates of birth, but does not identify the schools where these individuals had worked for almost ten years.
An SSC official told PTI that the individuals identified as “tainted” were not among those who appeared for the fresh recruitment examination held in September 2025.
“We had earlier uploaded the same list of tainted teachers. But this time as directed by the high court, we have included the additional details to ensure full transparency,” he said.
The republishing follows Justice Amrita Sinha’s order on November 19, which criticised the earlier list for lacking adequate identification markers and directed the Commission to furnish expanded details. The court also reiterated that those marked “tainted”, including candidates from the differently abled category, are barred from participating in the current recruitment process for secondary and higher secondary teachers.
The hearing was based on a petition alleging fresh irregularities in the SLST 2025 cycle, with several candidates complaining that previously disqualified individuals had once again been shortlisted for interviews, in violation of explicit Supreme Court orders.
Earlier, the apex court had cancelled the appointments of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff from the 2016 SLST, declaring the entire process “tainted and vitiated” beyond repair.
Reacting to the developments, Chinmoy Mondal—listed under the “not specifically tainted” category in 2016—criticised the Commission for what he described as ongoing mismanagement.
“We were unfairly stripped of our jobs for the fault of others and had to sit for the new round of exams with fresh hope. We can only hope the SSC is able to complete the recruitment process within the Supreme Court stipulated deadline of December 31,” he told PTI.
Mehboob Mondal, another aspirant cleared of wrongdoing in 2016, argued that those proven untainted should be reinstated without affecting opportunities for new candidates.
“While all the untainted teachers of 2016 should get back their jobs, new posts should be separately created for the fresh teaching aspirants. These two cannot be mixed,” he said.
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