Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the state primary education board to publish the panel of over 42,000 candidates from where teachers were recruited following complaints that some of the empanelled candidates were not given jobs despite being deserving.
The board had drawn up the panel from candidates who had written the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) in 2015 and subsequently appeared in an interview.
The details of the panel will include the scores of the candidates in the selection test and other levels of screening.
The board has to submit the details within ten days.
The judge, in his order, also said that the board would have to submit both soft and hard copies of the panel.
A few days ago, the candidates who appeared in the 2014 TET went to Justice Gangopadhyay and drew his attention that they were not recruited despite being empanelled.
A board official said that candidates whose names feature on the panel is appointed based on available vacancies in order of merit.
The judge had advised the candidates to move court.
About 42,000 candidates who had written the TET in 2015 — the notification was issued in 2014 — were empanelled for appointment by the board in 2016.
More than 42,000 candidates have since joined government-aided primary schools (Classes I to V).
An official of the education department said: “Those who have petitioned the court are raising questions about whether those who have got the jobs were fairly recruited.”
Calls to primary board president Gautam Paul went unanswered.
