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The anatomy of a coverup: A deep-dive into the execution of 2016 West Bengal SSC scam, CBI findings and court verdicts

Dibakar Dutta - 8 April, 2025

WBSSC appointed individuals who submitted blank OMR sheets and had secured low ranks. It continued appointing candidates illegally beyond the expiry of the recruitment panel.

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Teacher recruitment scam: West Bengal govt moves SC challenging HC order cancelling over 23,000 recruitments

ANI - 24 April, 2024

West Bengal Government moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court decision that declared the entire panel of 2016 School Service Commission teachers' recruitment null and void

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Is there any level playing field for probe agencies in West Bengal? Calcutta HC raps Chief Secretary for not sanctioning prosecutions in school jobs...

OpIndia Staff - 10 April, 2024

The Calcutta HC further expressed displeasure with the WB government for standing with the accused persons in the scam.

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OMR manipulation, candidates jumping ranks, direct jobs without recommendation letters: West Bengal SSC admits ‘scam’ in recruitment of 8611 employees in 2016 alone

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2023

According to a report by ABP Ananda, OMR (optical mark reader) sheets were manipulated for the appointment of 2823 employees in the Group D category. About 170 people were given jobs directly without issuing recommendation letters.

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