Edit option for SSC aspirants to update OBC category details
Along with this, other state recruitments, including those of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, which was paused due to the OBC issue is likely to start again.
The portal for receiving applications from candidates who will appear for fresh state level selection test (SLST) closed on July 21. The sorting process is now underway. Sources said the vacancy list for 35,725 assistant teachers is expected to come from the state via West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. After that, the commission will declare dates for availing of the edit option where candidates will get options for updating category details.
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The commission has already declared exam dates which will be held on Sept 7 and 14. Sources said such revisions will be made before issuing admit cards for the exams. An official said, "We need to make all required changes when the portal is static. It would be difficult to make such major changes when the system starts functioning again."
Total 5.8 lakh applications have been received. The commission on Tuesday is likely to meet its server experts to conduct this process smoothly as they are expecting over 80% of candidates will avail of the edit option to upload category-related documents.
According to a senior Bengal govt lawyer, "Due to this impasse, applicants who fell within the OBC category as per the 2025 list could not apply. The reservation based on the pre-2010 matrix was also 7%. Now it will be increased to 17%. With the uncertainty over, the state bodies can now go ahead and complete the process as per the 2025 OBC list."
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