West Bengal Prepares Final Panel for Class XI-XII Teacher Recruitment by Year-End

Recruitment Process Accelerates Across Multiple Subjects

MP, Kolkata, 8 December 2025: The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) set a target to publish the final panel for the recruitment of assistant teachers for classes XI–XII by 31 December 2025, with interviews scheduled to conclude by 24 December, an official said. Verification for 35 subjects was held from 18 November to 4 December.

The Commission began interviews for subjects whose verification ended early, starting with Bengali and English on 26 September. These interviews were completed on 4 December. Soon after, interview and lecture demonstration rounds for Computer Science, Commerce, Political Science and History began.

Officials said the interview process will speed up from 15 December, with sessions to be held at the Salt Lake office along with the five regional offices. Until now, interviews were conducted only in the regional offices.

“Our target is to finish interviews by 24 December and publish the panel within 31 December,” an official said. There are 12,445 vacancies at the higher secondary level.

The 60-mark written examination for classes XI–XII was held on 14 September across 478 centres in 35 subjects. Of the 246,543 registered candidates, 229,606 appeared. Results were announced on 7 November, followed by the preliminary interview list on 15 November.

Meanwhile, the written examination results for classes IX–X were released on 24 November. The preliminary interview list for this category is expected later this week. Recruitment for classes IX–X involves a tentative 23,212 vacancies. Verification for this level will begin after the class XI–XII interview process concludes.