Confirmed High source confidence State body

State Level Selection Test (SLST) 2016 teacher & Group C/D recruitment

≈ 2016 West Bengal West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC)

⚠ The source establishes only the year; the day and month are placeholders.

Status

Confirmed

A leak or organised manipulation was established by an official body, a court, or a police investigation.

Candidates affected

25.8 thousand

25,752

Arrests

—

Not quantified in the source

Convictions

—

None recorded here

What happened

OMR-sheet manipulation and appointments beyond vacancies; Calcutta HC (upheld by Supreme Court in 2025) voided about 25,752 appointments. Year-only date.

What was done

Exam cancelled

Official probe — CBI/SIT

Source

Primary reference DD News ↗ https://ddnews.gov.in/en/west-bengal-teacher-recruitment-scam-calcutta-hc-declares-2016-ssc-recruitment-null-and-void-orders-fresh-appointments/

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