The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) is tentatively looking at February 2026 to conduct the recruitment examination for Group C and Group D non-teaching staff in state-run schools.
Officials are citing the significant time needed to finalise examination centres and logistics for the massive turnout. The application window for the 8,478 non-teaching posts, which ran from November 3 and closed on December 12, has drawn approximately 16 lakh applications so far.
Sources within the commission suggest that the examination schedule is unlikely to be announced before mid-January; once notified, at least 15 days of preparation would be needed, making February the earliest possible window for the test.
Explaining the delay, a WBSSC official pointed out the sheer scale of arrangements involved. For the Class IX–X teacher recruitment exam held on September 7, 2,93,152 candidates appeared, necessitating 636 centres.
In stark contrast, the Group C and D recruitment has attracted about five times more applications, which would require around 1,500 centres across the state. Identifying, preparing, and ensuring the required infrastructure for such a large number of centres is the primary reason for the extended timeline. The official recalled that the previous Group C and D recruitment in 2016 received nearly 18 lakh applications, although the entire panel from that process was later scrapped by the Supreme Court.
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