TET qualified candidates protest, demand job letters
The Statesman | 12 September 2025The agitating candidates reached the West Bengal Legislative Assembly complex braving strong security arrangements made by the Kolkata Police.
One question they had was when will they receive their appointment letters.
They squatted on the road in front of the Assembly gate opposite of the Eden Gardens stadium in protest against the prolonged delay in offering appointment letters since 2022.
Huge police force led by senior officials including Indira Mukhopadhyay, deputy commissioner of police (central division), were deployed in the area close to the legislative house hours before the protestors marched towards the legislative house amidst sweltering heat in the city. Police dragged the squatters on the road. “For the past three years, we have been waiting for our appointments. There were no allegations made against the recruitment process. But still we remain unemployed. Why?” asked an agitating candidate.
The TET was held on 11 December, 2022 with around 6.19 lakh candidates taking the tests. Around 1.5 lakh of them had qualified after the results were declared in the February of 2023.
“Our only demand is that interviews be conducted immediately to complete the recruitment process,” said a protestor.
“The chief minister had promised that no TET-qualified candidate will remain unemployed. She should keep her promise,” said another waiting candidate.
Some protesters were seen holding the legs of police officials on the spot and demanding appointment letters for their job while others were crying because of ‘unnecessary’ delay in completing the recruitment process.
On Wednesday, at a government event in Jalpaiguri, Miss Banerjee complained that frequent PILs on recruitment, especially of teachers, have thwarted her plans for generating employment.
The protestors gathered at the Metro Green Line station in Esplanade where they held a demonstration and then went on a march towards the state Assembly, a high security zone, which is not in session.
