Para Teachers Move Jharkhand HC Over Alleged Roster Violations and Zero OBC Seats

• by Akanksha Mishra
• 2026-10-09 20:43:00

A fresh legal dispute has hit the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) recruitment process as 35 practicing para-teachers, led by Ram Prakash Yadav, approached the Jharkhand High Court challenging specific provisions of the latest Assistant Professor recruitment notification. The petition, filed through advocate Tanya Singh, claims significant irregularities in the reservation roster, eligibility limitations for reserved category candidates, and rigid minimum qualifying marks that overlook experienced educators.

Zero OBC Vacancies Spark Controversy Across Key Teaching Cadres

The primary contention raised by the petitioners centers on the complete absence of vacancies allocated to Other Backward Classes across major subject and grade categories:

Vacancy Discrepancies: The petition highlights that out of 1,909 posts designated for Intermediate Trained Assistant Professors (Classes 1 to 5) and 660 regular posts for Graduate Trained Assistant Professors (Social Science), the advertisement shows zero vacancies for both Extremely Backward Classes-1 (EBC-1) and Backward Classes-2 (BC-2).

Clarification Sought on Roster Implementation: The teachers have urged the court to direct authorities to explain the statutory and empirical basis for completely excluding these two backward classes from the recruitment roster.

Legal Objections to Reservation Caps and 33% Minimum Cut-Off

The writ petition also challenges administrative restrictions placed on reserved-category candidates and seeks crucial relaxations for in-service educators:

Restrictions on Merit Eligibility: The plea objects to the recruitment clause stipulating that candidates with disabilities who cleared the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) or equivalent state tests using reserved category score relaxations are strictly restricted to reserved posts, preventing them from competing under unreserved merit quotas.

Demand for Minimum Marks Relaxation: Citing decades of on-ground classroom experience in state schools, the para-teachers have urged the High Court to grant appropriate relaxations in the mandatory 33 percent minimum qualifying score requirement per question paper, arguing that practical pedagogical experience should be appropriately factored into the recruitment framework.

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