The government will come up with an advertisement in newspapers and conduct a written examination in this regard, said a highly-placed source in the state education department.

Almost 40,000 posts of teachers in primary schools across the state are lying vacant. With the PTTI issue pending in court there has been no recruitment in the primary schools for the last two years and the system of primary education is on the verge of collapse.

Since the degrees of nearly 45,000 students have been de-recognised by the court the state government cannot provide any benefit to the students, legally.

School Education Minister Partha De met the two groups of students on Monday to inform them about the decision and seek their cooperation.

“I met the students’ representatives and discussed the appointment of teachers in primary schools. However, it is very immature to point out at this stage about the recruitment process,” said De.

“We have asked the state education minister to give us full priority in the written examination and subsequent test. If he does not agree we will again burn his effigy, stop his convoy and not allow any requirement of teachers,” said Prabir Ghosh, a PTTI student leader after meeting the minister.

Another group of PTTI students also said they will protest if they are not given an advantage in the recruitment process.

Earlier also the minister had tried to convince the students so that they may allow the recruitment of primary teachers. But the students wanted a written assurance from the government that those with PTTI degrees should be given advantage in the recruitment process.

But no assurance for RBU students
School Education Minister Partha Dey has not given any assurance to the former BEd students of the Rabindra Bharati University (RBU) whose degrees were de-recognised by the Calcutta High Court last month that they would not lose the financial benefits they have received so far.

Around 87 former BEd students of the RBU, working in various secondary schools across the state, on Monday handed over a memorandum requesting the minister to intervene in the matter after the High Court ruling.