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# West Bengal Teachers Oppose Proposed Central Faculty Recruitment Commission
- URL: https://newsanek.com/west-bengal-centralised-university-teacher-recruitment-row/
- Published: 2026-11-12T12:32:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-12T12:50:52.000Z
- Description: The teachers' body ABUTA has written to Governor RN Ravi, asking him to step in. It says the plan could weaken university autonomy. No final decision has been taken yet.
- Author: Kumar Ujjwal
- Tags: India, West Bengal, Explainer, #sub-education, #sub-jobs, #state-west-bengal, #state-desk, #region-east, #sm-42, #smemo-outrage, Teaching Jobs, West Bengal Jobs

The All Bengal University Teachers' Association (ABUTA) has asked West Bengal Governor RN Ravi to step in.

The group wants the state government to withdraw a plan for centralised teacher hiring.

The plan is to set up a West Bengal University Service Commission.

This body would recruit teachers for state-aided universities and related higher education institutions.

Right now, faculty hiring is the job of each university.

ABUTA says this is an important academic duty of individual universities.

### Key points

- ABUTA has asked Governor RN Ravi to intervene in the proposed central hiring plan.
- The plan would create a West Bengal University Service Commission to recruit teachers for state-aided universities.
- The teachers' body says the plan could weaken university autonomy and academic freedom.
- An 11-member committee is examining the proposal. No final decision has been reported.

## Why are teachers worried about this plan?

ABUTA says hiring should match the needs of each department.

These include subject expertise, research work and teaching ability.

The association also says selection committees with department representatives are essential.

It doubts that a central commission can understand the needs of every university.

ABUTA General Secretary Goutam Maity warned that such interference could harm higher education overall.

## What about the new amendment bill?

ABUTA has also objected to the West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

The bill allows teachers to move between universities.

The association says this, along with central hiring, could give the state government more control over universities and their faculty.

## What happens next for the proposal?

The Higher Education Department has formed an 11-member committee to study the plan.

Bengal Teachers Oppose Central Faculty Hiring Plan

**11 members**Members in state review committee

**2026**Year of amendment bill

Graphic: News Anek, from the facts in this report

ABUTA alleges that universities and teachers were not consulted before it was formed.

For now, the commission has not been set up. No final decision on it has been reported.

Explainer

### What happened before

- The state government has proposed setting up a West Bengal University Service Commission to recruit teachers centrally.
- An 11-member committee has been formed to examine the proposal.
- ABUTA alleges the committee was formed without consulting universities or teachers.

### Why it matters

The plan could change how teachers are chosen for state-aided universities across West Bengal.

### What to watch next

- The committee is still examining the proposal, and no final decision has been reported.

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### Sources

- [Times Now: West Bengal Teachers Question Centralised Faculty Hiring, Seek Withdrawal Of Proposal](https://www.timesnownews.com/education/west-bengal-teachers-question-centralised-faculty-hiring-seek-withdrawal-of-proposal-article-156497064?ref=newsanek.com)