Reservation within 50 pc ceiling: Tripura HC on teacher recruitment 

Agartala: In a significant judgment, The Tripura High Court has directed the Teachers Recruitment Board of Tripura (TRBT) to strictly follow the reservation ceiling of up to 50 per cent for the recruitment of graduate Teachers in 230 posts relating to an advertisement issued in July this year.

Through the advertisement in the contest, TRBT sought applications for filling up 230 posts of graduate teachers, of which 201 posts were reserved. “The employment notification dated 15.07.2022, issued by the Member Secretary, Teachers Recruitment Board Tripura (TRBT), for filling up the posts of Graduate teachers for class IX-X wherein 201 has been kept reserved out of 230 posts is also interfered with to the extent that the number of vacancies carried forward shall not be given effect to.

“The selection of reserved category candidates must be limited to 50% for filling up the total number of posts of Graduate Teachers under the notification dated 15.07.2022. The respondents shall prepare the select list following the said ceiling limit of 50% rule for reservation”, excerpts of the order reads.