Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today rejected the merit list prepared by Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) for the recruitment of junior teachers in primary and upper primary schools across the state.
Hearing pleas alleging irregularities in the recruitment process of junior teachers, the court also rejected the district-wise merit list prepared by the OSEPA.
The court directed the OSEPA to prepare a fresh merit list as per the recruitment terms and guidelines.
Notably, a few candidates had moved to the high court alleging irregularities in the junior teacher recruitment process in Odisha. On January 19 this year, the court ordered the state government to put on hold the final selection and appointment of 20,000 junior teachers till the next hearing.
