JKSSB selects candidates for over 2,000 posts of teachers

The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has selected candidates for over 2,000 posts of teachers in 14 districts -- 10 in Kashmir Valley and four in Jammu, an official said Sunday.

The board also accorded approval to the inclusion of over 1,000 candidates in waiting lists against these selections, JKSSB PRO Malik Suhail said in a statement issued here.

The selections of teachers have been approved in three disciplines of General Line, Science/Math and Urdu, he said.

The official said these selections were confronted with many issues, which included massive litigations, unmentioned degrees in online application forms, a huge number of claims and counter claims made by the candidates.

"The board sorted out these issues in consultation with the General Administration Department and the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and disposed of 387 representations and claims of the candidates and cleared the selections accordingly," he said.

The candidates have ...