�Casteist question� in Delhi board�s exam for primary school teachers causes uproar

The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board said it was an �inadvertant error�.
DELHI Updated: Oct 15, 2018 07:32 IST
Fareeha Iftikhar
Fareeha Iftikhar
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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A teachers� forum has sought the removal of chairperson of DSSSB, which conducted
the exam for recruitment of primary teachers for Municipal Corporation of Delhi on
Saturday.(AFP File/ Representative image)
The SC/ST/OBC teachers� forum in the national Capital has demanded the removal of
the chairperson of the board that conducts recruitment exams for the Delhi
government over a question involving a derogatory term referring to a particular
community.

The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) had allegedly included the
controversial question in an exam conducted on Saturday for hiring primary
teachers.

According to candidates who wrote the exam, the Hindi section of all the four sets
of the question paper had a �casteist question�. �I was aghast to see the question.
Use of such language in an exam for recruiting teachers shows the deeply entrenched
casteism among people sitting in the authority,� a candidate, who wished to remain
anonymous, said.

Another candidate said that by asking such questions, the board has �hurt the
sentiments of their community�. �We are upset over the insensitivity of the board
and we demand an apology from them. It�s highly irresponsible of them to use such
casteist language in a teachers� recruitment exam,� he said.