A 27-year-old school teacher, Atri Kar filled up form for West Bengal Civil Services exam but to her surprise, the WBSC hadn’t notified the “transgender” category on its application form.
After she was unheard by the WBSC, she went to Court. While the Railway Recruitment Board application form had notified the “others” in gender category, the results clubbed Kar in general category. She also took this matter to Calcutta High Court.
In both the cases, she was heard and the court directed the WBPSC and RRB to giver her reservation. On 29th January, she will be the first transgender to appear in a civil service exam. A few days ago, Kar was the first such candidate from her state to write the Railway Recruitment Board exam.