Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Jharkhand students end hunger strike after TDPL, JSSC-CGL exams cancelled
Some students in Jharkhand were very upset because they thought their exams were not fair.
They believed there were paper leaks and cheating in exams called JPSC and JSSC-CGL.
So they stopped eating and sat on a hunger strike to ask the government to fix the problem.
After 16 days, the government agreed to cancel all the exams held by a company called TDPL and the JSSC-CGL exams.
The Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, also said there would be an investigation into the exams.
The students then ended their hunger strike and were checked by doctors at the hospital.
But some students are still not happy.
They want a bigger investigation by the CBI, a national agency.
The government ordered a different investigation by the CID instead.
The students say they will keep fighting until all their demands are met.
Jharkhand students ended their 16-day hunger strike after the government cancelled all TDPL and JSSC-CGL examinations and results.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren ordered a CID inquiry into all exams conducted through TDPL since 2014 and a comprehensive enquiry into JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams since 2014.
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto called the decision historic and urged legislative action to prevent future exam fraud.
A faction of students, including Piyush Kumar and Ravindra Paswan, said the cancellation was 'just the first step' and continues to demand a CBI probe.
The protest began July 25 at Ranchi's Vapu Batika Ground over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in the JPSC and JSSC-CGL examinations.
- Who
- Jharkhand students led by Devendra Nath Mahto, Umm-e-Habiba, Prem Nayak and Kush Mahto, along with Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his government
- What
- Students ended a 16-day hunger strike after the government cancelled all TDPL and JSSC-CGL examinations and results and ordered investigations
- When
- The strike ended on its 16th day, on Tuesday; the protest began on July 25
- Where
- Ranchi, Jharkhand, starting at Vapu Batika Ground; the fast ended at Ranchi Sadar Hospital
- Why
- Alleged irregularities and paper leaks in the JPSC and JSSC-CGL examinations
Student activists
State government
Investigation authority
Student activists
Students demand a CBI probe into the cancelled JSSC-CGL and TDPL examinations.
State government
Government ordered a CID investigation instead of a CBI one.
Whether demands were fully met
Student activists
A faction says the cancellation is 'just the first step' and the '11th to 13th' issue remains unresolved, so the struggle will continue.
State government
Government and some student leaders say the demands were fulfilled and the decision was historic.
- Strike duration
- 16 days (agitation lasted 24 days)
- Government action
- All TDPL and JSSC-CGL examinations and results cancelled
- Inquiries ordered
- CID inquiry into TDPL exams since 2014; comprehensive enquiry into JPSC and JSSC exams since 2014
- Reform committee
- Headed by IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal
- Protest start
- July 25
- Protest location
- Vapu Batika Ground, Ranchi; celebrations at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium
- Exams affected
- TDPL, JSSC-CGL, JPSC
- Outstanding demand
- CBI probe into JSSC-CGL and TDPL exams
