Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Jharkhand Cancels JSSC-CGL Exam After 24-Day Student Stir
Students in Jharkhand were upset about a big test called the JSSC-CGL.
They said something was wrong with how the test was run.
Many students protested for 24 days, and some stopped eating to show how serious they were.
The leader of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, listened to them.
He decided to cancel the test and other tests run by a company called TDPL.
He also asked investigators to find out what went wrong.
Police searched offices and arrested 20 people connected to the problems.
A special group led by Amitabh Kaushal will suggest ways to make future tests fairer.
Some students who already got jobs from the test were worried they might lose them.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination after a 24-day student agitation.
The government also cancelled all recruitment tests conducted by outsourced agency TDPL since 2014, along with their results.
A probe was ordered into alleged irregularities, with CID raids at the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission office and 20 arrests, including former JPSC chairman L. Khiangte.
An examination reforms committee headed by senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal was formed to recommend transparency measures.
The JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch said the protest would continue until its demand for a CBI probe was accepted.
- Who
- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, protesters led by the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, activist Devendra Mahto, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
- What
- The JSSC-CGL examination and all TDPL-conducted recruitment tests since 2014 were cancelled amid alleged irregularities, with a probe ordered
- When
- Monday, after a 24-day agitation; protesters had planned a gherao of the Chief Minister's residence on August 20
- Where
- Jharkhand, India, including the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission office in Ranchi
- Why
- Job aspirants protested alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations and demanded cancellation of the exam and a CBI probe
Protesters and Opposition Congress
State Government and Affected Candidates
Exam Cancellation
Protesters and Opposition Congress
Protesters demanded cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams.
State Government and Affected Candidates
Candidates who had cleared the exam and secured government jobs protested against scrapping, claiming around 2,000 people could lose their jobs.
Investigation Agency
Protesters and Opposition Congress
The JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch said the protest would continue until its demand for a CBI probe was accepted.
State Government and Affected Candidates
The government ordered a CID probe and said it would write to the ED to investigate financial misappropriation, with the CID probe to be court-monitored.
Political Accountability
Protesters and Opposition Congress
Rahul Gandhi alleged the education system had been 'captured by the RSS and BJP' and turned into a tool for exploitation and oppression of students.
State Government and Affected Candidates
The JMM-led state government said it was committed to reforms, citing the new anti-unfair-means act and the cancellation of the exams.
- Exam
- JSSC-CGL (Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level)
- Status
- Cancelled
- Location
- Jharkhand, India
- Chief Minister
- Hemant Soren
- Agitation
- 24-day student stir; six protesters on hunger strike
- Probe
- CID investigation; 20 arrested, including former JPSC chairman L. Khiangte
- Reforms Committee Head
- Amitabh Kaushal
- Protesters' Demand
- CBI probe; JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch says protest continues until demand met
