Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Jharkhand Minister denies paper leak, urges dialogue amid protest
Some students in Jharkhand are upset about their government job exams.
They think something went wrong with the tests, which are run by two commissions.
The students are protesting by sitting together at a big stadium.
Their protest has been going on for 13 days, even in the rain.
A government minister told them there was no paper leak.
He said the exam papers were not shared with anyone before the test.
He wants to fix small mistakes by talking with the students.
The students say they will stay until their demands are met.
One student leader has stopped eating to show how serious they are.
Now the students are getting a meeting with the government to talk about the problem.
Jharkhand Health and Medical Education Minister Irfan Ansari asserted there has been no paper leak, saying "this is not Uttar Pradesh, not Bihar, and not Gujarat."
The protest against alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations entered its 13th day on Thursday.
Demonstrators remained at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi despite overnight rainfall, with support from several student organisations.
Ansari said cancelling the JPSC examination would spark fresh unrest among successful candidates and that mistakes can be corrected through discussion.
A student delegation was granted an appointment for talks with Jharkhand government representatives on Thursday.
- Who
- Jharkhand Health and Medical Education Minister Irfan Ansari and protesting students and aspirants, led primarily by JPSC aspirants, including hunger-striking student leader Devendra Mahto.
- What
- Ansari denied any paper leak in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations while a 13-day protest over alleged irregularities continued.
- When
- Thursday, the 13th day of the protest.
- Where
- Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- Why
- Students and aspirants allege irregularities in the recruitment examinations and demand reforms in the recruitment process.
Protesting students and aspirants
Jharkhand state government
Paper leak allegations
Protesting students and aspirants
Students and aspirants allege irregularities in the JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations and demand reforms in the recruitment process.
Jharkhand state government
Minister Irfan Ansari insists there was no paper leak and says action has been taken wherever irregularities were detected.
Cancellation of the JPSC examination
Protesting students and aspirants
Some protesting students demand that the JPSC examination be cancelled.
Jharkhand state government
The government says cancelling the exam would create fresh unrest among successful candidates and that mistakes can be corrected through discussion.
- Minister
- Irfan Ansari, Jharkhand Health and Medical Education Minister
- Protest day
- 13th day
- Location
- Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi
- Examinations in question
- JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations
- Minister's position
- No paper leak in Jharkhand; issues can be resolved through dialogue
- Student action
- Indefinite hunger strike by student leader Devendra Mahto
- Government response
- Student delegation granted talks with government representatives on Thursday
- Protesters' demand
- Reforms in the recruitment process; some demand cancellation of the JPSC examination