Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Jharkhand students protest exam irregularities with poems and satire
Students in Jharkhand are upset because they think the exams for government jobs are not fair.
They believe some jobs are being given through corruption instead of merit.
Instead of breaking things or shouting angrily, they are protesting with funny posters and poems.
They made a pretend "job-selling shop" with prices for different jobs.
They also read lines from an old Hindi poem that compares their hard work to a story from the Mahabharata.
A group called the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch is leading the protest.
The group made rules that everyone must be polite and not say bad things about religion, politics, or castes.
The students want a big exam cancelled and a fair investigation to happen.
Their protest had been going on for 16 days.
Jharkhand students staged a 16-day creative, non-violent protest at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium over alleged recruitment exam irregularities.
Protesters set up a mock 'Naukri Bikri Kendra' with satirical job rate cards pricing an assistant teacher post at Rs 15 lakh and a deputy superintendent of police post at Rs 1.2 crore.
Students recited verses from Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's poem Rashmirathi, including 'Krishna Ki Chetavani', comparing the Pandavas' hardships to their exam preparation struggles.
The JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, which is spearheading the agitation, enforced a code of conduct barring political, religious, caste-based or derogatory statements.
Key demands include cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination and an independent probe by the CBI or a panel of retired high court judges from outside the state.
- Who
- Jharkhand students led by the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, with satirical jibes directed at Chief Minister Hemant Soren and other officials
- What
- A creative, non-violent protest against alleged irregularities and corruption in recruitment examinations and job appointments
- When
- The protest entered its 16th day on Sunday
- Where
- Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Why
- To demand cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination and an independent probe into alleged recruitment exam irregularities
- Protest location
- Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi
- Leading group
- JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch
- Protest duration
- 16 days as of the report
- Key demands
- Cancel the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination; independent probe by CBI or panel of retired high court judges from outside the state
- Satirical job prices
- Assistant teacher Rs 15 lakh; BDO Rs 90 lakh; circle officer Rs 1 crore; DSP Rs 1.2 crore
- Code of conduct
- No political, religious or caste-based statements; no derogatory language
- Protest methods
- Mock 'Naukri Bikri Kendra', satirical posters, and Mahabharata verses from Rashmirathi