JPSC-JSSC aspirants react in Ranchi on August 17, 2026 after the Jharkhand authorities accepted their calls for and cancelled the JSSC-CGL examination and all exams performed on behalf of TDPL.
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Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday (August 17) introduced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Workers Choice Fee-Mixed Graduate Stage (JSSC-CGL) Examination.
The choice was taken throughout an emergency Cupboard assembly, which lasted for 4 hours. He additionally introduced that every one exams performed by TSR Knowledge Processing Personal Restricted (TDPL) shall be cancelled.
He added {that a} committee shall be fashioned underneath senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal to usher in reforms within the examination course of.
“A complete inquiry shall be performed into all errors, minor or main, which have occurred since 2014. We may even quickly convene to debate the amendments made to the MMDR Act by the Central Authorities; if crucial, we might even name a particular session to deliberate on this particular situation,” he mentioned.
The Chief Minister mentioned that investigations being performed by each the SIT and the CID have delivered to gentle “a number of stunning information”.
“Because the investigation is ongoing, it isn’t potential to reveal each element overtly; nevertheless, it has been noticed that people appointed by means of the CGL course of at the moment are being arrested on expenses associated to irregularities within the JPSC examinations. Moreover, there seems to be a fancy, interconnected community involving varied firms which have operated right here at totally different occasions,” he famous.
The Chief Minister mentioned the scope of the investigation covers all examinations held from 2014 to the current. “Now we have instructed the involved division and the CID; because the investigation has been initiated, it should be carried out completely,” he mentioned.
The Chief Minister mentioned that the federal government is addressing all facets of the problem. “Now we have determined to cancel the whole lot related to TDPL — together with the examinations performed, the outcomes printed, the candidates chosen or who participated, and all different actions carried out by TDPL,” he mentioned.
The Chief Minister mentioned the federal government would guarantee full transparency in reforms associated to examinations and deal with considerations raised by college students protesting over alleged irregularities.
“I don’t contemplate these younger folks to be totally different teams. They’re all involved about their future. The federal government will transfer forward with full transparency on reforms. There may be already an SOP for conducting examinations, and if it had been adopted, these irregularities wouldn’t have occurred. However, additional enhancements shall be made primarily based on strategies obtained. A portal has additionally been opened for college kids, lecturers and oldsters to submit strategies, which shall be shared with consultants,” he mentioned.
The cancelation of JSSC-CGL examinations has been a significant demand of protestors. The coed protest in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in examinations performed by the Jharkhand Public Service Fee (JPSC) and Jharkhand Workers Choice Fee (JSSC) had entered twenty fourth day on Monday (August 17). The protesting college students have been demanding reforms within the examination system and motion over alleged irregularities.
College students response to CM Soren’s resolution
In response to CM Soren’s resolution to cancel the JSSC-CGL examination, college students celebrated at Jaipal Singh Stadium after the Jharkhand authorities determined to cancel the Jharkhand Workers Choice Fee-Mixed Graduate Stage (JSSC-CGL) examination.
A scholar says, “Our demand for a CBI investigation stays unfulfilled. Our starvation strike is not going to finish till the CBI inquiry takes place. It’s a matter of nice happiness that the JSSC-CGL examination has been cancelled. We are going to name off the agitation solely after the CBI inquiry is performed, not earlier than.”
(With PTI, ANI inputs)
Printed – August 17, 2026 10:12 pm IST
