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2mo ago

Jharkhand Cabinet Cancels JSSC‑CGL and All TDPL Exams

The decision follows a marathon Cabinet meeting and answers some student demands but protesters say they will continue until a CBI or out‑of‑state judicial probe is ordered.

JPSC-JSSC aspirants celebrate after the Jharkhand government accepted their demands and cancelled the JSSC-CGL exam and all exams conducted on behalf of TDPL, in Ranchi on Monday.
Ranchi: Job aspirants and students protest against the Jharkhand government, demanding a probe into alleged recruitment exam irregularities conducted by the JPSC and JSSC, at Albert Ekka Chowk, in Ranchi,
A drone view shows job aspirants and students taking out a massive 'Tiranga Yatra' procession to protest against the Jharkhand government over the JPSC and JSSC-CGL exam paper leak issues, in Ranchi on Saturday.
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Overview

  • The state Cabinet announced on Monday that the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level exam is cancelled and that all examinations and results handled by TSR Data Processing (TDPL) since 2014 will be annulled and re‑examined.
  • The government ordered a comprehensive inquiry into recruitments from 2014, instructed CID/SIT investigations to continue, and set up an examination reforms committee headed by senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal to propose technical and procedural fixes.
  • Law‑enforcement raids and probes have already led to about 20 arrests, including a former JPSC chairman, as the CID and special teams gather evidence against alleged private contractor links and middlemen.
  • Several hunger strikers, including Devendra Nath Mahto, ended fasts after the cancellations, but protest leaders welcomed the move as a first step and continue to demand a CBI or an out‑of‑state judicial probe before fully suspending the agitation.
  • The cancellations have triggered pushback from candidates appointed through the scrapped tests and intensified political pressure on the ruling JMM‑Congress alliance, with national figures and opposition leaders drawn into calls for accountability and possible legal challenges ahead.