Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A major victory for Jharkhand’s protesting students.
After weeks of protests, hunger strikes, clashes with the administration and repeated demands for accountability in the state’s recruitment system, the Hemant Soren government has accepted several of the students’ key demands.
The Jharkhand Cabinet has decided to cancel the JSSC-CGL examination – one of the biggest demands of the protesters.
The government has also announced that all examinations conducted through TDPL will be cancelled, while a comprehensive inquiry will be conducted into errors and irregularities in recruitment examinations dating back to 2014.
The government will also constitute an Examination Reforms Committee, headed by senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal, to look at systemic changes to the state’s examination process.
The announcements mark a significant shift after weeks of protests by students who have alleged widespread irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment examinations and demanded greater transparency and accountability.
But the government’s decision has also triggered opposition from another group – candidates who had already secured jobs through JSSC-CGL. Soon after the announcement, they protested outside Project Bhavan Secretariat, with a heavy security deployment put in place.
For the students who have remained on the streets demanding action, however, the Cabinet decision marks a major breakthrough.
Here’s what the Jharkhand government has agreed to – and what it means for the students’ movement.
A major victory for Jharkhand’s protesting students.
After weeks of protests, hunger strikes, clashes with the administration and repeated demands for accountability in the state’s recruitment system, the Hemant Soren government has accepted several of the students’ key demands.
The Jharkhand Cabinet has decided to cancel the JSSC-CGL examination – one of the biggest demands of the protesters.
The government has also announced that all examinations conducted through TDPL will be cancelled, while a comprehensive inquiry will be conducted into errors and irregularities in recruitment examinations dating back to 2014.
The government will also constitute an Examination Reforms Committee, headed by senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal, to look at systemic changes to the state’s examination process.
The announcements mark a significant shift after weeks of protests by students who have alleged widespread irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment examinations and demanded greater transparency and accountability.
But the government’s decision has also triggered opposition from another group – candidates who had already secured jobs through JSSC-CGL. Soon after the announcement, they protested outside Project Bhavan Secretariat, with a heavy security deployment put in place.
For the students who have remained on the streets demanding action, however, the Cabinet decision marks a major breakthrough.
Here’s what the Jharkhand government has agreed to – and what it means for the students’ movement.
