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Jharkhand student groups split after 25-day exam protest ends
The Indian Express··27 Aug
Jharkhand cancelled recruitment examinations on August 19 after 25 days of student protests. The High Court then stayed the cancellation, following a challenge by candidates already appointed. The movement has since split into the JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch and the JPSC-JSSC Abhyarthi Nyay Manch. One faction returned to the streets; the other launched a statewide reform yatra.
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What It Means For You
- Candidates already appointed keep their jobs while the stay holds, and aspirants lose the re-examination.
- Two rival platforms now speak for the same aspirants, which weakens any single negotiating position.
- The JPSC 14th preliminary examination result stands unless the court rules otherwise.
What's Happening
- Protests began on July 25 at Ranchi's Bapu Vatika over alleged irregularities in the JPSC 14th preliminary exam.
- The Hemant Soren government cancelled the exams on August 19, ending 25 days of agitation.
- Appointed candidates challenged that cancellation and the High Court stayed it.
Why the Movement Split
- Organisers had agreed coaching teachers would stay in the background and not seek political mileage.
- Differences surfaced over slogans and over the relationship between the Jantar Mantar and Ranchi protests.
- The Reform Manch rejects the allegation, calling it an attempt to weaken the movement.
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