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Ranchi students continue JPSC exam protest for 5th day
Deccan Herald··3 Aug
Hundreds of students continued an indefinite sit-in at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, protesting alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC preliminary exam held April 19 and the JSSC-CGL recruitment test. Protesters staged a torchlight procession to Albert Ekka Chowk, demanding a CBI probe and threatening to march to the state Assembly.
Prism
What It Means For You
- JPSC and JSSC exam aspirants across Jharkhand can track how this protest could shape whether the April 19 preliminary test gets cancelled or reformed.
- Students preparing for future recruitment exams gain visibility into demanded changes like a fifth not-attempted option on OMR sheets to curb malpractice.
- Families who have invested years and savings into competitive exam preparation see their concerns represented in an organised statewide protest movement.
What's Happening
- Hundreds of students held an indefinite sit-in at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium for a fifth consecutive day, protesting alleged JPSC and JSSC exam irregularities.
- Protesters demand cancellation of the 14th JPSC preliminary test held April 19, a CBI probe, and a fifth not-attempted option on OMR sheets.
- The BJP backed the protests with rallies in East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Chatra districts, submitting a memorandum to the Governor in Jamshedpur.
A Seven-Year Pattern Of Disputed Exams
- Protesters allege irregularities have recurred across JPSC and JSSC examinations over the past seven years, prompting their demand for a CBI review of that entire period.
- The state government has ordered a CID probe into the alleged OMR sheet leak, but student leaders say past CID investigations have not led to visible action.
- Protesters have threatened to escalate with a march and gherao of the Jharkhand Assembly if the state government does not respond to their demands soon.
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