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Soren cancels JSSC-CGL and TDPL-run exams
NDTV··17 Aug
Chief Minister Hemant Soren on 17 August said a special Cabinet meeting had cancelled the JSSC-CGL exam and all tests, results and selections tied to Lucknow-based TSR Data Processing Private Limited. He told students the CID would probe exam mistakes since 2014. A reforms committee will be chaired by IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal. The Ranchi protest was on day 24.
Prism
What It Means For You
- If you sat JSSC-CGL or any TDPL-conducted Jharkhand recruitment test, Soren said those exams, results and selections are cancelled.
- Anyone still at Jaipal Singh Stadium can note student leaders have not dropped the demand for a CBI investigation.
- If you took a state exam anytime since 2014, the Chief Minister said CID will look at mistakes from that year onward.
What's Happening
- On 17 August 2026, the Jharkhand Cabinet cancelled JSSC-CGL and all TDPL-linked recruitment activity.
- Soren announced a CID probe from 2014 and a reforms panel under Amitabh Kaushal.
- Protesters in Ranchi said they would continue until a CBI probe is ordered.
What The 24-Day Protest Had Put On The Table
- The sit-in began over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations, including a leaked JSSC-CGL paper in 2024.
- On 14 August, Gandhi wrote that the protest was peaceful and the demands legitimate; students later asked Congress to withdraw coalition support if unmet.
- Soren said an existing standard operating procedure for exams should have prevented the failures now under probe.
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