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Protests continue over JPSC and JSSC exam irregularities
- Alleged paper leaks in JPSC and JSSC exams, including leaked OMR sheets, occurred multiple times.
- Chief Minister Hemant Soren ordered a CID probe into the irregularities, but students expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation.
- Students began an indefinite sit-in at Jaipal Singh Munda stadium in Ranchi to protest the alleged irregularities.
- Thousands of students held a torchlight procession from the Jaipal Singh Munda stadium to Albert Ekka Chowk, raising slogans against the JMM-led alliance government.
- Students continued protests, demanding a CBI probe into JPSC and JSSC examinations and the chief minister's resignation.
- Protesters threatened to march to the Jharkhand Assembly and stage a gherao in the next couple of days if the state government did not address their concerns.
Context on student protests and demands
- Students said the alleged corruption put thousands of careers at stake and asked for fair, merit-based opportunities.
- Protesters accused the state government of showing insensitivity by failing to send officials to listen to their concerns.
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“Protesters, who have lost faith in the CID probe ordered by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, demand his resignation and a CBI probe into seven years of JPSC/JSSC exams. Thousands marched in a torchlight procession from Jaipal Singh Munda stadium to Albert Ekka Chowk and threatened to gherao the Jharkhand Assembly.”
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“Hundreds of students continued their protest for the fifth consecutive day in Ranchi on Sunday (August 2, 2026) over alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC examination, JSSC-CGL and other recruitment tests, demanding a CBI probe and reforms in the recruitment agencies.”
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