What happened: Jharkhand cancels 22 recruitment examinations; JPSC–JSSC Reform Manch suspends stir for two months
The Jharkhand government issued a notification cancelling 22 recruitment examinations after complaints of irregularities and facts presented during a Central Investigation Department (CID) investigation. After the notification, the JPSC–JSSC Reform Manch suspended its agitation for two months. The Manch stated that the agitation was not terminated and would resume if remaining demands were not met within the two-month period.
Scope of action: 22 cancelled; 6 postponed; 17 more investigated (23 examinations under scrutiny)
The Jharkhand notification stated that six examinations were postponed during the CID probe and that another 17 examinations would be investigated further. When cancellations, postponements, and investigations were considered together, the government stated that the total number of examinations under scrutiny was 23.
Which examinations were cancelled
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