In Photos | JSSC-CGL Aspirants Return To Streets To Protest Against CM Hemant Soren

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The Jharkhand government may have brought the civil services aspirants’ protests to an end, but without addressing the deeper flaws in the conduct of competitive examinations, the calm may not last long

JSSC-CGL aspirants protest in Ranchi
Candidates who recently secured government jobs through recruitment tests stage a protest demanding a rollback of the notifications that cancelled 22 exams and ordered a probe into 23 others over alleged irregularities, in Ranchi, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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JSSC-CGL appointees protest cancellation of exam
JSSC-CGL aspirants stage a protest against the cancellation of the recruitment process conducted by the Jharkhand government, outside Jharkhand Secretariat, in Ranchi, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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JSSC CGL appointees protest
JSSC-CGL aspirants stage a protest against the cancellation of the recruitment process conducted by the Jharkhand government, outside Jharkhand Secretariat, in Ranchi, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Jharkhand CGL exam cancelled 2026
Candidates who recently secured government jobs through recruitment tests stage a protest demanding a rollback of the notifications that cancelled 22 exams and ordered a probe into 23 others over alleged irregularities, in Ranchi, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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JSSC CGL counter protest Ranchi
Appointed JSSC-CGL candidates hold a protest march against the state government's decision to cancel recruitment examinations, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Selected CGL candidates protest Ranchi
One of the successful JSSC-CGL candidates, appointed in various Jharkhand government departments, holds a placard as she stages a protest with others in front of the main gate of the state secretariat, Project Bhawan, in Ranchi, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Over 2,000 candidates who cleared the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level examination fear losing their jobs after the state government on Monday night announced cancelling the JSSC-CGL exam. | Photo: PTI
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JSSC CGL job loss controversy
Successful JSSC-CGL candidates, appointed in various Jharkhand government departments, stage a protest as they block the main gate of the state secretariat, Project Bhawan, in Ranchi, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Students protest in Ranchi 2026
Candidates appointed through the JSSC-CGL and TDPL-conducted examinations gather outside the Jharkhand Secretariat Project Bhawan to protest against the state government's decision to cancel the recruitment examinations, in Ranchi, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. | Photo: PTI

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