Jharkhand job aspirants are contesting alleged recruitment-exam irregularities and mass cancellations, with rival demands for reform and restored jobs.
Where it stands
Jharkhand's High Court has paused cancellation of appointments from three civil-service examinations, while other aspirants' 60-day ultimatum over recruitment reforms remains in effect.
ABVP workers detained during Assembly march
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People booked over August 10 Assembly march
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People booked over Giridih and Hazaribag clashes
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Candidates questioned in exam irregularities probe
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August 2026
Thu, Aug 20
Aug 20Jharkhand High Court stayed cancellation of civil-service appointments
Wed, Aug 19
Aug 19Students suspended agitation and gave Jharkhand government 60-day ultimatum
Aug 19Successful candidates entered Jharkhand's secretariat protesting exam cancellations
Tue, Aug 18
Aug 18Jharkhand government cancelled dozens of recruitment examinations
Aug 18Jharkhand CID arrested key exam suspect's wife and brother
Aug 18Protest leader ended hunger strike and announced second phase
Mon, Aug 17
Aug 17Jharkhand government cancelled the JSSC-CGL recruitment examination
Sun, Aug 16
Aug 16Jharkhand government invited job aspirants to seventh-round talks
Aug 16Students burned ruling alliance leaders' effigies
Sat, Aug 15
Aug 15Job aspirants planned August 20 blockade of Jharkhand chief minister's residence
Aug 15Job aspirants held an Independence Day flag march
Aug 15Jharkhand's chief minister promised recruitment examination reforms
Fri, Aug 14
Aug 14India's opposition leader urged Jharkhand's chief minister to meet exam protesters
Thu, Aug 13
Aug 13Jharkhand police booked 300 unnamed people over Assembly march
Aug 13Protesters accused Ranchi officials of withholding hunger striker's health details
Tue, Aug 11
Aug 11Police detained 110 student activists during Assembly march
Aug 11India's ruling alliance MPs protested police action outside Parliament
Aug 11Jharkhand's main opposition party enforced statewide shutdown over police action
Mon, Aug 10
Aug 10 India's opposition leader condemned alleged use of force against protesters
Aug 10India's Enforcement Directorate opened a money-laundering case over alleged exam irregularities
Aug 10Job aspirants marched toward the Assembly and clashed with police
Sun, Aug 9
Aug 9Jharkhand government rejected protesters' CGL cancellation demand
Aug 9Jharkhand's chief minister urged dialogue and warned against politicisation
Aug 9Hunger strikers' health deteriorated during the recruitment protest
Sat, Aug 8
Aug 8Jharkhand government scheduled sixth protest talks for Sunday
Aug 8Government talks with job aspirants ended without breakthrough
Fri, Aug 7
Aug 7Student activists scuffled with police near chief minister's residence
Wed, Aug 5
Aug 5A minor party pledged support for protesting job aspirants
Aug 5Job aspirants staged a flag march through Ranchi
Aug 5Student leader drank water but continued hunger strike
Aug 5Jharkhand's chief minister promised action on exam complaints
Tue, Aug 4
Aug 4Job aspirants planned a march to Jharkhand's Assembly
Aug 4Five more students joined the indefinite hunger strike
Mon, Aug 3
Aug 3A student leader began an indefinite hunger strike
July 2026
Wed, Jul 29
Jul 29Job aspirants began an indefinite sit-in in Ranchi
Thu, Jul 23
Jul 23Commission postponed nine recruitment examinations indefinitely