# Jharkhand cancels JSSC CGL exam, all TDPL-linked recruitments

2026-08-17T17:08:12+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Jharkhand government has cancelled all examinations conducted by the testing agency TDPL, including the JSSC CGL exam, and annulled their results. Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the decision after 24 days of student protests over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in recruitment exams. Students who had been sitting on a dharna at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium celebrated the announcement with sweets. Soren said standard operating procedures were not followed, leading to large-scale irregularities. A retired judge-led committee will probe the lapses, and the CID will investigate all recruitment exams held since 2014. The government has also begun efforts to make all future exams fully transparent. Amitabh Kaushal has been tasked with reforming the examination system. A special portal has been set up to receive candidates' complaints, and future recruitments will be conducted under a stringent anti-paper-leak law.

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- aajtak.in <https://www.aajtak.in/india/jharkhand/story/jharkhand-jssc-cgl-exam-cancelled-cm-hemant-soren-tdpl-recruitment-ntc-dhrj-rpti-2624288-2026-08-17?utm_source=rss>

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