At least 44 recruitment exams, including JSSC, JPSC cancelled in Jharkhand amid student protests | Full list
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After weeks of student-led protests in Ranchi, the Jharkhand government opened up that it would cancel several examinations as it looks into alleged irregularities in their conduct.
Adding to this, JPSC-JSSC aspirants celebrate after the Jharkhand government accepted their demands and cancelled the JSSC-CGL exam and all exams conducted on behalf of TDPL, in Ranchi (ANI) The state’s Personnel Department issued a notification earlier this week following a special Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday.
Meanwhile, An official notification, rolled out on Wednesday morning, says a total of 44 recruitment exams conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) have been cancelled.
Notably, The cancelled examinations include recruitment for drug inspectors, assistant professors in government engineering and medical colleges, lecturers in government polytechnics, senior scientific officers, assistant conservators of forests and forest range officers.
As per the latest buzz, Tests for recruitment to other posts, such as civil judges (junior division), assistant public prosecutors, deputy collectors, assistant engineers, and dentists, also stand cancelled.
In further updates, Various editions of the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Examination and tests for recruitment to food safety officers, child development project officers, food analysts, deputy director (prosecution), project managers, inspectors of factories and boilers, agriculture officers, geologists and chemists and other administrative and technical posts, are also cancelled.
On top of that, Alongside the cancellations, the government has opened up that it would request the high court to constitute a fast-track court to hear cases related to alleged irregularities
And a committee, headed by senior IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal, has been constituted to recommend reforms in JPSC and JSSC exams. The committee has been asked to submit its report within two months.
Source: Hindustan Times