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Jharkhand Students Continue Protests Over Exam Fairness

Students in Jharkhand claim the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level examination was compromised.

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Key Points

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Allegations of paper leaks and lack of transparency in the exam.

Demand for Central Bureau of Investigation investigation.

Request to cancel and re‑conduct the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level exam.

Peaceful protests at the stadium and nationwide solidarity rallies.

Four students on a monitored hunger strike.

Scheduled Tiranga Yatra (national flag march) on August 15.

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They are demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry and the cancellation of the contested exam.

Since late July, large gatherings at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium have featured peaceful protests and a hunger strike by four activists.

The movement has spread to other Indian cities, with the student organization Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad organizing solidarity rallies.

Protesters plan a Tiranga Yatra on August 15 to highlight their demands on Independence Day.

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5 words

transparency

being open so everyone can see what is happening

solidarity

supporting each other’s cause

monitoring

watching carefully, especially by doctors

re‑conduct

hold the exam again

national flag march

a walk where participants display the country’s flag

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