Published on: Aug 21, 2026, 13:01:59 IST By HT News Desk Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link The Jharkhand High Court on Friday stayed the cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC CGL) exam and Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) exam.
The cancellation of these recruitment exams was ordered by the Hemant Soren government following massive protests by students and job aspirants in the state.
Job aspirants and students during a protest against the Jharkhand government over the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination following an alleged paper leak, and irregularities in other competitive exams, at Albert Ekka Chowk, in Ranchi, Thursday, Aug.
20, 2026. (PTI) The high court put a stay on the state government notification cancelling appointments made through JSSC-CGL and CDPO exams, news agency PTI reported, citing a lawyer.
On August 18, the JMM-led government directed cancellation of 22 exams while ordering a probe into 23 other exams held since 2014.
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