In Jharkhand, youth lose years of their lives trying to clear the JPSC exams

Scroll.in reports that thousands of young people in Jharkhand state are protesting what they say are irregularities in a prestigious civil service examination. The exam, administered by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission, determines recruitment for competitive government roles—positions like police superintendent and deputy collector. Preliminary results published in July shortlisted two thousand two hundred four candidates for the main exam, but allegations of fraud prompted the state government to postpone that exam and order an investigation. The agitation represents grassroots frustration with the integrity of the very system designed to identify India's most capable administrators.

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