Goa, July 23 -- Nearly 75% of candidates who registered for the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission's (JSSC) Field Worker Recruitment Examination failed to appear for the test, with many blaming the allocation of distant examination centres and delays in receiving admit card notifications via email.

The examination, held on July 19, was conducted to fill 510 Field Worker posts advertised by the JSSC in 2024. Although 3,22,867 candidates had registered for the recruitment drive, only 86,444 appeared for the examination, resulting in an attendance rate of about 26%.

Candidates alleged that they received emails regarding their admit cards only a short time before the examination, leaving them with little opportunity to make travel arrange...