India, Aug. 10 -- For thousands of young people in Jharkhand, a government recruitment examination is supposed to be a gateway to a secure job. Instead, over the years, exams conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) have repeatedly been followed by allegations of paper leaks, irregularities, delays, evaluation disputes and court cases.

The latest controversy has now grown into one of the state's biggest student agitations in recent years.

On Monday, students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations were preparing to march towards the Jharkhand Assembly, even after the state government said it had accepted "98 per cent" of their demands. The students ...