India, Dec. 6 -- A fresh storm has erupted over the Haryana Public Service Commission's (HPSC) Assistant Professor (English) recruitment after only 151 candidates qualified for 613 vacancies, prompting widespread demands for re-evaluation and triggering protests in Panchkula.

On Wednesday, dozens of aspirants gathered outside the HPSC office, staging a peaceful demonstration by lying on the ground with folded hands - a symbolic appeal for fairness and transparency.

According to the recruitment notification, HPSC was to shortlist candidates at a 2:1 ratio, meaning 1,226 candidates should have advanced to the next stage. Instead, the Commission's list features barely one-eighth of that number, raising serious questions over the evaluation...