Hundreds of job seekers have gathered at a stadium in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand (a mineral-rich state in eastern India), since 25 July, demanding the cancellation of a civil service preliminary exam held in April after candidates alleged the results were manipulated. Protesters claim that leaked answer sheets circulated on social media showed some successful applicants had answered suspiciously few questions, fuelling accusations of tampering; several demonstrators have gone on hunger strike, and the Jharkhand Public Service Commission's chairman has resigned and been questioned by investigators. The agitation reflects a broader crisis of trust in India's government recruitment system, where fierce competition for scarce public-sector jobs leaves millions of young people in prolonged uncertainty, and comes weeks after mass protests in Delhi over examination paper leaks galvanised youth anger across the country.