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Shillong: The Jaintia Students’ Union is pushing the West Jaintia Hills district administration to scrap the upcoming District Selection Committee Grade-IV written exam. Union leaders filed a memorandum with the Deputy Commissioner, demanding that officials hold off on new hiring until they clear the backlog from the 2021 recruitment cycle.
Candidates finished personal interviews for the 2021 cycle back in June 2026, but the final results remain hidden. The union argues that launching a fresh drive while those applicants sit in limbo is wrong. "It is deeply discouraging and unfair to initiate a fresh recruitment drive while hundreds of candidates are left in uncertainty," the JSU stated.
The group points to past corruption as the primary reason for their skepticism. They highlighted the recent Lower Division Assistant recruitment, where the committee allegedly invited candidates to interviews despite the applicants scoring as low as three marks. The JSU claims similar evaluation errors plague the Grade-IV process, from answer scripts to the criteria used for shortlisting.
Legal trouble hangs over the process. Allegations regarding DSC fairness are currently before the Meghalaya High Court, which has ordered the state government to submit an affidavit. The union warns that the district is asking for more legal trouble by ignoring the court. They want the government to release verified results, post detailed mark breakdowns, and publish cut-off lists for all past tests. The union maintains that any new action must align with judicial propriety to protect the interests of job seekers in Jaintia Hills.
Updated at 26th August 2026 at 5:49pm
The pressure is mounting as the union has now escalated its demands to the state level. On Wednesday, the JSU delivered a formal representation to the Commissioner and Secretary of the state’s Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, pressing for urgent government intervention.
With the Grade-IV exam date looming on August 29, the union is pushing for an independent, time-bound inquiry into the alleged mismanagement. The JSU warns that if the state fails to address these grievances within their timeline, they are prepared to launch democratic protests and take further legal action to block the process.
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