Shillong: West Jaintia Hills authorities hit the brakes on the Grade-IV recruitment exam. The test was originally set for August 29. Officials issued a public notice on August 27 confirming the delay. No new date exists yet.
The Deputy Commissioner of West Jaintia Hills, who chairs the District Selection Committee in Jowai, signed off on the decision. The notice remained silent on specific reasons for the schedule change. Candidates must monitor future official announcements for updates.
This move follows heavy pressure from the Jaintia Students Union. One day before the postponement, the JSU pushed the state government to halt the process. They cited claims of serious irregularities during previous hiring cycles. The group formally wrote to the Commissioner and Secretary of the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department to demand action. They want an "independent, time-bound inquiry into the recruitment process."
Updated at 28th August 2026 at 6:00pm
The union's beef with the recruitment process goes deep. They point to the unresolved final results from the June 2026 interviews, questioning why the district is pushing a new cycle while earlier candidates are left in limbo. The JSU alleges OMR sheets were tampered with after exams and that unauthorized third parties gained access to private candidate scores before they were officially released.
Further claims detail messy chain of custody issues involving how OMR sheets were moved from strong rooms to the evaluation agency. Because the integrity of these exams is already tied up in High Court proceedings, the union warns that starting a fresh recruitment now complicates the legal fight. They are demanding the removal of the West Jaintia Hills Deputy Commissioner from all recruitment duties and have threatened state-wide protests if the government ignores their demands for a full audit of evaluation criteria, cut-off lists, and marks.
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