Ranchi imposes Section 163 restrictions around JPSC exam centres on May 10
Ranchi, May 8: The Ranchi administration has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) around examination…
Ranchi, May 8: The Ranchi administration has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) around examination centres for the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services (Backlog) Preliminary Competitive Examination-2023 scheduled on May 10.
The examination is being conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), Ranchi, under Advertisement No. 06/2026.
The prohibitory orders have been issued by Sadar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Kumar Rajat to ensure malpractice-free conduct of the examination and maintain law and order near the centres.
The restrictions will remain effective from 7 am to 8 pm on May 10 within a radius of 200 metres of all designated examination centres.
Restrictions Imposed Near Examination Centres
According to the order, the following activities will remain prohibited within the restricted zone:
- Assembly of five or more persons at one place, except officials engaged in government duty and funeral processions
- Use of loudspeakers or sound-amplifying devices
- Carrying firearms, explosives or weapons such as guns, rifles and revolvers
- Carrying sticks, rods, bows, arrows, spears or similar objects
- Organising meetings, demonstrations or public gatherings
Officials said magistrates, police officers and security personnel have already been deputed at all examination centres through a joint order issued by Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate Manjunath Bhajantri and Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan.
The administration said the restrictions were imposed amid concerns that anti-social elements might attempt to disrupt law and order near examination venues.
List of JPSC Examination Centres in Ranchi
The examination centres include:
- Doranda College, Doranda
- St. Kuldeep High School, Harmu
- Anita Girls School, Kanke
- Nirmala College, Doranda
- Sadhanand Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School, Kamre
- RTC High School (CBSE), Buti
- DAV Nandraj Modern School, Lalpur
- Chhotanagpur Raj +2 High School, Ratu
- Firayalal Public School, Main Road
- Berlin Public School, Kanke Road
- Marwari +2 High School, Upper Bazar
- Bethesda Women’s Intermediate College, GEL Church Complex
- CM School of Excellence, Kanke-Mesra Road
- Premchand High School, Mesra
- Birsa Institute of Technology (Trust), Getlatu
