The impasse between the Jharkhand government and student protesters intensified on Sunday, as talks aimed at resolving their demands failed to produce an agreement. The students, who are preparing for the JPSC-JSSC exams, have vowed not to back down until a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe is initiated. They have planned a massive march towards the Jharkhand Assembly on August 10, with thousands of aspirants expected to participate. Despite multiple rounds of negotiations and concessions from the government, including the decision to cancel the 14th JPSC examination, investigate alleged irregularities, and introduce reforms in the recruitment system, the students are not satisfied. They insist on a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in the CGL and other JSSC examinations, as well as action against those responsible. The government, however, has refused to cancel the CGL examination, stating that it cannot do so unilaterally due to judicial monitoring of the examination conducted under High Court and Supreme Court directions. As an alternative, the government proposed a monitoring committee headed by a retired judge to oversee the investigation into the alleged irregularities. The students rejected this proposal, maintaining that investigations short of a CBI probe do not address the core of their agitation. Despite the government's assertion that it has addressed 98% of the issues raised during the talks, the students have refused to wind down the agitation, insisting that the absence of a CBI probe remains a deal-breaker.