Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Forms Panel to Review Government Recruitment Exams
Maharashtra is creating a committee to check how government recruitment exams are conducted.
The committee will study the whole process, from making question papers to announcing results.
It will look for ways to stop paper leaks, cheating, impersonation and banned electronic devices.
It will also examine how technology can improve security and fairness.
The group will review how exam centres are selected and managed.
It will compare Maharashtra’s system with approaches used in other states and countries.
Committee members will speak with students, candidates, schools and other groups.
They will visit every revenue division and also hold online consultations.
The committee will then give the government recommendations for safer and fairer exams.
The Maharashtra government has formed a seven-member committee to comprehensively review the state’s recruitment examination system.
The panel will examine question papers, exam centres, technology, security, evaluation, results, malpractice prevention and grievance redressal.
Additional Chief Secretary V. Radha will chair the committee, which includes police, technology, administrative, academic and former UPSC officials.
The committee will consult candidates, students, educational institutions and other stakeholders in every revenue division of Maharashtra.
It will submit recommendations aimed at making examinations more transparent, secure, reliable, impartial and candidate-friendly.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government and a seven-member committee chaired by Additional Chief Secretary V. Radha.
- What
- A comprehensive review of recruitment examination systems used by state departments, authorities and examination-conducting agencies.
- When
- The decision was taken at a meeting on August 12; the committee’s Government Resolution was issued on September 4 according to one article and reported as issued on September 5 by another.
- Where
- Across Maharashtra, with consultations in every revenue division.
- Why
- To improve transparency, security, reliability, impartiality and candidate confidence, while preventing malpractice and strengthening grievance redressal.
- Committee size
- Seven members
- Chairperson
- V. Radha, Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration Department (Services)
- Committee members
- Maharashtra DGP Sadanand Date; IT and Artificial Intelligence Secretary Virendra Singh; Dr N. Ramaswamy; Nashik Divisional Commissioner Pravin Gedam; former Air Marshal Ajit Shankarrao Bhosale; and IIT Bombay Professor Shyamprasad Karagadde
- Review scope
- Question-paper preparation, scrutiny, moderation, distribution, exam conduct, response recording, evaluation and results
- Security focus
- Paper leaks, confidentiality breaches, impersonation, collusion and unauthorised electronic devices
- Consultations
- Students, candidates, educational institutions and other stakeholders, through physical or online discussions
- Final output
- An inclusive report with recommendations for the Maharashtra government
