Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Bombay HC Clerk Exam Chaos: 500+ Candidates Protest Technical Failures
Some people were taking a typing test to get jobs at a big court called the Bombay High Court.
The test was on computers, but many computers stopped working, with yellow screens and keyboards that stopped responding.
More than 500 people taking the test got upset and protested, saying the problems were not their fault.
They asked the court to let them take the test again.
A man named Abhijeet Dipke came to support them and said the test should be done again on different computers.
Many of the test-takers had traveled from far away and prepared for months.
They were worried that they would be marked as failed even though the computers were broken.
The police came to keep everyone safe, but the people kept protesting.
The court did not say anything about the problem yet.
Over 500 candidates staged a sit-in protest in Kalyan after technical failures disrupted the Bombay High Court clerk typing skill test.
Candidates reported server failures, malfunctioning computers, defective keyboards, yellow screens and unexpected logouts during the online exam.
CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke supported the protesters, demanding a re-test and a written commitment from authorities.
Around 2,900 aspirants from Marathwada and Vidarbha took the test in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; nearly 13,000 were eligible across Maharashtra for 1,300 clerk vacancies.
Authorities had not issued an official statement on the allegations at the time of publication.
Protesters reportedly stopped a judge's vehicle, and police from the Kalyan Bazarpeth station brought the situation under control.
- Who
- Candidates for Bombay High Court clerk positions and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Abhijeet Dipke
- What
- A protest demanding re-examination after technical failures disrupted the online clerk typing skill test
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Kalyan and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
- Why
- Server glitches, malfunctioning computers and defective keyboards caused candidates to be marked unsuccessful
Protesting candidates and CJP
Exam authorities
Cause of exam failures
Protesting candidates and CJP
Candidates say server glitches and malfunctioning computers caused failures beyond their control.
Exam authorities
Officials allegedly told some candidates they did not know how to take the examination, implying user error.
Re-examination demand
Protesting candidates and CJP
Candidates demand the test be reconducted and that authorities issue a written commitment.
Exam authorities
Authorities had not issued an official statement on the allegations at the time of publication.
Online exam format
Protesting candidates and CJP
Dipke argues online exams should not be held unless functioning computers and reliable servers are guaranteed.
Exam authorities
The examination was conducted online by the High Court recruitment process, which chose the format.
- Exam
- Bombay High Court clerk recruitment typing skill test
- Vacancies
- 1,300 clerk vacancies under the Nagpur and Aurangabad benches
- Eligible candidates
- Nearly 13,000 across Maharashtra
- Candidates in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Around 2,900 from Marathwada and Vidarbha
- Protesters in Kalyan
- Over 500
- Sessions
- Three sessions; problems reported during the 10 am to 11:15 am session
- Official response
- No official statement issued at the time of publication
