Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Panel Receives 20,000 Emails Seeking MPSC Exam Reforms
The Maharashtra government created a committee to improve public-service exams.
More than 20,000 students sent emails with ideas.
They want exam dates, interviews and results to follow a fixed timetable.
They also want better questions and fair, transparent checking.
The committee will study ways to prevent paper leaks and other cheating.
It will consider rules for both online and offline exams.
It will also examine what should happen if an exam is cancelled.
Students asked for official exam information and similar facilities at every exam centre.
The committee plans to finish its visits by September 30 and write a report within three months.
The Maharashtra government’s Examination Reform Committee has received more than 20,000 emails from MPSC aspirants.
Candidates called for fixed schedules for preliminary and main exams, interviews, results and recruitment notifications.
The panel will examine question-paper quality, evaluation transparency, mark normalisation and procedures for online and offline exams.
Aspirants also requested official communication, advance notice of pattern changes, annual minimum vacancies, audits and uniform examination-centre facilities.
The committee’s divisional tour is expected to end by September 30, with a report due within three months.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government’s Examination Reform Committee, MPSC aspirants, parents and experts, including V. Radha, Sadanand Date, N. Ramaswamy and Pravin Gedam.
- What
- The committee is gathering suggestions and preparing recommendations to improve the Maharashtra Public Service Commission examination and recruitment system.
- When
- The report is expected within three months after the committee’s divisional tour, which is expected to conclude by September 30.
- Where
- The committee heard suggestions in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and also visited Amravati, Pune and Nagpur.
- Why
- To make recruitment examinations more transparent, credible, efficient, time-bound, secure and candidate-friendly.
- Emails received
- More than 20,000
- People consulted
- More than 1,750 people during visits to Amravati, Pune and Nagpur
- Main candidate demand
- A fixed calendar for preliminary and main examinations, interviews and results
- Issues under review
- Question quality, evaluation transparency, mark normalisation and paper-leak prevention
- Communication requests
- An official information source, an MPSC spokesperson and advance notice of question-paper pattern changes
- Additional proposals
- Annual minimum vacancies, audits and uniform facilities at examination centres
- Timeline
- The divisional tour is expected to end by September 30, followed by a report within three months
