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Maharashtra Task Force Seeks Recruitment Exam Reform Feedback Statewide
The Maharashtra government created a group to suggest ways to improve recruitment exams.
The group will travel to all six divisions of the state.
It will meet students, exam candidates, parents, teachers and other groups.
People can explain problems they have faced with recruitment exams.
The first meeting will be in Pune on September 12, 2026.
More meetings will take place in Nagpur, Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mumbai and Nashik.
People who cannot attend can send their ideas by email.
The group will study all the feedback and recommend changes to the government.
The goal is to make exams safer, fairer, clearer and easier for candidates to navigate.
A Maharashtra government task force will consult stakeholders across all six state divisions in September 2026.
The panel will seek feedback from students, exam aspirants, parents, teachers and educational institutions.
Consultations begin in Pune on September 12 and conclude in Nashik on September 30.
The exercise aims to improve examination security, transparency, reliability and candidate-friendliness.
Stakeholders unable to attend in person can submit suggestions through division-specific email addresses.
- Who
- A Maharashtra government task force, along with students, competitive exam aspirants and other stakeholders.
- What
- The task force will conduct six divisional consultations and recommend reforms to the state's recruitment examination system.
- Where
- The consultations will be held in Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mumbai and Nashik.
- When
- The consultations are scheduled from September 12 through September 30, 2026; the task force was formed on September 4, 2026.
- Why
- To identify reforms that improve examination security, prevent malpractice, strengthen transparency and credibility, and make the system more candidate-friendly.
Key facts
- Task force formed
- Through a Maharashtra government resolution dated September 4, 2026.
- Number of divisions
- Six divisions: Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Konkan and Nashik.
- First consultation
- September 12 at Savitribai Phule Pune University in Pune.
- Final consultation
- September 30 at the District Collector's office in Nashik.
- Participants
- Students, competitive examination candidates, parents, teachers, educational institutions and other stakeholders.
- Feedback option
- Suggestions can also be submitted through dedicated email addresses for each division.
- Expected focus
- Preventing malpractice, improving security, transparency, credibility and candidate-friendliness.









