Overview
- The state government formally constituted a seven-member committee in early September to review every stage of recruitment exams, from question-paper setting and custody to centre selection, evaluation and IT security.
- The panel is chaired by V. Radha and includes the Maharashtra DGP Sadanand Date, IT secretary Virendra Singh, Nashik divisional commissioner Praveen Gedam, former UPSC member Air Marshal A. S. Bhosale (retd.), an IIT Bombay professor, and Dr. N. Ramaswamy as member-secretary.
- Criminal and administrative probes have already produced arrests by the Mumbai Crime Branch and the Maharashtra Public Service Commission cancelled the Drug Inspector (Group‑B) recruitment after a preliminary inquiry found prima facie malpractice.
- Thousands of aspirants marched in Pune on Monday, September 7, joined by opposition leaders who pressed for public forensic audits, release of the Crime Branch report, and the resignation or removal of MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar and other officials.
- Officials and experts say the review could push technical fixes such as stronger authentication, audit trails and digital security, clearer police‑administration coordination and new accountability rules, and candidates face short‑term uncertainty over scheduled recruitments and results.