Overview
- The Maharashtra Public Service Commission announced on Monday that it has postponed the State Services Main Examination 2026 that was due to start on October 3 and has deferred the Civil Engineering and Group-B mains.
- The commission ordered a re-evaluation of answer sheets from the State Services Main Examination 2025 after multiple objections from students and student organisations about marking and evaluation.
- The decision follows widespread protests and formal representations from aspirants, parents and some elected representatives who demanded fresh papers and stronger security after an alleged drug inspector exam leak.
- A state-appointed high-level committee headed by senior bureaucrat V Radha has been hearing stakeholders and will issue recommendations on an ideal exam system before new dates or administrative actions are announced.
- The pause will delay recruitment timetables, raise pressure for accountability at the MPSC, and leave candidates uncertain until the panel releases its findings and the commission publishes revised schedules.