Mumbai: A day after the MPSC decision to postpone the Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination-2026 from October 25 to January 3, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday discussed with student representatives the concerns of MPSC aspirants about paper leaks and assured them investigations would be conducted into recruitment exams from past years too.
Fadnavis told the student representatives that while an in-depth investigation into the drug inspector paper leak had begun, the govt would investigate the Group B and Group C Main and Preliminary Examination 2025 as well as the Pune Municipal Corporation and MMRDA examinations. The case began on January 3.
He said any other examinations where complaints had been raised would also be looked into again and until then interviews for those posts would be stayed. On recruitment for the police force, Fadnavis said an electronic chip on both legs or some other option would be provided, and a single pattern of marks will be followed for police recruitment in every district. He said all doubts with regard to Sarathi, BARTI and Mahajyoti will be resolved. He said the govt would set guidelines for conducting interviews.
Meanwhile, he MPSC has made it clear that reports blaming its joint secretary and others in the alleged leak of marks of the state excise sub-inspector examination are false. The statement followed a departmental inquiry against then crime branch inspector Rahul Shire, who is now posted in the traffic department.