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MPSC Postpones 2026 Exams After Drug-Inspector Paper Leak

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC · How we work

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Exam paper leak allegations

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission postponed the State Services Main, Civil Engineering Main and Group-B (Non-Gazetted) examinations slated for 2026.
The postponement was announced amid protests alleging a question-paper leak in the drug-inspector recruitment examination.
The commission ordered a re-evaluation of answer sheets from the 2025 State Services Main Examination.
A high-level committee led by senior bureaucrat V. Radha will review examination practices and propose reforms.

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Demand for chair resignation

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission postponed the State Services Main, Civil Engineering and Group-B examinations scheduled to begin on October 3, 2026.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said his party asked the governor to delay the exams and demand the MPSC chairman’s resignation.
The commission will re-evaluate 2025 State Services Main answer sheets following student and organization objections.
A Mumbai Crime Branch probe into a drug-inspector paper leak led to seven arrests.

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A Mumbai Crime Branch investigation into the alleged drug-inspector paper leak led to seven arrests.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said his party asked the governor to postpone the exams and consider the resignation of the MPSC chairman.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

Repeated paper-leak scandals have forced India’s top recruiting bodies to cancel exams, from the UPSC’s 2015 AIPMT cancellation to the 2024 NEET-UG breach investigated by the CBI. Between 2000 and 2026 more than 188 public-examination leaks were recorded, prompting stricter security. Following that precedent, Maharashtra’s Public Service Commission postponed its 2026 State Services Main exam amid a drug-inspector paper-leak probe.

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Exam paper leak allegations

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission postponed the State Services Main, Civil Engineering Main and Group-B (Non-Gazetted) examinations slated for 2026.
The postponement was announced amid protests alleging a question-paper leak in the drug-inspector recruitment examination.
The commission ordered a re-evaluation of answer sheets from the 2025 State Services Main Examination.
A high-level committee led by senior bureaucrat V. Radha will review examination practices and propose reforms.

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