{
  "id": 9117305,
  "title": "MPSC Exam Reforms: Maharashtra Panel Gets 20,000+ Suggestions From Aspirants On Transparency, Exam Calendar & Paper Leaks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/mpsc-exam-reforms-maharashtra-panel-gets-20-000-suggestions-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T09:24:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/mpsc-exam-reforms-maharashtra-panel-gets-20000-suggestions-from-aspirants-on-transparency-exam-calendar-paper-leaks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Maharashtra government's committee aiming to enhance the workings of the MPSC has garnered over 20,000 suggestions from aspirants, addressing issues of transparency, exam scheduling, and paper leaks. V. Radha, chairperson of the panel, explained that they will review standard operating procedures (SOPs) for question-paper distribution and exam procedures, as well as establish clear norms for marking normalization. The committee will also address the cancellation protocol and safeguard the interests of selected candidates. State DGP Sadanand Date, Animal Husbandry Department Secretary N. Ramaswamy, and Nasik Divisional Commissioner Pravin Gedam, among others, received suggestions from aspirants during their tour to Amravati, Pune, and Nagpur. These recommendations emphasize a fixed exam calendar, improved paper quality, transparent checking, timely results, and strengthened communication. Additional demands include a consistent source of information, stable question patterns, and an official spokesperson for MPSC. The panel will also explore measures to deter paper leaks and malpractices in both online and offline exams, learn from systems in other states and the UPSC, and consider SOPs for question-paper distribution and exam conduct, marking normalization norms, and a cancellation procedure. The committee will compile these suggestions alongside inputs from students, parents, and experts over the next three months to deliver a report recommending changes that aim to make the recruitment examination system more transparent, efficient, credible, and accommodating for candidates.",
  "summary": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A committee formed by the Maharashtra government to improve MPSC's functioning has received more than 20,000 emails, with suggestions ranging from maintaining transparency in checking papers to a fixed calendar of exams and results. Also Watch: Examination Reform Committee chairperson V. Radha said the committee will consider standard operating procedures (SOPs) for…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}