MPSC Online Exams Put On Hold After CM Fadnavis Assures Students
MPSC Online Exams Put On Hold After CM Fadnavis Assures Students
Pune, July 15, 2026: The Maharashtra government has temporarily put plans to conduct Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations in an online mode on hold after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured student representatives that no such decision would be implemented without adequate preparation and consultation.
The assurance came during a meeting between the Chief Minister and a delegation of MPSC aspirants on Tuesday. Following the discussion, the student representatives announced that the protest scheduled to be held in Pune on Wednesday had been postponed.
According to the Chief Minister, online examinations will not be introduced until a robust system is established to ensure that all examinations can be conducted smoothly and fairly across the state. He also assured students that any future shift to online examinations would be preceded by detailed discussions with stakeholders.
Fadnavis further said the government would review concerns regarding applications for the Combined Preliminary Examination Group C, for which the last date of submission is July 17. A separate meeting involving the Chief Minister, the MPSC Chairman and the Commission’s Secretary is scheduled to discuss the issue further.
The meeting was attended by BJP Maharashtra General Secretary Rajesh Pandey, MLA Abhimanyu Pawar, and student representatives including Akshay Jain, Kiran Nimbhore, Pramod Patil, Leshpal Jawalge, Shivraj More, Aniket Deshmane, Nitin Andhale, Archana Shah, Ganesh Ubale and Nikhil Magar.
Student representative Kiran Nimbhore welcomed the assurance, calling it the first major outcome of the students’ campaign.
“The Chief Minister has assured us that online examinations will be deferred after discussions with the MPSC Chairman and Secretary. The government should now honour its commitment by issuing an official decision and removing the uncertainty among students,” Nimbhore said.
Rajesh Pandey said the Chief Minister had listened to the concerns raised by students and acknowledged that while examination systems must evolve with changing times, any transition should take place only after adequate consultation with aspirants.
He also assured that no student would face injustice due to any future changes in the examination process.
