The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has responded to widespread opposition over its decision to shift various competitive exams to online mode, saying the change aims to bring greater transparency, security and technical efficiency to the exam process. The commission clarified that exam centres will be located at government and private engineering colleges and technical institutes with adequate infrastructure, internet connectivity and technical manpower.
MPSC said the Computer-Based Test (CBT) system was adopted to handle the rising number of candidates, ensure transparency, security and faster recruitment, moving away from the OMR-based system, which had become limited in candidate capacity, centre availability and technical scope. The change follows a November 2022 decision to bring Group-C clerk-typist exams under MPSC and a May 2026 decision expanding its scope to all Group-A to Group-C recruitment.
For exams held across multiple sessions, MPSC said each session will have a separate question paper, with scores normalised statistically to account for difficulty variations — a globally used method also applied in competitive and academic entrance exams in India. Normalisation won’t be needed for single-session exams.
MPSC also asserted that the CBT system is fully secure, with computers not connected to public internet and external device connectivity disabled, ruling out hacking risks. Technical service providers and engineering colleges/technical institutes will assist in conducting the exams across various districts.
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