India, Jan. 5 -- Thousands of aspirants demanding an age relaxation of one year for the Maharashtra group B, non-gazetted combined preliminary examination faced disappointment as the state government failed to offer any relief, and the MPSC preliminary examination was conducted as scheduled on Sunday, January 4.

For the last several days, competitive exam aspirants had been protesting across Pune and other cities, demanding relaxation in the age limit. Their demand stemmed from the delayed notification of the exam, which was issued nearly seven months late. As per the notification, November 1, 2022 was fixed as the cut-off date for age eligibility, resulting in thousands of candidates becoming ineligible.

Despite sustained protests incl...