India, June 28 -- Beginning 2027, major changes are set to take place in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) competitive examinations. All the preliminary examinations for Group A, Group B and Group C cadres will now be conducted online using a computer-based test system. However, while MPSC claims that this decision will expedite the examination process, students have expressed strong dissatisfaction about the online format and the 'normalisation' method (score equalisation) used for such exams. Additionally, two optional subjects are being removed from the main exam.

Under the new policy, the Maharashtra Civil Services Gazetted Group A and Group B combined prelims, the Maharashtra Group B (non-gazetted) services prelims an...