India, Nov. 5 -- A high-level committee appointed by the Maharashtra government has recommended an increase in vacancies for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission's (MPSC) Group-C Combined Preliminary Examination 2026 to over 16,000, and a one-time relaxation of one year in the upper age limit for all recruitment examinations.

The committee submitted its interim report to the state government on Thursday, recommending urgent measures to address concerns raised by aspirants and improve transparency, security and reliability in the recruitment process.

For the MPSC Group C Services Combined Preliminary Examination 2026, around 12 lakh candidates have applied, while advertisements have so far been issued for over 5,000 vacancies.

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