MUMBAI: Barely days after the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leaks issue, Maharashtra has been rocked by an alleged paper leak in the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) recruitment examination for drug inspectors.
The NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Monday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), claiming the person involved in setting the paper had been compromised.
However, the case saw a fresh twist after a complainant reached out directly to the Commission via email, stating that the complaint was fake. The MPSC has said that a police complaint would be filed in this matter.
Pawar alleged that the examination was held on March 22 this year and the paper was leaked on WhatsApp on March 20. He claimed that around 90 of the 100 questions in the actual examination matched the leaked document. He further alleged that the paper was sold for Rs 12 lakh.
According to Pawar, the alleged scam was linked to a coaching class named Kautilya Academy in Nandurbar, where the papers were purportedly sold to parents and candidates in exchange for money.
“The entire MPSC (drug inspector recruitment) paper may not have been leaked, but the person who set the paper was compromised. The paper was leaked through a person associated with the Kautilya Academy. The question paper was allegedly shared with candidates through WhatsApp and deleted within five minutes. Students of this coaching class had nearly 90 per cent of the questions beforehand. The matter came to light after one of the recipients forwarded the questions to a friend,” he said.
The MLA also alleged that students had submitted formal complaints to the MPSC in July 2026, flagging the alleged paper leak, but no action had been taken so far.
Pawar further said that several recruitment examinations in Maharashtra, including TET, NEET, SRPF, HSC Chemistry, Water Conservation, Public Works Department, Kotwal, Talathi and Mahagenco recruitments, had faced paper leak allegations in recent years.
However, the MPSC claimed that the original complainant, when called for a hearing, informed the commission that his complaint about the drug inspectors recruitment examination was baseless.
“The complaint informed the MPSC that he failed to get selected in the examination and by lodging a complaint, he thought the exam would be cancelled and he would get another chance through the re-examination,” said MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar.
All evidence and representations received by the commission would be thoroughly examined and a formal police complaint would be filed against anyone found responsible, Bhimanwar added.
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