MPSC Aspirants Protest, Seek Implementation of Descriptive Pattern of Exam From 2025

Several students preparing for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exams staged a protest in Pune on Friday.

MPSC Aspirants Protest: Several students preparing for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exams staged a protest in Pune on Friday seeking implementation of the new descriptive pattern from 2025 instead of the current year. Earlier in June(2022), some changes, including moving to a descriptive pattern from an objective type, were announced for the Mains exams by the Commission, which upset a group of students.

“Our demand is the descriptive pattern should be implemented from 2025 instead of 2023 because students will need some time to prepare for the new syllabus,” an agitating student was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI. “We are not objecting to the new pattern but only want it to be implemented from 2025. We do not have enough time to prepare for the exam as per the new pattern and new syllabus,” said another student.

In July 2022, the Commission issued a statement claiming some self-proclaimed organizations and private classes were driving a campaign to pressure the commission to implement the new syllabus from 2025 instead of 2023. No cognisance of such pressure would be taken and the Pre and Main exams in 2023 will be conducted as per the new pattern and syllabus, the MPSC statements had asserted.

Maharashtra Deputy CM on New Pattern

Asked about the agitation by students, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the new pattern was recommended by the Dalvi Committee that was formed by the previous government. “Somewhere down the line, we have to implement the syllabus on the line of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). Today, these students are asking to implement it from 2025 but the students in 2025 would demand to defer it to 2027. We cannot do this. We have to ensure quality,” he added.

Lakhs of students have taken to social media to express their concerns, tagging authorities such as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Sambhaji Shinde and using hashtags such as #MPSCStudentProtest, #MPSC, and #postpone_mpscpattern_till_2025.

MPSC PROTEST: Check Tweets Here || Aspirants Speak

बोचरी थंडी आहे,पण उमेद मात्र कायम आहे . @mieknathshinde आपण दखल घ्याल अशी अपेक्षा. संघर्ष आमचा चालू आहे….#MPSCStudentProtest #MPSC #postpone_mpscpattern_till_2025 pic.twitter.com/699FU4rc3E

— Sangram Shinde (@ImShivaMX) January 13, 2023

जवळपास १२ तास झाले आंदोलनाला काहीच नाही तर किमान दया म्हणून तरी आयोगाने दखल घ्यावी.. राज्याचं भवितव्य आहोत आम्ही???????? @mpsc_office @mieknathshinde @Dev_Fadnavis @BaliramDoley @AbhiPawarBJP @AjitPawarSpeaks @PawarSpeaks pic.twitter.com/7Jq3UwMCPs

— Harshada Devre (@Harshadad08) January 13, 2023

2025 आमचं नाही तर,
2024 तुमचं होऊ देणार नाही.
MPSC विद्यार्थ्यांच्या आंदोलनात सहभागी होऊन, काँग्रेस पक्ष तुमच्या सोबत आहोत अशी ग्वाही दिली. विद्यार्थ्यांच्या समस्या राज्यशासनाकडे मांडू. मागण्या जो पर्यंत मान्य होणार नाहीत तो पर्यंत हा लढा चालू राहील. #MPSCProtest #MPSC pic.twitter.com/WoFN9UiTEj

— Shivraj More (@imshivrajmore) January 13, 2023

आज पुणे येथे अलका टॉकीजच्या चौकामध्ये एमपीएससी स्पर्धा परीक्षेचा अभ्यास करणाऱ्या विद्यार्थ्यांच्या आंदोलनाला उपस्थित राहून राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्षाच्या वतीने या आंदोलनाला पाठिंबा दिला
लढेंगे और जितेंगे!???? @mieknathshinde @Dev_Fadnavis @mpsc_office @AjitPawarSpeaks @NCPspeaks pic.twitter.com/McBOh8PFPh

— Ravikant Varpe रविकांत वरपे (@ravikantvarpe) January 13, 2023

#UPSC च्या धर्तीवर #MPSC च्या नवीन परीक्षा पद्धतीला विरोध नाही पण त्यासाठी विद्यार्थांना पुरेसा वेळ मिळणंही गरजेचं आहे. त्यामुळे नवी वर्णनात्मक परीक्षा पद्धती २०२५ पासून लागू करण्याची विद्यार्थ्यांची मागणी योग्यच आहे. शासनाने याबाबत सकारात्मक विचार करून निर्णय घ्यावा, ही विनंती. pic.twitter.com/nCpoFgA342

— Rohit Pawar (@RRPSpeaks) January 13, 2023

An appropriate decision in the interest of students will be taken after detailed consultations, Fadnavis added. Similar protests were also held in Kolhapur, Nagpur, and Aurangabad.

(With PTI Inputs)