Maharashtra Drug Inspector recruitment cancelled over paper leak

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) cancelled the recruitment process for Drug Inspector, Group-B posts in the Food and Drug Administration Department, on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) after an inquiry by the Mumbai Police found that the question paper of the screening test held on March 22, 2026, had been leaked.

Between July 22 and July 26, some candidates told MPSC that they had received the question paper before the examination began, others informed that they got the question paper through social media.

MPSC filed a complaint with the Mumbai Commissioner of Police on July 27. The preliminary report submitted by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch found that, prima facie, one candidate received the question paper and benefited from it. It was not clear if multiple people had benefited.