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After the state government announced postponement of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC exam only three days before it was to be conducted, angry candidates took to the streets in Pune to protest and demand that the exams be conducted as per schedule.

This is the fourth time when the exam date has been postponed, following which angry candidates blocked Shastri Road for over four hours on Thursday.

A large police presence and teams of riot control police were deputed on the road to bring the situation under control. The MPSC entrance exam was scheduled to be held on March 14 and even hall tickets had been issued to students.

But given the Covid situation in the state and corresponding directives of the Disaster Management cell, the Commission issued a notification on Thursday afternoon, saying the exams have again been postponed. The exams have earlier been postponed thrice due to various reasons like the pandemic situation and the Maratha reservation issue. You must login to keep earning daily check-in points. Lifetime 0 Expired 0 Redeemed 0.

Total redeemable TimesPoints 0. Notification Center. The decision comes a day after thousands of MPSC aspirants agitated in Pune after it was announced that the exam will not be held on March You have successfully cast your vote Login to view result. Read Post a comment. Characters Remaining: Students had earlier demanded the date to be extended keeping the Coronavirus in mind. A meeting was held with the Chief Minister on the issue, following which, it was decided to extend the date.

Previously, there were reports that these exams might get postponed in the wake of rising COVID cases and subsequent lockdown and night curfew in certain parts of the state. Candidates were seen wearing masks and maintaining social distancing norms. Maharashtra is the worst-affected state in the second wave of the pandemic. Meanwhile, with deaths, the toll rose to 57,, as per the state health bulletin.

This is the highest number of Covid-related deaths recorded this year. The cases in the state have been on a rise since the second week of February. Several districts have announced stringent lockdowns and curfews to prevent the COVID virus surge, local authorities ordered to shut down educational institutions.

On Wednesday, Maharashtra government also announced that all students in Class 9 and Class 11 will be passed without taking exams. Earlier, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government in Maharashtra had announced that all students from Class will be passed without examinations. The state Government, however, announced that the exams for Class 10, Class 12 Board Exams will be held offline and the date sheet for these exams will be released soon.