Mumbai: Thirteen of the 16 candidates who topped the MMRDA recruitment examination appeared from the same examination centre in Nagpur, a concentration that CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said raised questions over the fairness of the recruitment process. Dipke on Friday demanded a judicial probe into the alleged irregularities.
“A topper in the MMRDA examination had scored only 7.5 marks out of 100 in the BMC examination and 80 marks out of 200 in the CIDCO examination. Another topper had scored only 16 marks out of 100 in the BMC examination and eight marks out of 200 in the CIDCO examination. “In some cases, we have to wait 12 to 13 months for the results. For the Pune Municipal Corporation’s 2022-23 recruitment examination, the exams were finally conducted in early 2026, and allegations of corruption have now emerged. The PMC junior engineer examination, conducted in April 2026, has also faced allegations of paper leaks, duplicate candidate entries and discrepancies in results, leading to protests by candidates.
Questioning the MMRDA results, Dipke cited the performance of some toppers in other recruitment examinations. There is a clear pattern that shows how certain individuals were favoured in the MMRDA examination,” Dipke alleged.
An aspirant said candidates were repeatedly forced to protest over delays in recruitment examinations and results. Students are once again protesting outside the PMC office,” she said.
