MPPSC Results: Females Secure Top 3 Positions in Deputy Collector Category; 13% of Students' Results Affected by Pending OBC Quota Case
For 484 positions, the State Service Examination was held.

Indore, Madhya Pradesh: Late on Tuesday night, the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) released the State Service Examination-2019 final results. For 87% of the positions, the selection list has been made public. The court battle concerning OBC reservation has prevented appointments to 13 percent of seats. Seven females are among the top ten.
The State Service Examination was held for 484 posts. Of these, results of 472 have been released at present. Women have won 197 of these posts. This is 42 percent of the total recruitment number. 13 candidates have become Deputy Collector while 9 have become DSP.
In the list of Deputy Collector categories released by the Commission, Priya Pathak of Satna is at first place, Shivangi Baghel of Rewa is at second place and Pooja Soni of Panna is at third place. Apart from these, names of Rahul Kumar Patel, Nidhi Mishra, Harneet Kaur Kalsi, Saurabh Mishra, Saloni Agarwal, Ritika Patidar, Ashutosh Mahadev Singh Thakur are in the merit list. In the list of candidates selected for the post of DSP, the first name is Ruchi Jain, second is Lalit Bairagi and third is Harsh Rathore.
The selection list was to be released for a total of 484 posts, but out of these, eligible candidates were not found for 12 posts (disabled and other quota), hence the final result has been released for 472 posts. For the remaining posts, the list will be released after the court's decision.
After the decision on OBC reservation, the result of remaining 13% posts will be declared.
In 2019, two separate main examinations were conducted as part of the selection process and a result was released on that basis. Earlier, the result of the PSC main exam was changed twice. Besides, the list of candidates selected in the interview has also been changed. The case regarding the selection process is pending in the court. Petitions have also been filed in the Supreme Court against this selection process.