# MPSC cancels recruitment for assistant language director posts 2026-10-26T10:41:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has cancelled its September 7 advertisement for two assistant language director posts in the Directorate of Languages. The decision follows a request from the Marathi Language Department to amend eligibility rules, including dropping Sanskrit as a required subject and offering age relaxation to existing government employees. The cancellation was not linked to any leak or malpractice, unlike the earlier scrapping of the Drug Inspector examination. The MPSC stated a fresh advertisement may be issued after the revised recruitment rules are finalised, but gave no timeline for when the process will restart. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The MPSC’s cancellation delays the hiring of two translators just as state departments anticipate stronger enforcement of Marathi-language mandates. The removal of Sanskrit as a compulsory subject broadens the candidate pool, while the age-limit relaxation favours existing government employees, tilting the process toward internal candidates. The Commission has not set a timeline for a fresh advertisement, leaving applicants in limbo until the Marathi Language Department finalises the revised rules. The next concrete step is the publication of amended recruitment rules by the department, after which the MPSC will issue a new call for applications. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Leads with the cancellation and cites government request neutrally This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Maharashtra, Maharashtra Public Service Commission, Marathi Language Department Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mpsc-cancels-recruitment-for-assistant-language-director-posts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mpsc-cancels-recruitment-for-assistant-language-director-posts/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/