The protesters, backed by Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, demanded a fresh test for candidates affected by the alleged technical failures, saying aspirants should not pay the price for faulty examination infrastructure.
BY PC Bureau
August 16: Several aspirants who appeared for the Bombay High Court clerk recruitment typing test staged a protest on Sunday, alleging that malfunctioning computer hardware and server glitches disrupted the online examination and resulted in candidates being logged out and declared unsuccessful.
The protesters demanded a fresh examination for all candidates affected by the technical problems. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder and convenor Abhijeet Dipke joined the demonstration and backed the demand for a re-test, saying candidates should not be penalised for failures in the examination infrastructure.
According to the protesters, problems began soon after the test started. Some candidates allegedly found that their computer mice were not functioning, while others reported faulty keyboards. Within around 10 minutes, several candidates were reportedly logged out of the examination system and later declared failed.
“Around 10 minutes after the examination began, the majority of the students were logged out and subsequently declared failed,” Dipke said at the protest. He alleged that the incident reflected a failure of the examination system and the authorities responsible for conducting the test.
Candidates also alleged that their complaints at the examination centre did not receive an adequate response. According to Dipke, some aspirants were told that they “lacked the sense to take an exam properly” when they raised concerns about the malfunctioning equipment.
Dipke said responsibility lay with the examination authorities to ensure that computers, keyboards, mice and servers were tested and functioning before candidates were asked to begin the test.
He also claimed that a district court judge was present at the examination venue and urged the judge to provide a written assurance that the affected candidates would be given another opportunity to appear for the test.
Online examination for the High Court in Maharashtra has created complete chaos!
Several students have been marked as failed due to server issues. At majority of the centres across the state the computers were not even functional.
I have joined the students and will stay here… pic.twitter.com/fjxe7OcsKt
— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) August 16, 2026
“The examination should be reconducted, but not on the same faulty systems,” Dipke said, warning that repeated technical failures could jeopardise the careers of candidates who had prepared for the recruitment examination.
Questioning the reliance on online examinations without adequate infrastructure, Dipke said authorities should not conduct computer-based tests if they could not guarantee functioning equipment and stable servers.
The protest comes amid continuing concerns over technical disruptions in competitive and recruitment examinations, with candidates frequently raising complaints about server failures, computer malfunctions and other problems during online tests.
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A petition has also been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking relief for the affected candidates. No formal response from officials associated with the recruitment process was available at the time of reporting.
The Bombay High Court’s recruitment process for clerical posts involves an online examination followed by a typing test and other prescribed stages, with the recruitment conducted under rules and notifications issued by the High Court. The specific technical safeguards, grievance mechanism and remedial measures applicable to the Sunday typing test would depend on the recruitment notification and instructions issued to candidates for the particular examination.
The allegations made by the protesters have not yet been independently verified, and the court or recruitment authorities are yet to formally establish the extent of the technical disruption or determine whether a re-test will be ordered.
