MPSC Syllabus 2020 - Summary
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) State Service Exam ( also known as MPSC Rajyaseva exam) It is conducted every year by MPSC to recruit officers into the different wings of the state administration departments under Maharashtra State Government.
Maharashtra Public Service Commission Syllabus 2020
Paper I – (200 marks)
- Current events of state, national, and international importance.
- History of India (with special reference to Maharashtra) and Indian National Movement.
- Maharashtra, India and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of Maharashtra, India and the World.
- Maharashtra and India – Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Urban Governance, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
- Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change-that do not require subject specialization.
- General Science.
Paper-II – (200 marks)
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
- Decision – making and problem – solving.
- General mental ability.
- Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation(charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc.- Class X level)
- Marathi and English Language Comprehension skills (Class X/XII level).
- Note 1: Questions relating to Marathi and English Language Comprehension skill of Class X/XII level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from Marathi and English
language without providing cross translation thereof in the question paper. - Note 2: The questions will be of multiple-choice, objective type.
- Note 3: It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of State Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he /she does not appear in both the papers of State Services (Prelim) Examination.
- Note 1: Questions relating to Marathi and English Language Comprehension skill of Class X/XII level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from Marathi and English