MPSC Combined Exam pattern helps understand the selection process, marking scheme, section-wise weightage of the exam, and it helps prepare according to the weightage given to each section (or topic) of the exam. MPSC Subordinate Services Exam Pattern for prelims and mains exam is the must-know for a candidate to qualify for the MPSC Combined Exam.
MPSC, which is Maharashtra PSC, is responsible for conducting various exams based on posts for recruitment to Maharashtra Government departments. One is the Maharashtra Combine Exam. It is conducted every year by MPSC to recruit PSI, STI, and ASO officers.
This Grade-B exam is called the MPSC Subordinate Services Exam because it has one common Preliminary exam & main papers for all the posts. If you analyze it closely, you will find MPSC Combined Exam is simpler and easier than MPSC Rajyaseva due to the following two reasons:
Preliminary (1 papers - 100 marks) -> Mains (2 papers - 200 marks) -> Physical Test & Interview (Only for PSI)
Check the detailed exam pattern of the MPSC Combine Prelims exam in the table. Check all the important points of the prelims exam here.
Subject and code | Questions | Total Marks | Medium | Duration | Nature of Paper |
General Ability Test | 100 | 100 | English & Marathi | 1 hour | Objective |
Note: There is negative marking for incorrect answers. The candidate will be penalized 25% or 1/4 of the marks allocated to that question. (same for Main exams). It is important to know that the marks of MPSC Combined Prelims Exams are not counted for the final merit list.
The MPSC Combine exam pattern has the following important features:
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MPSC Combined Mains Exam stage consists of two papers. In this stage, Paper-1 is common for all three posts. The difference is in Paper-2, as it is different for different posts. Hence syllabus of Paper 2 also varies.
Paper | Subject | Total Marks | Medium | Duration | Nature of Questions |
Paper 1 | Section A: Marathi Section B: English Section C: General Knowledge | 50+ 30+ 20 = 100 | Marathi & English | 1 hour | MCQs |
Paper 2 | General aptitude test and positional/subject knowledge | 100 | Marathi & English | 1 hour | MCQs |
Note: For each wrong answer, 25% or 1/4 of the gun will be deducted from the total score of that question.
There is a Physical Test of 100 marks and an Interview of 40 marks for the PSI exam. Hence, the final result of PSI consists of marks of both marks of the Mains exam and Physical Test & Interview.
Check the syllabus of the prelims exam of MPSC Combine here for the best preparation for the exam. Here we have provided the subject-wise MPSC Combine syllabus.
General Aptitude Test - (100 marks)
Subjects | What to cover? |
Current Affairs | Global as well as Indian |
Polity | Preliminary Study of the Constitution of India, State Management (Administration) Village Management (Administration) |
History | The history of modern India, especially Maharashtra |
Geography(with a special study of the geography of Maharashtra) | Earth, world divisions, climate, latitude-longitude, types of land in Maharashtra, rainfall, major crops, cities, rivers, industries, etc. |
Economy | Indian Economy - National Income, Agriculture, Industry, Foreign Trade, Banking, Population, Poverty and Unemployment, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, etc. Government Economy- Budget, Accounts, Audit, etc. |
General Science | Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Hygiene |
Quants & Reasoning | addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, average, decimal fraction, questions related to IQ measurement. |
The MPSC Combine exam pattern for prelims exam is very simple to understand. There are 100 questions of 100 marks in the exam.
Check the marking scheme below:
Paper-2, titled, ‘General Aptitude Test and positional/subject knowledge’, is objective, and it is conducted bilingually, i.e., the candidates can appear in English and Marathi as per their convenience.
For both the stages, i.e., Prelims & Mains, the exam duration for each paper is one hour irrespective of conducting them separately for specific posts - PSI & STI and ASO.
After the candidates are declared qualified for MPSC Subordinate Services Mains, they are called for the personality test to assess their communication skills and other personality traits. The candidates are assessed for 40 marks.
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