MPSC State Service 2021 – The final answer key of MPSC 2021 is now available. Candidates can get MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims answer key from this page. Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has released the MPSC prelims answer key on the official website, mpsc.gov.in. The MPSC State Service Prelims exam 2021 was conducted on January 23, 2022. The admit card for MPSC Rajyaseva 2021 exam is released on the official website. Earlier, MPSC 2021 notification advertisement for around 290 posts of various classes in the government of Maharashtra. Get complete details on MPSC State Service 2021 from this article.
Latest: The MPSC State Service 2021 final answer key is now available. Download here
MPSC State Service 2021
MPSC conducts exams every year for various civil services posts across the state. MPSC 2022 exam takes place in 3 phases which are prelims, mains & personality test every year. Timetable for the same is given below-
Events | 2021 |
Start date of application form | 05 Oct 2021 |
Last date to submit application form | 25 Oct 2021 |
Last date to submit application fee | |
Issuance of admit card for prelims | 21 Dec 2021 |
MPSC State Service Pre-exam | 23 Jan 2022 |
MPSC State Service Pre-exam answer key date | 27 Jan 2022 |
MPSC State Service Prelims exam result date | To be announced |
Start date of application form for mans | To be announced |
Last date to submit application form for mains | To be announced |
MPSC State Service Main exam | 07, 08 and 09 May 2022 |
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Overview of MPSC State Services
Name of Exam | Maharashtra State Service Exam |
Conducting Body | Maharashtra Public Service Commission |
Frequency | Once in the year |
Last conducted in | 2019 |
Minimum Eligibility | Graduation |
Key Stages | Prelims, Mains, interview |
Vacancies | 290 |
Exam Fees | -Rs.544/- |
Mode of Application | online |
Mode of Examination | offline |
Official Website | MPSC |
MPSC State Service Answer Key 2021
Aspirants can download the MPSC State Service 2021 answer key from the official website of MPSC, mpsconline.gov.in. Candidates can directly download the answer key from the given link on the official website in pdf format. For every wrong question, there is a penalty of 1/4th marks in prelims & 0.33 marks in mains. Format to objection is given on the website students can object to any question by filling a prescribed form.
MPSC State Service Admit Card 2021
Students can download MPSC State Service 2021 admit card from the official website of MPSC, mpsconline.gov.in. To download the admit card candidates need to fill in their login credentials. From their personal accounts, students can download admit cards easily. Admit cards contain information about your name, address of exam centre, instructions to follow during, before starting off an exam. Candidates need to bring a printed copy of their admit card to the examination centre. Candidates need to report 1 hour before the scheduled time of the exam in order to complete formalities like checking & all.
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Notice Regarding Exam date of MPSC State Services Pre- Exam 2021

Corrigendum for State Services Preliminary Examination 2021-Regarding increase in posts

Syllabus for MPSC State Services 2021
MPSC does not provide the detailed syllabus of the exam in its exam notification. For the detailed syllabus, students have to visit their official website to download it in PDF format. We are giving the syllabus of MPSC 2022 here in a brief manner.
MPSC State Service Prelims Syllabus
Paper I – ( 200 marks )
- Current events of state, national & International importance
- History of India with special reference to maharashtra
- World & india geography with special reference to maharashtra
- Polity & Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati raj,
- Right Issues, public policy
- Economic & social development
- General issues on environment, ecology, biodiversity which do not require subject specialization
- General science
Paper-II – ( 200 marks )
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal skills with communication skills
- Logical reasoning & analytical ability
- Decision making
- General mental ability
- Basic numeracy
- Marathi & English language comprehension skills.
MPSC State Service Mains Syllabus
GS I – ( 150 marks )
- History & Geography of India with special reference to Maharashtra
GS II – ( 150 marks )
- Indian Constitution & Indian Politics with special reference to maharashtra
GS III – ( 150 marks )
- Human resource development & human rights
GS IV – ( 150 marks )
- Economy & Planning, Economics of development & agriculture, science & technology development
MPSC State Services Exam Pattern 2021
MPSC conducts exams in 3 phases: prelims, mains & interviews. Prelims are of objective nature with 2 papers, 200 marks each. There is a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks allocated to the question.
Prelims Exam –
Paper | Marks | No of qs | Time | Standard | Medium | Nature |
Paper I | 200 | 100 | 2 hours | Degree | Marathi & English | Objective type |
Paper II | 200 | 80 | 2 hours | X level | – | – |
Mains Exam –
The Mains exam is of 800 marks in which there are 4 papers each of 150 marks which are objective in nature. Also, 2 papers of Marathi & English 100 marks each which are of objective & descriptive nature.
Marathi & English | 100 | 3 hours | Descriptive |
Marathi & English | 100 | 1 hour | objective |
GS I | 150 | 2 hours | objective |
GS II | 150 | 2 hours | objective |
GS III | 150 | 2 hours | objective |
GS IV | 150 | 2 hours | objective |
Preparation & Books for MPSC State Service 2021
Before starting preparation students must know the syllabus & exam pattern of MPSC. To see a detailed syllabus students can refer to the syllabus & exam pattern section above. Initially, students need to read NCERTs or state boards textbooks of polity, economics, science & technology for basic understanding. Then students must-read reference books for further content building. We are here providing a comprehensive list of books.
- Polity – M. Laxmikant
- Panchayati raj – kishor lavate
- Geography of maharashtra – nirali publication
- History of modern maharashtra – gathal
- History – spectrum
- Geography – ncerts of class 11 & 12
- CSAT – Dnyandeep publications
- Economics – kiran desale
- Agriculture – kushal publication
- HRD – unique academy
- General science lucents
- Environment – shankar ias
MPSC State Service Exam Centre 2021
There are 37 exam cities mentioned in the notification of MPSC. Students have to choose cities nearby. They have to give options of 3 nearest cities as exam centres while filling the application form.
Maharashtra State Services 2021 Notification
MPSC has released its notification for the MPSC 2021. Students can check the details of notification on the official website , mpsconline.gov.in. We are also sharing here the screenshot of the released notification.
Maharashtra State Services 2021 Eligibility Criteria
MPSC has given elaborate criteria in its notification for various posts. We have mentioned here some of the criteria for important posts.
- Candidate should be Indian National
- Age limit
Reference Date | General | Backward | Recognised Player/ Ex-Serviceen | Disabled |
Deputy Collector – Class AAs of 1st April 2022 | Lower age limit – 19 Upper age limt – 38 | Lower age limit – 19 Upper age limit – 43 | Age limit – 43 | Age limit – 45 |
Other Posts As of 1st February 2022 | Lower age limit – 19 Upper age limt – 38 | Lower age limit – 19 Upper age limit – 43 | Age limit – 43 | Age limit – 45 |
- Educational Qualification – Excluding posts of industry deputy director ( class A ), Maharashtra accounts & audit service ( class A ) & Assistant regional transport officer ( class B ) all other required graduation with minimum 55%.
- Assistant director maharashtra accounts & audit service –
- Graduation in commerce with 55% marks qualified in CA exam taken by ICAI MBA from any AICTE recognised institution
- Industry Deputy Director ( Technical )
- Graduation in civil or related field like town planning with minimum 55%
- For posts of regional transport officer: Candidate has to be graduated in engineering or science field with physics & mathematics as a compulsory subjects in their college.
- Those students who are currently in their final year can take the exam, but if they qualify they have to produce a degree certificate at the time of interview.
- For all candidates prior knowledge of marathi is must.
MPSC State Service Application Form 2021
Candidates who meet the minimum eligibility criteria can submit their application form online. Check the steps on how to submit MPSC State Service application form 2021 below:
- If students are new they have to create their by account by going on official website of mpsc
- After creating an account students will get an account id & password for the same. Keep it with you for any future communication
- After that candidate has to fill application form in given deadline with attaching required documents
- After that fill the application fee as per prescribed format
- Then select the examination centre. There will be 37 choices for the examination centre.
Application Fee for MPSC 2021-
General | -Rs.544/- |
Backward | -Rs.344/- |
MPSC State Service Result 2021
The result of the MPSC 2022 is announced on the official website of MPSC, mpsconline.gov.in. Students can visit the official website and in the results, the section can download the result in pdf format where names & marks of selected candidates are mentioned. From results posts from classes A & B are given to candidates. The validity of MPSC State Service 2021 result is only for that year only.
Selection Procedure MPSC State Service Exam 2021
- Prelims Exam – It is used to filter out non serious candidates serving as screening tests. It is of 400 marks and consists of 2 papers.
- Mains Exam – In this analytical skills of candidates are tested. It is of 700 marks which consist of 6 papers.
- Interview – Personality test is of 100 marks.It takes place to understand personality of candidates
- Final result is prepared by combining marks of mains & interview.
About MPSC
It was formed under article 315 of the Indian constitution to recruit officers in Maharashtra state services as per merit & reservation rules of the central government & state government. Every year it conducts state services exams for the posts which are not filled by UPSC like deputy collector, block development officer.
Official Website: mpsc.gov.in
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Corrigendum regarding MPSC State Services Examination

Mains Notification Out!
The official notification for state service examination (mains) is now available. Candidates can take references from the image given below to get the notification for MPSC State Service 2021.

Click here to get the detailed notification.
For more information about MPSC State Service 2020, Download Notification.
Posts offered in MPSC are deputy collector, deputy commissioner, block development officer, tahsildar.
Aspirants can take paper in both Marathi & English but knowledge of Marathi is compulsory for the exam.
Ans. Aspirants can get complete details of MPSC State Service exam from mpsc.gov.in.
Ans. Candidates with graduation degree can apply for MPSC State Service exam.
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