MPPSC State Service Answer Key 2026: Final Key 19 May, 3R-W

The final answer key for MPPSC State Service Prelims 2026 was issued on 19 May 2026, after objections to the provisional key invited by the Commission's notice of 27 April 2026. The answer-key process covers the objective Prelims only; the Mains is a written, descriptive exam answered in a question-answer booklet.

Objection rules for the SSE 2026 provisional key

• The provisional key, prepared by the paper setter or moderator, is posted on mppsc.mp.gov.in and objections are taken online for 5 days.
• Fee: ₹150 per question (non-refundable) plus a portal fee of ₹40 per session.
• Nothing received after the 5 days, or by any other route, is considered.

A subject-expert committee then decides. If the key's answer is wrong and another option is right, the key is corrected. Where the Hindi and English versions differ, only the Hindi version counts. If more than one option is right, all are accepted. A question with no correct option is deleted, and its marks are given to every candidate who sat the paper, so the paper's total marks stay the same. Once the final key is out, no objection is entertained.

SSE 2026 Prelims marking scheme

The revised exam plan of 21 January 2026 has two objective papers, General Studies and the General Aptitude Test, each of 2 hours with 100 questions of 3 marks (300 marks). Marking follows the formula 3R − W: 3 marks for each correct answer (R) and 1 mark deducted for each wrong answer (W). For example (an illustration, not an official figure), 70 correct and 20 wrong answers in a paper would score 3 × 70 − 20 = 190 out of 300.

• Unreserved candidates, including unreserved women, need at least 40% in each paper; SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD candidates need 30%.
• Each paper is set in Hindi and English, but the Hindi comprehension questions (item 7 of the Paper II syllabus) are in Hindi only.
• Paper II is qualifying only. The Mains shortlist is ranked on Paper I marks of candidates who cleared Paper II.
• The shortlist is up to 20 times the category-wise vacancies, with ties included.

After the final key

The Prelims result followed on 22 May 2026: 3,044 candidates were shortlisted for the 140 main-part posts and 731 for the 16 provisional-part posts. In the 2024 cycle MPPSC let candidates download their Prelims score card free for 27 days and a copy of their OMR sheet for ₹50 in the first 7 days or ₹500 in the next 20 days, with no copies supplied afterwards.

MPPSC State Service answer key in past cycles

MPPSC's Answer Key archive lists only the final keys for these cycles.