MPSC Rajyaseva Exam Pattern & Syllabus — Prelims and New Mains
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MPSC Rajyaseva is a three-stage examination — Preliminary, Main and Interview.
Preliminary examination (objective)
| Paper | Questions | Marks | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I — General Studies | 100 | 200 | Merit (for shortlisting) |
| Paper II — CSAT | 80 | 200 | Qualifying (33%) |
Both papers are objective, set in Marathi and English, with negative marking (one-fourth of a mark for a wrong answer). Paper II (CSAT) is qualifying; only Paper I is used to shortlist for the Mains.
Main examination (descriptive — new pattern)
From 2025 the Mains has nine descriptive papers. Two are language papers (Marathi and English) that are qualifying only and do not count for merit. The remaining seven — an Essay, four General Studies papers and two Optional-subject papers (from a list of 26 optionals) — carry the merit marks, totalling 1,750 marks.
Interview
The Interview (personality test) carries 275 marks. The final merit is prepared from the Mains (1,750) and the Interview (275). This changes from the State Services Mains 2027: under MPSC's corrigendum of 22 July 2026 the optional papers are dropped, the written marks counted for merit become 1,250, and the interview carries 175 marks.
Syllabus
The detailed MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims and new Mains syllabus is available as a free PDF below.
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