Examination
The exam has three parts:
PART I: Objective type Preliminary test.
- This has two papers: General studies and Aptitude.
Both are 200 marks each and compulsory.
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 specialisation.
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.
Mains Examination
S -> Subjective / Descriptive
O -> Objective / MCQ
No.
|
Subject
|
Marks
|
Questions
|
Level
|
Medium
|
Time
|
Type
|
1
|
Marathi |
50 |
--- |
XII |
Marathi |
3 hr |
S |
English |
50 |
--- |
XII |
English |
S |
2
|
Marathi |
50 |
--- |
Degree |
Marathi |
3 hr |
O |
English |
English |
3 |
GS - I |
150 |
150 |
Degree |
Marathi and Eng |
2 hr |
O |
4
|
GS - II |
150 |
150 |
Degree |
Marathi and Eng |
2 hr |
O |
5
|
GS - III |
150 |
150 |
Degree |
Marathi and Eng |
2 hr |
O |
6
|
GS - IV |
150 |
150 |
Degree |
Marathi and Eng |
2 hr |
O |
Detailed Syllabus
Question papers and Answer key
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