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Source document: Maharashtra PSC State Services revised preliminary and main syllabus

State Services mains: Essay

1units

Multiple essays with orderly and concise argument

State Services mains: General Studies I

2units

Indian and Maharashtra heritage, culture and history
World geography and Indian society

State Services mains: General Studies II

2units

Constitution, polity, governance and social justice
International relations

State Services mains: General Studies III

2units

Economy, agriculture, development and infrastructure
Science, environment, disaster management and security

State Services mains: General Studies IV

2units

Ethics, integrity, attitude and aptitude
Public-service values, probity and case studies

State Services mains: optional papers

1units

One optional subject with two descriptive papers; detailed subject syllabi are in the official PDF

State Services mains: qualifying languages

2units

Marathi comprehension, précis, vocabulary, short essay and translation
English comprehension, précis, vocabulary and short essay

State Services prelims: Paper I

7units

State, national and international current events
Indian history, national movement and Maharashtra
Maharashtra, India and world geography
Indian and Maharashtra polity and governance
Economic and social development
Environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change
General science

State Services prelims: Paper II

5units

Comprehension and communication skills
Logical reasoning, analysis and decision making
General mental ability
Basic numeracy and data interpretation
Marathi and English language comprehension

This is the Commission's 74-page State Services syllabus published in 2022 for the revised descriptive main pattern used from 2025, checked against its 10 January 2025 corrigendum (https://mpsc.gov.in/web/api/v1/downloadFileImage/english/9980). It covers State Services, not every MPSC recruitment. The 2025 correction changes the Marathi optional-subject label from Biology to Botany; optional papers have extensive subject-specific chapters in the source PDF and are not fully reproduced below. The 2026 Marathi Literature optional correction should also be checked before an exact mock. Hindi guide translations do not imply the examination is offered in Hindi; the source says Marathi and English for the common papers.

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