MP ADPO Syllabus and Exam Pattern for Assistant District Prosecution Officer

MP ADPO exam pattern

A correct answer gives 3 marks and an incorrect one takes away 1, while a skipped question scores nothing. Those who make it through the paper move on to an interview, reported to carry 50 marks, and the merit list adds the interview score to the written score. One report also says a minimum of 40% is needed in each part separately, so a weak GK score cannot be covered by strong law marks.

Law section: acts and topics

Part B is the heart of the MP ADPO syllabus. The three new criminal codes took over from the old penal, procedure and evidence statutes, and the syllabus now names them, though older case law on the same principles is still useful.

Core criminal law

• Nyaya Sanhita (BNS): when an act is excused, abetting and conspiring, then hurt, murder, theft, cheating, sexual offences and crimes against the nation
• Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS): arrest, bail, investigation, charge, trial procedure, appeals and the role of the public prosecutor
• Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA): relevancy, admissions and confessions, dying declaration, burden of proof, witnesses and electronic records

Constitution

• Fundamental rights, especially Articles 14, 20, 21 and 22
• Directive principles, the judiciary and the powers of the state

Special and local laws

• Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
• Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act
• Prevention of Corruption Act
• The atrocities law protecting Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
• Motor Vehicles Act and Arms Act
• Madhya Pradesh state acts relevant to prosecution, which several reports describe as a heavily tested area

General knowledge part

The 50 GK questions carry 150 marks, as much as half the law section, which is why GK deserves steady weekly hours from the start.

• Madhya Pradesh: history and dynasties, freedom struggle in the state, rivers, forests, minerals, tribes, art, festivals, tourism, the state economy and government schemes
• India: the past, the land and its resources, the Constitution, economic basics and everyday science, at the depth expected of any graduate
• World: international organisations, important events and current affairs

Anyone who has studied for the state civil services already knows much of this; its general studies paper covers the same MP ground, and the MPPSC previous papers are good practice for the state questions.

Eligibility at a glance

• Qualification: an LLB degree from a recognised university. Check the advertisement for any additional condition such as bar enrolment or experience.
• Age: 21 to 40 years for unreserved applicants in the newest recruitment, extended for SC, ST, OBC, women and other groups as laid down in Madhya Pradesh government rules.
• Language: working knowledge of Hindi is expected for state service in Madhya Pradesh.

Every advertisement restates the age bands and relaxations afresh, and those printed terms are what count.

MP ADPO syllabus in Hindi

सहायक जिला लोक अभियोजन अधिकारी की भर्ती मध्यप्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग करता है। लिखित परीक्षा 450 अंकों की है, जिसमें 150 बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्नों के लिए तीन घंटे मिलते हैं। पहले भाग के 50 प्रश्न प्रदेश, देश और दुनिया की जानकारी जांचते हैं, जबकि दूसरे भाग के 100 प्रश्न कानून से होते हैं। प्रत्येक प्रश्न 3 अंक का है; गलती करने पर एक अंक घटता है। विधि में भारतीय न्याय संहिता, भारतीय नागरिक सुरक्षा संहिता, भारतीय साक्ष्य अधिनियम, संविधान तथा पॉक्सो, एनडीपीएस जैसे विशेष कानून पढ़ने हैं। अंत में चयन साक्षात्कार से पूरा होता है।

A study plan for practising lawyers

Most aspirants are young advocates with court work in the morning. A 14-week plan that respects that:

1. Weeks 1 to 5: the three new criminal codes. Read the bare acts section by section, noting where the numbering changed from the old law, because questions often test the new section numbers.
2. Weeks 6 and 7: Constitution, with leading cases on Articles 20 to 22.
3. Weeks 8 to 10: special acts. Make a one-page sheet per act listing punishments, presumptions and time limits.
4. Weeks 11 and 12: MP and general GK, one hour daily.
5. Weeks 13 and 14: full 150-question tests. With a 1-mark penalty, mark a response only after you have eliminated two choices with confidence.

Prosecution officer exams of other states share much of this law base; set this page beside the Bihar APO syllabus or the version Rajasthan uses, on our Rajasthan APO syllabus page.