MPSC Combine Syllabus for PSI, STI and ASO

Who takes the combine and how it runs

MPSC fills several non gazetted Group B posts through one combined recruitment. You apply once, write a single prelim and, if you clear its cut off for your chosen post, write the mains for that post. PSI candidates then face a physical test and an interview, while STI and ASO selections rest on mains marks.

Group C posts such as Tax Assistant, Clerk Typist, Sub Inspector of State Excise and Industry Inspector have their own combined exam with a similar shape. MPSC has switched between one common prelim for Group B and Group C and two separate prelims, and recent cycles have used separate ones. Read the advertisement for your cycle to see which applies. For the gazetted Rajyaseva exam, which is a different test altogether, see the MPSC syllabus page.

MPSC combine syllabus and pattern, stage by stage

Every paper is objective with four options. An incorrect mark loses you one quarter of that item's value, which makes wild guesses costly. Prelim marks only screen you for mains and never enter the final list. For PSI the physical test has a qualifying standard set in the notice, so check whether its marks count in your cycle.

Prelims syllabus: the common general ability paper

Pitched at degree level, the prelim paper does not change from post to post. Its topic list is short, but each heading is wide.

• Current affairs: happenings in Maharashtra, India and abroad over about twelve months.
• Polity: Indian Constitution, state administration, rural and urban local bodies in Maharashtra.
• History: modern India seen through Maharashtra, its reform movements and its role in the national movement.
• Geography: earth and world basics, then Maharashtra in detail: physical regions, rivers, rainfall, soils, crops, cities and industries.
• Economy: national income, agriculture, industry, foreign trade, banking, population, poverty and unemployment, monetary and fiscal policy, budget, accounts and audit.
• General science: physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and hygiene at an everyday level.
• Arithmetic and reasoning: basic operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, averages and intelligence items like number series, coding patterns and analogy pairs.

MPSC combine mains syllabus: Paper 1

Every Group B candidate writes this common paper. Its weight sits mostly on language, a fact that graduates from science and engineering streams often overlook.

• Marathi and English: grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, idioms and proverbs with their use, and reading a fresh passage to answer questions on it.
• General knowledge: current events, the Right to Information Act, the state's Right to Public Services law, and computers and information technology in government and society.

Marathi alone carries half of Paper 1, so a strong grammar base can decide your rank.

Paper 2 topics for PSI, STI and ASO

All three Paper 2 versions share four blocks: reasoning, history of Maharashtra (social and economic awakening, reformers, the freedom movement), geography of Maharashtra (physical, human and economic) and the Indian Constitution. Each post then adds its own areas.

Order of study that saves time

Since the prelim and Paper 1 serve all posts, begin there and treat Paper 2 extras as the final layer.

1. Maharashtra history and geography plus the Constitution: they feed the prelim and every Paper 2.
2. Economy and general science for the prelim, along with daily arithmetic and reasoning.
3. Marathi and English grammar, in short daily sessions from day one.
4. After the prelim, the post specific block: law for PSI, public finance for STI, polity and administration for ASO.

Who can apply for the combine

Any graduate can apply; final semester students may write the prelim provided the result is in hand before mains applications close. Knowledge of Marathi is required. Age limits differ by post: recent notices allowed general category candidates up to 38 years for ASO and STI, and up to 31 years for PSI, with relaxation for reserved groups. PSI also has height and chest standards. Match each limit with the current MPSC advertisement, and compare with other state exams on our state exams hub.

Books and sources for the combine

State Board textbooks of Maharashtra for history, geography and science, along with NCERT books for polity and economics, build the base. Add a Maharashtra yearbook style compilation for state facts, a standard Marathi grammar book and one English grammar text. For PSI law, read simplified bare Acts. Past combine papers are available on the MPSC website and are the best guide to question style; also see the MPSC Group B syllabus page for notes on the wider Group B family.