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MPSC Group B Study Material

The mains Paper 2 headings name the Acts and the periods; read those, and the state board textbooks for the rest.

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MPSC Group B · checked 19 September 2026

MPSC Group B at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

MPSC Group B: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    Advt 011/2026 — 552 posts: PSI 310, STI 236, ASO 6; prelims 14 June; 9,253 qualified on 1 July

    2026 cycle

  2. 02

    No window open; 2026 mains not yet notified; 2025 PSI physical tests pending

    Status

  3. 03

    Maharashtra Public Service Commission

    Conducted by

  4. 04

    One paper, 100 questions, 100 marks, one hour; a quarter off per wrong answer; screening only

    Prelims

Notes

MPSC Group B — Study material for this exam

By paper.
PaperWhat to readNote
Prelims and mains general studiesState board textbooks for history, geography, polity and economy; a year of current affairs; a general science readerMaharashtra weighted; modern India 1885 to 1947.
The two ActsThe Right to Information Act 2005 and the Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act 2015, section by sectionNamed in the syllabus.
Arithmetic, statistics and reasoningA quantitative and reasoning workbookPart of Paper 2 and the prelims.
Marathi and EnglishTwelfth-standard Marathi grammar; degree-level English grammar and comprehensionPaper 1, 200 marks.

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Everything for MPSC Group B

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

MPSC Group B SyllabusMPSC Group B syllabus — the general ability prelims, mains Paper 1 Marathi and English, and Paper 2 general studies with the RTI and public services Acts.MPSC Group B Exam PatternMPSC Group B exam pattern — 100-mark prelims screen, 400-mark mains, a quarter off per wrong answer, PSI physical test at 60 per cent and 40-mark interview.MPSC Group B Previous PapersMPSC Group B previous papers — the commission’s archive of combined prelims and mains papers with first and final keys.MPSC Group B Mock TestsMPSC Group B mock tests — one-hour 100-question sittings scored at a quarter off, and the physical-test events for sub-inspector candidates.MPSC Group B PreparationMPSC Group B preparation — following two overlapping cycles, the mains for 9,253 candidates, and the PSI physical test and interview.MPSC Group B Study MaterialMPSC Group B study material — state board textbooks, the RTI and public services Acts, grammar readers for Marathi and English, and a reasoning workbook.

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