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The Group C combined examination is the commission’s largest recruitment by numbers — the clerk-typists of every department, the tax assistants of the goods and services tax department, the industry inspectors, the technical assistants of the insurance directorate, and, since 2024, the assistant motor vehicle inspectors with their own mains. One objective preliminary of 100 marks screens; a combined mains of two papers and 400 marks ranks; there is no typing test and no interview, and the typing certificate is a qualification held at the mains application.
The 2026 round has grown and slipped. Advertised on 25 June 2026 for 2,619 posts, it was enlarged on 22 July by 3,088 posts under a government resolution — 1,539 village revenue officers, the post Maharashtra knows as Talathi, 254 assistant fisheries development officers and a further 1,273 clerk-typists among them — to 5,707, with applications to 5 August. The preliminary, first set for 27 September as a computer-based test, became an OMR examination on 25 October and, by the press note of 9 September, moved again to 3 January 2027.
MPSC Group C · checked 19 September 2026
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.
Checked 19 September 2026
Advt 017/2026, 25 June 2026 — 5,707 posts after the corrigendum of 22 July; applications closed 5 August
Maharashtra Public Service Commission
3 January 2027, offline OMR, by press note of 9 September 2026; the mains date is to be re-announced
One paper, 100 questions, 100 marks, one hour; a quarter off per wrong answer; screening only
Notification
Checked 11 September 2026. No window is open. Applications for the 2026 round closed on 5 August 2026 with the fee to 8 August. The preliminary has been postponed twice: the corrigendum of 16 July 2026 replaced the computer-based test of 27 September with an OMR examination on 25 October and set the mains for 27 December, and the press note of 9 September 2026 moved the preliminary to 3 January 2027, citing sub-centre availability in the districts, the State Services Main of October, the festival season, other agencies’ timetables and the winter session; the mains date is to be re-announced. The 2025 round — Advt 124/2025, preliminary 11 January 2026, result 4 May with 31,236 qualified, mains Advt 014/2026 on 12 July 2026 — published its industry inspector recommendation list and technical assistant merit list on 25 August 2026 and the clerk-typist general merit list, with appointing-authority preferences, in September.
| Event | Date | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Advertisement 017/2026 | 25 June 2026 | 2,619 posts; applications 27 June to 17 July; prelims from 27 September as a computer-based test |
| Corrigendum | 16 July 2026 | Computer-based test deferred to July 2027; prelims by OMR on 25 October; mains 27 December; applications to 31 July |
| Corrigendum | 22 July 2026 | 3,088 posts added — 5,707 in all; applications to 5 August; fee to 8 August |
| Announcement | 1 August 2026 | Examination pattern; final-year candidates admitted for the fisheries officer cadre |
| Corrigendum | 5 August 2026 | Village revenue officer posts in scheduled areas; children of disabled and deceased ex-servicemen; extension |
| Press note | 9 September 2026 | Preliminary moved to 3 January 2027; centres and admission cards to follow |
| Cadre | Posts |
|---|---|
| Clerk-typist — 25 June | 1,864 |
| Assistant motor vehicle inspector | 461 |
| Tax assistant | 282 |
| Industry inspector | 9 |
| Technical assistant | 3 |
| Village revenue officer (Talathi) — added 22 July | 1,539 |
| Clerk-typist — added 22 July: revenue and forest 480, registration and stamps 339, rationing 230, food and civil supplies 155, tribal development 69 | 1,273 |
| Assistant fisheries development officer (technical) | 254 |
| Consumer commission — senior record-keeper 11, assistant superintendent 11 | 22 |
| All posts | 5,707 |
Overview
The advertisement of 25 June listed 1,864 clerk-typists, 461 assistant motor vehicle inspectors, 282 tax assistants, 9 industry inspectors and 3 technical assistants. The corrigendum of 22 July, giving effect to a general administration department resolution of 5 May 2026, added 1,539 village revenue officers for the revenue department, 254 assistant fisheries development officers, 11 senior record-keepers and 11 assistant superintendents for the consumer commission, and clerk-typists for rationing, food and civil supplies, tribal development, revenue and forest, and registration and stamps — 3,088 more posts, a fortnight’s extension to 5 August, and the fee to 8 August. A further corrigendum of 5 August dealt with the village revenue officer posts in scheduled areas and the children of disabled and deceased ex-servicemen.
The scheme is two-tier. The preliminary is one paper of general ability, 100 questions and 100 marks in an hour at degree standard in both languages, with a quarter of the marks off per wrong answer, and it only shortlists. The combined mains for the clerical and inspectorate posts is Paper 1, Marathi and English at fifty questions each for 200 marks, and Paper 2, general studies and aptitude at 100 questions for 200 marks, one hour each. The assistant motor vehicle inspector sits the same preliminary and then a single mains paper of 150 questions and 300 marks on mechanical and automobile engineering, in English, at diploma standard.
The 2023 Talathi recruitment was run by the revenue department through an outsourced online test with normalisation. The 1,539 village revenue officer posts of 2026 were added to the commission’s Group C combined examination by the corrigendum of 22 July, and are examined on its preliminary and mains. The Talathi page covers the post, its district structure and the 2023 cycle; the examination is this one.
Eligibility
| Requirement | Rule |
|---|---|
| Qualification | A degree for every cadre but the assistant motor vehicle inspector, who needs SSC and a three-year diploma or a degree in automobile or mechanical engineering, a year’s experience, driving licences and no colour blindness. Industry inspector: an engineering degree or a diploma in technology, or a science degree. |
| Age | 19 minimum, 18 for tax assistant. 38 unreserved; 43 for backward classes, orphans, EWS and sportspersons; ex-servicemen 38 or 43 plus service plus three years; 45 PwD, not for AMVI; 45 for project- and earthquake-affected and 55 for part-time graduates, clerk-typist only. |
| Typing — tax assistant | Government commercial certificates in Marathi at 30 words a minute and English at 40, both. |
| Typing — clerk-typist | Marathi at 30 or English at 40, either; an MS-CIT-type certificate under the resolution of 31 October 2013 accepted. |
| When held | By the closing date of the mains application; PwD, ex-servicemen and orphans have two years after appointment. |
| AMVI physical | Men 163 cm and 79 cm chest with 5 cm expansion; women 155 cm and 45 kg. |
| Marathi | Knowledge of Marathi required. |
| Stage | Unreserved | Backward classes, EWS, orphans | Ex-servicemen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | ₹394 | ₹294 | ₹44 |
| Mains | ₹544 | ₹344 | ₹44 |
Tax assistant reservation in the 25 June advertisement: 180 reserved and 102 unreserved of 282 — SC 29, ST 20, VJ-A 9, NT-B 7, NT-C 7, NT-D 6, SEBC 42, SBC 4, OBC 28, EWS 28. Assistant motor vehicle inspector: 295 reserved and 166 unreserved of 461. The clerk-typist posts are split office by office across the advertisement’s later pages. The SEBC reservation is applied subject to the Bombay High Court’s final decision, and the examination is under the 2024 unfair-means Act.
Selection process
Each stage in order, and what it actually tests.
| Stage | Format | What it involves |
|---|---|---|
| Combined preliminary examination | Objective, 100 marks, one hour, OMR | One paper of general ability at degree standard in Marathi and English. A quarter of the question’s marks off per wrong answer, more than one answer treated as wrong, no penalty for a blank. Screening only; the 2025 round’s open cut-off was 50.25 with 31,236 through. |
| Combined main examination | Objective, two papers of 200 | Paper 1: Marathi 50 questions and English 50 questions, 200 marks, one hour. Paper 2: general studies and aptitude, 100 questions, 200 marks, one hour. Common to the clerk-typist, tax assistant, industry inspector and technical assistant cadres; the mains for the added cadres per the July corrigendum. |
| AMVI main examination | One paper, 300 marks, 90 minutes | Mechanical and automobile engineering at diploma standard, 150 questions in English, with the same negative marking; followed by verification of the physical standards — 163 cm and a 79 cm chest with 5 cm expansion for men, 155 cm and 45 kg for women. |
| Merit and recommendation | Mains marks; certificate verification; no interview | General merit lists and appointing-authority preferences for the clerk-typist cadre, recommendation lists by cadre, and the typing certificate checked at verification. The 2025 round’s industry inspector and technical assistant lists came out on 25 August 2026 and the clerk-typist general merit list in September. |
Exam pattern
| Stage | Paper | Questions | Marks | Time | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | General ability test | 100 | 100 | 1 hour | Degree; Marathi and English |
| Combined mains | Paper 1 — Marathi 50 and English 50 | 100 | 200 | 1 hour | Marathi at twelfth standard; English at degree |
| Combined mains | Paper 2 — general studies and aptitude | 100 | 200 | 1 hour | Degree; Marathi and English |
| AMVI mains | Mechanical and automobile engineering | 150 | 300 | 1½ hours | Diploma; English |
For each wrong answer, 25 per cent or one-fourth of the question’s marks is deducted; a question given more than one answer is treated as wrong and penalised the same; the total is left in fractions; and a question left unanswered attracts no penalty. The clause is identical in the preliminary and mains schemes and in the assistant motor vehicle inspector paper.
Sources
Checked 11 September 2026 against Advt 017/2026 of 25 June 2026, its corrigenda of 16 and 22 July and 5 August, the pattern announcement of 1 August, and the press note of 9 September 2026 read on the commission’s site; the 2025 round’s advertisement, final key of 5 March, result of 4 May and recommendation lists of 25 August 2026; and the commission’s scheme documents of 5 December 2022 and 9 October 2024. The 2025 mains notification Advt 014/2026 was not read in full, and its post totals are as reported.
Exam resources
Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.
Questions
On 3 January 2027, by the commission’s press note of 9 September 2026, as an offline OMR examination. It was first set for 27 September 2026 as a computer-based test, then moved to 25 October by the corrigendum of 16 July; the mains date of 27 December is to be re-announced. Applications closed on 5 August 2026.
5,707 after the corrigendum of 22 July 2026 — 1,864 clerk-typists, 461 assistant motor vehicle inspectors, 282 tax assistants, 9 industry inspectors and 3 technical assistants as advertised on 25 June, plus 1,539 village revenue officers, 1,273 further clerk-typists, 254 assistant fisheries development officers and 22 consumer commission posts added under the government resolution of 5 May 2026.
In 2026, yes. The corrigendum of 22 July 2026 added 1,539 village revenue officer posts — the Talathi — to the Group C combined examination, with age reckoned on 5 August 2026 for that cadre and a further corrigendum of 5 August on posts in scheduled areas. The 2023 Talathi recruitment was run separately by the revenue department.
A combined preliminary of one paper — 100 questions, 100 marks, one hour — that screens; then a combined mains of two one-hour papers: Marathi 50 questions and English 50 for 200, and general studies and aptitude 100 questions for 200. The assistant motor vehicle inspector sits a single mains paper of 150 questions and 300 marks on mechanical and automobile engineering in 90 minutes. A quarter of the marks is deducted per wrong answer throughout; there is no typing test and no interview.
No. The typing certificate is a qualification, not a test: a clerk-typist needs a government commercial certificate in Marathi at 30 words a minute or English at 40, or an MS-CIT-type certificate under the 2013 resolution; a tax assistant needs both Marathi at 30 and English at 40. It must be held by the closing date of the mains application, with two years after appointment for PwD, ex-servicemen and orphans.
On 1 October 2026 — 5 August 2026 for the village revenue officer: 19 minimum, 18 for tax assistant; 38 unreserved; 43 for backward classes, orphans, EWS and sportspersons; ex-servicemen their service plus three years; 45 for PwD, who are not eligible for AMVI; and, for the clerk-typist cadre only, 45 for project- and earthquake-affected candidates and 55 for part-time graduates.
₹394 for unreserved candidates, ₹294 for backward classes, EWS and orphans and ₹44 for ex-servicemen at the preliminary; ₹544, ₹344 and ₹44 at the mains. Online only; the challan option was withdrawn on 16 July 2026.
The preliminary of 11 January 2026 qualified 31,236 candidates on 4 May 2026 at an open cut-off of 50.25. After the mains of 12 July, the commission published the industry inspector recommendation list — nine recommended, unreserved cut-off 310 of 400 — and the technical assistant merit list on 25 August 2026, and the clerk-typist general merit list with appointing-authority preferences in September.
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