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Maharashtra Talathi Exam Pattern

A 100-mark screen and a 400-mark mains, under the commission’s rules.

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Maharashtra Talathi · checked 19 September 2026

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

Maharashtra Talathi: the facts that matter now

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1,539 Village Revenue Officer (Talathi), added by corrigendum of 22 July 2026; district and category split to follow before the prelims result
2026 posts
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Applications closed 5 August 2026; prelims 3 January 2027, OMR; mains date to be re-announced
Status
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MPSC in 2026, through the Group C combined examination; the revenue department directly in 2023
Recruited by
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MPSC prelims 100 marks, one hour; combined mains Marathi and English 200 and general studies 200; a quarter off per wrong answer
Scheme

Pattern

Maharashtra Talathi — How the paper is structured

The 2026 rules.
Rule	Detail
Prelims 100, one hour	Screening; not counted.
Mains 400	Marathi and English 200; general studies 200; one hour each.
Negative marking	One-fourth per wrong answer; multiple answers wrong; blanks free.
Interview	None.
Age date	5 August 2026 for the Talathi cadre.

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