Mains Combine Group B & Group C

Negative score

1) For each wrong answer 25% or 1/4 marks will be deducted/reduced from the total marks.

2) If more than one answer is marked to a question or if a candidate has not marked a full
circle in the answer sheet, the answer will be considered wrong and 25% or 1/4 marks will
be deducted/reduced from the total marks for the answer to that question.

3) While following the procedure as above, even if the sum of final marks is in fraction, it will
remain in fraction and further action will be taken based on it.

4) If a question is unanswered, the system of negative marking will not be applicable in such
a case.

-: Syllabus :-

Paper No.1

1) Marathi :- सर्वसामान्य शब्दसंग्रह, र्ाक्यरचना, व्याकरण, म्हणी र् र्ाक्रचार यांचा अर्व आणण
उपयोग तसेच उताऱ्यार्रील रशनांची उत्तरे .

2) English :-Common Vocabulary, Sentence structure, Grammar, use of Idioms and phrases
& their meaning and comprehension of passage.

Paper No. 2

1.General Intelligence and Comprehension :

Questions to test how quickly and accurately the candidate can think

2. Current Affairs Globally as well as in India including Maharashtra.

3. Arithmetic and Statistics

4. Right to Information Act 2005 (as updated) and Maharashtra Public Service Rights Act
2015.

5.Union Government of India, Constitution of India, Local Self-Government, Executive

Board, Judiciary and Legislature, etc.

i) How the constitution was formed and the role and principles behind the
preamble of the constitution,
ii) important clauses / salient features of the constitution,
iii) Centre-state relations, Secular state,
iv) Fundamental rights and DPSP,
v) Policy Guidelines- Education, Uniform Civil Code,
 vi) Independent Judiciary,
vii) Duties, Powers and Functions of Governor, Chief Minister and Council of
Ministers,
viii) State Legislature- Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council and their Members,
Powers, Functions and Duties,
ix) Legislative Committees etc.

6. Geography of India and Maharashtra :

i)Physical geography of Maharashtra and India,

ii)Main physiographic divisions, climate, rainfall and temperature
iii)Regional changes in rainfall, rivers, mountains and plateaus,
iv)Various landforms, political divisions, administrative divisions ,
v)Natural Resources - Forests and Minerals,
vi)Human and Social Geography, Population, Migration of Population and its Sources and
Effects on Destinations, rural settlement and habitat,Slums and their problems.

Environment-
i) Human development and environment, environment-friendly development,
ii) Conservation of natural resources especially forest conservation,
iii) Various-types of pollution and environmental disasters,
iv) State / Nation / global level organizations / institutions related to environment
conservation.

7. General Science and Technology

a)Physics
b) Chemistry
c) Zoology
d) Botany
e) Remote Sensing, Aerial and drone photography, Geographic Information System (GIS) and
its application etc
f)Information and communication technology.

8. Economics and planning, development related economics:

1.Macro economics

1.1 Macro Economics:

1.2 Growth and Development:

1. 3 Public Finance :

1.4 International Trade and International Capital:

(International Institutions)
2 Indian Economy

2.1 Indian Economy, Challenges of Indian Economy and Economic Reforms:

2.2 Indian Agriculture and Rural Development:

2.3 Cooperation :

2.4 Monetary and Financial Sector:

2.5 Public Finance and Financial Institutions:

2.6 Industry and Service Sector:

2.7 Infrastructure Development:

2.8 International Trade and Capital:

2.9 Economy of Maharashtra: