Madhya Pradesh State Service Examination

General Studies (Preliminary)

• General Science
• Geography of India with Reference to Madhya Pradesh
  1. 1.India's Physical Setting: Physiography, Drainage, Climate, Soils, Vegetation, Wildlife and Resources
  2. 2.Agriculture, Industry, Transport and Population Geography of India
  3. 3.Madhya Pradesh: Physical Geography and Resources
• History, Culture and National Movement with Reference to Madhya Pradesh
  1. 1.Ancient India: Civilizations, Religious Movements and Social-Cultural Life from the Mauryas to the Guptas
  2. 2.Medieval India — Political, Administrative and Military History
  3. 3.The Establishment of British Colonial Rule and the Economic Impact of Empire
  4. 4.Anti-British Uprisings, the Revolt of 1857, and Socio-Religious and Anti-Caste Reform Movements
  5. 5.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
  6. 6.Madhya Pradesh: Dynasties, Princely States and Freedom Struggle
• Indian Polity and Economy with Reference to Madhya Pradesh
  1. 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments
  2. 2.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
  3. 3.System of Government: Union and State — Executive, Parliament and State Legislature
  4. 4.The Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review, Activism, Independence and Accountability
  5. 5.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India
  6. 6.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
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  1. 7.State and District Governance
  2. 8.Madhya Pradesh: Administration and Local Government
  3. 9.Public Finance and the Union Budget: Tax Structure, Expenditure, Debt and Fiscal-Monetary Policy (2026-27)
  4. 10.National Income — Concepts, Measurement, and India's Structural Trends
  5. 11.Five Year Planning and NITI Aayog
  6. 12.Money, Banking and RBI
  7. 13.Poverty and Unemployment: Concepts, Measurement and Trends
  8. 14.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
  9. 15.National Agriculture, Industry and Services Sectors
  10. 16.Madhya Pradesh: Economy and Development
• Current Affairs (current affairs — out of scope)
• General Mental Ability (aptitude — out of scope)

Paper I · History and Geography (300 marks)

• History: Indian History (Ancient to Modern, National Movement)
  1. 1.Ancient India: Civilizations, Religious Movements and Social-Cultural Life from the Mauryas to the Guptas
  2. 2.Medieval India — Political, Administrative and Military History
  3. 3.The Establishment of British Colonial Rule and the Economic Impact of Empire
  4. 4.Anti-British Uprisings, the Revolt of 1857, and Socio-Religious and Anti-Caste Reform Movements
  5. 5.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
• History: Madhya Pradesh — Dynasties, Princely States and Freedom Struggle
  1. 1.Madhya Pradesh: Dynasties, Princely States and Freedom Struggle
• Geography: Physical Features, Agriculture, Resources and Disasters of India
  1. 1.India's Physical Setting: Physiography, Drainage, Climate, Soils, Vegetation, Wildlife and Resources
  2. 2.Agriculture, Industry, Transport and Population Geography of India
• Geography: Madhya Pradesh — Physical Divisions and Resources
  1. 1.Madhya Pradesh: Physical Geography and Resources

Paper II · Polity/Constitution and Sociology (300 marks)

• Polity: Indian Constitution, Governance and Political Structure
  1. 1.Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Drafting, Preamble, Salient Features, Basic Structure and Amendments
  2. 2.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties
  3. 3.System of Government: Union and State — Executive, Parliament and State Legislature
  4. 4.The Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review, Activism, Independence and Accountability
  5. 5.Federalism, Centre-State Relations, and Local Self-Government in India
  6. 6.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
  7. 7.State and District Governance
• Polity: Madhya Pradesh — Administration and Local Government
  1. 1.Madhya Pradesh: Administration and Local Government
• Sociology: Indian Society, Diversity and Rural-Urban Change
  1. 1.Salient Features of Indian Society: Unity in Diversity, Social Institutions and Social Change
  2. 2.Social Issues in India: Poverty, Unemployment and Communalism
  3. 3.Social Policies and Welfare Schemes: Women, Scheduled Castes and Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities, Population Policy and Poverty Alleviation in India
  4. 4.Sociology of Rural-Urban Change, Industrialization and Globalization
• Sociology: Madhya Pradesh — Tribal Society and Folk Culture
  1. 1.Madhya Pradesh: Tribal Society and Folk Culture

Paper III · Economics and Science, Technology & Public Health (300 marks)

• Economics: Indian Economy, Fiscal and Monetary Policy
  1. 1.Public Finance and the Union Budget: Tax Structure, Expenditure, Debt and Fiscal-Monetary Policy (2026-27)
  2. 2.National Income — Concepts, Measurement, and India's Structural Trends
  3. 3.Five Year Planning and NITI Aayog
  4. 4.Money, Banking and RBI
  5. 5.Poverty and Unemployment: Concepts, Measurement and Trends
  6. 6.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
  7. 7.National Agriculture, Industry and Services Sectors
• Economics: Madhya Pradesh — Economy and Development
  1. 1.Madhya Pradesh: Economy and Development
• Economics: Statistics and Econometrics
• Science: General Science, Ancient Science, Computers and Mathematics
  1. 1.General and Applied Science for Civil Services
  2. 2.Ancient Indian Science, Computer Fundamentals and Basic Mathematics
• Public Health: AYUSH Systems and National Health Programmes
  1. 1.Participatory Development and Inclusive Governance
  2. 2.Microbial Infections and Disease
  3. 3.Vaccines and Immunity
  4. 4.AYUSH Systems of Medicine and Primary Health Care
• Environment: Indian Tradition, Madhya Pradesh Tribal Conservation and Swachh Bharat
  1. 1.Environment in Indian Tradition, Tribal Conservation and Swachh Bharat

Paper IV · Philosophy/Psychology/Public Administration and Entrepreneurship/Management (300 marks)

• Philosophy: Indian and Western Philosophical and Reform Thinkers
  1. 1.Indian and Western Philosophical and Reform Thinkers
• Ethics: Nation, Governance and the Bhagavad Gita
  1. 1.Nation, Ethics in Governance and Applied Psychology
• Psychology: Attitude, Aptitude, Emotional Intelligence and Applied Psychology
  1. 1.Nation, Ethics in Governance and Applied Psychology
  2. 2.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Attitude
  3. 3.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Aptitude and Foundational Values for Civil Service
  4. 4.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Emotional Intelligence
• Public Administration: Ethics in Governance and Probity
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Probity in Governance
  2. 2.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Public Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration
• Entrepreneurship, Management and Personality Development
  1. 1.Entrepreneurship, Management and Personality Development for Civil Services

Paper V · General Hindi and Grammar (Qualifying skill test — out of scope)

• General Hindi and Grammar (skill test — out of scope)

Paper VI · Hindi Essay and Format Writing (Qualifying skill test — out of scope)

• Hindi Essay and Format Writing (skill test — out of scope)

Personality Test

• Personality Test / Interview