Maharashtra Civil Services (Rajyaseva) — State Services Main Examination

Paper I · General Studies

• Current events of state, national and international importance
• History of India and Indian National Movement, with some weightage to Maharashtra
  1. 1.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
  2. 2.Maharashtra: Geography, Economy and Governance
• Maharashtra, India and World Geography
  1. 1.Maharashtra: Geography, Economy and Governance
  2. 2.Geomorphology — The Two Forces That Build the Land and Wear It Down
  3. 3.World Regional Physiography — Where the Earth's Relief Actually Is
  4. 4.Climatology — What the Air Does, and Why Water Is the Reason
  5. 5.World Climatic Regions — The Types, and Two Ways of Sorting Them
  6. 6.Oceanography — The Relief, the Salt, the Heat and the Currents of the Water Half of the Earth
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  1. 7.Biogeography and the Natural Vegetation of the World — How an Ecosystem Works, and Why the Living Cover of the Earth Lies in Belts
  2. 8.India: Physiography — A Shield, a Rising Wall, a Filled Trough, and Two Kinds of Island
  3. 9.Drainage Systems of India — How the Rivers Are Arranged, and Why They Behave As They Do
  4. 10.India: Climate and the Monsoon — One Rhythm, and the Variety Inside It
  5. 11.Soils of India — Formation, the Profile, the Groups, and the Erosion That Takes Them
  6. 12.India's Natural Vegetation and Wildlife — The Forest Types, the Belts Up the Himalaya, and What Has Been Done to Them
  7. 13.Water Resources of India — Four Per Cent of the World's Water for Seventeen Per Cent of Its People
  8. 14.World Resources and Industry — Where the Minerals Lie and Where the Factories Went
  9. 15.Minerals and Energy Resources of India — What the Rock Decides, and How Old Every Number Here Is
  10. 16.Industries of India — Why a Factory Stands Where It Does, and Which of These Sentences Has Expired
  11. 17.Economic Geography and Human Activities — Why an Activity Is Where It Is
  12. 18.India's Agriculture — Where the Crops Are, in Which Season, and Why the Yields Divide
  13. 19.Transport, Communication and Trade in India — The Network That Carries the Economy, and the Date on Every Number
• India and Maharashtra - Polity and Governance (Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Urban Governance, Public Policy, Rights issues)
  1. 1.Maharashtra: Geography, Economy and Governance
  2. 2.State and District Governance
• Economic and Social Development (Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics)
  1. 1.Demography, Population and Policy
  2. 2.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
  3. 3.Participatory Development and Inclusive Governance
• Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change
  1. 1.Climate Change and Sustainable Development
  2. 2.Environment Pollution and Solid Waste Management
  3. 3.Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• General Science
  1. 1.General and Applied Science for Civil Services

Paper II · CSAT (Qualifying)

• Comprehension, Reasoning, Decision-Making, Numeracy (Qualifying, 33% to pass)

Paper 1 · Marathi (Qualifying)

• Comprehension, Precis, Usage, Translation, Short Essays (Qualifying, 25% to pass)

Paper 2 · English (Qualifying)

• Comprehension, Precis, Usage, Short Essays (Qualifying, 25% to pass)

Paper 3 · Essay

• Essay on multiple topics

Paper 4 · General Studies-1 (Heritage, Culture, History & Geography, with weightage to Maharashtra)

• Indian Culture: Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (ancient to modern)
  1. 1.Ancient Indian Civilization: Science, Arts, and Diffusion
  2. 2.15. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Ancient India)
  3. 3.25. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Medieval India)
  4. 4.History Optional Paper I — Item 1: Sources
• Bhakti Movement and its Philosophy, with special reference to the Saints' Movement in Maharashtra
  1. 1.Maharashtra's Bhakti Movement: The Varkari Saints
  2. 2.Medieval India — Political, Administrative and Military History
• Modern Indian History from the mid-18th century to the present
  1. 1.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
  2. 2.Decline of the Mughal Empire
  3. 3.Rise of Regional States
  4. 4.Advent of Europeans in India — From Vasco da Gama to British Supremacy
  5. 5.British Conquest of Bengal
  6. 6.Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767-1799)
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  1. 7.Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1818)
  2. 8.Subsidiary Alliance, Doctrine of Lapse & the Anglo-Sikh Wars
  3. 9.Drain of Wealth, Deindustrialisation, and Land Revenue Systems
  4. 10.Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings Before 1857
  5. 11.The Revolt of 1857
  6. 12.Post-1857 Administration and Crown Rule (1858-1900)
  7. 13.Socio-Religious Reform Movements of 19th Century India
• The Freedom Struggle and Post-Independence Consolidation and Reorganization
  1. 1.Three Phases of the Indian Freedom Struggle, 1885-1947
• History of the World from the 18th century (Industrial Revolution, World Wars, Decolonization, Political Philosophies)
  1. 1.GS Paper I — History of the World: American Revolution and the Birth of the USA
  2. 2.GS Paper I — History of the World: French Revolution and Its Impact on Europe
  3. 3.GS Paper I — History of the World: Industrial Revolution — Origins, Spread, and Social Consequences
  4. 4.GS Paper I — History of the World: Unification of Italy
  5. 5.GS Paper I — History of the World: Unification of Germany
  6. 6.GS Paper I — History of the World: Imperialism and Colonialism in Asia and Africa
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  1. 7.GS Paper I — History of the World: World War I — Causes, Course, and Consequences
  2. 8.GS Paper I — History of the World: Russian Revolution (1917) and the Rise of Communism
  3. 9.GS Paper I — History of the World: Interwar Period — Rise of Fascism and Nazism
  4. 10.GS Paper I — History of the World: World War II — Causes, Course, and Consequences
  5. 11.GS Paper I — History of the World: Decolonization in Asia
  6. 12.GS Paper I — History of the World: Decolonization in Africa
  7. 13.GS Paper I — History of the World: Cold War — Formation of Power Blocs, Proxy Conflicts, Non-Aligned Movement
  8. 14.GS Paper I — History of the World: Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Post-Cold-War World
  9. 15.GS Paper I — History of the World: Redrawal of National/Colonial Boundaries
  10. 16.GS Paper I — History of the World: Political Philosophies — Capitalism, Socialism, Communism — Comparative Theory and Historical Practice
• Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India, Women, Population, Poverty, Urbanization
  1. 1.Salient Features of Indian Society: Unity in Diversity, Social Institutions and Social Change
  2. 2.Indian Social Change and Rural Sociology
  3. 3.Social Movements in India
  4. 4.Demography, Population and Policy
  5. 5.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
  6. 6.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Salient Features of Indian Society and the Diversity of India
  7. 7.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Population and Associated Issues
  8. 8.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Poverty and Developmental Issues
• Globalization's Effects on Indian Society; Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism, Secularism
  1. 1.Social Movements in India
  2. 2.Sociology of Rural-Urban Change, Industrialization and Globalization
  3. 3.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Effects of Globalization on Indian Society
  4. 4.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism
• Salient Features of World Physical Geography; Distribution of Natural Resources; Industrial Location Factors
  1. 1.Geomorphology — The Two Forces That Build the Land and Wear It Down
  2. 2.World Regional Physiography — Where the Earth's Relief Actually Is
  3. 3.Climatology — What the Air Does, and Why Water Is the Reason
  4. 4.World Climatic Regions — The Types, and Two Ways of Sorting Them
  5. 5.Oceanography — The Relief, the Salt, the Heat and the Currents of the Water Half of the Earth
  6. 6.Biogeography and the Natural Vegetation of the World — How an Ecosystem Works, and Why the Living Cover of the Earth Lies in Belts
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  1. 7.India: Physiography — A Shield, a Rising Wall, a Filled Trough, and Two Kinds of Island
  2. 8.Drainage Systems of India — How the Rivers Are Arranged, and Why They Behave As They Do
  3. 9.India: Climate and the Monsoon — One Rhythm, and the Variety Inside It
  4. 10.Soils of India — Formation, the Profile, the Groups, and the Erosion That Takes Them
  5. 11.India's Natural Vegetation and Wildlife — The Forest Types, the Belts Up the Himalaya, and What Has Been Done to Them
  6. 12.Water Resources of India — Four Per Cent of the World's Water for Seventeen Per Cent of Its People
  7. 13.World Resources and Industry — Where the Minerals Lie and Where the Factories Went
  8. 14.Minerals and Energy Resources of India — What the Rock Decides, and How Old Every Number Here Is
  9. 15.Industries of India — Why a Factory Stands Where It Does, and Which of These Sentences Has Expired
  10. 16.Economic Geography and Human Activities — Why an Activity Is Where It Is
  11. 17.India's Agriculture — Where the Crops Are, in Which Season, and Why the Yields Divide
  12. 18.Transport, Communication and Trade in India — The Network That Carries the Economy, and the Date on Every Number
• Geophysical Phenomena (Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic Activity, Cyclones) and Geographical Feature Changes
  1. 1.Geomorphology — The Two Forces That Build the Land and Wear It Down
  2. 2.Biogeography and the Natural Vegetation of the World — How an Ecosystem Works, and Why the Living Cover of the Earth Lies in Belts
  3. 3.India's Natural Vegetation and Wildlife — The Forest Types, the Belts Up the Himalaya, and What Has Been Done to Them

Paper 5 · General Studies-2 (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice, IR)

• Indian Constitution: Historical Underpinnings, Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure
• Union-State Relations, Federal Structure, Devolution of Powers and Finances
  1. 1.Indian Political System and Decentralisation Theory
  2. 2.State and District Governance
• Separation of Powers; Parliament and State Legislatures
  1. 1.Parliament — The Union Legislature and the Heart of Indian Democracy
  2. 2.State Legislature -- Organisation, Composition and Legislative Procedure of the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad
• Executive and Judiciary; Local Self-Government (Panchayati Raj, Municipalities)
  1. 1.State and District Governance
• Representation of the People Act; Constitutional, Statutory and Quasi-Judicial Bodies
  1. 1.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
• Government Policies, Welfare Schemes, Development Processes, NGOs and SHGs
  1. 1.Participatory Development and Inclusive Governance
  2. 2.Debates on Development, State, Market and Civil Society
• Governance, Transparency, e-Governance, Civil Services, Citizens' Charters
  1. 1.Union Governance Machinery and Constitutional Bodies
  2. 2.Ethics, Transparency and Administrative Reforms
  3. 3.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Government Policies and Interventions for Development — A Sectoral Overview
  4. 4.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Development Processes and the Development Industry: NGOs, SHGs, Civil Society
• India's Neighbourhood and Bilateral/Regional/Global Relations
  1. 1.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-Pakistan Relations
  2. 2.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-China Relations
  3. 3.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India's Immediate Neighbourhood — Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and the Maldives
  4. 4.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-Afghanistan Relations and Central Asia
  5. 5.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-United States Relations
  6. 6.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-Russia Relations
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  1. 7.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India, the European Union, and Other Major Powers
  2. 8.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Regional Groupings — SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN and SCO
  3. 9.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Global Groupings: G20, BRICS, QUAD, IBSA
• International Institutions, Agencies and Fora; Indian Diaspora
  1. 1.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Indian Diaspora and Its Role in India's Foreign Policy
  2. 2.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: International Institutions: the UN, UNSC Reform, and Global Governance Bodies (WTO, IMF, World Bank, WHO)
  3. 3.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections: SC/ST/OBC/Minorities
  4. 4.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections: Women, Children, Elderly, Persons with Disabilities

Paper 6 · General Studies-3 (Technology, Economy, Environment, Security, Disaster Mgmt)

• Indian Economy: Planning, Resource Mobilization, Growth, Employment, Government Budgeting
  1. 1.Five Year Planning and NITI Aayog
  2. 2.Growth, Development and Regional Disparities
  3. 3.National Income — Concepts, Measurement, and India's Structural Trends
• Agriculture: Cropping Patterns, Irrigation, MSP, PDS, Food Security, Animal Husbandry
  1. 1.National Agriculture, Industry and Services Sectors
  2. 2.Crop Science in India; Characteristics of Plants
  3. 3.Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, and Sericulture
• Food Processing Industries; Land Reforms
  1. 1.Land Reforms: First Generation, Second Generation, and Land Alienation in Scheduled Areas
  2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Food Processing Industries and Supply-Chain Management
• Liberalization, Industrial Policy, Infrastructure and Investment Models
  1. 1.Industry and Service Sectors
  2. 2.National Agriculture, Industry and Services Sectors
• Science and Technology: Developments, Applications, Indian Achievements, IPR
  1. 1.General and Applied Science for Civil Services
  2. 2.National Policy of Science & Technology and ICT Basics
  3. 3.Space Technology Applications and Disaster Management
  4. 4.Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
• Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment
  1. 1.Climate Change and Sustainable Development
  2. 2.Environment Pollution and Solid Waste Management
  3. 3.Ecosystems and Biodiversity
• Disaster and Disaster Management; Disaster Risk Resilience
  1. 1.Space Technology Applications and Disaster Management
• Internal Security: Extremism, External/Non-State Actors, Cyber Security, Border Security, Security Forces

Paper 7 · General Studies-4 (Ethics, Integrity, Aptitude)

• Ethics and Human Interface
  1. 1.Ethics, Transparency and Administrative Reforms
  2. 2.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Foundations of Ethics
• Human Values
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Human Values
• Attitude
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Attitude
• Aptitude and Foundational Values for Civil Service
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Aptitude and Foundational Values for Civil Service
• Emotional Intelligence
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Emotional Intelligence
• Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India and the World
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Moral Thinkers and Philosophers — Indian Traditions
  2. 2.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Moral Thinkers and Philosophers — Western Traditions
• Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Public Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration
• Probity in Governance
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Probity in Governance
• Case Studies on Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Case Studies — Applying the Ethical Toolkit

Papers 8-9 · Optional Subject (candidate's choice, 1 of 26)

• Chosen optional subject (1 of 26) — two papers

Personality Test / Interview

• Personality Test / Interview