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Hi Friends,

MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims 2013 that was scheduled for 10th Feb 2013,  may get delayed by 2 to 3 months and might get re-scheduled to 26 May 2013.

Here could be the reasons for such delay: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mantralaya-fire-derails-mpsc-exam_1773144

Hi Friends

MPSC has shocked everyone but not me!!! If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will remember that I had predicted a change in Rajyaseva Prelims for 2013 and it has been proven TRUE, today.

Here is new syllabus for MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims 2013, exactly similar to UPSC Civil Services Prelims (except the inclusion of Marathi subject in Paper II).

Paper I – (200 marks)

(1) Current events of state, national and international importance. (राज्य, राष्ट्रीय आणि आंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तरावरील महत्वाच्या चालू घडामोडी)
(2) History of India (with special reference to Maharashtra) and Indian National Movement. (भारतीय इतिहास (महाराष्ट्राच्या संदर्भात) व राष्ट्रीय चळवळ)
(3) Maharashtra, India and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of
Maharashtra, India and the World. (महाराष्ट्राचा, भारताचा व जगाचा भौतिक, सामाजिक व आर्थिक भूगोल)
(4) Maharashtra and India – Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj,Urban Governance, Public Policy, Rights issues, etc. (महाराष्ट्राची व भारताची राज्यव्यवस्था आणि शासन)
(5) Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. (आर्थिक व सामाजिक विकास)
(6) General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change-that do not require subject specialisation. (पर्यावरणीय परिस्थिती)
(7) General Science (सामान्य विज्ञान)

Paper II – (200 marks)
(1) Comprehension (आकलन क्षमता)
(2) Interpersonal skills including communication skills.(परस्पर संवादासह आंतर्व्याक्ती संवाद कौशल्ये)
(3) Logical reasoning and analytical ability. (तार्किक व विश्लेषण क्षमता)
(4) Decision – making and problem – solving. (निर्णय निर्धारण व समस्येचे निराकरण)
(5) General mental ability (सामान्य बौद्धिक क्षमता)
(6) Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation(Charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.- Class X level) (पायाभूत अंकगणित & माहितीचे अर्थान्तरण)
(7) Marathi and English Language Comprehension skills (Class X/XII level).(मराठी व इंग्रजी भाषिक आकलन कौशल्य)

Note 1 : Questions relating to Marathi and English Language Comprehension skill of Class X/XII level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper II) will be tested through passages from Marathi and English language without providing cross translation thereof in the question paper.
Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
Note 3 : It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of State Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he / she does not appear in both the papers of State Services (Prelim) Examination.