State Services (Preliminary)Examination. Syllabus

Paper No.	Marks	Duration	Standard	Medium	Nature ofPaper
Paper I (compulsory)	200	Two hours	Degree	Marathi & English	Objective Type
Paper II (compulsory)	200	Two hours	Topic No.(1) to (5) Degree level Topic No.(6) class X level Topic No.(7) X / XII level	Marathi & English	Objective Type

Paper I - (200 marks)

• Current events of state, national and international importance.
• History of India (with special reference to Maharashtra) and Indian National Movement.
• Maharashtra, India and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of Maharashtra, India and the World.
• Maharashtra and India - Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj,Urban Governance, Public Policy, Rights issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change-that do not require subject specialisation.
• General Science

Paper II - (200 marks)

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
• Decision - making and problem - solving.
• General mental ability.
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation(Charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.- Class X level)
• Marathi and English Language Comprehension skills (Class X/XII level).

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.