Hello,

From your profile it seems you belong to Maharashtra, hence I believe the query is regarding Maharashtra Public Service Commission,

Firstly MPSC exam is divided into three stages namely prelims, mains and interview,

in prelims there are two papers such as general studies carrying 100 questions for 200 marks such as current events of state, national and international importance, history of India specially in relation to Maharashtra, and Indian National Movement, Polity and Governance, Economic and Social Development, geography of Maharashtra, India and the World, General Science, General Issues on Biodiversity, Environmental Ecology & Climate Change, etc.

and civil service aptitude test carrying 80 questions for 200 marks, each paper is conducted for two hours, the syllabus consists of

Comprehension, Interpersonal skills including communication skills, Logical reasoning and analytical ability, Decision-making and problem-solving, General mental ability, Basic numeracy & Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, data sufficiency, tables etc, upto Class X level, Marathi and English language comprehension skills based on Class X/XII level,

negative marks is applicable, as in terms of deduction of 1/3rd marks for each wrong attempt,

next comes Mains having six papers such as

• marathi or english as paper 1/2 carrying 100 marks, paper 1 is for three hours and paper 2 is for one hour, paper 1 has essay writing on marathi , translation from english to marathi, precis writing carrying 50 marks, and essay writing on english, translation from marathi to english, precis writing for 50 marks, paper 2 is grammar and comprehension of marathi & english pertaining to idioms, phrases, synonyms, antonyms, formation of words and sentences etc,
• there are four GS papers, paper 3 (history and geography), paper 4(indian Constitution/Indian Politics/Law), paper 5(HRD/Human Rights), paper 6(Economy & Planning, Economics of Development and Agriculture, Science and Technology Development), each paper carries 150 marks individually, and each paper is for a duration of two hours,

you can check out the entire syllabus at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/mpsc-syllabus,

in order to start your preparation, get acquainted with the exam pattern, and syllabus,

make a proper timetable, and accordingly assign number of hours to each subject,

next comes the importance of study materials, always try to keep resources limited, revision is key here, don't go for too many books, to start off you can go through NCERTs books for strong foundation, and thereafter refer other books, to know the entire recommendations, check out our page at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/mpsc-books

also, make sure to go through previous year question paper which you can access at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/mpsc-question-papers in order to get acquainted with the exam pattern, marking scheme, important topics, through consistent practice you can analyze your preparation level, and thereby improve your speed, calculation and time management skills,

and apply test series on regular basis, this is also imperative to know your areas of strength, weakness and further scope for improvement,