Dear Aspirant,

MP State Service Examination and Forest State Service Examination organised by MPPSC or Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission has released its application way back on 20th November 2019. The last date to apply was 12th of December, 2019. The exam date is 12th of January 2020.

Here are the notifications:

SSE notification: http://www.mppsc.nic.in/ATTACHMENTS_FILES/ADVERTISEMENTS_OPTION/SSE_2019_Advt_14.11.2019.pdf

FSSE Notification:

http://www.mppsc.nic.in/ATTACHMENTS_FILES/ADVERTISEMENTS_OPTION/SFS_2019_Advt_14.11.2019.pdf

The Official Website is: http://www.mppsc.nic.in/

The posts for which you can apply for with this exam are Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Commercial Tax Officer and District Jail Commissioner.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The aspirant should be a citizen of India.
• The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree from a recognised University.
• Professional and technical qualifications, recognised by State Government.
• Minimum age of the candidate must be 21 years old.
• The candidate should not be more than 30 years of age.
• There would be a relaxation of 5 years of age for domiciles as well as other candidates if the MP Cabinet decides so.

The selection process has three steps which are as follows:

1. Preliminary exam
2. Main exam
3. Interview

The preliminary exam has objective type MCQs with two compulsory papers of General Studies and Aptitude Test which will be of 200 marks each. There will be no negative marking in the exam.

The main exam will have 6 paper of General studies (4 papers) which be for 300 marks and 3 hours, General Hindi for 200 marks for 2 hours and Essay writing for 100 marks for 2 hours.

The interview will be of 175 marks.

Merit list will add the marks of mains and interview.

For the candidates of other states the fees is same as MP general candidates, which is Rs. 500.

Books to prepare for the exam are:

• Lucent GK objective.
• St/Sc acts by Mahavir.
• Polity by M. Laxmikant.
• Indian history by (NCERT).
• Rojgar Nirman can also be helpful for practice.
• Madhya Pradesh GK by Hindi Granth academy/ Mc Graw Hill.
• Geography by Mahesh Barnwal.
• Current affairs by Speedy (Yearly).

Hope this helps. All the best!