Paper I – (200 marks)

• Current events of state, national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement with some weight-age to Maharashtra.
• Maharashtra, India and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of Maharashtra,
  India and the World.
• India and Maharashtra – 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 specialization.
• 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 not be considered for evaluation in case he
/ she does not appear in both the papers of State Services Preliminary Examination.