MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026 — 16,717 Posts Online Form

MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026 — 16,717 posts

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has revised the Maharashtra Group C Services Combined Preliminary Examination 2026 to 16,717 posts across 27 cadres. This is the revised figure from the official press note dated 6 November 2026: the original advertisement of 25 June 2026 carried 2,619 posts, a corrigendum of 22 July 2026 raised it to 5,707, and the 6 November 2026 corrigendum added 11,010 more posts to reach 16,717. Some aggregator headlines still show 16,797 — that figure is wrong and should not be relied on. Fresh applications, and post options from existing applicants, are open from 13 November to 27 November 2026 on mpsconline.gov.in.

Which posts are covered

The 27 cadres include Clerk-Typist, Tax Assistant, Industry Inspector, Technical Assistant, Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector, Village Revenue Officer (Talathi), Senior Clerk, Junior Chemist, Staff Nurse, Assistant Agriculture Officer, Supply Inspector, Livestock Supervisor, Investigator (Economics and Statistics) and several others. No post-wise vacancy break-up is given in either corrigendum, so this post carries the total of 16,717 only. Qualification varies by cadre — a degree, diploma or professional qualification as per Annexure 1 of the exam scheme. For example, Staff Nurse needs GNM or B.Sc Nursing with Maharashtra Nursing Council registration, and Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector needs SSC plus a three-year Automobile or Mechanical diploma or degree, one year of experience and a valid driving licence.

Age limit

Age limits are per cadre as in the exam scheme of 20 May 2026. A Government Resolution dated 5 November 2026 gives a one-year relaxation in the maximum age limit for this examination. The exact per-cadre limits were not read from the corrigenda, so no single minimum or maximum figure is stated here — check the exam scheme for your cadre.

Fee

The fee is not stated in either corrigendum read for this post. The fee is as per the original advertisement 017/2026 and the application portal — check the amount shown on mpsconline.gov.in when you apply. No fee figure is invented here.

Selection and exam date

The Combined Preliminary Examination is an offline OMR test on 24 January 2027, revised from 3 January 2027. The 15 November 2022 syllabus applies. Candidates who clear the Prelims sit separate Main examinations (a common Main for general-qualification cadres and separate Mains for special-qualification cadres), followed by post-specific typing or skill tests and document verification.

Basis of this post

The two official MPSC documents dated 6 November 2026 (the exam-scheme corrigendum and the press note / vacancy corrigendum) were read in full from mirror copies hosted on FreeJobAlert's CDN, because the MPSC website's advertisement listing is JavaScript-driven and the official PDFs could not be read directly from mpsc.gov.in. The figures above are taken from those mirror copies of the official documents.

How to apply

Apply online at mpsconline.gov.in between 13 and 27 November 2026. Candidates who applied earlier and are eligible for the additional cadres need to submit post options only — no fresh application is needed. Read the official advertisement and the 6 November 2026 corrigenda in full before applying.