STATE CIVIL SERVICES
                MADHYA PRADESH STATE CIVIL SERVICES
                     MPPSCPRELIMS PATTERN
                PAPER SUBJECT                No of           Marks for  Total 
                                             questions       each ques     marks
                Paper I    General Studies   100             2             200
                Paper II   Civil Services    100             2             200
                           Aptitude Test 
                           (CSAT)
                Note:
                   ÿ Both the papers will be of objective type multiple choice questions
                   ÿ There will be no negative marking
                   ÿ Duration of each paper will be 2 hours
                        MPPSC MAINSPATTERN
                PAPER        SUBJECT                                   MARKS
                Paper 1      General Studies Paper I                   300
                Paper 2      General Studies Paper II                  300
                Paper 3      General Studies Paper III                 300
                Paper 4      General Studies Paper IV                  200
                Paper 5      General Hindi                             200
                Paper 6      Essay                                     100
                Note:
                   ÿ All papers shall be descriptive in nature 
                   ÿ No optional subject to be prepared
                   ÿ Duration of each paper will be three hours except essay which will be 
                      of two hours duration