MPPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024

• Major events and major dynasties in the history of Madhya Pradesh.
• Contribution of Madhya Pradesh in the freedom movement.
• Major arts and sculpture of Madhya Pradesh.
• Major tribes and dialects of Madhya Pradesh
• Major festivals, Folk music, folk arts, and folk literature of Madhya Pradesh.
• Important Literator of Madhya Pradesh and their literature.
• Religious and tourist places of Madhya Pradesh.
• Important Tribal Personalities of Madhya Pradesh

• Major features, Events, and their administrative, Social and Economical Systems of Ancient and Medieval India.
• Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Independence struggle and the Indian National Movement for Freedom.
• Integration and Reorganization of India after Independence.

• Forest, Forest Produce, Wildlife, Rivers, Mountains, and Mountain ranges of Madhya Pradesh.
• The climate of Madhya Pradesh
• Natural and Mineral resources of Madhya Pradesh.
• Transport in Madhya Pradesh.
• Major Irrigation and Electrical Projects in Madhya Pradesh.
• Agriculture, Animal husbandry, and Agriculture based industries in Madhya Pradesh.

• Physical Geography:- Physical features and Natural regions.
• Natural Resources:- Forest, Mineral resources, Water, Agriculture, Wildlife, National Parks/ Sanctuaries/Safari.
• Social Geography:- Population related Demography (Population growth, Age, Sex ratio, Literacy)
• Economic Geography: – Natural and Human resources (Industry, Modes of Transport).
• Continents/Countries/Oceans/Rivers/Mountains of the world.
• Natural Resources of the World.
• Conventional and Nonconventional Energy Resources.

• Constitutional System of Madhya Pradesh (Governor, Council of Ministers, Legislative Assembly, High Court).
• The three-tier system of Panchayati Raj and Urban Administration in Madhya Pradesh

• Demography and Census of Madhya Pradesh.
• Economic Development of Madhya Pradesh
• Major Industries of Madhya Pradesh.
• Castes of Madhya Pradesh, Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes of Madhya Pradesh and Major Welfare Schemes of State.

• Government India act 1919 and 1935
• Constituent Assembly.
• Union Executive, President, and Parliament.
• Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Citizens and Directive Principles of State policy.
• Constitutional Amendments.
• Supreme Court and Judicial System.
• Indian Economy, Industrial Development and Foreign Trade, Import and Export.
• Financial Institutions- Reserve Bank of India, Nationalised Banks, Security, and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), National Stock Exchange (NSE), Non-Banking Financial Institutions.

• Basic Principles of Science.
• Important Indian Scientific Research Institutions and Their achievements, Satellite and Space technology.
• Environment and Biodiversity.
• Ecological System
• Nutrition, Food, and Nutrient.
• Human Body.
• Agricultural Product Technology.
• Food Processing
• Health Policy and Programmes.
• Pollution, Natural Disasters, and Management.

• Important Personalities and Places.
• Major Events
• Important Sports Institutes, Sports Competitions, and Awards of India and Madhya Pradesh.

• Electronics, Information and Communication Technology
• Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Cyber Security
• E-Governance
• Internet and Social Networking Sites
• E-commerce.

• Election Commission of India.
• State Election Commission.
• Union Public Service Commission.
• Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission.
• Comptroller and Auditor General.
• NITI Aayog.
• Human Rights Commission.
• Women Commission.
• Child Protection Commission.
• Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission.
• Backward class Commission.
• Information Commission.
• Vigilance Commission.
• National Green Tribunal.
• Food preservation Commission etc.

• Political, Economic, Social and Cultural History of India from 11th to 18th Century A.D.
• Mugal rulers and their administration, Emergence of composite culture
• Impact of British Rule on Indian Economy and Society

• Reactions of Indians against British Colonial Rule- Peasant and Tribal revolts,
• The First Struggle of Independence.
• Indian Renaissance
• National Freedom Movement and its leaders.
• The emergence of India as a Republic Nation.
• Reorganization of States,
• Formation of Madhya Pradesh.
• Major events of the post-independence period.

• Independence Movement in Madhya Pradesh.*
• Indian Cultural Heritage (with special reference to Madhya Pradesh)
• Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature, Festivals & Architecture from ancient to modern times.
• World Heritage sites in Madhya Pradesh
• Tourism in Madhya Pradesh

• Dynasty of Gondwana
• Dynasties of Bundelkhand
• Dynasties of Baghelkhand
• Holkar Dynasty
• Scindia Dynasty
• Bhopal State

• Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Rivers, Lakes, Glaciers.

Major Geographical Phenomena

• Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanicity, Cyclone.

World Climate

• Climate and seasons, and Climatic regions of the World
• Distribution of rainfall
• Climate change and its effects.

• Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Rivers, Lakes, Glaciers.

Physiographic Division of India.

The climate of India

• Origin of Monsoon, Distribution of rainfall, El Nino Phenomenon
• Climate and Seasons of India
• Cimatic regions of India.

Natural Resources- Types and their uses.

• Water Resources, Forest Resouce, soil
• Rocks and minerals resources

Population

• Growth, distribution, density, sex ratio, literacy, migration, rural and urban population.

Food Processing and Related Industries

• Scope and significance of Food Processing Industries
• Location of industries
• Forward and Backward linkages for industries,
• Demand-supply chain management.

• Major Geomorphic Regions with special reference to Narmada Valley and Malwa Plateau.
• Natural vegetation and climate of Madhya Pradesh.
• Soil- Physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil, soil formation process, problems of soil erosion and soil degradation, Problem soil and methods of its reclamation, soil conservation planning on a watershed basis.
• Mineral Resources of Madhya Pradesh- Types, distribution, and uses.
• Energy Resources of Madhya Pradesh- Types, distribution, and uses.
• Major Industries of MP on the basis of agricultural produce, forests, and minerals.
• The Tribes of State with particular reference to vulnerable tribes.

• Drinking Water:- Supply, factors of impurity of water, and quality management.
• Water management.
• Groundwater Conservation and water conservation.

Disaster Management

• Natural and Man-made disasters
• Concept and scope of disaster management
• specific hazards and mitigation.
• Community planning- Resource mapping, relief, rehabilitation
• Preventive and administrative measures, and safe construction.
• Alternative communication and survival efficiency.

• Principles of Remote sensing
• Electromagnetic spectrum,
• Application of remote sensing.
• Types and Components of Satellite

Global Information System(GIS)- Components and Application of GIS,

Global Positioning System (GPS)- Basic concepts and Applications of GPS.

• Making of Constitution
• Major Characteristics of Constitution,
• Basic Structure of Constitution
• important amendments in Constitution.

Conceptual Elements

• Preamble,
• Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Duties,
• Directive principle of state policy.

Federalism in India

Center-State Relations

Judiciary in India

• Supreme Court,
• High Court,
• Judicial Review and Judicial Activism,
• Lok Adalat
• Public Interest Litigation.

• Election Commission of India,
• Comptroller and Auditor General of India,
• Union Public Service Commission,
• Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission

NITI Aayog (Extra constitutional Body)

Politics in India

• Role of caste, religion, class, ethnicity, language, and gender in Indian politics,
• Political parties,
• Voting behavior in Indian politics,

Civil society, and Public movement,

National integrity, and security issues

Accountability and Rights

• Competition Commission of India,
• Consumer Forum,
• Information Commission of India and MP,
• Women’s Commission,
• Human Rights Commission of India & MP,
• SC / ST / OBC Commission,
• Central Vigilance Commission.

Features of Democracy

• Political Representations,
• Participation of Citizens in the Decision-making Process.

Community-based organizations (CBO)- Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and Self-help groups (SHG).

Role of Media and Problems (Electronic, Print, and Social)

• Kautilya,
• Mahatma Gandhi,
• Jawaharlal Nehru,
• Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel,
• Ram Manohar Lohia,
• Dr.B.R.Ambedkar,
• Deendayal Upadhyaya,
• Jayaprakash Narayan.

• Meaning, nature, and significance of Public Administration,
• Role of public administration in developed and developing societies,
• Development of Public Administration as a subject,
• Modern Public Administration,
• Principles of Public Administration.

Concepts

• Power,
• Authority
• Responsibility
• Delegation

Theories of organization, steps, and area of control and unity of command.

New dimensions of public management, management of change, and development administration.

Measurement of national income in India.

Banking System in India

• Functions of Reserve Bank of India
• Function of commercial banks,
• Financial inclusion,
• Monetary policy.

Taxation system in India

• Characteristics of a good taxation system
• Type of Tax- Direct tax and indirect taxes,
• Subsidies and cash transaction

Fiscal policy of India

Public Distribution System,

Current Trends and Challenges of the Indian economy

• Poverty,
• Unemployment
• Regional Imbalances.

External Sector

• India’s international trade and balance of payment,
• Role of Foreign capital,
• Multi-national companies,
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Import-Export policy,

International Organizations

• International Monetary Fund
• World Bank
• Asian Development Bank
• World Trade Organization
• ASIAN
• SAARC
• NAFTA
• OPEC,

• Agriculture in Madhya Pradesh- Major crops, holdings and cropping patterns, Social and physical environmental impact on production and distribution of crops,
• Issues and challenges related with quality and supply of seeds and manure, farming practices in MP
• Issues and challenges of Allied Sector in MP- Horticulture, Poultry, Dairy and Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, etc.
• Problems and challenges related to agricultural produce, transportation, storage, and marketing in MP.
• Welfare Schemes of Agriculture.
• Contribution of the Service Sector to the economy of MP
• Infrastructure and resources of Madhya Pradesh- Irrigation Projects, Energy Resources, Transport, etc.
• Demographic scenario of Madhya Pradesh and its impacts on the economy of Madhya Pradesh.
• Industrial sector, growth, trends, and challenges.
• Availability of skilled human resources, employability, and productivity of human resources, Different trends of employment.

• Elementary education,
• Quality of Higher, Vocational, Technical, and Medical Education.
• Issues related to girls’ education.

Vulnerable Section of Society- Issues and Welfare Programs

• Differently abled classes,
• Senior Citizens,
• Children,
• Women,
• Underprivileged classes
• Displaced groups arising out of developmental projects.

• Elements of social harmony
• the concept of civilization and culture.
• Features of Indian Culture.
• Rituals- Various references,
• Caste system.
• Ashram, Purushartha, Chatushtya
• Religion and sect influence on society
• Methods of marriage.
• Community Development Programme
• Extension Education,
• Panchayati Raj,
• Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Community Development.
• Recent trends in the Voluntary sector regarding Rural Development,
• Family Court.

• Population and Health Problems,
• Health Education, and Empowerment,
• Family Welfare Programmes,
• Population Control.

Schedules Tribes

• Status of Tribes in Madhya Pradesh,
• Social Structure, customs, Beliefs, Marriage, Kinship, Religious Beliefs and Traditions, Festivals, and Celebrations in Tribes.

Nutrition and Health

• Women’s Education,
• Family Health,
• Statistics of Birth rate and Death Rate
• Causes, and effects of malnutrition
• Government Programmes of supplementary nutrition,
• Technological inventions in the field of Immunology
• Remedies (Treatment and Cure) of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

World Health Organization:- Objectives, Structure, Functions, and Programmes.

• Work, Power, and Energy- Gravitational Force, Friction, Atmospheric Pressure, and Work.
• Units and Measurement, Examples from daily life.
• Speed, Velocity, Acceleration
• Sound- Definition, Medium of Propagation, Audible and Inaudible sound, Noise, and Music. Terminology related to Sound:- Amplitude, Wave Length, Frequency of Vibration.
• Electricity:- Different types of cells, Circuit.
• Magnet:- Properties, preparation, and uses of artificial magnet
• Light:- Reflection, Refraction, Mirrors and Lenses, Image Formation,
• Heat: Measuring Temperature, Thermometers, Transformation of Heat.

• Element, Compound, and Mixture- Definition, Chemical Symbols, Properties, Availability on the Earth,
• Material:- Metals and Non-Metals, Periodic Table and Periodicity.
• Atom, Atomic Structure, Valancy, Bonding, Nuclear Fusion, and Fission.
• Acids, Bases, and Salts. PH Value Indicators.
• Physical and Chemical Changes.
• Chemistry in daily life

• Micro-organism and Organic Farming.
• Cell –Structure and Function, Classification of Animals and Plants.
• Nutrition in plants, animals, and human beings,
• Balanced Diet, Vitamins, Deficiency Diseases, Hormones, Body Organs of Human Beings, Structure, and Functioning.
• Respiration in Organisms.
• Transportation in Animals and Plants.
• Reproduction in Animals and Plants
• Health and Hygiene and Diseases.

• Types, Characteristics, and Generations of Computers
• Memory, Storage Devices
• Input and Output Devices
• Software and Hardware
• Operating systems, Windows
• Uses of Microsoft Office
• Computer Languages- Translators, Compilers, Interpreters and Assemblers.
• Internet, E-mail, Social Media
• E-Governance.
• Different useful Portals, Sites, and Web Pages.

• Numbers and its type,
• Methods of Unit Measurement,
• Equations, and Factors,
• Profit and loss,
• Percentage,
• Simple and Compound Interest,
• Ratio Proportion.

Statistics

• Probability,
• Measurement of Central Tendency (Mean, Mode, Median) and Variance,
• Types of Sampling.

• Communicable diseases and their Prevention.
• National Vaccination Programme.
• Primary Knowledge of AYUSH- Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy
• Health Related Important Welfare Schemes of Central and State Government.
• Major Health Organizations of Central and the State Government.

Limitations of Indigenous Technologies.

History of Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing in India.

Scientific Institutes (General information of above institutions)

• Indian Space Research Organization] (ISRO)
• Raja Ramanna Center for Atomic Technology (RRCAT)
• Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) Shriharikota
• Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
• Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
• National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) Tirupati
• Liquid Propulsion System Center (LPSC), Bengaluru
• Space Application Center (SAC), Ahmedabad
• Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) Ramanagara,
• Indian Space Science Data Center(ISSDC), Ramanagara
• Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram
• Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
• National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC), Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradoon

Generations of Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicles.

Biotechnology- Definition, and uses of Biotechnology in sectors of Health and Medicine, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Industry, and Environment.

Clones, Robots, and Artificial Intelligence.

Patents and Rights of Intellectual Property (Trips, Trims)  Contribution of Indians in the field of Science and Technology

• Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman,
• Hargovind Khurana
• Jagdish Chandra Basu
• Homi Jahangir Bhabha
• M. Vishveshraiya
• Srinivas Ramanujan,
• Vikram Sarabhai,
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam,
• Satendra Nath Bose.
• Raja Ramanna,
• Prafullchandra Roy.

National and International Awards in the field of Science.

• Conventional and Non-Conventional Sources of Energy- Meaning, Definition, Examples, and Differences
• Energy Efficiency
• Energy Management
• Organizational Integration,
• Energy Management in Operational Functions,
• Energy Purchase, Production, Production planning and Control, Maintenance.
• Issues and Challenges related to Energy Strategies
• Alternate Sources of Energy- Present scenario and future possibilities.
• Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Oceanic Energy, Geothermal Energy, Biomass Energy, Biofuel Energy, etc.

• Definition, Scope of Environment
• Dimensions of Environment- Physical, Economic, Cultural, Educational, Psychological, etc,
• Concepts of Environment in the Indian context, and in the Modern World.
• Effect of human activities on the Environment,
• Ethics and Values related to Environment

Pollution

• Environmental Pollution,
• Environmental Changes.
• Issues and challenges related to the Environment
• Causes and effects of Environmental Degradation

Environment Conservation

• Environmental Education,
• Programmes for Mass Awareness,
• Environmental Education and its relationship with Health and Safety.
• Eco-friendly Technologies,
• Conservation of Energy,
• Constitutional provisions related to Environment and its Protection.
• Environmental Protection Policies and Regulatory Framework

Biodiversity

Earth

• Crust,
• Mantle,
• Core
• Lithosphere,
• Hydrosphere,
• Origin and Age of Earth,
• Geological Time Scale,

Rock

• Definition
• Types of Rocks- Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rock.

Minerals and Ores,

Fossils, Natural Coal, Natural Oil, and Natural Gas.

Weathering and Erosion

Formation of soil

Groundwater

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
• Mahavir, Buddha, Charwak,
• Acharya Shankar, Guru Nanak, Kabir, Tulsidas,
• Ravindra Nath Tagore, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Savitribai Phule,
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Swami Vivekanand,
• Maharshi Arvind, Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan.

• Attitude: Content, Elements, Function Formation of Attitude, Attitudinal Change, Persuasive Communication, Prejudice and Discrimination, Stereotypes Orthodox in the Indian context.
• Aptitude – Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, Integrity, Impartiality and Non-partisanship, Objectivity, Dedication to public service, Empathy, Tolerance, and Compassion towards the weaker sections.
• Emotional Intelligence- Emotional Intelligence-Concepts, their utilities, and application in Administration and Governance.
• Individual differences

Ethics and Values in Public Administration

• Ethical elements in governance
• Integrity,
• Accountability
• Transparency,
• Ethical Reasoning and Moral Dilemmas,
• Conscience as a source of ethical guidance.
• Code of Conduct for Civil Servants,
• Implementation of Higher values in governance.

• Types and Causes of Corruption
• Effects of corruption
• Approaches to minimizing corruption
• Role of society, Media, Family, and Whistleblower
• United Nations Convention on Corruption
• Measuring corruption
• Transparency International
• Lokpal and Lokayukt.

• शब्दालंकार -अनुप्रास, यमक, श्लेष
• अर्थालंकार- उपमा, रूपक, उत्प्रेक्षा

• Hindi to English
• English to Hindi

• Administrative Vocabulary
• Idioms and Phases
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Tatsam and Tadbhav (तत्सम और तद्भव शब्द)
• One-word substitution
• Standard Vocabulary

(1000 Words)

• पर्यावरण (Environment)
• विज्ञान (Science)
• धर्म और आध्यात्म (religion and Spirituality)
• शिक्षा में गुणवत्ता (Quality in Education)
• आधुनिकीकरण (Modernization)
• भूमंडलीकरण (Globalization)
• उदारीकरण (Liberlization)
• कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता (Artificial Intelligence)
• पारंपरिक खेल (Traditional Sports)
• सांस्कृतिक विरासत (Cultural heritage)
• सभ्यता और संस्कृति (Civilization and Culture)
• योग और स्वास्थ्य  (Yoga and Health)
• ई-मार्केटिंग (E-Marketting)
• ई-कॉमर्स (E-Commerce)
• नेतृत्व और विकास (Leadership and Development)
• सुशासन (Good Governance)
• नौकरशाही (Bureaucracy)
• जनजातीय विकास (Tribal Develpment)
• राष्ट्रवाद और  राष्ट्रीय एकता (Nationalism and National Unity)
• सामुदायिक जीवन (Social Life)
• सामाजिक सरोकार
• नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा (Renewable Energy)
• सतत विकास लक्ष्य (Sustainable Development Goal)
• मादक पदार्थों का सेवन और दुष्परिणाम ( Drug Addiction and Negative Consequence)
• घरेलू हिंसा (Domestic Violence)
• बाह्य एवं आंतरिक सुरक्षा के मुद्दे (Issues of External and Internal Security)
• व्यवसायगत सरलता  (Ease of Doing Business)

(500 words)

• शासकीय एवं अर्द्धसरकारी पत्र
• परिपत्र (Circular)
• प्रपत्र (Form)
• विज्ञापन (Advertisement)
• आदेश (Office Order)
• पृष्ठांकन (Endorsement)
• अनुस्मारक (Reminder)
• प्रतिवेदन (Report)
• अधिसूचना (Notification)
• टिप्पणी लेखन (Note Writing)

• General Grammer & Administrative Vocabulary
• Administrative Vocabulary
• Idioms and Phases
• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Tatsam and Tadbhav (तत्सम और तद्भव शब्द)
• One-word substitution
• Standard Vocabulary