MPSC Deputy Director & Senior Research Officer Syllabus 2026: Exam Pattern & Topic-wise Details

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Exam Pattern and Syllabus Details

• Selection process: Written examination (200 marks) followed by an interview (50 marks). Total: 250 marks.
• Written examination: One paper, 100 objective-type questions, 200 marks, duration 1 hour. Medium: English. Standard: Degree level.

Syllabus (Eight Subject Areas)

1. Planning

• Definitions, needs and goals of planning
• Process of planning, setting objectives, analysing current situations, forecasting and assumptions
• Staffing, directing and controlling
• Performance evaluation and supporting ongoing learning
• Output-outcome monitoring framework

2. Economic Analysis

• Indicators of development
• Measures of poverty indices (including MPI)
• Environmental accounting of development
• Public policy issues: economic and fiscal policy
• Public health and welfare
• Environmental and energy policy, social and civil rights, global security and technology
• SDGs: monitoring and implementation

3. Basic Statistical Analysis

• Collection, compilation, analysis and interpretation of data
• Descriptive statistics
• Inferential statistics
• Use of computers in statistical analysis
• Regression and correlation

4. Advanced Statistical Analysis

• Multivariate analysis: cluster analysis, factor analysis, multidimensional scaling, etc.
• Structural equation modeling

5. Research Methodology

• Research objectives
• Literature review
• Formulation of objectives and hypothesis
• Research design
• Sampling design
• Survey methods and action research methods for implementation of government policies, along with implementation and evaluation

6. Economics

• Macroeconomic analysis
• Census and types of surveys

7. Project and Quality Management

• Project conceptualization, project finance, implementation, review and evaluation
• Measures of quality: definition, measurement and improvement of quality parameters

8. Governance

• Organizational structure of national, state and district level government machinery
• Roles and responsibilities in government functions

Preparation Tips

• Prioritize core statistical concepts: descriptive and inferential statistics, regression, and correlation.
• Revise government schemes, SDGs, and public policy topics regularly.
• Practice objective-type questions to build speed and accuracy for the 1-hour, 100-question format.
• Be mindful of negative marking and avoid guessing without elimination.