MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026: 16,717 Posts

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has nearly tripled the size of its Group-C recruitment in a single corrigendum. A corrigendum dated 6 November 2026 to Advertisement No. 017/2026 — the Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination 2026 — raises the total number of posts from 5,707 to 16,717, adding 11,010 vacancies across 27 cadres. The preliminary examination has also moved from 3 January 2027 to 24 January 2027, and the commission will accept fresh applications and new cadre preferences from 13 November to 27 November 2026.

This is the third time the vacancy figure for this examination has changed. The examination was first advertised on 25 June 2026 with 2,619 posts. A corrigendum in July 2026 raised that figure to 5,707. The 6 November corrigendum adds posts from fresh requisitions received from government departments, taking the total to 16,717 — the largest Group-C drive the commission has run in this cycle. The commission has also said that more posts may still be added until the preliminary examination result, so candidates should keep checking the official website for further corrigenda.

A note on the vacancy figure: one job tracker lists 16,797 posts for this recruitment. That figure does not match the corrigendum. The corrigendum’s own 27-cadre table sums exactly to 16,717, and that is the figure used in this post. The 16,797 figure appears to be a tracker error and should not be relied on.

MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026 Overview

MPSC Group C Vacancy Details 2026

The corrigendum lists 27 post types in all. Its annexures give the category-wise reservation, the posts reserved for persons with disabilities, and the qualification for each post. The largest cadres are:

The eight cadres in the table above account for 13,652 of the 16,717 posts. The remaining 3,065 posts are spread across 19 smaller cadres. The full cadre-wise and category-wise break-up is given in the corrigendum annexures on the commission’s website, and candidates should read the annexure for the cadre they are applying for rather than relying on summaries.

MPSC Group C Important Dates 2026

MPSC Group C Application Fee 2026

The fee for the preliminary examination is Rs. 394 for Open category candidates, Rs. 294 for Reserved, EWS and Orphan candidates, and Rs. 44 for Ex-Servicemen. For the main examination, the fee is Rs. 544 (Open), Rs. 344 (Reserved / EWS / Orphan) and Rs. 44 (Ex-Servicemen). These are the figures from the original advertisement’s fee table: the 6 November corrigendum changes the vacancies, the dates and the cadres, not the fee. The fee must be paid online only; the challan option has been discontinued, and the last date to pay is 30 November 2026 at 11:59 PM. Candidates who have already applied and only add new cadre preferences do not have to pay any extra fee.

MPSC Group C Age Limit 2026

The age limit for the notified posts is 19 to 38 years as on 1 October 2026, with relaxations for reserved categories as per government norms. In addition, the state government has granted a one-year relaxation in the upper age limit for entry into government service through a General Administration Department resolution dated 5 November 2026. That relaxation applies to this recruitment as well, so some candidates who were over the age limit earlier can now apply. The exact upper age limit and the relaxation available to each category can differ by cadre, and candidates should confirm the figure for their cadre from the corrigendum annexures.

MPSC Group C Eligibility 2026

Educational qualifications are set cadre-wise in the corrigendum annexures, so there is no single qualification for the whole examination. As a general pattern, a graduation is the usual requirement for most of the posts, while the technical cadres ask for a diploma or an ITI certificate — for example, the engineering assistant cadres need a diploma in civil engineering, and the craft instructor cadre needs an ITI qualification. The annexures also carry the detailed qualification, including any subject or experience condition, for each of the 27 cadres. Candidates must check the annexure for the exact requirement of the cadre they want, because applying for a cadre without the prescribed qualification will lead to rejection at document verification.

MPSC Group C Salary 2026

Pay follows the 7th Central Pay Commission pay matrix and varies by cadre, so there is no single salary figure for the examination. Each cadre is placed in its own pay level, and the exact level and pay range for a cadre are given in the corrigendum annexures. Candidates should check the pay level of the cadre they are applying for before submitting their preferences, because the choice of cadre cannot be changed later.

MPSC Group C Selection Process and Exam Pattern 2026

Selection is through a combined preliminary examination, followed by a main examination for the candidates who qualify. The preliminary examination is the screening stage: only candidates who clear it are called for the mains.

Preliminary examination: one objective paper of 100 multiple-choice questions for 100 marks, in 60 minutes. Each question carries 1 mark, and one-fourth of a mark (0.25) is deducted for every wrong answer. The paper is set in Marathi and English and covers Current Affairs, History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, General Science, Arithmetic and Intelligence Test. The examination will be held in offline OMR mode at district centres across Maharashtra.

A note on the exam mode: some older listings describe the preliminary examination as a computer-based test. The revised scheme for this cycle is an offline OMR-based examination, and candidates should plan on that basis.

Main examination: the established scheme for the Group-C mains has two papers — Paper I (Marathi and English) and Paper II (General Studies and Intelligence Test). In the scheme notified for the 2025 cycle, Paper I carried 200 marks (Marathi 50 questions for 100 marks and English 50 questions for 100 marks, one hour each) and Paper II carried 200 marks (100 questions on General Studies and Intelligence Test, one hour), with the same one-fourth negative marking. The main examination date and the confirmed paper scheme for the 2026 cycle will be announced separately by the commission, and candidates should not treat the 2025-cycle scheme as the final 2026-cycle scheme until the commission confirms it.

How to Apply for MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026

If you have not applied before: register on mpsconline.gov.in, open Advertisement No. 017/2026 (Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination 2026), fill in the application form, choose your cadres carefully, upload the required documents, pay the fee online, and submit the form between 13 November 2026 (2:00 PM) and 27 November 2026 (11:59 PM). The fee can be paid till 30 November 2026 (11:59 PM).

If you have already applied: you do not need to apply again. Log in to your account on mpsconline.gov.in, go to My Account, click View against this advertisement, and then click Recheck Eligibility. You can add the newly included cadres for which you qualify. There is no extra fee for adding choices. Note that the posts you choose now cannot be changed later, and the claims in your original application stay as they are — so check your eligibility for each new cadre before adding it.

Candidates should apply well before the last date, because the portal usually slows down in the final hours, and the commission does not extend the deadline for portal congestion.

Important Links – MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026

No direct link to the corrigendum PDF could be verified at the time of publishing, so this post directs candidates to the commission’s website, where the corrigendum and its annexures are published. Candidates should read the corrigendum itself before applying.

Frequently Asked Questions – MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026

How many posts are there in MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026?
There are 16,717 posts across 27 cadres, after the corrigendum of 6 November 2026 added 11,010 vacancies to the earlier figure of 5,707. The largest cadres are Clerk-Typist (3,966), Staff Nurse (3,911) and Talathi (1,840).

When can I apply for MPSC Group C 2026?
Fresh applications and cadre preferences are open from 13 November 2026 (2:00 PM) to 27 November 2026 (11:59 PM) on mpsconline.gov.in. The fee can be paid online till 30 November 2026 (11:59 PM).

When is the MPSC Group C preliminary exam?
The preliminary examination will be held on 24 January 2027. It was earlier scheduled for 3 January 2027 and was moved by the 6 November corrigendum.

I have already applied for MPSC Group C. Do I need to apply again?
No. Log in to mpsconline.gov.in, go to My Account, click View against this advertisement and then Recheck Eligibility to add the newly included cadres you qualify for. There is no extra fee, but the choices you submit cannot be changed later.

What is the age limit for MPSC Group C 2026?
The age limit is 19 to 38 years as on 1 October 2026, with relaxations for reserved categories. A one-year upper-age relaxation also applies under the General Administration Department resolution of 5 November 2026.

What is the application fee for MPSC Group C?
For the preliminary examination, the fee is Rs. 394 (Open), Rs. 294 (Reserved / EWS / Orphan) and Rs. 44 (Ex-Servicemen). The fee is payable online only; the challan option has been discontinued.

What is the exam pattern for the MPSC Group C prelims?
The prelims is one objective paper of 100 questions for 100 marks in 60 minutes, with one-fourth negative marking, in Marathi and English, held in offline OMR mode. It covers Current Affairs, History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, General Science, Arithmetic and Intelligence Test.

Is the 16,797 vacancy figure correct?
No. One tracker lists 16,797, but the corrigendum’s own 27-cadre table sums to 16,717, and that is the figure used here.

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