MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026: 5,707 Posts, Prelim on 3 January 2027

Naukritips.com’s first Maharashtra post lands on a big one. MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026 now fills 5,707 posts across several very different cadres through a single combined preliminary exam. MPSC added the new cadres by a corrigendum on 22 July 2026. One prelim gets you in the door; where you go after that depends entirely on which cadre you pick. Applications ran on the MPSC portal from 27 June to 10 August 2026, 11:59 PM (extended from 17 July). The form is now closed, and the prelim is on 3 January 2027.

One Prelim, Many Very Different Jobs

This is the part most listings blur. You sit one common preliminary exam, now an offline OMR paper, not a CBT. But the cadres underneath it are worlds apart in pay, eligibility and even physical standards. The prelim only shortlists you. Under MPSC’s announcement of 1 August 2026, the Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector and Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (Technical) cadres each get a separate Main exam. All other cadres share one common Main. MPSC has said it will publish the detailed revised exam scheme separately. So the real decision is which cadre your qualification actually fits.

MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026: The Cadres and Posts

The first five rows are the cadres in the original advertisement (2,619 posts). The corrigendum of 22 July 2026 added the last five rows (3,088 posts), taking the total to 5,707. Clerk-Typist now has 3,137 of them. Among the five original cadres, the Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector sits on the top pay band. That makes it the most valuable seat for anyone who can meet its extra bar. The corrigendum does not give pay levels for the new cadres.

What These Cadres Actually Pay In Hand

The advertisement lists only pay bands, so here’s our estimate of what lands in your account each month once DA and HRA are added and deductions come out. Treat these as approximate, not official figures. An Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector on the S-14 band should see roughly Rs 52,000 to Rs 60,000 in hand at the start. A Tax Assistant on S-8 lands nearer Rs 34,000 to Rs 39,000, and a Clerk-Typist on S-6 around Rs 27,000 to Rs 31,000. That’s the AMVI cadre paying close to double the Clerk-Typist, off the very same prelim, which is exactly why the eligibility bar for it is steeper.

The Eligibility Ladders Are Not the Same

Most cadres need just a bachelor’s degree in any subject. Industry Inspector needs an engineering diploma or a science degree. The new Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (Technical) cadre needs a B.F.Sc. with at least second class. The Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector cadre is the outlier and worth reading carefully if it’s your target:

• Qualification: SSC plus a minimum three-year diploma in Automobile or Mechanical Engineering, or a listed equivalent, or a higher engineering degree. The corrigendum of 27 July 2026 added eight more accepted qualifications, such as B.Tech in Mechatronics, Degree in Metallurgy and Diploma in Manufacturing Automation.
• Experience: at least one year of full-time work in repair and maintenance of light and heavy vehicles, by the Main exam application deadline (an apprenticeship counts, or you acquire it during probation).
• Licence: a valid driving licence covering geared motorcycle, LMV and transport (heavy goods and heavy passenger) vehicles. The heavy-vehicle part can be obtained within the two-year probation.
• Physical: male height at least 163 cm with a 79 cm chest (5 cm expansion); female height at least 155 cm and weight at least 45 kg; clear vision and not colour-blind.

Knowledge of Marathi is required for every cadre in this recruitment.

The Typing Certificate That Trips People Up

Two cadres need typing certificates, and the rules differ in a way that catches applicants out. Tax Assistant needs both Marathi at 30 wpm and English at 40 wpm. Clerk-Typist needs Marathi 30 wpm or English 40 wpm, and if you hold only the English certificate, you must acquire Marathi 30 wpm within four years of joining. Candidates from disabled, ex-servicemen, orphan and project-affected categories get a two-year window after appointment to clear the typing requirement.

Reservation Runs on Maharashtra Domicile

Every reservation benefit in this recruitment, both the social categories and the horizontal ones like women, sports and orphan quotas, is available only to candidates who are ordinary residents (domiciled) of Maharashtra. With the prelim form, candidates claiming horizontal quotas such as open-category women, sports, disability, ex-servicemen or orphan had to upload a domicile certificate. The advertisement required your EWS or non-creamy-layer certificate to be dated before 27 September 2026, which was then the prelim date. The prelim has since moved to 3 January 2027, and the corrigenda do not state a new certificate cut-off. One more detail from the original advertisement: the project-affected, earthquake-affected and part-time-graduate quotas apply only to Clerk-Typist posts outside Greater Mumbai. MPSC will give the category-wise split of posts for the new cadres by a corrigendum before the prelim result.

Dates, Fees and Filing on the MPSC Portal

1. Applicants registered and completed their profile on mpsconline.gov.in. At the prelim stage, only horizontal-quota claimants (such as sports, disability, ex-servicemen or orphan) had to upload documents, as PDFs of 50 to 500 KB.
2. The prelim fee was Rs 394 for open category, Rs 294 for backward classes, EWS and orphan candidates, and Rs 44 for ex-servicemen. The corrigendum of 16 July 2026 withdrew the SBI challan option, so payment was online only. Online fee payment closed on 13 August 2026.
3. Forms were accepted from 27 June to 10 August 2026. The last date was extended three times, from 17 July. The prelim is now an offline OMR exam on 3 January 2027 at all district centres (corrigenda of 16 July and 9 September 2026).
4. Download your admit card from the portal about a week before the exam.

Note that the number of questions, exam duration and negative-marking rule are not in this advertisement. MPSC publishes the detailed exam scheme and syllabus separately on its website under the exam-scheme section, so check there before you build a prep plan. Age is reckoned as on 1 October 2026. For the new Talathi posts, it is reckoned as on the last date, 10 August 2026. For the five original cadres, the minimum is 18 for Tax Assistant and 19 for the other four. The maximum is 38 for open category and 43 for backward classes, EWS and orphan candidates.

This opens our Maharashtra coverage; the Maharashtra jobs page grows from here, alongside every other state commission we track.

MPSC Group C 2026: Questions Applicants Ask

What is the last date to apply for MPSC Group C 2026?

The last date was extended to 10 August 2026, 11:59 PM, by the corrigendum of 5 August 2026. Online fee payment closed on 13 August 2026, and the SBI challan route was withdrawn on 16 July 2026.

How many posts are in MPSC Group C Recruitment 2026?

5,707 after the corrigendum of 22 July 2026. The original five cadres have 2,619 posts (Clerk-Typist 1,864, Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector 461, Tax Assistant 282, Industry Inspector 9 and Technical Assistant 3). The corrigendum added 3,088: Talathi 1,539, more Clerk-Typist posts 1,273, Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (Technical) 254, Senior Record Keeper/Senior Clerk/Record Keeper 11, Assistant Superintendent 11.

Which MPSC Group C cadre pays the most?

Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector, on pay level S-14 (Rs 38,600 to Rs 1,22,800), the top band among the five original cadres. The corrigendum does not give pay for the new cadres. AMVI also has the steepest eligibility bar, including a mechanical diploma, driving licence and physical standards.

What qualification do I need for MPSC Group C?

A bachelor’s degree for most cadres. Industry Inspector needs an engineering diploma or science degree. Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (Technical) needs a B.F.Sc. with at least second class. Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector needs SSC plus a three-year automobile or mechanical diploma, or a listed equivalent. Marathi knowledge is required throughout.

Is Maharashtra domicile required?

No. Open-category candidates could apply without it, but every reservation benefit, social and horizontal, is only for candidates domiciled in Maharashtra.

When is the MPSC Group C prelim exam?

The prelim is now on 3 January 2027, as an offline OMR exam at district centres (MPSC corrigendum of 9 September 2026). Centre, admit card and timing details will be published on mpsc.gov.in.

✍️ Published byLokesh Rathore

Lokesh Rathore is a content writer with over 4 years of experience covering Government Jobs, Sarkari Result, Admit Card and Sarkari Yojana. He turns complex official notifications into clear, accurate and easy-to-follow updates for job seekers across India - with every post cross-checked against official government sources.

View all posts by Lokesh Rathore ›