The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has increased the total number of vacancies from 5,707 to 16,717 under the Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination 2026. It has added 11,010 new posts to the recruitment drive.

The Commission has also rescheduled the preliminary examination from January 3 to January 24, 2027, to give candidates extra time for preparation.

According to the revised notification, the application window will reopen from November 13 to November 27.

Candidates who were unable to apply in the first round are being invited to submit new applications, while those previously registered on the MPSC portal will be eligible to apply for the newly uploaded positions. Candidates are also being given a one-year relaxation in the upper age limit. BuyMaps

After receiving new vacancy requests from government departments, the Commission has further expanded the recruitment process with a total of 21 more cadres.

A single common preliminary examination will be conducted for both the originally announced and newly added cadres.

The prelims will be conducted offline as per the syllabus released in 2022. Cadres that may require specific skills may have a dedicated exam.

In the main exam, selection for the post will be done on the basis of educational qualification of the candidates.

Candidates are requested to check the latest Corrigendum before applying and application details can be found on the official website of MPSC mpsc.gov.in.

PC: Kalingatv