Maharashtra Gazette Technical Services Preliminary Exam Syllabus

• General Vocabulary
• Syntax
• Grammar
• Meaning and uses of Idioms & Phrases
• Answer to the Above Questions

• Common Vocabulary
• Sentence Structure
• Grammar
• Use of Idioms & phrases and their meaning
• Comprehension of Passage

• Current Affairs (Global and Indian)
• Indian Polity
• General Science and Technology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Remote Sensing, Aerial and Drone photography, GIS, and its application, etc.
  • Information and Communication Technology
• Geography of India and Maharashtra
• General Mental Ability (Logical Reasoning, Analytical Ability, Problem Solving, basic numeracy)
• Environment: Human development and environment, environment friendly development, conservation of natural resources especially forest conservation, various types of pollution and environmental disasters, state / nation / world level organizations / institutions working in environmental conservation.

Maharashtra Technical Services Mains Exam Syllabus

• Building Construction & Materials
• Strength of materials
• Theory of structures
• Structural analysis
• Steel structures
• Design of reinforced concrete structures
• Pre-stressed Concrete
• Construction Planning and Management
• Computer-aided analysis and design of structures

Paper II

• Surveying
• Estimating, Costing and Valuation
• Geo-technical Engineering
• Fluid Mechanics
• Fluid Machines
• Engineering Hydrology
• Irrigation Engineering
• Highway Engineering
• Bridge Engineering
• Tunneling
• Environmental Engineering

• Work, Power and Energy, Resistance, capacitance and inductance, DC circuit
• Basics of electromagnetic and electrostatic, series and parallel magnetic circuits, energy stored in
• phasor diagrams
• Fundamentals of energy conversion, Construction and theory of DC machine
• DC generator characteristics, Starting, braking and speed control of DC motors, Application of DC machines.
• Sensors and transducers, Performance characteristics of measuring instruments, instrument transformers, measurement of physical parameters such as pressure, force, temperature, flow, vibration, torque, etc.
• Power Devices- Types, Characteristics of various power electronic devices, Triggering and protect on circuits
• Power Generation in India and Maharashtra
• Calculation of sag and tension in transmission of lines, Analysis symmetrical and unsymmetrical
• faults, principle of active and reactive power transfer and distribution

Paper II

• Principle of circuit breaking, arc extinction and arc interruption for and DC breaker, Various types of circuit breakers and their applications
• Principle of over current, earth fault, differential, and distance protection. Concepts of solid state and numeric relays.
• Specification of impulse wave, multistage impulse generator, insulation coordination, Routine and type tests for cables and transformer
• Basic terms in lighting systems and features, lamp types and their features, Recommended illumination levels.
• DG set selection and installation factors, Operational features, Energy performance assessment of DG sets, Energy saving majors for DG sets
• HVAC and refrigeration system

• Applied Thermodynamics
• Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery
• Heat Transfer
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Internal Combustion Engine
• Power Plant Engineering
• Renewable Energy Sources

Paper II

• Strength of Materials
• Theory of Machines and Vibration
• Design of Machine Elements
• Materials Technology
• Production Process, Planning and Control
• Mechanical Measurements

• Basics of Agriculture
• Land Related Laws
• Maharashtra Land Revenue Code
• Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Land Acts, 1948
• Essential Commodities Act 1955
• Agriculture Related Acts
• Agricultural Schemes
• Agricultural Related General Knowledge and Current Affairs

Paper II

• Agronomy
• Agricultural Botany
• Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
• Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Extension
• Agricultural Entomology
• Plant Pathology
• Agricultural Engineering
• Horticulture
• Agricultural Biotechnology
• Agricultural Food Technology
• Agriculture Business Management
• Fisheries Science
• Home Science

• History of India and Maharashtra
• Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India and Maharashtra
• Indian polity and Governance
• Economic and social development

Paper II

• Soils: – Physical, chemical and biological properties. Processes and factors of soil formation. Mineral and organic constituents of soil and their role in maintaining soil productivity. Soil profile. Problem soils and their reclamation.
• Soil and moisture conservation:- Causes of soil erosion, method of control,role of forest, characteristics of and steps in Watershed Management.
• Eco Systems: – Types, food chain, food web, ecological pyramids, energy flow, biogeochemical cycle of carbon and nitrogen.
• Manures and Fertilizers:- Types, organic – inorganic.
• Diseases and pests of plants and animals.
• Pesticides and insecticides.
• Injurious plants and weeds
• Environmental Pollution:- Types, control, bio-indicators, endangered species, endemism.
• Environmental problems related to quarrying and mining.
• Greenhouse effect, Carbon trading, Climate Change.
• Important wild animals of India.
• Breeds of cattle, Economics of fodder and pasture of grassland management.
• Important indigenous trees species of India, exotic plants, plants as a source of forest products such as food, fiber, fuel wood, timber, non-timber, forest produce/minor forest produce. Medicinal plants, Energy plantations, Mangroves, Forest based industries.
• Factors affecting growth and distribution of plants. Forest types of India.
• National parks and Sanctuaries, World heritage sites.
•  Social forestry, Joint Forest Management, Agroforestry.
• Indian forest policy, Indian Forest Act, Wild Life Protection Act, Forest
• Conservation Act, 1980.
• National and International Organization working for nature conservation.
• Use of aerial photographs, thematic maps. Satellite imageries, Principle and
• application of GIS.
• Biodiversity, causes of loss of biodiversity, importance of biodiversity conservation.
• Plants breeding, tissue culture. Tribals and forests. Important tribes of India