Maharashtra Technical Services Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2022: Check the Books for Each Subject!

Subject

Syllabus

Syllabus links

Preliminary Exam

Marathi

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

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General English

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

General Ability

• 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.

Mains Exam

Civil Engineering Services

Paper I

• 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

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Electrical Engineering Services

Paper I 

• 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

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Mechanical Engineering Services

Paper I

• 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

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Agriculture Services

Paper I

• 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

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Forest Services

Paper I

• 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

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Subjects

Level

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Duration

Marathi

12th

100

200

1 hour

English

Graduate

General Ability Test

Graduate

Subjects

Questions

Marks

Duration

Engineering Services

Paper 1: Relevant Engineer Stream

100

200

2 hours

Paper 2: Relevant Engineer Stream

100

200

2 hours

Agriculture Services

Paper 1: Agriculture-related General Knowledge

100

200

1 hour

Paper 2: Agriculture science & technology

100

200

1 hour

Forest Services

Paper 1: General Studies

100

200

1 hour

Paper 2: General Science & Nature Conservation

100

200

1 hour

S.No

Subject

Name of the book

Author/Publications

1.

General Knowledge

Lucent GK

Lucent Publications

2.

General English

English Grammar and composition for competitive exams

Wren n martin

3.

General English

Word Power Made Easy

Norman Lewis

4.

General Ability

General Ability

RS Aggarwal

5.

General knowledge

General Knowledge

Crown Publication