MPPSC Syllabus 2023, Download Syllabus PDF For Preliminary and Mains Exam

• Important & Major Events of MP and Major Dynasties
• Contribution of MP to the Freedom Movement
• Major Arts and Architecture of MP
• Tribes and Dialects of MP
• MP’s Folk dances, Folk Music, Important festivals, Literature, etc.
• Famous Writer and their work of MP
• Famous Religious and Tourist Places of MP
• Famous Tribal Personalities of Madhya Pradesh

• Government India Act 1919 and 1935.
• Constituent Assembly.
• Union Executive, President, and Parliament.
• Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Citizens and Directive Principles of State policy.
• Constitutional Amendments.
• Supreme Court and Judicial System.
• Indian Economy, Industrial Development and Foreign Trade, Import and Export.
• Financial Institutions- Reserve Bank of India, Nationalised Banks, Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), National Stock Exchange (NSE), Non-Banking Financial Institutions

• Basic Principles of Science.
• Important Indian Scientific Research Institutions and Their achievements, Satellite and Space technology.
• Environment and Biodiversity.
• Ecological System.
• Nutrition, Food, and Nutrient.
• Human Body.
• Agricultural Product Technology.
• Food Processing.
• Health Policy and Programmes.
• Pollution, Natural Disasters, and Management.

• Important Personalities and Places.
• Major Events.
• Important Sports Institutes, Sports Competitions, and Awards of India and Madhya Pradesh.

• Major features, Events, and administrative, Social, and Economical Systems of Ancient and Medieval India.
• Social and Religious Reform movements in the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Independence struggle and the Indian National Movement for Freedom.
• Integration and Reorganization of India after Independence.

• Physical Geography: Physical features and Natural regions.
• Natural Resources: Forest, Mineral resources, Water, Agriculture, Wildlife, National Parks/ Sanctuaries/Safari.
• Social Geography: Population-related Demography (Population growth, Age, Sex ratio, Literacy).
• Economic Geography: Natural and Human resources (Industry, Modes of Transport).
• Continents/Countries/Oceans/Rivers/Mountains of the world.
• Natural Resources of World.
• Conventional and Non-conventional Energy Resources.

• Election Commission of India.
• State Election Commission.
• Union Public Service Commission.
• Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission.
• Comptroller and Auditor General.
• NITI Aayog.
• Human Rights Commission.
• Women Commission.
• Child Protection Commission.
• Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission.
• Backward class Commission.
• Information Commission.
• Vigilance Commission.
• National Green Tribunal.
• Food preservation Commission etc.

• Forest, Forest Produce, Wildlife, Rivers, Mountains, and Mountain ranges of Madhya Pradesh.
• The climate of Madhya Pradesh.
• Natural and Mineral resources of Madhya Pradesh.
• Transport in Madhya Pradesh.
• Major Irrigation and Electrical Projects in Madhya Pradesh.
• Agriculture, Animal husbandry, and Agriculture based industries in Madhya Pradesh.

• Demography and census of M.P.
• Economic Development of MP
• Major Industries of MP
• Caste of MP, Scheduled Caste, and Scheduled Tribes of Madhya Pradesh and Major welfare schemes of State.

• Constitutional System of MP (Governor, Council of Ministers, Legislative Assembly, High Court
• The three-tier system of Panchayati Raj and Urban Administration in MP

• Electronics, Information and Communication Technology.
• Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Cyber Security.
• E-Governance.
• Internet and Social Networking Sites.
• E-commerce.

1. Political, Economic, Social, and Cultural History of India from 11th to 18th Century A.D.
2. Mughal rulers and their administration, Emergence of composite culture.
3. Impact of British Rule on Indian Economy and Society.

1. Reactions of Indians against British Colonial Rule: Peasant and Tribal revolts, The First Struggle of Independence.
2. Indian Renaissance: National Freedom Movement and its leaders.
3. The emergence of India as a Republic Nation, the Reorganization of States, Formation of Madhya Pradesh. Major events of the post-independence period.

1. Independence Movement in Madhya Pradesh.
2. Indian Cultural Heritage (with special reference to Madhya Pradesh)
3. Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature, Festivals & Architecture from ancient to modern times.
4. World Heritage sites in Madhya Pradesh and Tourism.

1. Major Physical Features: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Rivers, Lakes, and Glaciers.
2. Major Geographical Phenomena: Earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanicity, Cyclone.
3. World Climate: Climate and seasons, distribution of rainfall and climatic regions, Climate change and its effects.

1. Major physical features: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Rivers, Lakes, and Glaciers.
2. Physiographic Division of India.
3. Climate: Origin of Monsoon, El Nino, Climate and Seasons, Distribution of rainfall and climatic regions.
4. Natural Resources: Types and their uses. (A) Water, forest, soil (B) Rocks and minerals.
5. Population: Growth, distribution, density, sex ratio, literacy, migration, rural and urban population.
6. Food Processing and Related Industries: Scope and significance, Localization of industries, Requisites for forwarding and backward linkages for industries, demand-supply, and chain management.

1. Major Geomorphic Regions with special reference to Narmada Valley and Malwa Plateau.
2. Natural vegetation and climate.
3. Soil: Physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil, soil formation process, problems of soil erosion and soil degradation, problem soil and methods of its reclamation, soil conservation planning on a watershed basis.
4. Mineral and Energy Resources: Types, distribution and uses.
5. Major Industries: Based on agricultural produce, forests, and minerals.
6. The Tribes of State with particular reference to vulnerable tribes.

1. Drinking Water: Supply, factors of impurity of water and quality management.
2. Water management.
3. Groundwater and water conservation.
4. Natural and Man-made disasters, Concept and scope of disaster management, specific hazards, and mitigation.
5. Community planning: Resource mapping, relief, and rehabilitation, preventive and administrative measures, safe construction. Alternative communication and survival efficiency.

1. Remote sensing: principles, electromagnetic spectrum, components, types of satellite, Application of remote sensing.
2. GIS (Global Information System): Components of GIS, and its applications.
3. GPS (Global Positioning System): Basic concepts of GPS and its applications.

• Constitution of India:- Its Foundation, characteristics, Basic Structure, and important amendments.
• Conceptual elements:- Objectives, fundamental rights, and duties, the directive principle of state policy.
• Federalism, Central:- State Relations, Supreme Court, High Court, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Lok Adalat and Public.Interest Litigation

• Election Commission of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Union Public Service Commission, Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, and NITI Aayog.
• Role of caste, religion, class, ethnicity, language, and gender in Indian politics, Political parties and voting behavior in Indian politics; civil society and Public movement; ‘National integrity and security issues.

• Public participation and local government (with reference to 73^rd and 74th amendments to the Constitution)

• Accountability and Rights: Competition Commission, Consumer Forum, Information Commission, Women’s Commission, Human Rights Commission, SC I ST I OBC Commission, Central” Vigilance Commission.
• Features of democracy: Political Representations, Participation of Citizens in the Decision making
• Community-based organizations (CBO), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs}and Self-help, groups (SHG).
• Role of Media and Problems (Electronic, Print, and Social)

Kautilya, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vailabh Bhai Patel, Ram· Manohar Lohia, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, Deendayal Upadhyaya, Jayaprakash Narayan.

• Administration and Management: Meaning, nature and significance, Role of public administration in the developed and developing societies, Development of  Public Administration as a  subject,  Modern Public Administration, Principles of Public Administration.
• Concepts:- Power, Authority, Responsibility and
• Theories of organization, steps, area of control, and unity of command.
• New dimensions. of public management, management of change, and development administration.

• Issues and initiatives in the field of agriculture, industry, and services in India.
• Measurement of national income in India
• Functions of Reserve Bank of India and commercial banks, financial inclusion, monetary policy.
• Characteristics of a good taxation system, Direct tax and indirect taxes, subsidies, cash transactions, and fiscal policy.
• Public distribution system, current trends, and challenges of the Indian economy, poverty, unemployment, and regional imbalances.

• India’s international trade and balance of payment, the role of Foreign capital, multi-national companies, Foreign direct investment, import-export policy, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Trade Organization, ASIAN, SAARC, NAFTA, AND OPEC

• Major crops, holdit1gs and. cropping patterns, Social .and physical environmental impact on production and distribution of crops, Issues, and challenges related to quality and supply of seeds and manure, farming practices, Issues and challenges of horticulture, poultry, dairy, fisheries, and husbandry, etc. Problems and challenges related to agricultural produce, transportation, storage, and marketing.
• Welfare Schemes of Agriculture
• Contribution to the Service Sector
• Infrastructure and resources of Madhya Pradesh.
• A demographic scenario of Madhya Pradesh and its impacts on the economy of Madhya Pradesh.
• The industrial sector, growth, trends, and Challenges
• Availability of skilled human resources, employability, and productivity of human resources, Different trends of employment

• Education: Elementary education, Quality of Higher, Vocational, Technical, and Medical Education, and Issues related to girls’ education.
• Issues related to the following social classes and their welfare programs:- Differently abled classes, Senior Citizens, Children, and Women; Underprivileged classes and· Displaced groups arising out of developmental projects,

• Elements of social harmony, the concept of civilization and culture, Features of Indian Culture, Rituals, Various references, and the Caste system. Ashram, Purushartha, Chatushtya, Religion, and sect influence society and methods of marriage.
• Community Development, Program, Extension Education, Panchayati Raj, Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Community Development, Recent trends in the Voluntary sector regarding Rural Development, Family Court.

• Population and Health Problems, Health Education, and Empowerment, Family Welfare Programmes, Population Control.
• Status of Tribes in Madhya Pradesh, Social Structure, customs, Beliefs, Marriage, Kinship, Religious Beliefs and Traditions, Festivals and Celebrations in Tribes.
• Women’s Educational, Family Health, Vital Statistics, Causes and effects of malnutrition, Government Programmes of supplementary nutrition, Technological inventions in the field of Immunology, Remedies (Treatment and Cure) of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

• World Health Organization: Objectives, Structure, Functions, and Programmes

• Work, Power, and Energy- Gravitational Force, Friction, Atmospheric Pressure, and Work.
• Units and Measurement, Example from daily
• Speed, Velocity, Acceleration
• Sound:- Definition, Medium of Propagation, Audible and Inaudible sound, Noise and Music.
• Terminology related to Sound:- Amplitude, Wave Length, Frequency of Vibration.
• Electricity:- Different types of Cell,
• Magnet:- Properties, preparation, and uses of artificial magnet
• Light:- Reflection, Refraction, Mirrors Lenses, Image Formation,
• Heat: Measuring Temperature, Thermometers, Transformation of Heat

• Element; Compound and Mixture:- Definition, Chemical Symbols, Properties, Availability on the Earth,
• Material:- Metals and Non-Metals, Periodic Table and
• Atom, Atomic Structure, Valancy, Bonding, Nuclear-Fusion and
• Acids, Bases, and pH Value Indicators.
• Physical and Chemical Changes;
• Chemistry in daily life

• Microorganism and Organic
• Cell -Structure and Function, Classification of Animals and
• Nutrition in plants, animals, and human beings, Balanced Diet, Vitamins, Deficiency Diseases, Hormones,
• Body Organs of Human Beings, Structure, and Respiration in Organisms.
• Transportation in Animals and Plants
• Reproduction in Animals and Plants
• Health and Hygiene and Diseases

• Types of Computers, CharacJeristics and
• Memory, Input and Output Devices, Storage Devices, Software and Hardware, Operating systems, Windows, Uses of Microsoft office.
•  Computer Languages, Translators, Compilers, Interpreters, and Assemblers.
• Internet, Email
• Social Media
• E-Governance
• Different useful Portals, Sites, and Web Pages.

• Numbers and their type, Methods of Unit Measurement, Equations and Factors, Profit loss, Percentage, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio Proportion.
• Statistics:- Probability, Measurement of. Central Tendency· (Mean, Mode, Median) and Variance, Types of Sampling.

• Communicable diseases and their
• National Vaccination
• Primary Knowledge of AYUSH – Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy
• Health-Related Important     Welfare    Schemes of Central· and State Government.
• Major Health Organizations of Central and the State Government

• Effects of Development on Human Life, Limitations of Indigenous
• History of Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing in India
• Indian Space Research Organization.(ISRO) • Raja Ramanna Center for Atomic Technology (RRCAT) • Satish Dhawan. Space Center (SDSC) Shriharikota Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) • Bhabha Atomic Research· Center (BARC), Mumbai • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TTFR), Mumbai • National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL); Tirupati, Liquid Propulsion System Center (LPSC), Bengaluru • Space Application Center, (SAC), Ahmedabad • Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) • Ramanagara, Indian Space Science Data Center(ISSDC), Ramanagara • Vikram Sarabhai, Space Center (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, Indian In.stitute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC), Hyderabad • Indian.Institute of Remote Sensing, (URS), Dehradoon, (General information of above institutions).Generations of Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicles
• Biotechnology: Definition, uses in sectors of Health and Medicine, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Industry, and Environment.
• Clones, Robots, and Artificial Intelligence
• Patents and Rights of Intellectual Property (Trips, Trims)
• Contribution of Indians in the field of Science and Technology: Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman, Hatgovind Khurana, Jagdish Chandra Basu, Homi Jahangir Bhabha, M. Vishveshraiya, Srinivas Ramanujan, Vikram Sarabhai, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Satendra Nath Bose. Ramanna, Prafullchahdra Roy
• National and International Awards in the field of Science

• Conventional and Non-Conventional    Sources    of    Energy: Meaning, Definition, Examples, and Differences
• Energy Efficiency,    Energy    Management,    Organizational  Integration, Energy    Management in  Operational    Functions, Energy Purchase, Production, Production Planning and Control, and Maintenance.

• Issues and  Challenges related to Energy Strategies
• Alternate Sources of Energy: Present scenario and future possibilities
• Solar Energy, Wind Energy; Oceanic.Energy, Geothermal Energy, Biomass Energy, Biofuel Energy, etc.

• Definition, Scope, and Dimensions of Environment:- Physical, Economic, Cultural, Educational, Psychological, etc, Concepts of Environment in Indi;m context, Concepts of Environment in Modern World.

• Effect of human activities on Environment, Ethics, and Values related to Environment; Biodiversity, Environmental Pollution, Environmental
• Issues and challenges related to the Environment, Causes, and Effects of Environmental Degradation
• Environmental Education:- Programmes for Mass Awareness, Environmental.Education and its relationship with Health and Safety.
• friendly Technologies, Conservation of Energy, and Constitutional provisions related tp the Environment and its Protection. Environmental Protection Policies and Regulatory Framework

• Definition and importance of Geology, Earth- Crust, Mantle, Core Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Origin, and Age of Earth, Geological Time
• Scale, Rock Definition, Types of Rocks-Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rock. Minerals and Ores., Fossils, Weathering and Erosion, Fom1ation of Soil, Groundwater, Natural Coal, Natural Oil, and Gas.