--- title: "MPSC Group-C Prelims Moved to 3 January 2027: What Changed, and the Rajyaseva Mains Timetable" url: "https://aijobalert.com/blog/mpsc-group-c-prelims-postponed-3-january-2027" type: "Article" author: "AIJobAlert Editorial Team" tags: "MPSC, Group C, Rajyaseva, Maharashtra, Exam Date, Postponed" reading_minutes: 2 published: "2026-10-10T14:40:59.296Z" updated: "2026-10-10T14:40:59.296Z" --- # MPSC Group-C Prelims Moved to 3 January 2027: What Changed, and the Rajyaseva Mains Timetable MPSC has moved the Group-C Combined Prelims 2026 from 25 October 2026 to 3 January 2027. Why it moved, how the exam will be held, and the full State Services (Rajyaseva) Mains timetable from 3 October. ![Mantralaya building in Mumbai](https://aijobalert.com/images/blog/mpsc-group-c-prelims-postponed-3-january-2027.webp) If you are preparing for the Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Examination 2026 (Advt. 017/2026) and still have 25 October circled, change it. MPSC issued a corrigendum on **9 September 2026** moving the exam to **3 January 2027**. ## What changed | | Details | | --- | --- | | Earlier date | 25 October 2026 (fixed by the corrigendum of 16 July 2026) – cancelled | | New date | 3 January 2027 | | Mode | Offline, OMR | | Centres | All district centres | ## Why MPSC moved it The corrigendum gives several reasons: availability of exam centres, local conditions, the State Services Mains that runs through October, the festive season, other boards' exams and the legislature's winter session. Check the corrigendum on MPSC's advertisements page for the full wording. ## What to do with the extra ten weeks An extra ten weeks helps most if you use them for revision and full-length OMR practice rather than starting new topics. Because the exam is offline, practise filling bubbles against the clock. It takes longer than clicking on a screen, and it is the kind of time loss people only notice in the exam hall. ## How the date has changed this year | Corrigendum | Group-C Prelims date | | --- | --- | | 16 July 2026 | 25 October 2026 | | 9 September 2026 | 3 January 2027 (current) | To read the corrigendum yourself, open mpsc.gov.in, go to the Advertisements section and find Advt. 017/2026. The corrigenda are listed under the advertisement with their dates. Use the one dated 9 September 2026. ## A simple plan for the ten weeks - **Weeks 1–4:** close the gaps in topics you have been avoiding. You now have time you did not have before. - **Weeks 5–8:** one full-length paper a week, on a printed OMR sheet, at the exam's time of day. - **Weeks 9–10:** revision only, plus current affairs from October to December, which the original date would not have covered. If you are also writing the Rajyaseva Mains, the new date works in your favour: the Mains ends on 1 November, leaving about nine weeks to switch back to objective practice. ## Rajyaseva Mains 2026: paper-wise timetable The State Services Main Examination 2026 (Advt. 018/2026, 238 posts) starts on 3 October. All papers run from 11 AM to 2 PM. | Date | Paper | | --- | --- | | 3 Oct 2026 | Language – Paper 1 | | 4 Oct 2026 | Language – Paper 2 | | 5 Oct 2026 | Essay – Paper 3 | | 10 Oct 2026 | General Studies-1 – Paper 4 | | 11 Oct 2026 | General Studies-2 – Paper 5 | | 17 Oct 2026 | General Studies-3 – Paper 6 | | 18 Oct 2026 | General Studies-4 – Paper 7 | | 31 Oct 2026 | Optional – Paper 8 | | 1 Nov 2026 | Optional – Paper 9 | Centres: Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai and Pune. For other states' October dates, see our [October 2026 exam list](https://aijobalert.com/blog/government-exams-october-2026-date-list). ## Official sources - [MPSC Advt. 017/2026 – Group-C Prelims corrigendum, revised exam date, 9 September 2026 (PDF)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/mpsc/advt-017-2026-group-c-prelims-corrigendum-09092026-db0a3aa8.pdf) - [MPSC Advt. 018/2026 – State Services Main Exam 2026 notification, 25 August 2026 (PDF)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/mpsc/advt-018-2026-state-services-mains-notification-25082026-9acea37f.pdf) - [MPSC Advt. 018/2026 – corrigendum, 2 September 2026 (PDF)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/mpsc/advt-018-2026-state-services-mains-corrigendum-02092026-0d66cecb.pdf) - [MPSC advertisements page – Advt. 017/2026 corrigendum (9 Sep 2026) and Advt. 018/2026](https://mpsc.gov.in/adv_notification/8) - [MPSC official website](https://mpsc.gov.in/) *Last checked against these sources on 25 September 2026. Boards do change dates, so confirm on the official website before you travel or pay a fee.* *Cover photo: [Mantralay,Mumbai - panoramio](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mantralay,Mumbai_-_panoramio.jpg) by Udaykumar PR, [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), via Wikimedia Commons. Text and branding added by AIJobAlert.* ## Common questions ### Is the MPSC Group-C Prelims on 25 October 2026? No. MPSC's corrigendum of 9 September 2026 moved it to 3 January 2027. ### When is the MPSC Group-C Prelims 2026? 3 January 2027, offline in OMR mode at all district centres. ### When is the MPSC Rajyaseva Mains 2026? From 3 October to 1 November 2026, 11 AM to 2 PM each day. ### How many posts are in MPSC State Services 2026? 238 posts under Advt. 018/2026. --- AIJobAlert last checked these details against the official documents on 25 Sept 2026. AIJobAlert summarises official notices and is not a government body. 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