MPSC Deputy Director and Senior Research Officer Syllabus 2026 for the Planning Department, including exam pattern, marking scheme, and subject-wise topics.

Overview :

The MPSC Deputy Director and Senior Research Officer Syllabus 2026 covers the recruitment examination for the Group-A (Gazetted) post under the Planning Department. The selection process consists of a written examination worth 200 marks followed by an interview worth 50 marks, and the written paper tests candidates on eight core subject areas including Planning, Economic Analysis, Statistics, Research Methodology, and Governance. This article explains the complete exam pattern, negative marking rules, and a topic-wise breakdown of the syllabus based on the official notification.

Detail	Information
Post Name	Deputy Director / Senior Research Officer
Group / Grade	Group-A (Gazetted)
Department	Planning Department
Selection Stages	Written Examination + Interview
Total Marks	250 (200 Written + 50 Interview)

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MPSC Deputy Director and Senior Research Officer Exam Pattern :

Paper	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration	Question Type	Medium	Standard
Subject related to Departmental Duties and Responsibilities	100	200	1 Hour	Objective (Multiple Choice)	English	Degree Level

Subject Wise Syllabus :

The syllabus for the written examination is spread across eight major subject areas. Each topic focuses on a specific aspect of planning, statistics, research, and governance relevant to the Planning Department. The complete topic-wise breakdown is given below.

1. Planning

This topic covers the fundamentals of planning as a management function, from setting objectives to monitoring outcomes.

• Definitions, needs and goals of planning
• Process of planning, setting objectives, analysing current situations, forecasting and assumptions
• Staffing, directing and controlling
• Performance evaluation and supporting ongoing learning
• Output-outcome monitoring framework

2. Economic Analysis

This section deals with development indicators, poverty measurement, and key public policy areas.

• Indicators of development
• Measures of poverty indices, including the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
• Environmental accounting of development
• Public policy issues: economic and fiscal policy
• Public health and welfare
• Environmental and energy policy, social and civil rights, global security and technology
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): monitoring and implementation

3. Basic Statistical Analysis

This topic tests foundational statistical concepts used in data analysis and research.

• Collection, compilation, analysis and interpretation of primary and secondary data
• Descriptive statistics
• Inferential statistics
• Use of computers in statistical analysis
• Regression and correlation

4. Advanced Statistical Analysis

This section covers higher-level statistical modelling techniques.

• Multivariate analysis: cluster analysis, factor analysis, multidimensional scaling, etc.
• Structural equation modeling

5. Research Methodology

This topic focuses on the research process, from formulating objectives to evaluating policy outcomes.

• Research objectives
• Literature review
• Formulation of objectives and hypothesis
• Research design
• Sampling design
• Survey methods and action research methods for implementation of government policies, along with implementation and evaluation

6. Economics

This section covers macroeconomic concepts and survey-based data collection.

• Macroeconomic analysis
• Census and types of surveys

7. Project and Quality Management

This topic tests knowledge of project lifecycle management and quality assessment.

• Project conceptualization, project finance, implementation, review and evaluation
• Measures of quality: definition, measurement and improvement of quality parameters

8. Governance

This section covers the structure and functioning of government machinery at different levels.

• Organizational structure of national, state and district level government machinery and its impact on development
• Roles and responsibilities in government functions

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