Overview
- The State Service Examination aims to fill 155 Group A and B posts, with media reporting the online application start as either January 10 (News18) or January 20 (Times Now), the last date as February 19 (noon), a correction window from February 20–27, prelims on March 22, and admit cards expected around March 12.
- Eligibility for the SSE requires a graduate degree, the fee is Rs 500 for general/other-state applicants and Rs 250 for reserved MP domiciles, and selection runs through prelims, mains and, where prescribed, interview.
- Separately, MPPSC issued an Assistant Professor notification for 949 vacancies across higher-education institutions, with applications scheduled from February 27 to March 26, 2026, on mppsc.mp.gov.in.
- Subject-wise distribution highlights include Chemistry (160), Physics (145), Commerce (94), Economics (84), History (77), Geography (74), Hindi (57) and English (56), with posts allocated across General, SC, ST, OBC and EWS categories.
- Assistant Professor eligibility requires a Master’s with at least 55% and NET/SET/SLET, with PhD holders exempt from the test, and the age range set at 21–40 years with applicable relaxations.