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MPESB Group-2 Sub-Group-4 Combined Recruitment Test 2026 — Patwari (Divyang) 200 Posts

Conducted by Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (formerly Vyapam) ·Official sources only ·Last checked 18 Oct 2026

The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board's Group-2 Sub-Group-4 Combined Recruitment Test 2026 includes a special Patwari selection exam for persons with disabilities. This page follows the MPESB rule book of 4 August 2026.

Patwari posts
200 (all for persons with disabilities) [1]
Qualification
Graduation + CPCT [1]
Age
18 to 45 on 1 Jan 2026 [1]
Exam
From 22 Sep 2026 (online, 3 hours) [1]
01 Overview & official source

Group-2 Sub-Group-4, 2026

Key dates [1]

Key dates
EventDate
Online application4 Aug – 18 Aug 2026
Correction4 Aug – 23 Aug 2026
Exam begins22 Sep 2026 (two shifts: 9–12 and 2.30–5.30)

All 200 Patwari posts in this drive (Revenue Department, Land Resources Management) are reserved for persons with disabilities and are spread district-wise: 94 for hearing disability (EH), 45 for locomotor disability (LD — including cerebral palsy, leprosy-cured, dwarfism, acid-attack victims, muscular dystrophy) and 61 for autism, intellectual, specific-learning, mental-illness and multiple disabilities (MD). [1]

The same Group-2 Sub-Group-4 rule book also covers other departments' posts; check the post codes in the rule book before applying. [1]

02 Eligibility & age limits

Who can apply for Patwari

  • Citizen of India and a domicile of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Graduation from a recognised university.
  • CPCT score card (Hindi typing and computer proficiency). Those selected without CPCT must pass it within the 3-year probation, or the appointment is cancelled.
  • Disability certificate from the competent authority (visually impaired candidates are not eligible for Patwari, under a Revenue Department letter of 11 May 2009).
  • Age 18 to 45 for MP domiciles, counted on 1 January 2026. [1]
03 Exam scheme

Online test, district choice, merit

  • Online computer-based test of 3 hours in each shift.
  • Only candidates scoring at least 40% of the total marks are placed on the list of successful candidates.
  • Patwari is a district-level cadre: candidates list the districts they want in order of preference in the form; districts are allotted by merit and that preference, and a candidate who leaves a district out cannot be posted there. [1]

The rule book's syllabus chapter lists the subjects; the marks per section are not repeated here.

04 Fee structure

Examination fee

CandidateFee
Unreserved₹500
MP domicile SC / ST / OBC / EWS and persons with disabilities₹250
MP Online kiosk portal fee / registered citizen user₹60 / ₹20

Source [1]

05 Reservation & certificates

District roster and disability categories

  • Patwari is a district cadre, so reservation and roster are applied at district level.
  • Persons with disabilities: 6% horizontal reservation in state recruitment, split 1.5% each among visual (VH), hearing (EH), locomotor (LD) and the autism / intellectual / learning / mental-illness / multiple (MD) groups; Patwari posts are not identified for the visually impaired.
  • The disability certificate is checked at counselling by the document-verification committee and the district medical board. [1]
06 Document checklist

Bring to the exam and verification

  • Aadhaar registration (biometric verification at the centre) and an original photo ID — voter ID, PAN, Aadhaar / e-Aadhaar, driving licence or passport.
  • Admit card downloaded from the MPESB website.
  • Graduation, domicile, CPCT, disability and caste certificates for verification in the allotted district. [1]
07 Salary

Pay and the stipend years

Patwari pay scale is ₹5,200–20,200 + Grade Pay ₹2,100. For the first three years, direct recruits are paid under the General Administration Department circular of 12 December 2019 (a stipend at a share of the pay rather than full pay). [1]

The rule book does not print an in-hand figure.

08 Job profile & posting

District posting

MPESB allots districts by merit and the order of districts in the form, and sends the selection list district-wise and category-wise according to the vacancies reported; documents are verified before appointment. Probation is three years, within which CPCT must be passed if not already held. [1]

09 Official sources & verification

Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page is taken from the official files below, read on 18 October 2026. Boards change rules, fees and dates every cycle — open the current notification before you apply.

  1. MPESB — Rule book, Group-2 Sub-Group-4 Combined Recruitment Test 2026, incl. Patwari special recruitment (Divyang) (4 Aug 2026, Hindi) (opens in a new tab) dates, fee, 200 Patwari posts by district and disability, eligibility, CPCT, age, pay, reservation, selection · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

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