Maharashtra Talathi (Gram Mahsul Adhikari) Recruitment 2026

Advertisement 017/2026 (25 June 2026) opened the Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Exam 2026 for 2,619 posts: Industry Inspector, Technical Assistant (Insurance), Tax Assistant, Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector and Clerk-Typist. [1]

Under the General Administration Department GR of 5 May 2026 on streamlining recruitment, MPSC's corrigendum of 22 July 2026 added new cadres with similar qualifications. The largest is Gram Mahsul Adhikari (Talathi), Group-C, Revenue and Forest Department — 1,539 posts across the appointing authorities. With the other additions the exam now covers 5,707 posts. [2]

Cadres added on 22 July 2026 [2]

The Prelim was first set for 25 October 2026 (offline OMR). MPSC's corrigendum of 9 September 2026 moved it to 3 January 2027 at all district centres. [4]

• Citizenship: Indian citizen.
• Marathi: knowledge of Marathi is required. [1]

• Qualification: a degree in any discipline from a statutory university.
• Age rule: under the Talathi service-entry rules, counted on the last date of application. [2]

After the extension, the age-counting date for Talathi is 10 August 2026. [3]

Age limits printed in Advertisement 017/2026 for the original Group-C cadres (counted on 1 October 2026) [1]

The Talathi corrigendum points to the Talathi service-entry rules for the age limit and does not print a separate Talathi table, so check the limits in your MPSC profile's eligibility check before paying the fee. There is no separate age relaxation for women; women get 30% horizontal reservation. [3]

Source [1]

• The advertisement planned the Prelim as a computer-based test in several sessions with normalised scores; the 16 July 2026 corrigendum switched it to the usual offline OMR mode on a single day.
• After the Prelim, MPSC publishes the answer key and each candidate's response sheet in the profile.
• Main exam admission is decided by category-wise cut-off lines; a separate Main exam form and fee follow. [1]

The Prelim date is now 3 January 2027, at all district centres. [4]

Source [1]

Bank charges and tax are extra; the fee is not refundable. After the extension, Talathi applications closed on 10 August 2026 and online fee payment on 13 August 2026; challan payment was withdrawn. [3]

• The government sent district-wise Talathi requisitions separately for PESA (Scheduled Area) and non-PESA areas, each with its own social reservation.
• PESA-area Talathi posts are filled only from local Scheduled Tribe candidates with the required qualification (GAD GR of 1 February 2023).
• A candidate may apply for a PESA-area post only if he or she, or the spouse, parents or grandparents, have lived continuously in that district's Scheduled Area since 26 January 1950.
• Scheduled Tribe candidates applying for PESA-area posts must submit a Scheduled Area residence certificate issued by the Integrated Tribal Development Project office before 25 October 2026.
• Chandrapur district's PESA posts are for the Scheduled Tribe category. [3]

• Reservation is only for candidates domiciled in Maharashtra; NCL and EWS certificates must be valid for the year the advertisement asks for.
• Horizontal reservations in this exam include women, sportspersons, disabled, ex-servicemen, orphans, project-affected, earthquake-affected and part-time graduate employees (the last three only for Clerk-Typist posts outside Greater Mumbai). [1]

• Disability certificate (and UDID), ex-serviceman proof, sports certificate verification report or its acknowledgement, orphan certificate, part-time graduate employee proof, earthquake-affected and project-affected certificates — only if you claim them.
• Maharashtra domicile certificate if you claim open-women, sports, disability, ex-serviceman, orphan, part-time, earthquake-affected or project-affected reservation.
• Each file: PDF, 50–500 KB. MPSC also accepts certificates through DigiLocker under its circular of 7 May 2026. [1]

• For PESA-area Talathi posts: the Scheduled Area residence certificate from the Integrated Tribal Development Project office (before 25 October 2026). [3]

Pay levels printed in Advertisement 017/2026 (plus DA and other allowances) [1]

The Talathi corrigendum does not print the Gram Mahsul Adhikari pay level, so it is not shown here. None of these MPSC Group-C notifications mentions a fixed-pay (contract) period. [2]

• The Revenue and Forest Department sent district-wise Talathi requisitions for several appointing authorities, split into PESA and non-PESA areas.
• Candidates are asked for their option for PESA-area Talathi posts through the MPSC application. [3]

• Appointees must pass the departmental exams, the Hindi and Marathi language exams (unless exempt) and hold the computer-knowledge certificate. [1]

1. MPSC — Advertisement 017/2026, Maharashtra Group-C Services Combined Preliminary Exam 2026 (Marathi, 25 Jun 2026) (opens in a new tab) original posts, pay levels, age table, Marathi, exam stages and marks, fee, uploads, post-entry conditions · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
2. MPSC — Corrigendum of 22 Jul 2026 to Advt 017/2026 (new cadres incl. Gram Mahsul Adhikari / Talathi) (opens in a new tab) 1,539 Talathi posts, qualification, age-date rule, total 5,707 posts · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
3. MPSC — Corrigendum of 5 Aug 2026 to Advt 017/2026 (Revenue Village Officer / PESA, extension) (opens in a new tab) Talathi age date 10 Aug 2026, PESA rules and certificate, last dates · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
4. MPSC — Corrigendum of 9 Sep 2026 to Advt 017/2026 (revised exam date) (opens in a new tab) Prelim moved from 25 Oct 2026 to 3 Jan 2027, offline OMR · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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