Difference between UPSC and MPSC Exams
The constitution of India, through article 315 to 323, has provided the establishment of the Public Service Commission for the centre and each state as well. This set of Articles handles the composition, appointment and other duties of the Public Service Commission. The Union Public Service Commission has many functions to perform, one of which is to conduct examinations to recruit officials for All India Services. The similar function is that of the State Public Service Commissions present to conduct examinations for recruiting personnel for State Services. There are various other differences between the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) exams and MPSC (Maharashtra Public Service Commission) exams which are discussed under.
Firstly, both the exams require certain qualifications to appear for the examinations. The UPSC examinations require the candidate to be between 21 years to 32 years of age (general category); the MPSC exams require the candidate to be between 18 years to 33 years of age (general category).
Secondly, while the candidate who wants to take the examination to be a part of MPSC has to either have a Bachelor’s degree from any recognized college or be in the last year of graduation; the participants of UPSC exams have to have a degree from a recognized college only and cannot appear while still in college.
Thirdly, a candidate from the general category can appear for the UPSC examination about four times; while for MPSC exams, one can appear as many times as one wants.
Fourth, apart from these criteria, one has to be a citizen of India or a person having Indian origin who has migrated from specific countries, in order to appear for UPSC exams. And for appearing in the MPSC exams, one has to be a citizen of India and have a permanent residence in the state of Maharashtra.
Lastly, although the pattern of the examination is the same, the syllabus for both is quite different.
Both exams have three levels— Preliminary exam, Main exam and Interview; covering all aspects of the country and the state. The UPSC and MPSC exams are two of the toughest examinations to crack as these determine the high officials for the governments.
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