MPSC CSAT Preparation: Get Tips to Ace Exam Here

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission conducts the state service exam yearly. Through this exam, the commission recruits candidates for the posts of Assistant Director, Chief Officer, Assistant Commissioner, Deputy Superintendent, and more. The MPSC exam is conducted in 3 stages- Prelims, Mains and Interview round. The first stage, which is the Preliminary exam, has two papers in it, one for General Studies and another for Common State Aptitude Test (CSAT). Out of these, paper 2 is only qualifying in nature. The minimum qualifying mark candidates need to score in this paper is 33%. If candidates fail to score this percentage, they will automatically be deemed disqualified even though they clear the GS Paper. So it is essential to clear the CSAT paper to qualify for the MPSC Prelims exam. Candidates can get MPSC CSAT Preparation strategies and tips in this article to help them ace the exam. 

• By practising the questions from the syllabus regularly, candidates will get a better understanding of solving them. 
• Candidates can go through the MPSC Rajyaseva CSAT preparation tips in this article and follow them for tension-free preparation.

MPSC Rajyaseva CSAT Preparation Tips

• To clear any competitive exam, candidates must have a preparation strategy or a study plan. While doing the MPSC CSAT Preparation, candidates must learn about their weaknesses and strengths to plan a proper schedule. The same goes for the MPSC exam as well. 
• The CSAT section of the exam contains some basic but tricky subjects like Mental Ability, Basic Numeracy, Logical Reasoning, Comprehension, Communication and Interpersonal skills and more. 
• All these subjects and topics require you to be knowledgeable about them and know the tips and tricks to solve them quickly. Questions based on these topics are time-consuming, but if you are well-versed with its formulas and shortcuts, you can save a lot of that time.
•  It is essential to understand what each subject or section requires from you so that you can prepare for it accordingly. 
• Remember that the CSAT paper also has negative marking, so while you mark your answers be very sure of them. If you don’t want to lose any marks, don't mark an answer until you are at least 80% sure about it, as one incorrect attempt can impact your whole performance.
• You can go through the section-wise MPSC State Services CSAT Preparation to enhance your knowledge. 

MPSC CSAT Section-Wise Preparation Tips

The MPSC CSAT syllabus has different sections from which questions are framed. If you go through the MPSC Syllabus, you will see which topics are asked in the CSAT paper. The MPSC CSAT Paper is not very different from the UPSC CSAT paper. Both papers are qualifying in nature, with negative marking and check a candidate’s knowledge on various factors. To understand how to prepare for all the topics effectively we have provided below some MPSC CSAT tricks for candidates to go through. 

MPSC CSAT Preparation for Mental Ability Questions: 

• Mental Ability is one of the trickiest subjects for candidates and a very scoring one. If you are well aware of the different tips & tricks to solve mental ability problems, you can do it quickly and score well in them. 
• You can write down the formulas somewhere and go through them daily to not forget them. 
• Try to solve as many mental ability questions as you can before your exam so that you get good practice.
• Time management plays an important role while solving numerical questions. Whenever you solve a question, time yourself. Check how much time you are taking in solving a particular type of question and if you feel it is more than required, then work on your speed and accuracy. It is very important to solve mathematical questions on time, as even a little extra time can cost you marks. 

MPSC CSAT Preparation for Logical Reasoning Questions: 

• Just like Mental Ability, Logical reasoning also requires lots of practice. As it is not a theoretical subject that can be covered by going through its topics, you must solve questions based on logical reasoning to familiarise yourself. 
• You can get many books on logical reasoning online and offline in stores. These books are made in such a manner that will help their readers understand logical reasoning from its basics. These books also provide several practice questions and previous year questions for candidates to go through. 
• You can make mnemonics or memory devices to remember these MPSC CSAT tricks for reasoning questions. Mnemonics will help you remember certain tricks once you come across the questions. 
• To get better at understanding reasoning questions, reevaluate the way you look at a situation. When you read a question, try to think of its answer in different ways and analyse which answer will be the most suited for it and then mark that answer. 

MPSC CSAT Preparation for Analysis Questions: 

• The analysis section of the MPSC CSAT Paper basically checks candidates’ knowledge of analysing various problems that are given to them. 
• To perform well in this section, candidates must check questions from MPSC previous year papers and get an understanding of them. 
• If you don’t get how to solve these questions, you can check online explanations and understand the way to solve such questions. 

MPSC CSAT Preparation for Decision-Making Questions: 

• The name of this section itself represents what it expects from a candidate. Through these problems, a candidate’s decision-making skills in various situations are checked. 
• For such questions, candidates must study the ethics subject, understand what is expected from officers at certain levels, and then answer accordingly. 
• Ethics and Integrity subject play an important role in the MPSC CSAT paper, so you must study that in detail. 

MPSC CSAT Preparation for Problem Solving Abilities Questions:

• For this set of questions, you must know how to be in a situation that requires your attention and help. 
• In a problematic situation, how you handle things and which way, will determine your traits of dealing with complex situations. 
• The trick to solving these questions is always to answer the ideal option, which will do no harm to anyone. Do not go for very unrealistic answers or too harsh ones. 

MPSC CSAT Preparation for English Comprehension Questions:

• For this set of questions, you must work on your comprehension skills. 
• Practice questions based on paragraphs and try solving at least 5 comprehension questions daily to improve your skills. 
• You can improve your vocabulary by reading newspapers, and taking online quizzes. Try to learn a new word every day which are used in verbal and written communication. 
• Whenever you come across an unfamiliar word, mark it, check its meaning and try to incorporate them into your communication. 
• You can find questions from books on English comprehension or online resources as well. 
• When you are doing passage-based questions, you do not have to look for answers anywhere, you will find them in the passage itself. Read the passage carefully and try to find context clues to solve its questions. 

MPSC CSAT Preparation for Communication Skills Questions: 

• Communicational skills or interpersonal skill questions will test you based on your everyday life. 
• You will get questions that will require your assistance through communication. You will be tested on how you do all that work or handle a situation. 
• Candidates must read books and various previous questions to understand these types.

MPSC CSAT Preparation Books 

Candidates who plan to appear for the MPSC exam must remember to study for both the GS and CSAT papers. There are many ways you can study for the GS paper, it is the CSAT paper that is tricky and does not have much help for preparation available. In such a case, you can refer to the various books available for CSAT paper and study from them. Usually, these books come with several practice questions and previous year's questions as well, so you don't have to go the extra mile for questions. But if, in any case, you feel you are unable to understand anything, you can try our MPSC Coaching platform, where you will get access to various live classes for the CSAT course and all the help you need with doubt-solving sessions. You will also get a list of MPSC books to refer to for your preparation. 

MPSC CSAT Syllabus 

Candidates must also know the MPSC syllabus to cover all its sections. Knowing the syllabus will enable you to go through the topics asked in the exam and prepare for them. The MPSC CSAT paper will be in both English and Marathi language. You can solve the questions in the language of your choice. The table below will give you an idea of the topics that will be asked in the exam and help you in your MPSC CSAT Preparation.

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