Maharashtra Adivasi Vikas Vibhag Exam Pattern, Eligibility
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The Adivasi Vikas Vibhag is Maharashtra's Tribal Development Department. It runs ashram schools, hostels and scholarships for Scheduled Tribe students, and recruits its own staff through the Commissioner's office in Nashik and four Additional Commissioners (Nashik, Thane, Amravati and Nagpur).
Recent cycles: a 17-cadre Group C recruitment advertised on 5 October 2024 (611 posts), a Chowkidar recruitment in 2026 (478 posts), and a teacher recruitment through the Pavitra portal that the Additional Commissioners advertised in 2026. Each cadre has its own page here where it has an exam record; this one covers the department as a whole.
Last checked against the official notification on .
Maharashtra Adivasi Vikas Vibhag Details
Exam Pattern
Group C and Group D posts use a computer-based MCQ test in Marathi medium, 200 marks over Marathi, English, general knowledge and an intelligence test, 120 minutes. Stenographer posts have a shorter test plus a skill test. Teachers are shortlisted through the state's Pavitra portal and are not tested by the department.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must be Indian citizens living in Maharashtra. Qualifications range from SSC for Chowkidar to a postgraduate degree for Gruhpal. In the 2024 advertisement the open-category age limit was 18 to 38, with relaxations for reserved groups.
Selection Process
Group C and D recruitment is by marks in the online test, then document verification. Parallel reservations (women, ex-servicemen, part-time employees, disabled, sports) are applied division-wise. The department's own recruitment pages list lists and notices after each stage.
How to Apply
Applications are online, through links the department posts on its home page when a recruitment opens. The 2024 fee was ₹1,000 for open category and ₹900 for reserved categories, not refundable.
Participating Institutes
Recruiting offices: Commissioner, Tribal Development, Nashik; Additional Commissioners at Nashik, Thane, Amravati and Nagpur; and 29 Integrated Tribal Development Project offices for Chowkidar posts.
Important Dates
| Recruitment | Key dates |
|---|---|
| Group C direct recruitment, 17 cadres | Advertised 5 October 2024; applications 12 October to 2 November 2024; merit lists published division by division |
| Chowkidar (Group D) | Applications 6 to 27 May 2026; online test 28 July to 2 August 2026 |
| Teachers through Pavitra portal | Advertisements from the Additional Commissioners, Amravati and Thane among them, in 2026; notice of 6 August 2026 |
The department does not announce a calendar. New advertisements appear on its home page, usually with only a few weeks before applications open.
Result
Results are published as merit lists, selection lists and document-verification notices on the department's home page, one notice per division and cadre.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which exams does the Tribal Development Department hold?
It holds online tests for its Group C and Group D cadres. Some cadres, such as clerk-typist, are filled through the Maharashtra Public Service Commission instead.
Where do new advertisements appear?
On the department's home page, tribal.maharashtra.gov.in. Each cadre's own page here has the details of its last cycle.
Is any recruitment open now?
Nothing that needs a new application as of 16 October 2026 that we could confirm, apart from teacher posts handled through the Pavitra portal.
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