Maharashtra Zilla Parishad Rigman Exam Pattern, Eligibility

One online paper for the cadre, set at Class 10 level in Marathi and English.

All papers were computer-based and objective, 100 questions at 2 marks each (200 marks) in 120 minutes. To enter the merit list a candidate needed 45% of the total marks. There was no interview.

• Education: a school leaving certificate (Class 10) pass or equivalent.
• Licence: a valid heavy goods or heavy passenger vehicle licence, with at least one year of experience driving heavy vehicles.
• Preference: candidates with two years of machine-assisted digging experience were preferred.
• Domicile: residents of Maharashtra, plus Marathi speakers from the 865 border villages the state claims.

Merit comes from the written paper alone. Candidates in the provisional list are called to verify originals, and the final selection and wait lists go up on the district ZP website. Between equal scorers the advertisement lists tie-break rules, starting with farmer-suicide dependants.

Pay level S-7, ₹21,700 to ₹69,100 a month, as given in the 2023 advertisement.

Applications in 2023 went through the IBPS portal linked from each district ZP site. Apply to one district only for a post, because the papers run on the same dates and an admit card clash is the candidate's problem.

The fee in 2023 was ₹1,000 for the open category and ₹900 for reserved categories and orphans. Ex-servicemen paid nothing. It is paid online only, and each post needs its own application and its own fee.

Written tests were held in October 2023 and the later stages ran into 2024, district by district. No fresh application window is open at the moment.

Results come district by district, as merit lists, then final selection lists, on each Zilla Parishad's website. The Dharashiv site shows how these were posted, for example its final selection list for stenographer (lower grade).

The paper is general: Marathi and English grammar, current affairs and basic state and India facts, number work and reasoning at Class 10 level. Previous year papers of other Zilla Parishad Group C posts from the 2023 cycle fit the pattern well.

• Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, where state-level recruitment orders appear
• Osmanabad ZP advertisement notice and the advertisement PDF (2023)
• Ratnagiri ZP advertisement notice, one of the other districts that ran the same drive
• IBPS application portal used in 2023

Each district Zilla Parishad lists its own advertisement, merit lists and document verification notices on its own website.

Is there a Rigman vacancy open now?

Not that we could find. The last drive was advertised in August 2023.

Do I need a driving licence?

Yes. The 2023 advertisement asked for a valid heavy vehicle licence and one year of heavy vehicle driving experience.

Is there an interview?

No. Selection is on the written paper and document check.

What is the pay?

Level S-7, ₹21,700 to ₹69,100 a month.