MP Excise Constable Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

One online paper of 100 multiple choice questions in Hindi and English, set at high school level.

The exam ran in many shifts over 13 days, so scores were normalised to a percentile. Wrong answers cost 0.25 mark under the Board's conduct rules.

The rulebook names only the three sections above and calls the level high school. It gives no topic list.

Qualification: Class 12 (10+2), or higher secondary under the old system, or an equal exam. No relaxation is given, and the certificate must exist on the last date to apply.

Age: 18 to 33 on 1 January 2024 for unreserved candidates. It rises to 38 for unreserved women, SC, ST and OBC men and women, and state government, board and corporation employees. Candidates from other states get no relaxation and can only apply against unreserved posts.

Physical standard, with no relaxation:

The chest must expand by at least 5 cm. Candidates also need good eyesight, normal colour vision and no flat feet or knock knees. Only MP residents can claim reservation. A candidate with more than two children, one of them born on or after 26 January 2001, is not eligible.

Qualifying marks: 60% for unreserved and 50% for SC, ST and OBC. The EWS get a 10% concession, but are chosen on merit within their list.

1. Online written exam by MPESB, with normalisation across shifts.
2. Merit lists category by category, with a waiting list.
3. Physical measurement by a committee that the Excise Commissioner forms.
4. Medical examination by the District Medical Board, certificate verification and a police character check before the appointment order.

When two candidates tie, the older one ranks higher.

₹19,500 to 62,000. For the first three years pay is 70%, 80% and 90% of the minimum as a stipend, with the usual allowances from the department. Appointments after 1 January 2005 fall under the contributory pension scheme.

MPOnline portal charges were ₹60 at a kiosk and ₹20 through a registered citizen login. The form asks for the post, category and, for posts with sub-reservations, the claim for ex-servicemen or women.

The Board has not announced a next round. The earlier one was the 2022 test.

The admit card needs the application number, date of birth and a password: first two letters of the mother's name as in the form plus the last four digits of Aadhaar. Bring an original photo ID and the unlocked Aadhaar for the biometric check.

The Board posted a result note, a lookup by application number and date of birth, the merit and waiting list, a marks sheet with every candidate's score and percentile, and the key committee report. All sit on the result page.

The 2024 test cut-off came out as percentiles by category. These are the lines for candidates with no sub-reservation (post code 01, 87% main list); the Open column is the line not reserved for women.

Rows for ex-servicemen and the disabled sit lower, with the full sheet in the cut-off PDF.

The paper is class 10 to 12 level general knowledge, reasoning, science and arithmetic, so speed matters more than depth. Start the measurement preparation early, since height and chest are a flat bar with no relaxation, and clear them before spending months on the paper.

• MPESB rulebook list
• Excise Constable 2024 rulebook
• Result lookup
• Result note
• Cut-off sheet
• Results page
• MPOnline application portal

How many Excise Constable posts were there in the 2024 test?

248 direct and 5 backlog.

What is the height requirement?

167.5 cm for men and 152.4 cm for women.

What qualification is needed?

Class 12 pass.

Is there negative marking?

Yes, 0.25 mark per wrong answer.

When will the next recruitment come?

The Board has not said. Its rulebook list shows no Excise Constable rulebook for 2026.