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MPSC ATP syllabus 2026

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19 topics · 39 chapters · 248 micro-topics

  1. 1 Current Events & Technology 3 chapters · 15 notes · 6 Qs in a mock

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    Practise Current Events & Technology 9 free questions with answers

    1. 1.1 Computers, communication and Digital India 4 notes Practise
      1. 1.1.1 Computer and internet basics: hardware, software, WWW and protocols
      2. 1.1.2 Telecom: 1G to 5G, optical fibre, satellite internet, Li-Fi and BharatNet
      3. 1.1.3 Semiconductors and supercomputers: India Semiconductor Mission, PARAM and AIRAWAT
      4. 1.1.4 Digital India and digital public infrastructure: Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker and ONDC
    2. 1.2 Emerging technologies 6 notes Practise
      1. 1.2.1 Artificial intelligence: machine learning, generative AI and the IndiaAI Mission
      2. 1.2.2 Quantum technology: qubits and the National Quantum Mission
      3. 1.2.3 Blockchain, cryptocurrency and the digital rupee
      4. 1.2.4 Cloud computing, IoT, big data and AR/VR
      5. 1.2.5 Nanotechnology: properties, applications and the Nano Mission
      6. 1.2.6 Robotics, drones and 3D printing
    3. 1.3 Technology in planning 5 notes Practise
      1. 1.3.1 GIS: raster and vector data models, georeferencing and spatial analysis
      2. 1.3.2 Remote sensing: platforms, sensors, resolution and Indian satellites (NRSC)
      3. 1.3.3 GPS/GNSS, DGPS and NavIC; total station surveys for base maps
      4. 1.3.4 CAD, digital twins and drones in planning – Drone Rules 2021 airspace zones
      5. 1.3.5 GIS-based development plans, land suitability analysis (AHP) and land-records digitisation (DILRMP, SVAMITVA)
  2. 2 Urbanisation, Schemes & Missions 3 chapters · 19 notes · 6 Qs in a mock

    Practise Urbanisation, Schemes & Missions 12 free questions with answers

    1. 2.1 Urbanisation and census definitions 5 notes Practise
      1. 2.1.1 Census urban definitions: statutory town, census town, outgrowth and urban agglomeration
      2. 2.1.2 Census size classes of towns, million-plus cities and Census 2011 urbanisation in India and Maharashtra
      3. 2.1.3 Census household and workforce concepts and functional classification of towns
      4. 2.1.4 URDPFI Guidelines 2014: settlement classification and hierarchy of plans
      5. 2.1.5 Rural–urban planning: SPMRM Rurban clusters, gaothan and Gram Panchayat Development Plans
    2. 2.2 Urban missions and schemes 7 notes Practise
      1. 2.2.1 JNNURM 2005: sub-missions, mandatory reforms and City Development Plans
      2. 2.2.2 AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0: coverage, thrust areas, GIS-based master plans and HRIDAY
      3. 2.2.3 Smart Cities Mission: area-based development, pan-city solutions, SPV and ICCC; Maharashtra's smart cities
      4. 2.2.4 PMAY-Urban: four verticals, CLSS, income categories and carpet-area limits
      5. 2.2.5 PMAY-U 2.0 and Rajiv Awas Yojana: from slum-free cities to housing for all
      6. 2.2.6 Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban: ODF certifications, Garbage Free City rating and Swachh Survekshan
      7. 2.2.7 DAY-NULM: components, shelters for urban homeless and support to street vendors
    3. 2.3 Infrastructure and services 7 notes Practise
      1. 2.3.1 Infrastructure financing: PPP models, HAM, VGF, National Infrastructure Pipeline and NaBFID
      2. 2.3.2 Power and energy sector: Electricity Act 2003, discom reforms (UDAY, RDSS), renewable targets and the Green Hydrogen Mission
      3. 2.3.3 Roads and railways: Golden Quadrilateral, Bharatmala, PMGSY and dedicated freight corridors
      4. 2.3.4 Ports, waterways and aviation: Sagarmala, national waterways and UDAN
      5. 2.3.5 Logistics and digital infrastructure: PM Gati Shakti, National Logistics Policy and the Telecommunications Act 2023
      6. 2.3.6 Urban development missions: Smart Cities, AMRUT, PMAY-Urban and Swachh Bharat (Urban)
      7. 2.3.7 Services sector: growth, IT-BPM, tourism and the gig economy
  3. 3 Policies in India & Maharashtra 1 chapter · 6 notes · 2 Qs in a mock

    Practise Policies in India & Maharashtra 4 free questions with answers

    1. 3.1 Urban policies in India and Maharashtra 6 notes Practise
      1. 3.1.1 National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007
      2. 3.1.2 Draft National Land Utilisation Policy 2013: land utilisation zones and goals
      3. 3.1.3 National Urban Transport Policy 2006 and 2014, UMTA and Metro Rail Policy 2017
      4. 3.1.4 Maharashtra housing policies: 2007, 2021 and the State Housing Policy 2025 ('Majhe Ghar, Majha Adhikar')
      5. 3.1.5 CIDCO, Navi Mumbai and the 12.5%/22.5% developed-land return scheme
      6. 3.1.6 RERA 2016 and MahaRERA: registration (s.3), 70% escrow account and Appellate Tribunal
  4. 4 RTI & RTS Acts 1 chapter · 7 notes · 3 Qs in a mock

    Practise RTI & RTS Acts 6 free questions with answers

    1. 4.1 RTI Act 2005 and Maharashtra RTS Act 2015 7 notes Practise
      1. 4.1.1 RTI Act Sections 1–5: commencement, definitions, public authority, proactive disclosure and PIOs
      2. 4.1.2 RTI Act Sections 6–7: request, transfer, time limits, fees and deemed refusal; RTI Rules 2012
      3. 4.1.3 RTI Act Sections 8–11: exemptions, public interest override, twenty-year rule, severability and third-party information
      4. 4.1.4 RTI Act Sections 12–17: Central and State Information Commissions – appointment, term and removal
      5. 4.1.5 RTI Act Sections 18–31: powers of Commissions, appeals, penalty, exempt organisations (s.24) and repeal
      6. 4.1.6 Maharashtra Right to Public Services Act 2015 Sections 3–7: notified services, stipulated time limits and designated officers
      7. 4.1.7 Maharashtra RTS Act 2015 Sections 8–20: first and second appeals, penalty and the State Commission for Right to Public Service
  5. 5 Theories of Planning 1 chapter · 10 notes · 4 Qs in a mock

    Practise Theories of Planning 8 free questions with answers

    1. 5.1 Theories of planning and planning thinkers 10 notes Practise
      1. 5.1.1 Patrick Geddes: place–work–folk, survey before plan and conservative surgery
      2. 5.1.2 Ebenezer Howard: the three magnets and the Garden City
      3. 5.1.3 Clarence Perry's neighbourhood unit and the Radburn plan
      4. 5.1.4 Le Corbusier and Doxiadis: Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Islamabad and Ekistics
      5. 5.1.5 Kevin Lynch, Lewis Mumford, Soria y Mata and other planning pioneers
      6. 5.1.6 Urban structure models: Burgess concentric zones, Hoyt sectors and Harris–Ullman multiple nuclei
      7. 5.1.7 Central place theory: Christaller and Lösch
      8. 5.1.8 Rank-size rule, primate city and urban geography terms
      9. 5.1.9 Regional development theories: growth poles, core–periphery and cumulative causation
      10. 5.1.10 Planning process theories and methods: rational, incremental, advocacy and strategic planning, SWOT, surveys and the Lorenz curve
  6. 6 Regional Plan 1 chapter · 6 notes · 3 Qs in a mock

    Practise Regional Plan 7 free questions with answers

    1. 6.1 Regional planning and the regional plan 6 notes Practise
      1. 6.1.1 Concept and types of regions: formal, functional, planning and administrative
      2. 6.1.2 Delineating regions: breaking point formula, law of retail gravitation, gravity model and population potential
      3. 6.1.3 Regional plan surveys, analysis and projections; hierarchy of plans; NCR and MMR Regional Plan 1996–2011
      4. 6.1.4 MRTP Act Sections 3–13: establishing a region, the Regional Planning Board, its duties and surveys
      5. 6.1.5 MRTP Act Sections 14–17: contents, submission, approval and publication of a regional plan
      6. 6.1.6 MRTP Act Sections 18–20: restriction on development, compensation and revision of a regional plan
  7. 7 Development Plan 3 chapters · 19 notes · 10 Qs in a mock

    Practise Development Plan 17 free questions with answers

    1. 7.1 Development plan under the MRTP Act 8 notes Practise
      1. 7.1.1 MRTP Act Sections 21–24: duty to prepare a development plan, declaration of intention, default and Town Planning Officer
      2. 7.1.2 MRTP Act Sections 22 and 22A: contents of a development plan and substantial modification
      3. 7.1.3 MRTP Act Sections 25–27: existing land-use map, preparing and publishing the draft DP and relation to the regional plan
      4. 7.1.4 MRTP Act Sections 28–31: Planning Committee, submission and sanction of a development plan and final DP
      5. 7.1.5 MRTP Act Sections 32–36: interim DP, comprehensive development areas, plans for additional areas and earlier plans
      6. 7.1.6 MRTP Act Sections 37–39: modification and revision of a final development plan and variation of TP schemes
      7. 7.1.7 MRTP Act Sections 40–42 and 113–124: special planning authorities, new town development authorities and implementing plans
      8. 7.1.8 MRTP Act Sections 49–50 and 127: purchase notice, deletion and lapse of reservations
    2. 7.2 Preparing a development plan 6 notes Practise
      1. 7.2.1 Development plan process: surveys, studies, stages, public participation and DP vs TP scheme
      2. 7.2.2 Population projection methods: arithmetic, geometric, incremental increase and logistic curve
      3. 7.2.3 Estimating housing demand, land requirement and water supply from projected population
      4. 7.2.4 Land-use zoning and land-use classification in a development plan
      5. 7.2.5 URDPFI planning norms: education, health, open space and other amenities
      6. 7.2.6 Structure plans and local plans: the UK system and its Indian application
    3. 7.3 Development control and appeals 5 notes Practise
      1. 7.3.1 MRTP Act Sections 43–44: restriction on development and application for permission, including integrated townships
      2. 7.3.2 MRTP Act Sections 45–46: grant or refusal of permission, deemed permission and matters to be considered
      3. 7.3.3 MRTP Act Section 47: appeal against orders on development permission
      4. 7.3.4 MRTP Act Sections 48 and 51: lapse of permission and revocation or modification with compensation
      5. 7.3.5 MRTP Act Sections 52–58: unauthorised development, penalty, compounding (s.52A), removal and development by Government
  8. 8 Town Planning Scheme 1 chapter · 11 notes · 8 Qs in a mock

    Practise Town Planning Scheme 16 free questions with answers

    1. 8.1 Town planning schemes 11 notes Practise
      1. 8.1.1 Town planning schemes: concept, land pooling, joint schemes and stages
      2. 8.1.2 MRTP Act Sections 59–61: purposes and contents of a scheme, declaration of intention and time limits
      3. 8.1.3 MRTP Act Sections 62–67: making the draft scheme – original and final plots, allotment (s.64(g-1)), reconstitution and objections
      4. 8.1.4 MRTP Act Sections 68–71: sanction of the draft scheme, vesting under s.68A and effect of declaration (s.69)
      5. 8.1.5 MRTP Act Sections 72–73: the Arbitrator – appointment, duties, time limits and finality
      6. 8.1.6 MRTP Act Sections 74–82: appeals and the Tribunal of Appeal
      7. 8.1.7 MRTP Act Sections 83–94: advance possession, preliminary and final schemes, withdrawal and summary eviction
      8. 8.1.8 MRTP Act Sections 95–100: cost of scheme, increment, contribution and FSI/TDR adjustment
      9. 8.1.9 MRTP Act Sections 101–112: injurious affection, owners without final plots, net amount payable and surplus
      10. 8.1.10 TPS numericals: original, semi-final and final plot values, increment, contribution and net demand
      11. 8.1.11 Gujarat TPUDA 1976 compared with MRTP: Town Planning Officer, preliminary and final schemes and land shares
  9. 9 Local Area Plan 1 chapter · 7 notes · 3 Qs in a mock

    Practise Local Area Plan 6 free questions with answers

    1. 9.1 Local area plans 7 notes Practise
      1. 9.1.1 Local area plans: concept, purpose, contents and how they differ from TP schemes
      2. 9.1.2 MRTP Act Sections 33A–33C (2025): declaration, consultation and deemed sanction of a local area plan
      3. 9.1.3 Local area plans under Gujarat TPUDA Section 76A and their link with UDCPR
      4. 9.1.4 What a Maharashtra Local Area plan must contain (s.33A(3)), the Final Local Area plan and its modification (ss.33C(2)–(3), 33D)
      5. 9.1.5 LAP compared: s.33 areas of comprehensive development, Development plan, TP scheme, Structure plan and look-alike plans
      6. 9.1.6 MoHUA's Pilot on Formulation of Local Area Plan and Town Planning Scheme (AMRUT, July 2018)
      7. 9.1.7 Making a LAP in practice: Gujarat's three-stage process and incentive model, and LAPs for UDCPR TOD zones
  10. 10 UDCPR 3 chapters · 24 notes · 12 Qs in a mock

    Practise UDCPR 24 free questions with answers

    1. 10.1 UDCPR 2020: definitions and permission procedure 6 notes Practise
      1. 10.1.1 UDCPR 2020: policy history, applicability (Reg 1.1), structure and removal of difficulties (Reg 1.10)
      2. 10.1.2 UDCPR definitions I: building, height of building, FSI, building line, special and high-rise buildings
      3. 10.1.3 UDCPR definitions II: habitable room, balcony, stilt, atrium, tenement, row and semi-detached housing, congested area
      4. 10.1.4 UDCPR Reg 2.1: permission not necessary, risk-based permission, temporary construction and repairs
      5. 10.1.5 UDCPR Reg 2.2: documents, scale and colouring of plans, scrutiny fee, development charges and premium instalments
      6. 10.1.6 UDCPR Regs 2.3–2.15: discretionary powers, relaxations, drafting errors, deemed permission, CC validity, plinth checking and occupancy certificate
    2. 10.2 UDCPR 2020: layouts, zones, FSI and margins 8 notes Practise
      1. 10.2.1 UDCPR Chapter 3: layouts and sub-division – road widths (Tables 3-A to 3-C), minimum plot sizes and restricted sites
      2. 10.2.2 UDCPR Regs 3.4–3.5: recreational open space and amenity space in layouts
      3. 10.2.3 UDCPR Reg 3.8: inclusive housing for EWS/LIG
      4. 10.2.4 UDCPR Chapters 4–5: land-use zones, zone equivalence, agriculture-zone uses and gaothan/RP areas
      5. 10.2.5 UDCPR Chapter 6: basic FSI in congested and non-congested areas (Tables 6-A and 6-G)
      6. 10.2.6 UDCPR Regs 6.1–6.3: premium FSI, ancillary FSI and their computation
      7. 10.2.7 UDCPR Chapter 6: front and marginal distances (Tables 6-B to 6-D), H/5 rule and distance between buildings
      8. 10.2.8 UDCPR P-line and Reg 6.8: computation of FSI and exclusions
    3. 10.3 UDCPR 2020: special regulations 10 notes Practise
      1. 10.3.1 UDCPR Chapter 7: redevelopment of tenanted and society buildings and incentive FSI
      2. 10.3.2 UDCPR Chapter 7: IT/ITES establishments, EWS/LIG and affordable housing schemes
      3. 10.3.3 UDCPR green building incentives: rating systems, pre-certification and computation
      4. 10.3.4 UDCPR Chapter 8: parking requirements
      5. 10.3.5 UDCPR Chapter 9: building requirements and fire protection – staircases, parapets, exits and travel distance
      6. 10.3.6 UDCPR Reg 11.2: TDR – generation, eligibility, utilisation formula and receiving plots
      7. 10.3.7 UDCPR Regs 11.1 and 11.3: accommodation reservation and Reservation Credit Certificates
      8. 10.3.8 UDCPR heritage conservation regulations: heritage committee, grading and precincts
      9. 10.3.9 UDCPR Chapter 13: barrier-free design and accessibility
      10. 10.3.10 UDCPR Chapter 14: integrated townships, TOD zones and owner-led land pooling
  11. 11 Development Charges & Appeal 1 chapter · 5 notes · 4 Qs in a mock

    Practise Development Charges & Appeal 10 free questions with answers

    1. 11.1 Development charges 5 notes Practise
      1. 11.1.1 MRTP Act Sections 124A–124B: levy of development charge, user categories and rates
      2. 11.1.2 MRTP Act Sections 124B(2A)–124D: MIDC rates, vital urban transport projects and commencement
      3. 11.1.3 MRTP Act Sections 124E–124F: assessment, payment, interest, recovery and exemptions
      4. 11.1.4 MRTP Act Sections 124G–124L: appeals, enhancement and refund, Development Fund, penalty and overriding effect
      5. 11.1.5 Development charge numericals: land, building, combined use, interest and penalty
  12. 12 Transportation 1 chapter · 10 notes · 5 Qs in a mock

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    1. 12.1 Transportation planning 10 notes Practise
      1. 12.1.1 Urban road hierarchy, road cross-section elements, IRC design standards and traffic signs
      2. 12.1.2 Traffic volume studies, counts and PCU values
      3. 12.1.3 Origin–destination surveys: cordon lines, methods, desire lines and uses
      4. 12.1.4 Parking studies, speed and delay studies and accident studies
      5. 12.1.5 Traffic flow theory: speed–flow–density, capacity and level of service
      6. 12.1.6 Travel demand: four-stage model and modal split
      7. 12.1.7 Intersections: conflict points, rotaries, signals and grade-separated interchanges
      8. 12.1.8 Public transport and non-motorised transport: metro, BRT, RRTS and NUTP mode priority
      9. 12.1.9 Transit-oriented development principles
      10. 12.1.10 Railway and airport planning and transport financing: BOT variants and Hybrid Annuity Model
  13. 13 Environment 6 chapters · 45 notes · 4 Qs in a mock

    Practise Environment 8 free questions with answers

    1. 13.1 Pollution and control 10 notes Practise
      1. 13.1.1 Air pollution: pollutants, sources and health effects
      2. 13.1.2 Air quality management: NAAQS, AQI and the National Clean Air Programme
      3. 13.1.3 Smog, stubble burning, vehicular emissions and BS norms
      4. 13.1.4 Acid rain and indoor air pollution
      5. 13.1.5 Water pollution: sources, BOD, COD and eutrophication
      6. 13.1.6 Groundwater contamination: arsenic, fluoride, nitrate and uranium
      7. 13.1.7 River conservation: Namami Gange and the National River Conservation Plan
      8. 13.1.8 Soil pollution, pesticides and biomagnification
      9. 13.1.9 Noise pollution: standards and the Noise Rules 2000
      10. 13.1.10 Marine, thermal and radioactive pollution: oil spills, dead zones and microplastics
    2. 13.2 Solid and hazardous waste management 7 notes Practise
      1. 13.2.1 Solid waste: types, collection and treatment by composting, incineration and landfill
      2. 13.2.2 Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
      3. 13.2.3 Plastic pollution and the Plastic Waste Management Rules: single-use plastic ban
      4. 13.2.4 E-waste: hazards and the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
      5. 13.2.5 Biomedical, hazardous, battery and construction and demolition waste rules
      6. 13.2.6 Wastewater: sewage treatment, faecal sludge and reuse
      7. 13.2.7 Circular economy and extended producer responsibility
    3. 13.3 Climate change science 6 notes Practise
      1. 13.3.1 Greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases: sources and global warming potential
      2. 13.3.2 Global warming: evidence and IPCC assessment findings
      3. 13.3.3 Impacts of climate change on India: monsoon, glaciers, coasts and agriculture
      4. 13.3.4 Ozone layer depletion: ozone hole and ozone-depleting substances
      5. 13.3.5 Mitigation: carbon sequestration, carbon markets and India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
      6. 13.3.6 Adaptation, black carbon and geoengineering
    4. 13.4 India's climate policy 2 notes Practise
      1. 13.4.1 NAPCC: the eight national missions
      2. 13.4.2 State action plans, Net Zero 2070, Mission LiFE and the Green Credit Programme
    5. 13.5 Environment laws and institutions 11 notes Practise
      1. 13.5.1 Constitution and the courts: Articles 48A, 51A(g), 21 and landmark judgments
      2. 13.5.2 Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 and its 2022 amendment
      3. 13.5.3 Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, its 2023 amendment and CAMPA
      4. 13.5.4 Forest Rights Act 2006
      5. 13.5.5 Environment (Protection) Act 1986
      6. 13.5.6 Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981
      7. 13.5.7 Biological Diversity Act 2002 and its 2023 amendment
      8. 13.5.8 Environmental Impact Assessment: EIA Notification 2006 and the clearance process
      9. 13.5.9 Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2019
      10. 13.5.10 National Green Tribunal
      11. 13.5.11 Environmental institutions: MoEFCC, CPCB, SPCBs, NBWL, WCCB and AWBI
    6. 13.6 Urban environment 9 notes Practise
      1. 13.6.1 Environment (Protection) Act 1986, Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981
      2. 13.6.2 EIA Notification 2006: categories, stages, ToR, EMP and environmental clearance for building projects
      3. 13.6.3 Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2019: legal basis, CRZ categories and permissible activities
      4. 13.6.4 Eco-sensitive zones and wetlands: zonal master plans, Maharashtra ESZs and Wetland Rules 2017
      5. 13.6.5 National Green Tribunal Act 2010: jurisdiction, compensation and appeals
      6. 13.6.6 Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 and 2026: duties of urban local bodies
      7. 13.6.7 Environmental principles and landmark cases: polluter pays, precautionary principle and sustainable development
      8. 13.6.8 Climate change: UNFCCC, Kyoto, Paris, IPCC and NAPCC
      9. 13.6.9 Urban environment issues: heat islands, air quality (NCAP), noise standards and green buildings
  14. 14 Acts & Rules 4 chapters · 17 notes · 10 Qs in a mock

    Practise Acts & Rules 20 free questions with answers

    1. 14.1 MRTP Act 1966: framework 3 notes Practise
      1. 14.1.1 Evolution of town planning law in Maharashtra: Bombay TP Acts 1915 and 1954 to the MRTP Act 1966
      2. 14.1.2 MRTP Act 1966: objects, chapter structure and key definitions in Section 2 (agriculture, development, FSI)
      3. 14.1.3 MRTP Act Sections 142–165: prosecution sanction, bar of courts, officers, registration and effect of other laws (s.156)
    2. 14.2 Local government and the Constitution 3 notes Practise
      1. 14.2.1 73rd Amendment: Panchayats, Articles 243–243O, State Election and Finance Commissions and Eleventh Schedule
      2. 14.2.2 74th Amendment: municipalities, Articles 243P–243ZG, Wards Committees and Twelfth Schedule
      3. 14.2.3 District and Metropolitan Planning Committees: Articles 243ZD–243ZE and local-government committees (Balwant Rai Mehta to G.V.K. Rao)
    3. 14.3 Municipal and urban development Acts of Maharashtra 7 notes Practise
      1. 14.3.1 Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act 1949: constitution, municipal authorities, Commissioner and committees
      2. 14.3.2 MMC Act: property tax (ss.127–149A), laying out land (s.217), unauthorised works, by-laws and State control
      3. 14.3.3 Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act 1965: classification and authorities
      4. 14.3.4 Municipal Councils Act 1965: President, Chief Officer, Director of Municipal Administration and obligatory duties
      5. 14.3.5 MMRDA Act 1974 and metropolitan region development authorities in Maharashtra
      6. 14.3.6 Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act 1971 and slum rehabilitation
      7. 14.3.7 Street Vendors Act 2014: Town Vending Committees and vending plans
    4. 14.4 Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 4 notes Practise
      1. 14.4.1 MLRC 1966 Sections 1–19: structure, revenue areas, chief controlling authority and revenue officers
      2. 14.4.2 MLRC Sections 20–41: title of the State, classes of holders, tribal land transfer (s.36A) and use of agricultural land
      3. 14.4.3 MLRC Sections 42–51: non-agricultural use after the 2025 amendment, premium, minerals and encroachment
      4. 14.4.4 MLRC Sections 148–170 and 247–259: record of rights, mutation, land records, land revenue liability, appeals and revision
  15. 15 Land Acquisition 5 chapters · 21 notes · 7 Qs in a mock

    Practise Land Acquisition 15 free questions with answers

    1. 15.1 Foundations of land acquisition law 3 notes Practise
      1. 15.1.1 Eminent domain and the constitutional basis of acquisition: Article 300A and the right to property
      2. 15.1.2 Land Acquisition Act 1894: key sections, timelines, solatium and Section 24 transition to the 2013 Act
      3. 15.1.3 RFCTLARR Act 2013 Sections 1–3: application, public purpose and consent thresholds (s.2)
    2. 15.2 RFCTLARR Act 2013: acquisition procedure 5 notes Practise
      1. 15.2.1 RFCTLARR Sections 4–10 and 14: Social Impact Assessment, Expert Group, food-security safeguard and SIA lapse
      2. 15.2.2 RFCTLARR Sections 11–15: preliminary notification, its effect, survey and objections
      3. 15.2.3 RFCTLARR Sections 16–20: R&R scheme, declaration (s.19) and marking of land
      4. 15.2.4 RFCTLARR Sections 21–25: notice to persons interested, enquiry, award and time limit for award
      5. 15.2.5 RFCTLARR Sections 33–39: correction of award, possession and additional compensation
    3. 15.3 RFCTLARR Act 2013: compensation and R&R 5 notes Practise
      1. 15.3.1 RFCTLARR Section 26: market value of land and the material date
      2. 15.3.2 RFCTLARR Sections 27–28 and First Schedule: multiplier factor, severance and injurious affection
      3. 15.3.3 RFCTLARR Sections 29–30: assets attached to land, 100% solatium and 12% additional amount
      4. 15.3.4 Compensation numericals: market value, multiplier, solatium, additional amount and interest
      5. 15.3.5 RFCTLARR Sections 31–50: R&R entitlements (Second and Third Schedules), Scheduled Areas and R&R Committees
    4. 15.4 RFCTLARR Act 2013: urgency, Authority and miscellaneous 5 notes Practise
      1. 15.4.1 RFCTLARR Section 40: urgency acquisition and its extra compensation
      2. 15.4.2 RFCTLARR Sections 51–74: LARR Authority – composition, reference (s.64) and appeal to High Court
      3. 15.4.3 RFCTLARR Sections 75–84: apportionment, payment, deposit and interest
      4. 15.4.4 RFCTLARR Sections 93–105: withdrawal, tax exemption (s.96), change of purpose, return of unutilised land and Fourth Schedule
      5. 15.4.5 Maharashtra amendments 2018 and RFCTLARR (Maharashtra) Rules 2014: s.10A exemption, consent award and lump-sum R&R
    5. 15.5 Other routes to acquire land 3 notes Practise
      1. 15.5.1 Direct purchase by negotiation in Maharashtra: the 2015 GR and the 25% incentive
      2. 15.5.2 MRTP Act Sections 125–129: acquisition modes under s.126, material date, s.128 and urgent possession
      3. 15.5.3 TDR, FSI and amenity in lieu of compensation for reserved land
  16. 16 Valuation 1 chapter · 6 notes · 3 Qs in a mock

    Practise Valuation 7 free questions with answers

    1. 16.1 Valuation principles and terminology 6 notes Practise
      1. 16.1.1 Valuation: definition, purposes and the role of the valuer
      2. 16.1.2 Value, cost and price: kinds of value – market, book, salvage, scrap, assessed and reversionary
      3. 16.1.3 Characteristics of landed property and factors affecting demand and value
      4. 16.1.4 Interests in land: freehold, leasehold, life interest, licence and easements
      5. 16.1.5 Rent and outgoings: rack, ground, head and standard rent; gross and net income
      6. 16.1.6 Rates of interest, capitalisation and capital value
  17. 17 Valuation Tables 1 chapter · 5 notes · 3 Qs in a mock

    Practise Valuation Tables 6 free questions with answers

    1. 17.1 Valuation tables 5 notes Practise
      1. 17.1.1 Amount of Re 1 and amount of Re 1 per annum: compound interest tables
      2. 17.1.2 Present value of Re 1 and present value of an annuity
      3. 17.1.3 Annual sinking fund and its coefficient
      4. 17.1.4 Years' purchase: single rate, dual rate and in perpetuity
      5. 17.1.5 Valuation-table numericals: reversions, deferred values and leasehold interests
  18. 18 Methods of Valuation 1 chapter · 9 notes · 4 Qs in a mock

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    1. 18.1 Methods of valuation 9 notes Practise
      1. 18.1.1 Methods of valuation: classification and choosing a method
      2. 18.1.2 Rental (investment) method and rateable value for property tax
      3. 18.1.3 Comparison (sales) method and genuine sale instances
      4. 18.1.4 Belting method, frontage, return frontage, corner plots and plottage
      5. 18.1.5 Land and building (contractor's or cost) method
      6. 18.1.6 Development and residual methods: hypothetical layout and hypothetical building
      7. 18.1.7 Profits method
      8. 18.1.8 Depreciation: straight line, sinking fund and constant percentage methods; obsolescence
      9. 18.1.9 Valuing agricultural land: jirayat and bagayat classes, yield and capitalisation of net income
  19. 19 Annual Statement of Rates 1 chapter · 6 notes · 3 Qs in a mock

    Practise Annual Statement of Rates 7 free questions with answers

    1. 19.1 Annual Statement of Rates and stamp duty 6 notes Practise
      1. 19.1.1 Maharashtra Stamp Act 1958: instrument, conveyance, market value (s.2) and the ASR as the measure of true market value
      2. 19.1.2 Maharashtra Stamp Act Sections 31–39, 47 and 59: adjudication, reference to the Collector (s.32A), impounding and penalty
      3. 19.1.3 Bombay Stamp (Determination of True Market Value of Property) Rules 1995: preparation, approval and publication of the ASR
      4. 19.1.4 ASR zones and guidelines: built-up rates, floor, parking, corner plots and TDR/FSI valuation
      5. 19.1.5 Bulk land and agricultural land in the ASR: slab-wise deductions and probable NA zones
      6. 19.1.6 ASR depreciation table and construction cost rates

MPSC ATP syllabus questions

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