email id: cmfellowship-mah@gov.in |Helpline - +917066 951951, Mon-Sat (09:30am to 05:30pm)
email id: cmfellowship-mah@gov.in |Helpline - +917066 951951, Mon-Sat (09:30am to 05:30pm)
Age Requirements
The age of the candidate has to be between 21 years to 26 years as on the launch date of the application i.e., 8th May, 2026. A person born between 08 / 05 / 2000 to 08 / 05 / 2005 (including both days) is eligible to apply for Chief Minister Fellowship 2026.
The candidate should be a graduate from any discipline with minimum 60% marks.
The candidate should possess at least 1 year of full-time work experience.
Full time internship / apprenticeship / articleship as a part of a professional course will be considered as experience.
Full time self-employment or entrepreneurship will also be considered as experience.
Stage 1
Part 1: Online Objective Test and Essay submission at the exam center
Part 2: 210 candidates with highest marks in Objective Test are shortlisted for Stage 2
Stage 2
Part 1: Essays of the shortlisted 210 candidates are assessed for Interviews
Part 2: Interviews
Part 3: List of selected candidates is published
Multiple choice objective questions (MCQs)
Medium - English. Wherever feasible Marathi translation of the questions and optional answers is provided
Total Marks - 100, each question carries 1 mark
One out of three optional topics
Language - English or Marathi
Essay to be typed on computer at exam center. For Marathi typing phonetic or typewriter options can be used.
Word limit- 500 words maximum
|
Sr. no. |
Subject |
No. of Qs |
Details |
|
1 |
General Knowledge |
20 |
Current affairs, social and economic issues with respect to India and Maharashtra |
|
2 |
Reasoning |
20 |
Deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, cause and effect reasoning |
|
3 |
English Language |
05 |
Grammar and Composition |
|
4 |
Marathi Language |
05 |
Grammar and Composition |
|
5 |
Information Technology |
05 |
Application Based Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations, AI |
|
6 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
10 |
Data interpretation, arithmetic, algebra, basic geometry |
|
7 |
Competencies |
20 |
Critical Thinking, problem solving, decision making |
|
8 |
Qualities |
15 |
Personal qualities to be ideally possessed by policy and governance professional, including but not limited to compassion, adaptability, initiative, etc. |
Marks of online test will have 30% weightage, essay will have 20% weightage, and interview will have 50% weightage.
List of selected 60 candidates will be published.
The selected candidates need to carry the original copy and photocopies of all the marksheets, experience letters, proof of identity, and other relevant documents at the time of interview.
Candidates eligible for interview will be conveyed the date and time of interview by email.
Travel or any other expense made towards appearing for the online examination and interview shall not be reimbursed.