MPESB Group-3 Sub Engineer etc.: 1,715 posts
Rulebook: Group-3 Combined Recruitment Test 2026 (II) (PDF, Hindi)Notice: form reopened and exam date changed (01.10.2026)Revised rulebook pages 1, 90–93, 110 (PDF)Apply online (MPOnline)MPESB home (What's new)
Eligibility & recruitment details
- Board
- Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board · Madhya Pradesh
- Department / company
- Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board · State · Madhya Pradesh
- Qualification
- Post-wise diploma/degree in the relevant subject as per the department's recruitment rules (e.g. Sub Engineer (Civil): 3-year diploma in Civil Engineering; Sub Engineer (E/M): 3-year diploma in Electrical/Mechanical). Live registration with an MP employment exchange is mandatory. See rulebook
- Experience
- Freshers
- Employment
- Regular
- Vacancies
- About 1,715 posts in 132 post codes (Sub Engineer, Draftsman, Laboratory Technician and equivalent). This is the sum of the post codes in the 27.08.2026 rulebook (1,700), with post code 123 (Tribal Affairs, Sub Engineer Civil) raised from 27 to 42 by the revised page of 13.10.2026. Example: post code 124, Water Resources Sub Engineer (Civil), 379 posts
- Application fee
- Rs. 500 per paper (UR); Rs. 250 per paper (MP-domicile SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD); no fee for backlog direct-recruitment posts; MPOnline portal fee Rs. 60 (kiosk) / Rs. 20 (citizen login)
- Age limit
- 18–40 years as on 01.01.2026; 45 years for MP-domicile SC/ST/OBC, government/corporation/board employees, Home Guards, PwD and women (UR and reserved); no age relaxation for EWS; overall maximum 45 (except contract employees and other rule-14 categories)
- Application window
- Reopened 13 – 27 October 2026 (corrections till 28 October 2026); original window 29 August – 12 September 2026
- Exam date
- Expected to start 20.01.2027
Read the official notice for full eligibility conditions.