Goa Collectorate UDC, LDC and MTS Written Examination 2026 — Official Syllabus and Selection

The Offices of the Collector, North Goa and South Goa have announced an objective-based written examination for 94 Group-C vacancies under notice 95/3/2026/Recruitment/COM/CAB, dated 10 November 2026. The notified role groups are UDC 11, LDC 74 and MTS 9. Applications close 27 November 2026. The written-test date, duration, question count, total marks, negative marking, minimum pass marks and exam centre list are not yet published in the uploaded six-page notice.

The official weightage — percentages, not invented marks

📊 Three published examination components

The advertisement does not state the number of questions or total marks. For example, “25% subject knowledge” is not necessarily 25 questions or 25 marks. There is no notified individual percentage split for the four skills within the common 60% component.

Part I: UDC — Administration, accounts and service records

The UDC subject-specific 25% explicitly covers (a) Office administration and procedures; (b) Establishment and service matters; (c) Accounts and financial procedures; (d) Government administration and statutory provisions; (e) Office computer applications; and (f) the RTI Act. Candidates should practise dealing with routine office procedures and establishment files, distinguishing administrative orders from account and service matters. No particular text or edition of legislation is prescribed by this advertisement; do not assume unsupported subtopics have guaranteed marks.

The notified UDC entry qualification is Bachelor’s degree plus one year of administrative work, a qualifying six-month computer certificate or the stated exemption, and Konkani knowledge. This office-specific criterion remains relevant at document verification irrespective of examination marks.

Part I: LDC — Clerical records, typing and applications

The LDC subject-specific 25% covers (a) Clerical duties and office procedure; (b) Typing and documentation; (c) Basic establishment and accounts; (d) Computer applications; and (e) Public-office awareness. Read all five topics rather than preparing only GK. The minimum skill stated in the education paragraph is 30 English words per minute in typing, but this advertisement does not specify a separate typing-test passage, duration, marks, accuracy tolerance or date. It only says a skill test will be held where applicable.

LDC requires Higher Secondary/equivalent notified technical education, computer knowledge with 30-WPM English typing, at least one year of relevant working experience, and Konkani. The notice includes 33 LDC seats in North Goa and 41 in South Goa.

Part I: MTS — Office upkeep and safe records handling

The MTS-specific 25% covers (a) Basic office duties; (b) Office maintenance and safety handling of records and equipment; and (c) General workplace awareness. A candidate should concentrate on these workplace skills rather than transplanting UDC accounts rules into the MTS portion. The qualification is SSC/Class 10 OR a recognised ITI certificate in a relevant trade, one year of the applicable experience (subject to the stated PwD concession), and Konkani. Four seats are in North Goa and five in South Goa.

Part II: Common 60% + Konkani 15%

For all three post categories, 60% of weightage is shared between General Knowledge, Reasoning, Mathematics and Basic Computer Awareness. Since the announcement gives no official internal distribution, a candidate should build proficiency in all four. Konkani Language is 15% and also an essential eligibility requirement. The notice does not say that Marathi can replace Konkani. Only the published programme determines exactly how questions are framed.

How merit and skills are handled

The six-page notice states candidates will be called for an objective written test and written-test marks determine final merit. It also says a skill test shall be held wherever applicable for candidates who qualify on merit. No separate skill-test weightage or revised final-merit formula is supplied. Candidates should not import assumptions from Goa PSC, Goa Staff Selection Commission or an earlier Collectorate exam. The department's subsequent notice controls whether the particular UDC/LDC/MTS group has a skill assessment, and the method it uses.

The advertisement describes one merit list and department-controlled allotment to North, Central and South zones for the respective post categories, without a right to change zones on request. This does not create three different vacancy announcements. Advertisement lists 48 seats in North Collectorate and 46 in South Collectorate.

What is known about examination administration

• The announced written examination is objective-based.
• The exam date, time and venue will be communicated later via SMS, email and ITG Goa.
• The recruiting office says detailed syllabus materials can be downloaded from ITG Goa, North Goa and South Goa sites by 16 November 2026; this is not an exam date.
• A recent passport-size photo must be uploaded at initial online submission; candidates later called for verification must present the essential originals.
• Goa 15-year residence, Goa Employment Exchange registration and Konkani still apply even when the written marks are high.

Preparation checklist mapped to the original syllabus

For UDC, devote the role-specific study block to administration, establishment/service files, government financial procedures, office applications and RTI; separately prepare common GK, reasoning, mathematics, basic computer awareness and Konkani. For LDC, work on clerical records, office documents, applications and the published English typing expectation. For MTS, prepare safety, upkeep and handling of records and equipment. Across all roles, revise the common subjects and practise Konkani reading and comprehension as appropriate to the official syllabus wording. These are preparation directions, not an invented official chapter list.

Official source: Government of Goa original notification, pages 4–6. Future updates: ITG Goa application portal and North Goa district recruitment page.