Mukhya Sevika study guide
Mukhya Sevika · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Mukhya Sevika examination is the recruitment and promotion gateway to the supervisory post in India's ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) network, usually at block level. The Mukhya Sevika oversees Anganwadi Workers and Helpers: checking attendance, growth-monitoring records, pre-school activity plans, nutrition supply and stock registers, and coordinating with the Child Development Project Officer. The Mukhya Sevika study guide has 10 sections and about 2,964 words.
01Child Development and Early Childhood Care
This domain checks whether you can recognise typical development, name the theory behind an observation, and convert both into an activity decision or a referral at the Anganwadi Centre (AWC). Development is grouped into physical/motor, cognitive, language, socio-emotional and moral domains.
317 words, about 2 min02Nutrition
Energy-giving foods (cereals, roots, fats), body-building foods (pulses, milk, egg, flesh foods) and protective foods (fruits, vegetables). Key micronutrients: iron, iodine, zinc, calcium, vitamin A, B-complex, C and D.
344 words, about 2 min03Health and Hygiene
At birth: BCG, OPV-0 and Hepatitis B birth dose. At 6, 10 and 14 weeks: pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib) and OPV, with fractional IPV at 6 and 14 weeks.
329 words, about 2 min04Women and Child Development Schemes and Programmes
Integrated Child Development Services began in 1975 and was universalised in 2006. Six services: supplementary nutrition, non-formal pre-school education, immunisation, health check-up, referral services, and nutrition and health education, delivered through convergence.
303 words, about 2 min05Community Mobilisation and Social Awareness
Community mobilisation is enabling people to act together on a shared concern; it is a process, not an event. Sequence: identify and prioritise the issue with the community, map stakeholders, plan jointly, act through existing forums, and review.
288 words, about 1 min06Supervision, Monitoring and Record Keeping
Administrative (attendance, supplies, funds), educative (guiding the AWW on curriculum and nutrition) and supportive (motivation, problem-solving). The cycle: plan the visit, observe, give feedback, agree actions, follow up.
273 words, about 1 min07Pre-school Education and Activity Planning
The National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (2022) covers three years of pre-school plus two years of primary. Pre-school education is play-based, child-centred and delivered in the mother tongue; formal teaching of reading and writing is not appropriate at 3–6 years.
262 words, about 1 min08General Knowledge and Current Affairs
Static polity, geography, institutions and schemes, plus recent developments in women and child development. Prepare stable facts thoroughly and verify time-sensitive figures from an official source before the exam.
313 words, about 2 min09Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude
Number series, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, simple interest, time and work, plus verbal reasoning - coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, seating arrangement and data interpretation. Speed comes from recognising the type, not from long calculation.
278 words, about 1 min10Language Proficiency and Communication
Grammar and usage, comprehension, vocabulary, official letter and report writing, précis, translation between Hindi and English where applicable, and the theory of communication. Subject-verb agreement with "each", "every", "either", "neither" (singular).
257 words, about 1 min