HPAS Exam Syllabus -Pre & Mains Exam

HAS Exam Syllabus -Pre & Mains Exam:-The selection shall be made on the basis of Pre ,Main & Personality Test Exam.

The selection shall be made on the basis of Pre ,Main & Personality Test Exam.

(i) This preliminary examination will consist of two objective type papers (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects of General Studies and Aptitude Test as per syllabus given below. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.
(ii) The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about 20 times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year through this examination. Only those candidates who have been declared by the Commission to have qualified the Preliminary Examination will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination corresponding to the said Preliminary Examination provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination. Provided that Aptitude Test (Paper-II) of the Preliminary Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33% and therefore, marks obtained in this paper shall not be counted for determining the merit of the candidates which will be drawn exclusively on the basis of marks obtained in General Studies (Paper-I) of the Preliminary Examination for their admission to the Main Examination.
Note: There will be Negative Marking for incorrect answers (as detailed below) for all questions:-
(i) There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happen to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

It is mandatory for the candidates to appear in both the papers of Preliminary Examinations for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, if he/she does not appear in both the papers he/she will be disqualified.

(i) The main examination shall include compulsory subjects and one optional subject.
(ii) The candidate shall specify in his / her application form the optional subject he / she desires to take. He / she may intimate any change of his / her intention to the Secretary of the Commission not later than the last date prescribed for the payment of the examination fee. A candidate shall answer the Optional Paper in English or in Hindi as per his / her option.
(iii) No candidate shall be considered to have qualified the written examination unless he / she obtains atleast 40% marks in each compulsory papers of Hindi and English and 45% marks in the aggregate (excluding compulsory papers of Hindi & English).
(iv) The total number of candidates to be called for interview / personality test on the basis of written examination, shall not exceed three (3) times the number of the vacancies notified for recruitment through that examination; Provided that in case there is a tie between or amongst the candidates on account of having obtained equal minimum qualifying marks on the basis of written examination, all such candidates obtaining equal minimum marks shall be called for interview / personality test.
(v) The marks obtained by the candidates in the main examination (written part as well as interview / personality test) shall determine their final ranking. Candidates will be allotted various services / posts keeping in view their ranks in the examination and the preference expressed by them for the various services and posts.
(vi) The compulsory and optional subjects and maximum marks fixed for each subject shall be as below:-

It is mandatory for the candidates to appear in both the papers of Preliminary Examinations for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, if he/she does not appear in both the papers he/she will be disqualified.

1.The candidate will be interviewed by the Commission who will have before them a record of his/her career. He/ She will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the Personality Test is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for the services or service for which he/she has applied to the Commission.
2. The Personality Test is intended to judge the mental calibre of candidates. In broad terms, this is really an assessment of not only his/her intellectual qualities but also social traits and his/her interest in current affairs including the knowledge of customs, manners and dialects of Himachal Pradesh. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, care and logical exposition, balance of judgements, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.
Note I:- Marks obtained by the candidates in the (Preliminary) Examination will not be counted for the purpose of final order of merit. However, marks obtained in the main examination as well as in the Personality Test would determine their final merit for selection. The marks obtained in the Compulsory Papers of English and Hindi will not be counted for overall ranking.
Note II:- In the event of a tie, order of merit shall be determined in accordance with highest marks secured in the interview/ Personality Test and if the marks in the Interview / Personality Test are also equal, then the order of merit shall be decided in accordance with the highest marks obtained by such candidates in the aggregate of the compulsory subjects (excluding English and Hindi Paper) and if the marks in the aggregate of the compulsory subjects are also equal, then the order of merit shall be decided in accordance with the highest marks obtained by such candidates in the Essay Paper and in case there is still a tie, then the elder candidate shall be placed higher in the merit.

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