HIMACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Advertisement No.1/2018 Dated: 01/01/2018 H.P. ADMINISTRATIVE COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2017 LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : 20/01/2018 THE DETAILS OF THE POSTS/SERVICES ARE AS UNDER: - Ten vacancies of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service, Class-I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs.15600-39100 + Rs.5400 (Grade Pay). Out of these, one vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Caste (S.C) of H.P., One vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Tribe (S.T) of H.P., One vacancy is reserved for Other Backward Class (OBC) of H.P., One Vacancy is reserved for Ex-Serviceman (Gen.) of H.P., and the remaining six vacancies are unreserved. Two vacancies of Himachal Pradesh Police Service, Class-I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs. 15600-39100 + Rs.5400 (Grade Pay). Out of these one vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Caste (S.C) of H.P., and one vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Tribe (S.T) of H.P., One vacancy (Gen.) of District Controller (Food Civil Supplies &Consumer Affairs), Class-I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs 15,600-39,100+Rs 5400 (Grade Pay) Fourteen vacancies of Tehsildar Class–I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs.10300- 34800+ Rs.5000 (Grade Pay). Out of these, three vacancies are reserved for the category of Ex-Serviceman (Gen.) of H.P., two vacancies are reserved for the category of Scheduled Caste (S.C.) of H.P., one vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Tribe (ST) of H.P., two Vacancies are reserved for Other Backward Class (OBC) of H.P., one vacancy is reserved for Ex- Servicemen (OBC.) of H.P., one vacancy is reserved for Physically Handicapped (Orthopedically) of H.P., and the remaining four vacancies are unreserved. Four vacancies of Block Development Officers, Class–I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs. 10300-34800 +Rs. 5000 (Grade Pay). Out of these, one vacancy is reserved for the category of Ex-Serviceman (Gen.) of H.P., one vacancy is reserved for the category of Ward of Freedom Fighter (Gen.) of H.P., and the remaining two vacancies are unreserved. NOTE:The number of vacancy(s) in the services / posts if received from the Govt. upto 31st May, 2018 shall be included for the purpose of selection of candidates on the basis of aforesaid examination. All the candidates are requested to apply under their respective category(s) as any above post of any reserved category can be included to be filled up on the basis of H.P.A.S. Combined Competitive Examination-2017. The number of vacancies and reservation of posts is liable to be altered without any notice. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of admit card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES : In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications,Ø candidature etc. candidates can contact HPPSC’s Reception Counter near Main Gate of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 0177-2624313 & 2629738 on working days between 10.00 hrs to17.00 hrs. The Commission has also installed a Toll Free number 18001808004 in order to attend any query/ guidance for facilitating the candidates. SELECTION PROCEDURE Himachal Pradesh Administrative Combined Competitive Examination will consist of three successive stages to complete the selection process. 4.1. STAGE - I (PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION) :- 4.1.1. HOW TO APPLY Candidates are required to apply only through online mode by using the websiteØ www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc. No other mode for submission of applications is allowed. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the abovementionedØ website. The candidates must ensure their eligibility in respect of Category, Age andØ Essential Qualification(s) etc. as mentioned in the advertisement to avoid rejection at later stage. The candidates should exercise due care while entering their Mobile Numbers andØ E-Mail IDs in the Online Application Form for immediate intimation with regard to their application. The online Applications can be filled up to 20/01/2018 till 11.59Ø PM after which the link will be disabled. 4.2. EXAMINATION FEES:- The Candidates are required to pay a fee either by depositing the money in any branch of PNB by cash or by using Visa / Master Card Credit / Debit Card. The detail of fee for respective categories is as under:- (i) GENERAL- 400/- (ii) SC- 100/- (III) EX-SERVICE- FREE 4.2.1 PAY BY CASH: The candidates who opt for “PAY by CASH” mode, should print the system generated e-Challan of Punjab National Bank after applying online for the post through Commission’s website, and Transaction No., Branch Code and date of Receipt given by the PNB on candidate’s copy of e-Challan are required to be updated before the last date in the same Login ID in the Fee Details link. Before applying online, all candidates are advised to go through detailed instructions given on the above mentioned website. 4.2.2 THROUGH CREDIT/ DEBIT/ VISA CARD The candidates can also pay requisite amount of Examination fee through Credit/ Debit Card only. Payment Gateway accepts Debit and Credit Cards from VISA and Master Card of any Bank. A link to pay requisite application fee by this mode is also available on our website. NOTE :Candidates should note that payment of fee can be made only through the modes prescribed above. Payment of fee through any other mode is neither valid nor acceptable. Applications submitted without the prescribed fee/mode shall be summarily rejected. 4.2.3 CENTRES OF EXAMINATION : The Preliminary Examination will be held at the following Centres:- SHIMLA, SOLAN, MANDI, SUNDER NAGAR, PALAMPUR, KANGRA, DHARAMSALA, NAHAN, UNA, HAMIRPUR, CHAMBA, BILASPUR AND KULLU. The centres of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be cancelled/ changed at the discretion of the Commission. Every effort will be made by the Commission to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for examination, however, the Commission may, at their discretion to allot a different centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warranted. 4.2.4. ADMISSION/ REJECTION Incomplete Online Application Forms submitted without requisite examinationØ fee/fictitious fee, scanned photograph & scanned signatures of prescribed size, will be rejected straightway. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee beØ held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The List of provisionally admitted/ rejected candidates will be uploaded on HPPSCØ website and status of application will also be available against their user ID for the information of the candidates. 4.2.5. e-ADMIT CARD The provisionally admitted candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeksØ before the commencement of the examination against their USER-ID. The candidate will download e-Admit Card from their USER-ID for admission/appear in Examination. No Admit Card will be sent by post. 4.2.6 SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The HPPSC has already introduced two parts Carbon less OMR Answer Sheet. TheØ candidates are required to handover original OMR answer sheet (upper part) to the invigilator and take away candidate’s copy (lower part) with him/ her. 4.3 STAGE – II (MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION): The result of preliminary examination will be uploaded on HPPSC website.Ø The Notification for inviting main application form will be published in the leadingØ news papers and the same will also be available on HPPSC website. Candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified for admission toØ the Main Examination will have to apply again, in the Detailed Application Form. The qualified candidates for Main Examination are required to download theØ Detailed Main Application Form from HPPSC website and fill the relevant columns by enclosing attested photocopies of all documents in support of their eligibility as already claimed by the candidate(s) in preliminary application form as well as in main application form. The candidates are required to send the complete main application form alongwithØ required documents and requisite examination fee to the Commission’s office on or before the last date for receipt of application as mentioned in the notice for inviting main application form. The Centre-wise list of admitted candidates and timetable for Main examination willØ be uploaded on Office Website for the information of the candidates. Intimation with regard to admission/ rejection and date of commencement of Main Examination will be intimated through SMS/ e-mail. 4.4 STAGE - III (VIVA-VOCE): On the basis of performance in main examination the result of qualified candidatesØ will be uploaded on HPPSC website. The candidate who qualifies main examination will be called for viva-voceØ individually by the office. Final selection will be determined on the basis of written performance in the mainØ examination and viva-voce. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. 5.1 A candidate must be a citizen of India. 5.2 Minimum Educational Qualifications (a) A candidate must possess a Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent from a recognized University. (b) A candidate, who has appeared at an examination the passing of which would render him eligible to appear at this examination but has not been informed of result, may apply for admission to the examination. A candidate, who intends to appear at such a qualifying examination, may also apply, provided the qualifying examination is completed before the commencement of this examination. Such candidates will be admitted to the examination, if otherwise eligible, but the admission would be deemed to be provisional and subject to cancellation, if they do not produce proof of having passed the examination as soon as passed and in any case not later than two months after the commencement of this examination. (c) Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination equivalent thereto, but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their applications for the HAS etc. examination will be provisionally admitted to the examination provided they submit along with their applications a copy of certificate from the University/ Institutions that they had passed the requisite final professional medical examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their interview original degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University / Institution that they had completed or requirement (including completion of internship) for the award of degree. 5.3 Age Limits : 5.3.1 A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years on the first January- 2018, meaning thereby that candidates born on or after 02-01-1997 are underage whereas applicants born on or before 01-01-1983 are overage. 5.3.2 Provided that the upper age limit is relax able by five years for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes / Persons with disabilities and Children/Grand Children of Freedom Fighters of Himachal Pradesh as declared by the Govt. from time to time. Age relaxation is also available to Ex-servicemen candidates of H.P. as per provisions in Rules/ Instructions of H.P. Govt. 5.3.3 Provided further that a Govt. servant who is holding substantive / officiating / contractual appointments in H.P. Govt. or in High Court of Himachal Pradesh or any Court Subordinate thereto and employees of the Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations / Banks substantially owned or controlled by the H.P. Government shall be eligible to appear in the examination if he / she possesses a Bachelor’s degree of a recognized University and has not attained the age of 45 years on the first day of January of the year in which the applications are invited by the Commission for Competitive examination. Any person who is eligible under this sub-rule and wishes to appear in the examination shall submit his / her application in the prescribed form through his / her Head of Office to the Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission. However, in the case of H.P. Police Service, Class- I ( Gazetted) a Govt. servant who is holding substantive / officiating / contractual appointments in H.P. Govt. or in High Court of Himachal Pradesh or any Court Subordinate thereto and employees of the Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations substantially owned or controlled by the H.P. Government shall be eligible to appear in the examination if he / she possesses a Bachelor’s degree of a recognized University and has not attained the age of 42 years on the first day of January of the year in which the applications are invited by the Commission for Competitive examination. Any person who is eligible under this sub-rule and wishes to appear in the examination shall submit his / her application in the prescribed form through his / her Head of Office to the Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission. 5.3 Age Limits : 5.3.1 A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years on the first January- 2018, meaning thereby that candidates born on or after 02-01-1997 are underage whereas applicants born on or before 01-01-1983 are overage. 5.3.2 Provided that the upper age limit is relax able by five years for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes / Persons with disabilities and Children/Grand Children of Freedom Fighters of Himachal Pradesh as declared by the Govt. from time to time. Age relaxation is also available to Ex-servicemen candidates of H.P. as per provisions in Rules/ Instructions of H.P. Govt. 5.3.3 Provided further that a Govt. servant who is holding substantive / officiating / contractual appointments in H.P. Govt. or in High Court of Himachal Pradesh or any Court Subordinate thereto and employees of the Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations / Banks substantially owned or controlled by the H.P. Government shall be eligible to appear in the examination if he / she possesses a Bachelor’s degree of a recognized University and has not attained the age of 45 years on the first day of January of the year in which the applications are invited by the Commission for Competitive examination. Any person who is eligible under this sub-rule and wishes to appear in the examination shall submit his / her application in the prescribed form through his / her Head of Office to the Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission. However, in the case of H.P. Police Service, Class- I ( Gazetted) a Govt. servant who is holding substantive / officiating / contractual appointments in H.P. Govt. or in High Court of Himachal Pradesh or any Court Subordinate thereto and employees of the Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations substantially owned or controlled by the H.P. Government shall be eligible to appear in the examination if he / she possesses a Bachelor’s degree of a recognized University and has not attained the age of 42 years on the first day of January of the year in which the applications are invited by the Commission for Competitive examination. Any person who is eligible under this sub-rule and wishes to appear in the examination shall submit his / her application in the prescribed form through his / her Head of Office to the Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION: 6.1 Preliminary examination A) Initially, Preliminary examination consisting of 02 papers based on objective type (multiple choices) questions on the following pattern will be held. Paper-I General Studies (Code No.01). This paper shall be of 200 marks and there shall be 100 objective type (Multiple choices) questions. Paper-II Aptitude Test (Code No.02). This paper shall be of 200 marks and in this paper there shall be 100 objective type (Multiple choices) questions. Paper-I General Studies (Code No.01)- History, geography, political, artv & culture and socio economic development of Himachal Pradesh. Currents events of national and international importance.v History of India and Indian national movement.v Indian and World Geography-physical, social, economicv geography of India and the world. Indian polity and governance –Constitution, politicalv system, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights issues, etc. Economic and social development – sustainablev development poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc. General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity andv climate Change – that do not require subject specialization General science. Paper-II Aptitude Test (Code No.02)- Comprehension Interpersonal skills including communication skills Logical reasoning and analytical ability Decision making and problem solving General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders ofv magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level). English Language comprehension skills (Class X level). (C) 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. 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. 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. 6.2 Main Written Examination a) The candidates declared qualified in the Preliminary examination will be entitled for admission to the Main written examination, if otherwise found eligible. b) The number of candidates to be called for Main written examination will be about 20 times of the total number of vacancies to be filled in on the basis of aforementioned examination. c) The candidates, who qualify the Preliminary examination, will have to download the application form for Main written examination from the above website. No separate call letters will be sent for Main examination. 6.3 Viva-Voce The number of candidates to be called for viva-voce test after the Main written examination by the Commission shall be at its discretion on the basis of marks obtained by them in the Main written examination only. As far as possible this number will be three times the total number of vacancies.Flame Institute

HIMACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Advertisement No.1/2018 Dated: 01/01/2018 H.P.

ADMINISTRATIVE COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2017

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : 20/01/2018

THE DETAILS OF THE POSTS/SERVICES ARE AS UNDER: –
Ten vacancies of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service, Class-I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs.15600-39100 + Rs.5400 (Grade Pay). Out of these, one vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Caste (S.C) of H.P., One vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Tribe (S.T) of H.P., One vacancy is reserved for Other Backward Class (OBC) of H.P., One Vacancy is reserved for Ex-Serviceman (Gen.) of H.P., and the remaining six vacancies are unreserved.

Two vacancies of Himachal Pradesh Police Service, Class-I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs. 15600-39100 + Rs.5400 (Grade Pay). Out of these one vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Caste (S.C) of H.P., and one vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Tribe (S.T) of H.P.,
One vacancy (Gen.) of District Controller (Food Civil Supplies &Consumer Affairs), Class-I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs 15,600-39,100+Rs 5400 (Grade Pay)
Fourteen vacancies of Tehsildar Class–I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs.10300- 34800+ Rs.5000 (Grade Pay). Out of these, three vacancies are reserved for the category of Ex-Serviceman (Gen.) of H.P., two vacancies are reserved for the category of Scheduled Caste (S.C.) of H.P., one vacancy is reserved for the category of Scheduled Tribe (ST) of H.P., two Vacancies are reserved for Other Backward Class (OBC) of H.P., one vacancy is reserved for Ex- Servicemen (OBC.) of H.P., one vacancy is reserved for Physically Handicapped (Orthopedically) of H.P., and the remaining four vacancies are unreserved.
Four vacancies of Block Development Officers, Class–I (Gazetted), in the pay scale of Rs. 10300-34800 +Rs. 5000 (Grade Pay). Out of these, one vacancy is reserved for the category of Ex-Serviceman (Gen.) of H.P., one vacancy is reserved for the category of Ward of Freedom Fighter (Gen.) of H.P., and the remaining two vacancies are unreserved.

NOTE:The number of vacancy(s) in the services / posts if received from the Govt. upto 31st May, 2018 shall be included for the purpose of selection of candidates on the basis of aforesaid examination. All the candidates are requested to apply under their respective category(s) as any above post of any reserved category can be included to be filled up on the basis of H.P.A.S. Combined Competitive Examination-2017. The number of vacancies and reservation of posts is liable to be altered without any notice.

CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of admit card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES : In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications,Ø candidature etc. candidates can contact HPPSC’s Reception Counter near Main Gate of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 0177-2624313 & 2629738 on working days between 10.00 hrs to17.00 hrs. The Commission has also installed a Toll Free number 18001808004 in order to attend any query/ guidance for facilitating the candidates.
SELECTION PROCEDURE Himachal Pradesh Administrative Combined Competitive Examination will consist of three successive stages to complete the selection process.

4.1. STAGE – I (PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION) :- 4.1.1. HOW TO APPLY Candidates are required to apply only through online mode by using the websiteØ www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc. No other mode for submission of applications is allowed. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the abovementionedØ website. The candidates must ensure their eligibility in respect of Category, Age andØ Essential Qualification(s) etc. as mentioned in the advertisement to avoid rejection at later stage. The candidates should exercise due care while entering their Mobile Numbers andØ E-Mail IDs in the Online Application Form for immediate intimation with regard to their application. The online Applications can be filled up to 20/01/2018 till 11.59Ø PM after which the link will be disabled.

4.2. EXAMINATION FEES:- The Candidates are required to pay a fee either by depositing the money in any branch of PNB by cash or by using Visa / Master Card Credit / Debit Card. The detail of fee for respective categories is as under:-

(i) GENERAL- 400/-

(ii) SC- 100/-

(III) EX-SERVICE- FREE

4.2.1 PAY BY CASH: The candidates who opt for “PAY by CASH” mode, should print the system generated e-Challan of Punjab National Bank after applying online for the post through Commission’s website, and Transaction No., Branch Code and date of Receipt given by the PNB on candidate’s copy of e-Challan are required to be updated before the last date in the same Login ID in the Fee Details link. Before applying online, all candidates are advised to go through detailed instructions given on the above mentioned website.

4.2.2 THROUGH CREDIT/ DEBIT/ VISA CARD The candidates can also pay requisite amount of Examination fee through Credit/ Debit Card only. Payment Gateway accepts Debit and Credit Cards from VISA and Master Card of any Bank. A link to pay requisite application fee by this mode is also available on our website. NOTE :Candidates should note that payment of fee can be made only through the modes prescribed above. Payment of fee through any other mode is neither valid nor acceptable. Applications submitted without the prescribed fee/mode shall be summarily rejected.

4.2.3 CENTRES OF EXAMINATION : The Preliminary Examination will be held at the following Centres:- SHIMLA, SOLAN, MANDI, SUNDER NAGAR, PALAMPUR, KANGRA, DHARAMSALA, NAHAN, UNA, HAMIRPUR, CHAMBA, BILASPUR AND KULLU.

The centres of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be cancelled/ changed at the discretion of the Commission. Every effort will be made by the Commission to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for examination, however, the Commission may, at their discretion to allot a different centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warranted.

4.2.4. ADMISSION/ REJECTION Incomplete Online Application Forms submitted without requisite examinationØ fee/fictitious fee, scanned photograph & scanned signatures of prescribed size, will be rejected straightway. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee beØ held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The List of provisionally admitted/ rejected candidates will be uploaded on HPPSCØ website and status of application will also be available against their user ID for the information of the candidates.

4.2.5. e-ADMIT CARD The provisionally admitted candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeksØ before the commencement of the examination against their USER-ID. The candidate will download e-Admit Card from their USER-ID for admission/appear in Examination. No Admit Card will be sent by post.

4.2.6 SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The HPPSC has already introduced two parts Carbon less OMR Answer Sheet. TheØ candidates are required to handover original OMR answer sheet (upper part) to the invigilator and take away candidate’s copy (lower part) with him/ her.

4.3 STAGE – II (MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION): The result of preliminary examination will be uploaded on HPPSC website.Ø The Notification for inviting main application form will be published in the leadingØ news papers and the same will also be available on HPPSC website. Candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified for admission toØ the Main Examination will have to apply again, in the Detailed Application Form. The qualified candidates for Main Examination are required to download theØ Detailed Main Application Form from HPPSC website and fill the relevant columns by enclosing attested photocopies of all documents in support of their eligibility as already claimed by the candidate(s) in preliminary application form as well as in main application form. The candidates are required to send the complete main application form alongwithØ required documents and requisite examination fee to the Commission’s office on or before the last date for receipt of application as mentioned in the notice for inviting main application form. The Centre-wise list of admitted candidates and timetable for Main examination willØ be uploaded on Office Website for the information of the candidates. Intimation with regard to admission/ rejection and date of commencement of Main Examination will be intimated through SMS/ e-mail.

4.4 STAGE – III (VIVA-VOCE): On the basis of performance in main examination the result of qualified candidatesØ will be uploaded on HPPSC website. The candidate who qualifies main examination will be called for viva-voceØ individually by the office. Final selection will be determined on the basis of written performance in the mainØ examination and viva-voce.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. 5.1 A candidate must be a citizen of India.

5.2 Minimum Educational Qualifications (a) A candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized University. (b) A candidate, who has appeared at an examination the passing of which would render him eligible to appear at this examination but has not been informed of result, may apply for admission to the examination. A candidate, who intends to appear at such a qualifying examination, may also apply, provided the qualifying examination is completed before the commencement of this examination. Such candidates will be admitted to the examination, if otherwise eligible, but the admission would be deemed to be provisional and subject to cancellation, if they do not produce proof of having passed the examination as soon as passed and in any case not later than two months after the commencement of this examination. (c) Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination equivalent thereto, but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their applications for the HAS etc. examination will be provisionally admitted to the examination provided they submit along with their applications a copy of certificate from the University/ Institutions that they had passed the requisite final professional medical examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their interview original degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University / Institution that they had completed or requirement (including completion of internship) for the award of degree.

5.3 Age Limits : 5.3.1 A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years on the first January- 2018, meaning thereby that candidates born on or after 02-01-1997 are underage whereas applicants born on or before 01-01-1983 are overage. 5.3.2 Provided that the upper age limit is relax able by five years for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes / Persons with disabilities and Children/Grand Children of Freedom Fighters of Himachal Pradesh as declared by the Govt. from time to time. Age relaxation is also available to Ex-servicemen candidates of H.P. as per provisions in Rules/ Instructions of H.P. Govt.

5.3.3 Provided further that a Govt. servant who is holding substantive / officiating / contractual appointments in H.P. Govt. or in High Court of Himachal Pradesh or any Court Subordinate thereto and employees of the Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations / Banks substantially owned or controlled by the H.P. Government shall be eligible to appear in the examination if he / she possesses a Bachelor’s degree of a recognized University and has not attained the age of 45 years on the first day of January of the year in which the applications are invited by the Commission for Competitive examination. Any person who is eligible under this sub-rule and wishes to appear in the examination shall submit his / her application in the prescribed form through his / her Head of Office to the Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission. However, in the case of H.P. Police Service, Class- I ( Gazetted) a Govt. servant who is holding substantive / officiating / contractual appointments in H.P. Govt. or in High Court of Himachal Pradesh or any Court Subordinate thereto and employees of the Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations substantially owned or controlled by the H.P. Government shall be eligible to appear in the examination if he / she possesses a Bachelor’s degree of a recognized University and has not attained the age of 42 years on the first day of January of the year in which the applications are invited by the Commission for Competitive examination. Any person who is eligible under this sub-rule and wishes to appear in the examination shall submit his / her application in the prescribed form through his / her Head of Office to the Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission.

5.3.2 Provided that the upper age limit is relax able by five years for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes / Persons with disabilities and Children/Grand Children of Freedom Fighters of Himachal Pradesh as declared by the Govt. from time to time. Age relaxation is also available to Ex-servicemen candidates of H.P. as per provisions in Rules/ Instructions of H.P. Govt.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION: 6.1 Preliminary examination A) Initially, Preliminary examination consisting of 02 papers based on objective type (multiple choices) questions on the following pattern will be held. Paper-I General Studies (Code No.01). This paper shall be of 200 marks and there shall be 100 objective type (Multiple choices) questions. Paper-II Aptitude Test (Code No.02). This paper shall be of 200 marks and in this paper there shall be 100 objective type (Multiple choices) questions.

Paper-I General Studies (Code No.01)- History, geography, political, artv & culture and socio economic development of Himachal Pradesh. Currents events of national and international importance.v History of India and Indian national movement.v Indian and World Geography-physical, social, economicv geography of India and the world. Indian polity and governance –Constitution, politicalv system, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights issues, etc. Economic and social development – sustainablev development poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc. General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity andv climate Change – that do not require subject specialization General science.

Paper-II Aptitude Test (Code No.02)- Comprehension Interpersonal skills including communication skills Logical reasoning and analytical ability Decision making and problem solving General mental ability Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders ofv magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level). English Language comprehension skills (Class X level).

(C) 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. 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. 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.

6.2 Main Written Examination a) The candidates declared qualified in the Preliminary examination will be entitled for admission to the Main written examination, if otherwise found eligible.

b) The number of candidates to be called for Main written examination will be about 20 times of the total number of vacancies to be filled in on the basis of aforementioned examination.
c) The candidates, who qualify the Preliminary examination, will have to download the application form for Main written examination from the above website. No separate call letters will be sent for Main examination.

6.3 Viva-Voce The number of candidates to be called for viva-voce test after the Main written examination by the Commission shall be at its discretion on the basis of marks obtained by them in the Main written examination only. As far as possible this number will be three times the total number of vacancies.

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