HPAS 2022 Exam Pattern - Check Subject-wise Pattern for Prelims & Mains Exam

Updated on Apr 30, 2020 07:15 IST

Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) conducts the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service (HPAS) exam every year to recruit the candidates for the most coveted administrative services of the state. The HPAS exam is conducted offline in the following three stages

HPAS Preliminary Exam
HPAS Main (written) Exam
HPAS Interview/Viva-voce

All three stages are important and essential to pass to appear in the next phase. The candidate should prepare for the HPAS exam as per the defined HPPSC syllabus and the pattern as defined in the separate HPPSC HPAS notification.

Table of contents

HPAS 2020 Exam Pattern–Preliminary Exam
HPAS 2020 Exam Pattern – Main Exam
HPAS Exam Pattern – Viva-voce

HPAS 2020 Exam Pattern–Preliminary Exam

The HPAS preliminary exam is the first stage of the HPPSC HPAS exam. The HPAS prelims exam serves as the screening exam only and acts as a filter for the main exam. The HPAS exam comprises two objective type multiple answer papers conducted offline at various centres across the state. The marks secured in the HPAS prelims exam are not considered for the final HPAS result.

The HPAS Prelims exam pattern is as follows:

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
General Studies	100	200
Aptitude Test	100	200
Total		400

The time duration for both the papers is two hours. The candidates need to score more than or equal to the HPAS cut-off marks as decided by the HPPSC after the exam.

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HPAS 2020 Exam Pattern – Main Exam

The HPAS main exam is the critical stage of the HPAS exam because the marks secured in the main exam are considered for the final result. The HPAS main exam is a descriptive exam conducted offline in a pen and paper mode. The structure of the HPAS Main exam is as follows

Paper No.	Subject	Maximum Marks
1	English	100(Qualifying Only)
2	Hindi	100(Qualifying Only)
Paper Counted for Merit
3	Essay	100
4	General Studies - I	200
5	General Studies - II	200
6	General Studies - III	200
Optional Subject
7	Optional Subject – Paper I	100
8	Optional Subject – Paper II	100
Main Exam		900
Viva-voce		150
Total		1050

All paper shall be of three hours only. The standard and the questions asked in the English and Hindi paper will be of 10+2 level. It is necessary to secure 40% marks in the English and Hindi compulsory papers. Credit will be given for good English/Hindi including orderly, effective and exact expression combined with the economy of words, in all subjects of the examination.

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HPAS Exam Pattern – Viva-voce

The HPAS Viva-voce is the last stage of the HPAS exam. The viva-voce carries 150 marks. The candidates are expected to know the local folklores of the Himachal Pradesh. The local languages, the Himachal centric problems, the socio-economic fabric of the state, the tribes of the state and the likes. The final merit will be prepared from the marks secured in the main (written) and the viva-voce. The final merit will be prepared from the 1050 marks.

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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.

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