Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service (HPAS) 2023

HPPSC HPAS 2023 Eligibility and essential qualification:

1. A candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. Essential Qualification(s) :-
i.) A candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent of a recognized University.
ii.) (a) A candidate, who has appeared at such a qualifying 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 this examination.
(b) 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, ifthey do not produce proof of having passed the examination as soon as passed and in any case not later than twomonths after the commencement of this examination.
iii) 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 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 suchcases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their Personality Test original degree or a certificatefrom the concerned competent authority of the University / Institution that they had completed all requirements (including completion of internship) for the award of degree.

Desirable Qualification for HPAS 2023 : Knowledge of customs, manners and dialects of Himachal Pradesh and suitability for appointment in the peculiar conditions prevailing in the Pradesh is a desirable qualification. 

For other eligibility check the HPPSC HPAS 2023 Official Notification mentioned below.

Age limit for HPAS 2023 :

1. A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years on or before 01-01-2023.
2. Provided that the upper age limit is relaxable by five years for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes / Persons with disabilities and Children/Grand Children of FreedomFighters of Himachal Pradesh as declared by the Govt. from time to time.

For other age related information for HPPSC HPAS 2023 check the official notification mentioned below.

HPAS 2023 Scheme of Examination :

There will be 3 Stages of the HPAS 2023 Examination mentioned below :

1. SCREENING / PRELIMINARYEXAM
2. MAINS EXAM
3. PERSONALITYTEST

Syllabus for the HPPSC HPAS 2023:

Syllabus for the HPAS 2023 Pre and mains are mentioned below :

Syllabus for HPAS 2023 SCREENING / PRELIMINARY EXAM :

This preliminary examination of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services 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.

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.

Syllabus for HPAS 2023 PRE (Paper – I General Studies) :

This paper shall be of 200 marks and there shall be 100 objective type (multiple choice) questions and the syllabus is :

• History, Geography, Political, Art & Culture and Socio Economic Development of Himachal Pradesh.
  Current events of National and International importance.
• History of India and Indian National movement.
  Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the world.
• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development- Sustainable Development, Poverty, inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
• General Science.

Syllabus for HPAS 2023 PRE ( Paper-II Aptitude Test) :

This paper shall be of 200 marks and in this paper there shall be 100 objective type (multiple choice) questions.

• 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 of magnitude
  etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. Class X level)
• English Language comprehension skills (Class X level)

HPPSC HPAS 2023 Examination Centers :

HPAS 2023 Exams will be conducte in the following cities and nearby centers of the cities mentione below :

BILASPUR, CHAMBA, HAMIRPUR, KANGRA, DHARAMSHALA, PALAMPUR, KULLU, MANDI, SHIMLA, NAHAN, SOLAN, UNA,SUNDERNAGAR, KEYLONG (LAHAUL AND SPITI), RECKONG PEO (KINNAUR)

HPPSC HPAS 2023 Mains Syllabus :

The Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service (HPAS) Main Exams Syllabus is mentioned below:

• The main examination shall include compulsory subjects and one optional subject.  
• 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.  
• 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).  
• 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.  
• 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.  

The compulsory and optional subjects and maximum marks fixed for each subject shall been mentioned in the HPAS 2023 Official Notification.

Examination Fee for HPAS 2023 :

• Male candidates of General, General Physically Disabled (orthopedically disabled, Deaf & Dumb and Hearing Impaired), Economic Weaker Section (EWS) (notincluded in BPL category), Wards of Freedom Fighter categories (WFF) and General – Ex-Servicemen of Himachal Pradesh who are relieved from the Defence = ₹400/-
• Candidates of Other States (including reserved category(s) candidates of other states) = ₹400/-
• Male candidates of SC, ST, OBC and EWS covered under UR – BPL categories of Himachal Pradesh and Ex-Servicemencandidates of Himachal Pradesh belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories who are relieved from the Defence Services on their own request before completion of their normal tenure of service under the Government of India. = ₹100/-
• The Ex-Servicemen male candidates of Himachal Pradesh who are relieved from theDefence Services after completion of their normal tenure of service under the Government of India and the Blind and Visually Impaired male candidates of Himachal Pradesh are exempted from paying the examination fee. = NO Fee

Apply For HPPSC Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service competitive examination 2023 (HPAS 2023) : 

To apply, interested candidates will have to visit the official website of Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, then click on Apply Online, then click on One Time Registration for Examination, then fill your user ID and password and captcha code. After paying fee that candidates can apply for Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service 2023 examination.

Official Notification For HPAS 2023 :

Candidates can check or download the official notification for the HPAS 2023  examination from the button given below :