Updated: Jun 6, 2023
Haryana Civil Services (HCS) Judicial Branch exam is a judicial services exam conducted by Haryana Public Service Commission for the recruitment of Civil Judge (Junior Division). HPSC invites applications from eligible candidates for the number of posts of Civil Judge in the Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) that are available at a given point of time. The number of vacant posts includes newly created, existing and anticipated vacancies.
To be eligible for HCS exam, the candidate must be a citizen of India or Bhutan or Nepal. The candidate must hold a degree of Bachelor of Law or equivalent from a University recognized by the Bar Council of India. The minimum age for the candidate is 21 years while maximum can be till 40 years. However, there are some relaxations for candidates belonging to categories other than General for HCS exam. These include Scheduled castes of Haryana, Backward classes (A) and (B) of Haryana, Special Backward classes of Haryana, Economically backward persons in the general category, ex-servicemen of Haryana, Physically handicapped persons.
The HPSC has released out the notifications for the following posts: Horticulture Development Officer, Medical Officer, Assistant Environmental Engineer & Other.
| Sr. No. | Events | Date |
| 1. | Starting date for online Application | 7th Jan 2019 |
| 2. | Last date for online application | 5th Feb 2019 till 5:00 PM |
| 3. | Last date for online fee submission | 5th Feb 2019 till 12 midnight |
| 4. | Last date for fee submission via MO Post | 12th April 2019 |
| 5. | Opening Date to apply online for MO Post | 15th April 2019 |
| 6. | Last Date for MO post online application submission | 22nd March 2019 till 5 PM |
| 7. | Exam Date for AEE Post | 12th June 2019 |
| Sr. No. | Subject | Amount (Rs.) |
| 1. | Male General category ( Including dependent sons of ex-serviceman of Haryana) | 500 |
| 2. | Of all reserved categories of all states- Male candidates | 500 |
| 3. | Female Candidates | 125 |
| 4. | Male Candidates belonging to SC/BC/EBP(general)/ESM categories of Haryana | 125 |
| 5. | PH invitees of Haryana only | - |
Payment is subject to by only online modes i.e. Net Banking and Debit Card/Credit Card
| Sr. NO. | Vacancy | Number of Vacancies | Qualification | Age |
| 1. | Assistant Architect (group-B) | 7 | Architecture Graduation | 21 - 42 (years) |
| 2. | Medical Officer, HCMS-I, Class-I | 41 and 40 respectively | MBBS | 22 - 42 (years) |
| 3. | Assistant Environmental Group | 14 | Graduation in Engineering(Civil/Mechanical/Chemical/Environmental Engineer) | 17 - 42 (years) |
| 4. | Scientist-B(Group-B) | 4 | M.SC (in required stream) | 17- 42 (years) |
| 5. | Scientist Grade-I (Group-A) | 2 | M.SC or Ph.D. or relevant degree (in required streams) | 25 - 42 (years) |
| 6. | District Horticulture Officer or Equivalent (Class II) | 41 | 2nd Class M. Sc or B.Sc Agriculture (Honours) | 21 - 42 (years) |
| 7. | Assistant Geologist and equivalent (class-II) | 2 | Hydrology or 2nd class M.Sc in geology | 21 - 42 (years) |
| 8. | Assistant Statistician/ Statistical Officer/ Agriculture Statistical Officer/ Field Officer (Statistics)/ Asst Statistical Officer/ Research Officer (Statistics) (Class-II) | 2 | Masters Degree with relevant stream in 2nd class stream | 21- 42 (years) |
| 9. | Divisional Soil Conservation Officer/ Sr Analyst & equivalent (Class-I) | 3 | 2nd Class M.Sc or BE/ B.Sc honours | 21 - 42 (years) |
| 10. | Economist (Class-I) | 1 | PG in Maths/Statistics with 2nd class/ M.Sc (Agril Economics/Agril. Statistics) | 21- 42 (years) |
| 11. | Deputy Director of Agriculture and equivalent (CLASS-I) | 4 | 2nd class M.Sc (agriculture) & B.Sc honours | 21 - 42 (years) |
| 12. | Assistant Agriculture Engineer (Class II) | 6 | B.tech (Agriculture Engineering) or B.Sc (Agriculture Engineering) | 21 - 42 (years) |
| 13. | Horticulture Development Officer (CLASS- II) | 96 | Horticulture/ B.Sc Agriculture | 17 - 42 (years) |
Haryana Public Service has released the official notification for the posts of following
Name of the Post: Assistant Professor Posts
Vacancies: 524
Released date: 9th March 2019
| S. No. | Event | Date | Official Website link |
| 1. | Advertisement Date | 9th March 2019 | Advertisement Column |
| 2. | Online Application Date | 15th March 2019 | Apply Online |
| 3. | Last Date of Application | 15th April 2019 | Apply Online |
| 4. | Admit Card Download date | 3rd June 2019 | Downloads |
| 5. | Exam Date | 21 to 12 June 2019 & 3rd, 4th October 2019 | Announcement Column |
| 6. | Interview Date | Tentatively 2nd week of August 2019 | Announcement Column |
| Sr. No. | Subjects | Total Vacancies |
| 1. | Political Science | 33 |
| 2. | Hindi | 49 |
| 3. | Commerce | 102 |
| 4. | Chemistry | 2 |
| 5. | Maths | 55 |
| 6. | Economics | 39 |
| 7. | History | 35 |
| 8. | Zoology | 1 |
| 9. | Geography | 48 |
| 10. | Sociology | 20 |
| 11. | Psychology | 25 |
| 12. | Computer Science | 9 |
| 13. | Sanskrit | 1 |
| 14. | Physical Education | 1 |
| 15. | Public Administration | 21 |
| 16. | Punjabi | 2 |
| 17. | English | 81 |
| Sr. No. | Subject | Amount(Fees) |
| 1. | Physically Handicapped invitees from Haryana | _ |
| 2. | Male Category Haryana only (SC/BC)Rs. | Rs. 125 |
| 3. | General Male Candidatures or Reserved Categories of other states | Rs. 500 |
| 4. | General Female Candidatures or Reserved Categories of other states | Rs. 125 |
The HPSC has released the official notifications for the following post
Post Name: HCS (Ex. BR) and other allied services 2017
Total Vacancies: 166
| Start date of Online Registration | 2ndFeb 2019 | Advertisement & Instructions |
| Close date of online Registration | 15th Feb 2019 (12 midnight) | Advertisement & Instructions |
| Last date for Fee payment (Only Online) | 15th Feb 2019 (12 midnight) | - |
| Mains Admit Card | Results | |
| Preliminary Exam Date | 31st March 2019 | Notice |
| Preliminary Exam re-checking last date | 4th April 2019 | - |
| Mains Application Form Last Date | 2nd July 2019 | Announcements |
| HCS Main Exam Date | 16th August - 22 August, 2019 | Announcements |
| Mains Exam Results | Results | |
| Date of Personality Test | 11th November to 15th November, | Announcements |
| Preliminary Admit Card | From 16th March 2019 | Download Admit Card |
| Syllabus | Syllabus | |
| Physical measurement date for DSP posts | 6th November 2019 | Announcements |
| Resume Date for DSP | 6th November to 7tyh November | Announcements |
| Sr. No. | Name of the Post | Gen. | BC-A (HR) | BC- B (HR) | SC-A (HR) | Total |
| 1. | Haryana Civil Service (Exec. Branch) | 28 | 08 | 03 | 09 | 48 |
| 2. | D.S.P. | 05 | 01 | - | 01 | 07 |
| 3. | Distt. Food and Supplies Controller | 01 | - | - | - | 01 |
| 4. | Excise and Taxation Officer | 07 | 01 | - | 03 | 11 |
| 5. | ‘A’ Class Tehsildar | 11 | 02 | 01 | 04 | 18 |
| 6. | Asst. Registrar Co. Op. Societies | 05 | 01 | - | 01 | 07 |
| 7. | Asst. Excise & Taxation Officer | 26 | 05 | 03 | 10 | 44 |
| 8. | Block Development and Panchayat Officer | 12 | 03 | 01 | 03 | 19 |
| 9. | Traffic Manager | 02 | - | - | - | 02 |
| 10. | District Food and Supplies Officer | 03 | - | - | 01 | 04 |
| 11. | Asst. Employment Officer | 04 | - | - | 01 | 05 |
| Total | 104 | 21 | 08 | 33 | 166 |
| Sr. No. | Categories of Candidates | Fees |
| 1. |
| Rs.1000/- |
| 2. |
| Rs.250/- |
| 3. | For Male and Female candidates of SC, BC(A/B), ESM | Rs.250/- |
| 4. | All PwD (with at least 40% Disability) categories of Haryana only. | NIL |
The HCS exam is held at regular intervals throughout the year in the major cities of Haryana. The dates for HCS exam and centers are notified by HPSC online on its official website.
You can read about the HCS Exam Pattern as follows
The preliminary HCS exam has 125 objective type questions with a total of 600 marks. The time duration of HCS exam is 2 hours. There is negative marking of 0.20 for every wrong answer.
The main HCS exam consists of 6 subjective type papers out of which 5 are written and one is the interview. The candidates who pass the above two stages successfully are called for an interview.
The syllabus for HCS preliminary includes main subjects of Law, current national and international events, Indian constitution and Analytical skills and Aptitude.
The syllabus for the main HCS exam includes subjects like Civil Law- I and II, Criminal Law, English and Language (Hindi).
The interview is conducted in English based on the General knowledge and outlook of the candidate.
HCS exam results are announced on the set date by the HPSCC on its official website though it is generally announced after a month of the exam.
The Central and State civil servants are in charge of the governance of the various departments (non-military) to ensure that the administrative infrastructure works according to the constitutional provision. Civil Servants have both power and authority. Clearing the HCS exam both preliminary and main opens gates to higher esteemed posts like that of IAS and IPS officers. Hence, HCS is one of the most prestigious and lucrative career options for those wanting to serve the nation and command respect as well as authority in the society.
