HPAS Exam 2019-2020 II HPPSC Posts, Salary, Vacancies, Eligibility & Pattern

Himachal Administrative Services (HAS)

Updated: Dec 5, 2023

The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)/HPAS conducts the state civil services examination for administrative posts of the Himachal Pradesh government & its aiding offices of the state administrative machinery. Every year they invite candidatures for a number of new posts include created, existing vacancies and anticipated vacancies

Inspector & Sub-Inspector Posts
Tehsildar (naib Tehsildar & Tehsil Welfare Officer)
Administration Services
Local Police
Subordinate Accounts Service (SAS OB)
HP Forest Service
Medical Officer (MO) & Ayurvedic Medical Officer
Assistant Professors (SET)
and many more...

HPAS HAS Subordinated Allied Services Recruitment 2021

http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc/

Organization Name	Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)
Posts	Inspector/Inspector (Audit) Cooperative Societies, Election Kanungo, Extension Officer

Application Mode	Online
Inspector Written Test Date	26/09/2021
Selection Process	Screening Test/ Written Exam
Official Site	http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc/

Important Dates

Event (2019)

Dates

Official Website Link

Initial date to apply for the post

19 May 2021

Apply Online

Last date to fill the form

15 June 2021

Fill Form

Admit Card issue date (Preliminary)

None

Download Admit Card

Preliminary Exam date

26 September 2021

Notifications Section

Answer Key of the Preliminary Examination

29 September 2021

Answers key

The result of the Preliminary Examination

November 2021

Results

Main Exam Date

March 2022

Notifications Section

Main Result Declaration

June 2022

Notifications Section

Eligibility

The Candidate's minimum age should not be less than 21 years
The Candidate's age should be not more than or equal to 45 years
Bachelors degree from any reputed university and which is incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India

Application Fees

Categories	Amount
General	400
Gen./SC/ST/OBC BPL	100
ST/SC/OBC belonging to HP & PWD (Gen./SC/ST/OBC {PWD} belonging to HP)	100
HP Ex-serviceman	Nil

Salary Grade

Post	Salary Scale
Inspector (Audit) Co-operative Societies Or Inspector	Rs. 13,900 per month
Election Kanungo	Rs. 11,910 per month
Extension Officer	Rs. 13,900 per month

HPAS/HAS Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must be a citizen of India
Minimum age of 21 years and a maximum of 35 years.
However, there is some relaxation for candidates belonging to categories other than General for HAS.
Also, candidates familiar with the Himachal dialects, customs and traditions are preferred over those who aren’t.

HPAS HAS Exam Pattern/Selection Process 2020

It will be staged into 3 categories

Preliminary Examination
Mains Examination
Viva Voice

Preliminary Exam

There are two papers I (General Studies), II (Aptitude Test)

Paper	Total Questions	Total Marks	Total Hours
I (General Studies)	100	200	2 hours
II (Aptitude Test)	100	200	2 hours

Mains Exam

The candidate has to enter the optional subject in the application form. The written paper would have the following pattern.

Compulsory Subjects	Maximum Marks
Subjects
English	100
Hindi	100
Essay	100
GS-I	200
GS-2	200
GS-3	200

Optional Subject

Paper-1	100
Paper-2	100

Viva Voice

The interview round is the final round. This round is faced by the candidates who have cleared the Mains Examination. The people called for the interview would be 3 times the number of vacancies.

Exam/Test Instructions

HPAS/HAS Syllabus

Paper

Syllabus

Preliminary Exam

1. General Studies

General Science
Himachal Pradesh History, geography, art & culture, political and socio-economic calendar calendar
GK and current affairs of national & international importance
Indian History and its origin
National and International Geography
Indian National Movement
Economic and Social Development and it's other co-variants such as sustainable development, social sector growth, social sector initiatives, inclusion, demographics, and poverty etcetera
Environmental ecology, Climate change, biodiversity- National and International; and do not demand s subject specialization
Social, economic and physical geography both of world and India
Politics and Governance including the Indian political system, constitution, RTI, Right Issues, Panchayat Raj, and Public Policy etcetera

2. Aptitude Test

Comprehension and passage writing
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)

HPAS HAS Exam Schedule

HAS preliminary exam 2019 is conducted at various centers in the following cities of Himachal Pradesh - Shimla, Solan, Dharamshala, Mandi, Nahan, Una, Hamirpur, Chamba, Bilaspur, and Kullu. However, the main exam is conducted in Shimla only. The HAS 2020 exam dates are notified by the HPPSC online on the official website.

HAS/HPAS Results

HAS results are announced on the official website of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission almost generally after the month the exam is conducted.

HAS/HPAS Future Prospects

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 HAS exam both preliminary and main opens gates to higher esteemed posts like that of IAS and IPS officers. Hence HAS 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.