Organisation : Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
Announcement : Download Admit Card/ Call Letter
Designation : HPAS Main Examination-2016
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It is for the information of all the candidates who have qualified HPAS Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination-2016 held on 25.06.2017 that the HPAS Main examination will be conducted in the examination centres located at Shimla w.e.f 27.11.2017 to 30.11.2017 in two sessions i.e. from 10.00 AM to I.00 PM and 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM.

The Admission letter- cum-admit cards have been dispatched to all eligible candidates. The Examination will be held as per date sheet, which is available on our official website hp.gov.in/hppsc.

All the candidates who have applied for Main Examination-2016 are advised to appear at the centre allocated to them for the HPAS (Main) Examination-2016 as per time table. They are also advised to reach the venue of examination 30 minutes before the commencement of examination.

The candidates who do not receive their Admission letter-Cum admit cards by 24.11.2017 may contact the Commission’s Office during the working hours from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM on telephone Number 0177-2624313 and Toll free Number 1800-180-8004 on any working day.

It is also informed that Question- Cum-Answer Booklets will be used in General Studies Paper-1,II&III

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :
RULES RELATING TO THE SUBJECTS AND STANDARDS OF THE COMPETITIVE EXAMIATI0N OF CANDIDATES FOR THE POST OF HIMACHAL PRADESH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

1 The examination shall include compulsory subjects and one optional subject.

2 The candidate shall specify in his/her application form the optional subject he/she desire to take. He /She may intimate any change of his/her intention to the Secretary, Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission not later than the last date prescribed for the receipt of Application. A candidate shall answer the Optional Paper in English or in Hindi as per his/her option.

3. No candidate shall be considered to have qualified the written examination unless he /she obtains atleast 40% marks in Compulsory Papers of Hindi and English and 45% marks in the aggregate (excluding compulsory papers of Hindi &English).

4 The total number of candidate 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 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 the interview/personality test.

5. 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.

6. The compulsory and optional subjects and maximum marks fixed for each Subject shall be as shown in the statement below:-
1. COMPULSORY PAPERS
Paper No. Subject Maximum Marks
I English 100
II Hindi 100
III Essay 100
IV General Studies-1 200
V General Studies-II 200
VI General Studies-III 200

2. OPTIONAL SUBJECT (ONE)
Paper No Subject Maximum Marks
VII Paper-1 100
VIII Paper-II 100

3. INTERVIEW/PERSONALITY TEST 150 MARKS
The candidate will be interviewed by the Commission who will have before them a record of his career. He/She will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for the services or service for which he/she has applied to the Commission.

The test is intended to judge the mental caliber of candidates. In broad terms, this is really an assessment of not only his intellectual qualities but also social traits and his/her interest in current affairs. Including the knowledge of customs, manners and dialects of Himachal Pradesh.

Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, care and logical exposition, balance of judgments, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.

Note :-The marks obtained in the Compulsory Papers of English and Hindi will not be counted for overall ranking.