Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) conducts HPSC Civil Services Exam to recruit eligible and interested candidates to various Group A and Group B posts in Haryana.
Candidates who are aspiring to appear for HPSC Civil Service Exam should know all the details about the exam such as eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus and so on.
Haryana Civil Services exam pattern highlights the different stages of the recruitment exam, duration of the exam, marking scheme etc.
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Haryana Civil Services Exam Pattern 2021
Haryana Civil Services Exam is conducted in three stages-- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview
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Haryana Civil Services Exam Pattern: Preliminary Exam
- There are objective questions asked in this stage.
- It comprises of two papers- General Studies and Aptitude Test.
- The duration of the exam is 2 hours.
- There is negative marking and 1/4 marks are deducted for every incorrect answer.
| Papers | Subjects | Marks |
| Paper I | General Studies | 100 |
| Paper II | Civil Services Aptitude Test | 100 |
Haryana Civil Services Exam Pattern: Mains Exam
- This is an offline exam.
- It comprises of four papers which are descriptive in nature.
| Papers | Subjects | Marks |
| Paper I | English (including English Essay) | 100 |
| Paper II | Hindi (including Hindi Essay) (in Devnagri Script) |
100 |
| Paper III | General Studies | 200 |
| Paper IV | One optional subject | 200 |
Haryana Civil Services Exam Pattern: Interview
Candidates who qualify the mains exam appear for the interview.
This is the final stage of the recruitment process.
This round carries a total of 75 marks.
The final merit list is prepared on the basis of marks received in Mains Exam and Interview round.
Haryana Civil Services Syllabus 2021
The detailed subject-wise syllabus for Haryana Civil Services Exam is as follows:General Studies
- Polity
- Geography
- History
- Art and Culture
- Economy
- Current Affairs
- General Science
- Books and Authors
- Inventions and Discovery
- Science and Technology
- Environment
CSAT
- Interpersonal Skills
- Basic Numerical Questions
- Charts, graphs etc
- Comprehension
- Decision Making and Problem Solving
General Mental Ability
- Ratio and Proportion
- Simplification
- Time and Distance
- Time and Work
- H.C.F. and L.C.M.
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Percentage
- Mixture and Allegations
- Mensuration
- Permutation and Combination
- Probability
English/ Hindi
- Passage Completion
- Substitution
- Sentence Arrangement
- Transformation
- Idioms and Phrases
- Sentence Improvement
- Para Completion
- Joining Sentences
- Error Correction
- Error Correction
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Prepositions Sentence
- Completion Active and Passive Voice
- Spelling Test
- Spotting Errors
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