Haryana Civil Service 2018 Notification

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Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) Recruitment 2018

Apply Online for 166 HCS, DSP, ETO & Other Posts in Haryana on Adhoc Basis. Online Applications are invited by Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) from 02 Aug 2018 to 04 Sep 2018 till 05:00 PM for 166 vacancies.

Important Dates

Number of Vacancies

Eligibility Criteria

Essential Educational Qualifications

A bachelor’s in any stream from a recognized University as on the last date of the application.
Age Limit for all posts except DSP
Candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 40 years as on 1st January of the year of the examination. However relaxation in maximum age limit of 5 years will be given to the candidates belong to the following categories:

SC/ST of Haryana state only
An employee of Haryana Govt, Punjab and Haryana High Court or any subordinate court in the state of Haryana along with 4 years of service. An employee of Board/banks/Universities/corporations is not eligible for this relaxation.
Single female candidate from Haryana.
Widowed women, women whose husbands are ordered by the court to pay maintenance, women whose husbands have remarried, women living away from their husbands for more than 2 years on account of desertion.

Further relaxation in maximum age limit will be applicable in the following below given cases:

An ex military person who has joined military before or after the declaration of an emergency to the extent of his service plus another 3 years provided he has served for minimum 6 months before his release.
A military person who is disabled is entitled to exclude his age from the time he was disabled during his service to the time of application or the end of emergency.
Person recruited as a full time cadet instructor in NCC on or after 01 Jan 1963 and who has been released after completion of his tenure. Time of service in NCC is deducted from his age and if it does not exceed the prescribed age limit for a particular post by more than 3 years they are considered as eligible. Full time cadets who may have been released before the end of their tenure but have served for at least 6 months prior to their release are also considered as eligible.Age Limit for the post of DSPCandidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 27 years as on 1st January of the year of exam. Same relaxation limits as above will apply.Physical measurements for the post of DSP

Application Fee and Mode Of Payment

All the candidates have to pay their application fee online by using a debit/credit card or internet banking facility. Candidates can also pay their application fee through SBI e-challan to be generated at the time of attempting online application.

Exam Pattern and Syllabus

Stage I
It is also known as preliminary examination. It will be a multiple choice examination for the purpose of screening. It consists of 2 objective type papers of 100 marks each i.e. Paper I & II. Each paper will be for a duration of 2 hrs.

Paper I General Studies
Paper II One optional subject to be selected by the candidate from below given subjects:

Stage II
Stage II examination is also known as main examination.Those candidates who will clear the Preliminary examination will get a chance to appear in main examination. This examination shall comprise of 5 papers of total 600 marks:

23 Optional subjects for Mains has been given below

Candidates must note that the following subject combinations will be not allowed:

Political Science and International relations and public administration
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
English Literature, Hindi Literature, Punjabi Literature and Sanskrit Literature
Civil Engineering, Electrical engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Stage III
Stage III will be a personality test. Candidates passed in main examination will get an opportunity to appear in Stage III i.e. personality test. It will be held for 75 marks.
The total marks will be of 675 i.e., 600 marks for mains and 75 for personality test.
Note– Please note that the duration of all the papers will be 3 hours and candidates can opt to give the exam of General Knowledge in English or Hindi.

Application Form and Process

Application form for Haryana Civil Services 2018 recruitment examination will be available online on commission’s official website . Candidates need to fill and submit online application to apply for any civil service post. Along with online application candidates also need to pay their application online by using a debit/credit card or internet banking facility. The complete process is given below:

Open commission’s official website .
On homepage, you will see few links, tabs etc.
Now, search for ‘Apply online for Civil Services 2018’ link; probably available under ‘Online Form Submission’ heading
Click on the said link
Now you will see a new page where you have to select name of post for which you want to apply
Click on the ‘Continue’ tab
Now, select further option if appears
Now, fill the rest details in sequence
Take print out of your online application form.