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HPSC HCS (Haryana Civil Services)

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HPSC's Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) and Allied Services exam recruits Haryana's officers (HCS Ex. Br., DSP, ETO, AETO, Tehsildar/Naib Tehsildar and others). The current advertisement (Advt. No. 22/2026, published 30.01.2026) covers 102 posts.

At a glance
Conducted by Haryana Public Service Commission
Cycle Advt. No. 22/2026 (published 30.01.2026; applications 06.02.2026–26.02.2026)
Posts 102 (HCS Ex. Br. 24, DSP 8, ETO 27, DFSC 2, ARCS 3, DFSO 1, AETO 22, TM 7, 'A' Class Tehsildar 3, 'A' Class Naib Tehsildar 5)
Stages Preliminary (screening only) → Main written → Personality Test / Viva-voce
Qualification Bachelor of Arts / Science / Commerce or equivalent degree of a recognised university (eligibility counted on the closing date)
Age (as on 01.01.2026) 18–42 years (DSP: 18–27 years); relaxations per Haryana Government instructions (see advertisement)
Application fee PwBD of Haryana: nil; DSC/OSC/BC-A/BC-B/ESM/EWS and women candidates of Haryana: Rs 250; all others: Rs 1000
Schedule (per advertisement) Prelims 26.04.2026; Main written 27–29.06.2026; Personality Test August/September 2026

Official sources

Exam pattern

Preliminary (screening only, 200 marks): two objective (multiple-choice) papers, two hours each, set bilingually in English and Hindi. Paper I General Studies (100 marks) decides the result; Paper II CSAT (100 marks) is qualifying with 33% minimum. Each wrong answer costs one-fourth (0.25) mark; each question has five options (A–E, darken E if skipping) and a fully blank answer also costs 0.25 — a candidate who leaves more than 10% of the questions with no circle darkened is disqualified. Prelims marks do not count in final merit; 12 times the advertised vacancies (category-wise, by Paper I merit with CSAT 33%) enter the Main exam.

Paper Marks Time
Paper I: General Studies 100 2 hours
Paper II: Civil Services Aptitude Test (qualifying, 33%) 100 2 hours

Main written (600 marks): six conventional (descriptive) papers of 100 marks each, three hours each, answered in Hindi or English (language papers excepted). To reach the viva a candidate needs 45% in aggregate of the written papers and at least 33% each in English and Hindi.

Paper Marks
Paper I: English (including English Essay) 100
Paper II: Hindi in Devnagri script (including Hindi Essay) 100
Paper III: General Studies I 100
Paper IV: General Studies II 100
Paper V: General Studies III 100
Paper VI: General Studies IV 100

Personality Test / Viva-voce (75 marks): three times the advertised posts (by Main merit) are interviewed. Final merit is Main (600) + Viva (75) = 675, with ties broken by Main marks, then age.

Syllabus

Per the 07.01.2026 Gazette notification: the Prelims covers General Studies (general science, national/international current events, Indian history and national movement, Indian and world geography, Indian culture/polity/economy, mental ability, and Haryana's economy, people, institutions and language) plus a CSAT (comprehension, communication, reasoning, decision making, mental ability, Class-X numeracy and data interpretation). The Main covers English with essay (precis, comprehension, usage, grammar), Hindi with essay in Devnagri script (translation, letter/precis, explanation, composition), and GS I–IV (history/culture/geography with Haryana issues; polity/governance/IR; economy/science/environment/security; ethics, integrity and aptitude with case studies). The Gazette PDF above has the full topic lists.

How to prepare (free, in order)

  1. Prepare the shared UPSC GS modules once. They cover most of the HCS Prelims and GS I–IV.
  2. Add Haryana's own history, geography, economy and schemes from official state sources — both Prelims GS and every GS paper carry "related issues of Haryana".
  3. Practise descriptive answer writing and the English/Hindi essay papers; the 45% aggregate plus 33%-per-language bar decides who reaches the viva.
  4. Solve the commission's own previous papers from its website: HCS has its own five-option OMR style with a penalty even for blank answers.

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