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HPPSC HPAS

Cycle 2025

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

DRAFT — unverified

Unverified — pending official notification check.

Pattern from commission website and official notifications.

Exam pattern

1.Preliminary Examination

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

General Studies Paper I

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
General StudiesNot timed separately1002−0.333Scored
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Timing & navigation rules

  • One 2 hr overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

Aptitude Test Paper II (Qualifying)

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
Aptitude TestNot timed separately1002−0.333Scored
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Timing & navigation rules

  • One 2 hr overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

2.Main Examination

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Descriptive papers as per HPPSC pattern.

3.Interview

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Personality test.

Notes from the official source

Preliminary Examination · General Studies Paper I · Main Session — qualifying criteria

Merit paper for Mains shortlisting.

Preliminary Examination · Aptitude Test Paper II (Qualifying) · Main Session — qualifying criteria

Qualifying: 33% required.

Main Examination — note

Descriptive papers as per HPPSC pattern.

Interview — note

Personality test.

Official syllabus

Source: Official HPPSC HPAS notification; topic text follows the official syllabus as reproduced (commission website hppsc.hp.gov.in) · official document

Prelims

Paper I: General Studies (200 marks, 2 hours — counts for merit)

  • History, Geography, Political, Art and Culture and Socio-Economic Development of Himachal Pradesh
  • Current events of national and international importance
  • History of India and the Indian National Movement
  • Indian and World Geography
  • Indian Polity and Governance
  • Economic and Social Development, sustainable development, poverty, inclusion and demographics
  • Environmental ecology, biodiversity and climate change
  • General Science

Paper II: Aptitude Test (200 marks, 2 hours — qualifying, minimum 33%)

  • Comprehension
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Logical reasoning and analytical ability
  • Decision making and problem solving
  • General mental ability
  • Basic numeracy and data interpretation
  • English and Hindi language comprehension at the prescribed level
Mains

Paper I: English (100 marks, 3 hours — compulsory, 40% minimum; not counted for ranking)

  • English Grammar
  • Comprehension of unseen passages
  • Precis Writing
  • Usage and vocabulary
  • English Composition — Letter / Application / Report / Note writing

Paper II: Hindi in Devanagari Script (100 marks, 3 hours — compulsory, 40% minimum; not counted for ranking)

  • Composition (idioms, corrections etc.)
  • Translation of an English passage into Hindi
  • Explanation of Hindi passage in prose and poetry in the same language
  • Translation of Hindi passage into English

Paper III: Essay (100 marks, 3 hours)

  • Aspects of culture and history
  • Socio-economic issues
  • Socio-political issues
  • Current affairs

Paper IV: General Studies-I (200 marks, 3 hours)

  • Indian cultural heritage; HP history (Praja Mandal movements, British-era hill states, cantonments); HP geography, art and culture; Five Year Plans and vision for a developed hill state; disaster risk reduction and development; women empowerment, child rights, social justice

Paper V: General Studies-II (200 marks, 3 hours)

  • Governance, polity, international relations (India's neighbours and international institutions); social justice and development processes

Paper VI: General Studies-III (200 marks, 3 hours)

  • Economy, technology, environment, security and disaster management

Paper VII & VIII: Optional Subject Paper I & II (100 marks each, 3 hours)

  • One optional subject chosen from the official list of 31 subjects (e.g. History, Political Science & IR, Economics, Public Administration, Geography, Sociology, Law, Management, Agriculture, Horticulture, sciences, engineering subjects, literatures)
Interview

Negative marking in prelims: 1/3 mark per wrong answer. Official syllabus is published in each HPAS advertisement on hppsc.hp.gov.in; the topic text here follows the official notification as reproduced by commission-cited sources. Interview/personality test: 150 marks.

Previous cutoffs

Source: HPPSC official result notices as reproduced by jagranjosh/pw.live — official cut-offs publish with HPAS result PDFs on hppsc.hp.gov.in

HPAS 2023· Prelims

Ex-Servicemen
84
General
107
OBC
105
SC
97
ST
86
Wards_of_Freedom_Fighters
91

HPAS 2020· Prelims

Ex-Servicemen
44.67
General
108.67
OBC
102
SC
98.67
ST
97.33

HPAS 2018· Prelims

Ex-Servicemen
61.33
General
116.67
OBC
112.67
SC
106.67
ST
102

HPAS 2017· Prelims

Ex-Servicemen
34.33
General
104
OBC
85.33
SC
76
ST
80.76

Prelims cut-off is based on General Studies Paper I (out of 200); Aptitude Paper II is qualifying at 33%. Figures are third-party reproductions of HPPSC's official cut-off data as published with HPAS result notices — not re-verified against hppsc.hp.gov.in in this pass. The 2023 cycle figures (pw.live) are rounded integers. No officially published category-wise cut-off was found for the 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 cycles.

Sources

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