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HPSC HCS

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 separately1001−0.25Scored
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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.

CSAT Paper II (Qualifying)

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
Civil Services Aptitude TestNot timed separately1001−0.25Scored
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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 HPSC 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 · CSAT Paper II (Qualifying) · Main Session — qualifying criteria

Qualifying: 33% required.

Main Examination — note

Descriptive papers as per HPSC pattern.

Interview — note

Personality test.

Official syllabus

Source: Official HCS notification (amended pattern notified 07.01.2026), Haryana Public Service Commission website · official document

Prelims

Paper I: General Studies (100 marks; merit-based)

  • General Science and Technology
  • Current events of national and international importance
  • History of India and Indian National Movement
  • Indian and World Geography
  • Indian Culture
  • Indian Polity and Indian Economy
  • General Mental Ability
  • Haryana: economy and people
  • Social, economic and cultural institutions of Haryana
  • Language of Haryana
  • Environment and Ecology
  • Haryana History, Geography, Economy, Polity and Culture
  • Social issues and development

Paper II: Civil Services Aptitude Test / CSAT (100 marks; qualifying with 33%)

  • Comprehension
  • Interpersonal skills including communication skills
  • Logical reasoning and analytical ability
  • Decision-making and problem solving
  • General mental ability
  • Basic numeracy - numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude (Class X level)
  • Data interpretation - charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency (Class X level)
Mains

Paper I: English (including Essay) - 100 marks

  • Precis Writing
  • Comprehension of given passages
  • Essay
  • Usage and Vocabulary
  • General Grammar and Composition

Paper II: Hindi (including Essay, Devanagari script) - 100 marks

  • Translation of English passage into Hindi
  • Letter / Precis writing
  • Explanation of Hindi passage and poetry
  • Composition: idioms, sentence correction
  • Essay on specific topic

Paper III: General Studies I - 100 marks

  • Indian Heritage and Culture
  • Modern Indian History
  • Freedom Struggle
  • Post-independence consolidation
  • World History
  • Indian Society: diversity, women issues, globalisation effects
  • World and Indian Physical Geography, resource distribution, geophysical phenomena
  • Haryana-specific social, economic and cultural issues

Paper IV: General Studies II - 100 marks

  • Indian Constitution, Polity and Governance
  • Separation of powers
  • Federal structure and comparison with other countries
  • Parliament, State Legislatures, Executive and Judiciary
  • Statutory, regulatory and constitutional bodies
  • International Relations: India's bilateral relations, global institutions
  • Haryana Governance and Policies

Paper V: General Studies III - 100 marks

  • Indian Economy: planning, growth, budgeting, employment
  • Agriculture, irrigation, marketing, e-technology for farmers, animal husbandry
  • Science and Technology: developments and everyday applications
  • Environment, Ecology, Conservation, Pollution and Disaster Management
  • Internal Security, Cyber Security, Border Management
  • Haryana-specific economic and development issues

Paper VI: General Studies IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) - 100 marks

  • Ethics and Human Interface
  • Human values and attitude
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Moral thinkers
  • Public / Civil Service values
  • Probity in governance, transparency
  • Case studies on ethical dilemmas in administration
Interview

Pattern shown is the amended 2026 pattern: six compulsory descriptive papers (600 marks) with the optional subject removed; Interview/Personality Test 75 marks; final merit = Mains (600) + Interview (75) = 675. Earlier cycles (e.g. 2019-2023) used a different mains structure (English, Hindi, GS and optional subject). Prelims: merit based on Paper I (GS) only, provided 33% in CSAT; 0.25 negative marking.

Previous cutoffs

Source: Official HPSC prelims result notices (category-wise cutoff published with results); hpsc.gov.in

HCS (Ex. Br.) & Allied Services 2019 (prelims held 31 March 2019, 104 posts)· Prelims

BCA
115.16
BCB
129.34
Ex-Serviceman(BCA)
87.62
Ex-Serviceman(General)
104.82
Ex-Serviceman(SC)
72.04
General
130.31
SC
105.15

2019 cutoff marks are as officially published by HPSC with the prelims result; the 2019 cycle used a different paper/marks structure than the current 100-mark GS paper, so these figures are not directly comparable to post-2021 cycles. Category-wise prelims cutoffs for later cycles (2021, 2023, 2026) were not found in official published form - HPSC notifications state that no correspondence regarding supply of prelims category-wise cut-off marks will be entertained.

Sources

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