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Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services (HPAS)

The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) started conducting the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Etc. Examination (HPAS) in 1973. The recruitment for the following posts in Himachal Pradesh Government is made on the basis of this examination.

Sr. No.	Name of the Post(s)	Pay-Scale
1	HAS Class-I (Gazetted)	Ordinary time scale Rs. 7880-13500 (plus allowances sanctioned by the Government from time to time)
2	HPS Class-I (Gazetted)	Ordinary time scale Rs. 7880-13500 (plus allowance sanctioned by the Government from time to time)
3	Block Development Officer Class-I (Gazetted)	Rs. 7000-10980 (plus allowances sanctioned by the Government from time to time)
4	District Panchayat Officer Class-II (Gazetted)	Rs. 7000-10980 (plus allowances)
5	Principal, Panchayati Raj Training Institute. Panchayat Department,Class-II (Gazetted)	Rs. 7000-10980 (plus allowances)
6	District Treasury Officer Class-I (Gazetted)	Rs. 7220-11660 (plus allowances)
7	District Food & Supplies Controller Class-I (Gazetted)	Rs. 7220-11660 (plus allowances)
8	Tehsildar Class-I (Gazetted)	Rs. 7000-10600 (plus allowances)
9	Excixe & Taxation Officer Class-I (Gazetted)	Rs. 7000-10910 (plus allowances).
10	District Employment Officer Class-II (Gazetted)	Rs. 7000-10980 (plus allowances)
11	District Welfare-cum-Probationery Officer Class-II (Gazetted)	Rs. 7000-10980 (plus allowances)
12	Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies Class-Ii (Gazetted)	Rs.7000-10980 (plus allowances)
13	Assistant Controller, Weights & Measure Class-II (Gazetted)	Rs. 6400-10640 (plus allowances)

Exam Pattern

Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Etc. Examination (HPAS) is a Three Tier examination.

Preliminary
Mains
Interview

Candidates require passing all these three tests and stand in merit for successful postings in the administrative set up of government.
The preliminary examination comprises of two papers i.e. paper in general studies and subject test.

Candidates qualified in the preliminary test undergo for main examination. The candidates who are admitted for the main written examination can opt any two subjects out of the following:

Subjects List for Himachal Pradesh Administrative Exams
Indian History	Political Science and International Relations	Mathematics
Statistics	Commerce & Accountancy	Economics
Chemistry	Botany	Zoology
Philosophy	Law	Sociology
Management	Public Administration	Geography
Agriculture	Mechanical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering	Hindi	Sanskrit
Urdu	English Literature	Psychology
Geology	Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science	Physics
Anthropology	Forestry	Horticulture

In all, the candidates are required to appear in following 8 papers for the main written examination i.e. 4 compulsory and 4 optional.

1.compulsory Papers	Maximum marks
(i)English	100
(ii)Hindi	100
(iii) Essay	100
(iv) General Studies	150
Total	450
2. Optional Papers (Two Subjects)
*(i)First Subject*
(Paper-I)	150
(Paper-II)	150
*ii)Second Subject*
(Paper-I)	150
(Paper-II)	150
Total	600

Candidates successful in the main written examination are called for Interview. HPAS Interview carries 150 marks.

Limitations

Candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combination of subjects in HPAS:

Mathematics and Statistics
Of the Engineering subjects, viz. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering, not more than one subject,
Of Language subjects, viz. Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu and English Literature, not more than one subject;
Agriculture, AND Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science;
Political Science, International Relations AND Public Administration;
Commerce & Accountancy AND Management;
Sociology and Anthropology;
Management AND Public Administration;
Horticulture AND Forestry;
Horticulture, Agriculture AND Animal Husbandry & Veterinary
Science;
Forestry, Agriculture AND Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science