Haryana PCS Notification

The Haryana PCS Notification 2023 was released on 9th February 2023. The HCS Prelims exam was conducted on May 2023.

Haryana Civil Services (HCS) exams are competitive government exams conducted at the state level of Haryana by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) to select the most deserving candidates for different civil services and departmental posts in the state of Haryana.

Haryana PCS/HCS exams are one of India’s most difficult civil services exams in India. It may seem like a tough mountain to climb; however, candidates passionate about serving the public and dedicated to the cause can clear the PCS/HCS exam through hard work, perseverance, and determination.

This article will discuss the Haryana PCS Notification in detail, which will help the candidates to understand the recruitment process better.

Haryana PCS Notification 2023

Haryana Public Service Commission is yet to release the Haryana PCS notification for 2023. The commission will soon update the candidates about the relevant details regarding the exam on their official website. Interested candidates can find the exam dates, syllabus, exam pattern, eligibility criteria, marking scheme, and other relevant information on the official website for HPSC. After that, they can fill out the application form for the Haryana PCS exams.

The tentative dates for the HCS recruitment process 2023 are as follows:

Haryana PCS Notification 2021

The HPSC HCS has already conducted the preliminary exam and the mains exam last year. The prelims were conducted on 12 September 2021, and the mains were scheduled to be conducted from 3 December to 5 December 2021. The mains date got postponed. Candidates who qualified for the mains can appear in the final interview round of the exam. Candidates are advised to keep checking the official website of HPSC to know about all the latest notifications and updates related to Haryana HCS exams.

Haryana PCS Exam

Haryana PCS exams are conducted the same way the centre conducts UPSC exams. They are both conducted once a year in both Hindi and English. The mode of the exam is offline. HPCS is a three-stage exam. Candidates must pass all three stages to clear the exam.

In the first stage, a preliminary examination is conducted. The Prelims consist of only objective questions. This stage is followed by the PCS Mains exam, which contains only descriptive or subjective type questions. Candidates who pass the first stage will give the Mains exam. After the Mains exam, the shortlisted candidates appear for a personal interview round.

In the interview stage, candidates have to clear the personality test. After adding the scores of Mains and Interview, the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) releases a final list of the selected candidates.

Candidates appearing for Haryana PCS exams should sharpen their current affairs knowledge by taking multiple current affairs quizzes.

Haryana PCS Exam Pattern

Candidates appearing for the Haryana PCS exam should not rush to study the whole syllabus in a fortnight if they are serious about clearing the exam. Just like UPSC aspirants preparing for UPSC 2022, they should prepare well to clear all the stages successfully. The candidates should go through the entire syllabus before making a preparation strategy. They should also understand the exam pattern of HCS to be better prepared.

As mentioned previously, there are three stages in the Haryana PCS competitive exam — the Prelims, the Mains, and the Interview.

There are two papers in the Prelims stage — General Studies and General Aptitude; each containing 100 questions. The questions are objective in nature. The maximum marks for each paper are 100, making the total number of marks 200 for the Prelims stage. The duration for each paper is 2 hours.

The Mains exam contains subjective-type questions. There are four papers in the Mains stage. The maximum marks for the first two papers, English and Hindi, are 100 each. The maximum marks for the other two papers, General Studies and one optional subject, are 200 each, making the total marks for the Mains exam 600. The duration for each paper is 3 hours.

The third stage of Haryana PCS is the personality test, which contains only viva voce or the interview. The maximum marks for viva voce are 75. Only scores from Mains and Interview round are considered for the final selection, making the total 675. The HPSC releases the final list of selected candidates on their official website.

For the best preparation strategy for competitive exams candidates can visit the linked article and get detailed study material and preparation tips to excel in the examination.

Aspirants can visit the linked article and get details about the upcoming government exams that comprise current affairs and general awareness as an important topic in the syllabus.