[Notification HPAS 2015] HPAS 2015 Notification is out !

HPPSC have published HPAS 2015 notification for various posts HAS, HPS, Tehsildar, BDO, and Excise and Taxation officer.

H.P. ADMINISTRATIVE COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION-2015

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : 11/02/2016





Vacancies : 

Post	Total Vacancies	Unreserved (General)	SC of HP Only	ST of HP Only	OBC of HP Only	Ex Service Man (GEN)
HAS	4	2	1	1	-	-
HPS	5	5	-	-	-	-
Tehsildar	5	4	-	-	1	-
BDO	8	1	3	1	2	1
Excise & Taxation officer	3	2			1
Total	25	14	4	2	4	1

Note : Candidates outside HP will b considered only as in General Category irrespective of the Categories they belong.


Exam Centers : SHIMLA, SOLAN, MANDI, NAHAN, DHARAMSALA, UNA, HAMIRPUR, CHAMBA, BILASPUR AND KULLU.

Eligibilty:  

1. a  Bachelor's  Degree  or  its  equivalent from a recognized University.
2. Appearing candidates in Graduation can Apply (Read Notification in detail)
3. Age - for General category upto 35 years, 5 years Relaxation for Reserved Categories. (Read Notification in detail)
4. GOVT Employees upto 42 years. (holding substantive /  officiating  /  contractual  /  Adhoc appointments  in  H.P.  Govt. or  in  High  Court  or  any  Court  Subordinate  thereto  and employees of  the  Public  Sector  Undertakings  /  Corporations  / substantially owned or controlled by the H.P. Government shall be eligible to appear in the examination if  he / she possesses a Bachelor’s  degree of  a  recognized  University  and  has  not attained  the  age  of  42  years  on  the  first  day  of January  of  the year  in  which  the  applications  are  invited ) (Read Notification in detail)


Fees ( Challan and Online payment) :
 

Category	Fees (in Rupees)
GENERAL CATEGORY (Including  General  Physically  Disabled,  i.e.  orthopedically disabled, Deaf & Dumb, Hearing impaired, W.F.F., Ex-Servicemen relieved  from  Defence  Services  on  their  own  request  before completion of normal tenure of HP).	400 Rs
CANDIDATES OF OTHER STATES (including reserved category(s) candidates of other states)	400 Rs
S.C. OF H.P. /S.T. OF H.P. /O.B.C. OF H.P. (ExServicemen of H.P. relieved from Defence Services on their own request before completion of normal tenure)	100 Rs
Ex-Servicemen  of  H.P.  (Ex-Servicemen,  who  are relieved  from  Defence  Services  after  completion  of normal tenure) / Blind of H.P./ Visually Impaired of H.P.	No Fee

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

Preliminary examination :

Initially,  Preliminary  examination  consisting  of  02  papers  based  on objective type (multiple choices) questions on the following pattern will be held.

Paper-I  General Studies (Code  No.01).  This paper shall be of 200 marks and there shall be 100 objective type (Multiple choices) questions.

Paper-II  Aptitude  Test  (Code  No.02).  This  paper  shall  be  of  200  marks and  in  this  paper there  shall  be  100  objective  type  (Multiple choices) questions.


HPAS 2015 Prelims Syllabus :

Papers	Syllabus
Paper-I General  Studies (Code No.01)	*History, geography, political, art & culture and socio economic development of Himachal Pradesh. *Currents events of national and international importance. *History of India and Indian national movement. *Indian and World Geography-physical, social, economic geography of India and the world. *Indian polity and governance –Constitution, political system, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights issues, etc. *Economic and social development – sustainable development poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc. *General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate Change – that do not require subject specialization *General science.
Paper-II Aptitude Test (Code No.02)	*Comprehension *Interpersonal skills including communication skills *Logical reasoning and analytical ability *Decision making and problem solving *General mental ability *English Language comprehension skills (Class X level) *Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level).

This  preliminary  examination  will  consist  of  two  objective  type  papers (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks. The number of  candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about 20 times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the Posts / Service. Only those candidates who have been declared to have qualified the preliminary examination by the H.P. Public Service Commission in a year will be  eligible  for admission  to  the  main  examination  of  that  year  provided  they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.

Main Written Examination : ( No clarity about Pattern or Syllabus)

a)  The  candidates  declared  qualified  in  the  Preliminary  examination will  be  entitled  for admission  to  the  Main  written  examination,  if otherwise found eligible.

b)  The number of candidates to be called for Main written examination will be about 20 times of the total number of vacancies to be filled in on the basis of aforementioned examination. 

c)  The  candidates,  who  qualify  the  Preliminary  examination,  will have  to  download  the application  form  for  Main  written examination  from  the  above  website.  No  separate  call letters will be sent for Main examination.

( Commission have mentioned no changes either in Mains pattern or Syllabus of Mains So Old pattern is likely to continue rest needs to be known via an RTI )

Viva-Voce :

The number of candidates to be called for viva-voce test after the Main written examination by the Commission shall be at its discretion on the basis of marks obtained by them in the Main written examination only. As  far  as  possible  this  number  will  be  three  times  the  total  number  of 

vacancies.

Download Official Notification : Here

Studyplan for HPAS 2015 : Here