Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)  Exam Calendar 2021

  Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) conducts the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service (HPAS) exam every year for recruiting candidates for the most desired administrative services of the state. The HPAS exam is conducted in offline mode. First, we will look into HPPSC EXAM calendar.

HPPSC Exam Calendar:

Si.No	Exam Name	Tentative Dates
1.	Manager(General) in H.P General Industries  Corp. under the Department of Industries, H.P	February 2021
2.	Works Manager in HRTC under the Department of Transport
3.	Assistant Professor (Architecture) in the Department of Technical Education
4.	Planning Officer, in the Department of Town  & Country Planning
5.	Veterinary Officer in the Department of Animal Husbandry
6.	Lecturer, Applied Science & Humanities (Polytechnic) English in the Department of Technical Education	March 2021
7.	Lecturer, Applied Science & Humanities (Polytechnic) Mathematics in  the  Department  of Technical Education
8.	Lecturer, Applied Science & Humanities (Polytechnic) Chemistry in   the   Department   of Technical Education
9.	Lecturer, Computer  Engineering(Polytechnic)  in the Department of Technical Education
10	Lecturer, Electronics & Communication Engineering(Polytechnic)in   the   Department   of Technical Education
11.	Civil Judge (Preliminary) Examination, 2020	First Sunday of March 2021.
12.	Civil Judge (Main) Examination, 2020	Last week of March 2021
13.	Workshop  Superintendent(Polytechnic)    in  the Department of Technical Education	April 2021
14	Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering (Polytechnic) in the Department of Technical Education.
15	Lecturer, Automobile Engineering (Polytechnic) in the Department of Technical Education.
16	HPAS Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2020	Last Sunday of May
17	HPAS  Combined  Competitive  (Main)  Examination, 2020	The first week of August

Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission exam pattern:

The HPAS exam is conducted offline in the following three stages

• HPAS Preliminary Exam
• HPAS Main (written) Exam
• HPAS Interview/Viva-voce

The HPAS Prelims exam pattern is as follows:

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
General Studies	100	200
Aptitude Test	100	200
Total		400

HPAS 2020 Exam Pattern – Main Exam Marks secured in main exams are considered for the final results so the Main exam results are very important. The HPAS main exam is a descriptive exam conducted offline in pen and paper mode. The structure of the HPAS Main exam is as follows

Paper No.	Subject	Maximum Marks
1	English	100(Qualifying Only)
2	Hindi	100(Qualifying Only)
Paper Counted for Merit
3	Essay	100
4	General Studies - I	200
5	General Studies - II	200
6	General Studies - III	200
Optional Subject
7	Optional Subject – Paper I	100
8	Optional Subject – Paper II	100
Main Exam		900
Viva-voce		150
Total		1050

VIVA VOICE: The HPSC Viva-voce is the last phase of the HPAS exam. The viva-voce carries 150 marks. It is required of the candidates to know the traditional beliefs of Himachal Pradesh. Which also includes local languages, the Himachal-centric problems, the socio-economic fabric of the state, the tribes of the state, and the likes.

HPPSC Invitation For Online applications:

Candidates must register themselves on the website to fill in the Online Applications. Also, before filling up the form candidates are advised to read the Notification / Advertisement for the post(s) / Exam(s) and ensure that he/she is eligible in terms of the conditions/provisions mentioned in the Advertisement / Notification.

Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Exam Center:

Below is a list of the exam center

1. Shimla
2. Dharamshala
3. Bilaspur
4. Hamirpur
5. Solan
6. Mandi
7. Nahan
8. Una
9. Kullu
10. Chamba

HPPSC- Official Link:

The official link for HPPSC exam is - http://uppsc.up.nic.in/

HPPSC Reference Books:

Below is the list of books you can refer to for HPPSC

1. Himachal Pradesh History, Culture and Economy.
2. The Wonderland – Himachal Pradesh.
3. Alochik Himachal Pradesh – the Wonderland.

Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Previous Year Papers:

To check the previous year papers click on the link below

1. https://hpgeneralstudies.com/previous-year-papers-himachal-pradesh-general-studies/
2. https://hpgeneralstudies.com/previous-year-papers-mains-himachal-pradesh-general-studies-himachal-gk/
3. https://www.recruitment.guru/previous-papers/hppsc-previous-papers/

For more previous year paper check the official link

HPPSC Coaching Centers In Hyderabad

• K.S.RAO'S IAS ACADEMY
• ANALOG IAS ACADEMY
• La Excellence IAS Academy Ashok Nagar