Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
Nigam Vihar, Shimla,
H.P. – 171002 (INDIA)
Phone: 91-177-2624313
Fax: 2624104
E-mail:hppsc_shimla@msn.com
Advertisement No.VIII/2009
Job Details
Applications on the OMR Computerized application forms are invited from the eligible and desirous Indian citizens for admission to the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination followed by Main written examination and viva-voce test for recruitment to the posts/services to be filled in on the basis of H.P.A.S. Combined Competitive Examination, 2009. The details of the posts/services is as under:
Himachal Police Service, (Class -I Gazetted): 08 Posts
Pay: Rs. 7880-13500 (Pre-revised)
Excise and Taxation Officer Class -I (Gazetted): 03 Posts
Pay: Rs. 10300-34800/- + Rs. 4400/- GP
Treasury Officer, Class – II (Gazetted): 02 Posts
Pay: Rs. 7000-10980/- (Pre-revised)
Assistant Registrar, Co-Operative Societies, Class-II (Gazetted): 01 Post
Pay: Rs. 7000-10980/- (Pre-revised)
Eligibility Criteria :
(a) A candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognised University.
(b) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years on the first January 2009, meaning thereby that candidates born on or after 02-01-1988 are underage whereas applicants born on or before 01-01-1974 are overage. Provided that the upper age limit is relaxable by five years for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes / Persons with disabilities and Children/Grand Children of Freedom Fighters of Himachal Pradesh as declared by the Govt. from time to time. Age relaxation is also available to Exservicemen candidates of H.P. as per provisions in Rules/ Instructions of H.P. Govt.
Provided further that a Govt. servant who is holding substantive / officiating appointment 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 beeligible to appear in the examination if he / she possesses a Bachelor’s degree of a recognised 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 by theCommission for Competitive examination.
Any person who is eligible under this sub-rule and wishes to appear in the examination shall submit his / her application in the prescribed form through his / her Head of Office to the Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission
(c) A candidate who has appeared at an examination, the passing of which would render him eligible to appear at the examination but has not been informed of the result, may apply for admission to the examination. A candidate who intends to appear in such qualifying examination, may also apply provided the qualifying examination is completed before the commencement of this examination. Such candidates will be admitted to the examination, if otherwise eligible, but the admission would be deemed to be provisional and subject to cancellation if they do not produce proof of having passed theexamination in any case not later than two months after the commencement of (Main) written examination, failing which their candidature shall automatically stand cancelled.
(d) Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination equivalent thereto but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their application for the HAS etc. examination will be provisionally admitted to the examination provided they submit along with their applications a copy
of certificate from the University / Institutions that they had passed the requisite final professional medical examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their interview original degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University / Institutions that they had
completed or requirement (including completion of internship) for the award of degree.
(e) Knowledge of customs, manners and dialects of Himachal Pradesh and suitability for appointment in the peculiar conditions prevailing in the Pradesh is a desirable qualification.
(f) A candidate must be a citizen of India.
The above eligibility conditions shall be subject to change, if any in the relevant Rules related to Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services and those of the concerned Allied Services, as are notified by the Himachal Pradesh Government
Scheme of Examination :
Initially, Preliminary examination consisting of 2 papers based on objective type multiple choice questions, on the following pattern will be held at Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Dharamsala, Nahan and Una centres.
Paper-I :
General Studies : Multiple choice objective type question papers consisting of 120 questions.Each question carries one mark. The duration of the paper will be two hours.
Paper-II :
Optional Paper : Multiple choice objective type question papers consisting of 120 questions.Each question carries one mark. The duration of the paper will be two hours.
Optional Paper will be selected by the candidates out of 22 Optional Subjects given in the syllabus of Preliminary examination.
1. The candidate must specify in his/her application form the Optional Subject he/ she desires to take. He/she may intimate change, if any, in this regard to the Commission’s office but not later than the last date prescribed for receipt of applications. It may also be noted that there should not be any variation between the figures ofOptional Subject code in the boxes and encoding thereof done in the circles. In case of any variation, Code of Optional Subject written by a candidate in figures in the boxes shall be treated as final.
2. The candidates declared qualified in the Preliminary examination will be entitled for admission to the Main written examination, if otherwise found eligible.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Marks obtained by the candidates in the (Preliminary) examination will not be counted for the purpose of final order of merit. However, marks obtained in the Main written examination as well as in the viva-voce test would determine their final merit for selection.
6. The option exercised by the candidates will be taken into consideration while determining their order of merit for selection to the various posts/services.
Note :- The number of vacancy(s) in the services/posts which relate to the year, 2009, if received from the Govt. upto 30th June, 2010 shall be included for the purpose of selection of candidates on the basis of aforesaidexamination. Also, the number of vacancies to be filled in on the basis of this examination may increase or decrease.
Application Form :
Paid application forms inclusive of examination fee along with two envelopes and Booklet of Information Brochure containing syllabus and detailed instructions to candidates will be available at the Reception Counter of H.P. Public Service Commission & at all Distt. Headquarters except Shimla / Kinnaur / Lahaul & Spiti in the Pradesh through the whole sale / retail shop(s) / Gas Agencies of H.P. Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.
Application forms can also be obtained by post on payment of Rs.350/-, Rs.165/- & Rs.100/- i.e. inclusive of postal charges by General category candidates and candidates belonging to S.C./ S.T./ O.B.C. & Gen. Ex-SM. ofHimachal Pradesh, by means of Crossed Bank Draft of scheduled Bank in favour of Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission, payable at Shimla only. All requests for supply of forms by post must reach the office of the Commission at least 10 days before the last date prescribed for the receipt of applications. The Ex-servicemen candidates of H.P. who
were relieved from the Defence Services on their own request before completion of their normal tenure of service under the Govt. of India shall have to pay cost of application form inclusive of examination fee as is applicable to them in the respective category.
The copies of Brochures containing syllabi and other instructions will be supplied with the OMR application forms.
Last Date for applying : The last date for receipt of applications complete in all respects, in the office of the Commission is 31-01-2010 ( 15-02-2010 for the candidates residing in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nangaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Pangi and Bharmour Sub Divisions of Chamba District, Kinnaur district, Dodra Kawar sub Division of Shimla District and Lahaul & Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh whose applications are received by post / speed post only from these areas). In case applications are received by hand or through courier service, benefit of extended time shall not be available regardless of the residence of the applicants.
Applications after these dates will not be entertained. The Commission will not be responsible for delay in receipt of applications due to any reasons whatsoever.
