Now, aptitude test part of HCS (prelims) exam

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 12

For the Haryana Civil Service (HCS) examination, the state government has decided to replicate the pattern used by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for conducting the civil services examination.

The aptitude test will now form part of the preliminary examination, along with the general studies paper.

Sources said the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008, have now been replaced with the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Amendment Rules, 2021, incorporating the aptitude test in the preliminary examination.

Now, there would be two papers of 100 marks each (objective/multiple choice questions type) in the preliminary examination. Questions related to general studies will be asked in Paper-1, while Paper-2 will have the aptitude test. It will, however, be only a qualifying paper with minimum marks fixed at 33 per cent.

The result of the preliminary exam will be based only on the marks obtained in the general studies paper.