Here HP Exam Adda has provided you HPPSC HPAS Notification of 2024. Read this article to know more about the HPAS Examination 2024 in terms of education qualification, examination fee, important dates of hpas exam etc.
HPPSC HPAS Notification :- Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) which conducts Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service Competitive Examination has issued a detailed notification for the HPAS competitive exam 2024. You can download the notification from the official website of HPPSC – Click Here.
Online Recruitment Applications (ORA*) are invited from desirous and eligible candidates for recruitment to various posts in different Departments of Government of Himachal Pradesh to be filled up through H.P. Administrative Service Competitive Examination-2024.
Important Dates for HPPSC HPAS 2024 Exam
S.No. | Various Stages | Important Dates |
1.) | Application Begins | 05-04-2024 |
2.) | Closing Date for Application | 02-05-2024 (11:59 PM) |
3.) | Last Date to Deposit Fee for Application form | 02-05-2024 (11:59 PM) |
4.) | Prelims | 30-06-2024 (Tentative) |
5.) | Mains | To be Notified Yet |
7.) | Interview | To be Notified Yet |
HPPSC HPAS Notification 2024
A.) Important Instructions :-
- Candidates must read instructions carefully given on HPPSC website before applying for the post(s) concerned.
- Candidates should satisfy himself/herself that he/she fulfils the conditions of education qualification(s) required for post(s) he/she wants to apply. These details are generally mentioned in the Eligibility criteria of advertisement.
- The candidates must establish their eligibility in respect of category, experience, age and essential qualification(s) etc. as mentioned in the advertisement by uploading copies of certificates of Essential Qualification, Matriculation Certificate as age proof, Category Certificate along with Bonafide certificate of H.P. and Experience Certificate (where required) to avoid rejection of their candidature after the closing date.
- Benefit of reservation for various post(s) will be provided only to those candidates who are bonafide residents of Himachal Pradesh. For example :- Suppose Ram is a candidate of S.T category and he is bonafide resident of Himachal Pradesh he will be considered S.T for recruitment process of this examination given he satisfies other condition like he has valid Caste Certificate, Bonafide Himachali Certificate etc.
If Now Ram is a candidate of S.T category but he belongs to Uttrakhand which means he is not a bonafide resident of HP he will be treated as General category candidate for whose process of this competitive examination. - Point Number 4. must have cleared your doubt that other states’ candidates can also apply for HPAS Examination but they will not be given benefits of reservation if they are getting that in their respective states. They will treated as a General category candidate.
- Already working candidates will have to produce No Objection Certificate (NOC) during interview from concerned employer (the company or organization or department they are serving). This means those who are working and particularly government servant who are in regular service should have intimated their department about their participation in this exam and their employer should not have any objection to their appointment if they clear this exam and allotted a post.
Contract/Casual/ adhoc / daily rated/ work charged employees do not need to produce NOC from the concerned employer. - The eligibility of the candidates applying from Ex. Servicemen Quota will be decided as per provisions of Ex. Servicemen (Reservation of Vacancies, Pay fixation and Regulation of Seniority in the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service) Rules, 2020. So please read these provisions yourself in detail and be sure before applying that you are eligible lest you candidature should get cancelled.
- The candidates will be allotted various services / posts keeping in view their ranks in final merit list, preference they have given to various posts and their category
- The number of vacancies may increase or decrease depending upon on the requirement of the departments.
- Candidate should give their mobile number and email which is working because they will receive alters regarding examination through SMS or emails.
- Disputes, if any, shall be subject to Court jurisdiction at Shimla.
#Note :- The number of vacancy(s) in the service/post(s) if received from the Govt. upto closing date of submission of Online Recruitment Application shall be included for the purpose of selection of candidates on the basis of aforesaid examination. All the candidates are requested to apply under their respective category(s) as any post of any reserved category can be included which is to be filled up on the basis of H.P.A.S. Competitive Examination-2024. The number of vacancies and reservation of post(s) is/ are liable to be changed.
For Example :– Suppose Ram is a candidate of O.B.C category and he finds that their is no vacancy in HPAS notification for O.B.C category so he applies from UR (General) category but after some time due to some reasons commission decides to increase vacancies and now there are 5 Posts that are reserved for O.B.C candidates. In this case Ram who has applied from UR category cannot get selected from O.B.C category because he has applied from U.R. So HPPSC says fill the application form from that category from which you belong if there is no vacancy in you category you will treated as (UR) General candidate. But if later vacancy is notified in your category you will get benefit of reservation.
B.) List of Documents to be uploaded on the OTRs Portal by the candidates :-
- Matriculation certificate (10th Marksheet) for age proof.
- Bachelor Degree Certificates along with Marks Sheets of all years/Consolidated Mark Sheet in support of Educational Qualifications i.e. Graduation.
- Valid Category certificate(s) in support of their eligibility if any S.C., S.T, O.B.C, E.W.S etc.
- Bonafide Himachali Certificate in case of reserved category candidates.
- Valid EWS/BPL Certificate. ( Candidates applying under EWSs category will have to submit either ‘Income & Asset Certificate’ or valid BPL Certificate countersigned by B.D.O. along with non-SC/ST/OBC certificate issued by the competent authority on the format prescribed.
- Ex. Servicemen Discharge Certificate/Service Book. (The candidates belonging to Ex-Servicemen of Himachal
Pradesh will have to furnish Discharge Certificate/ Service Book and full detail in respect of their P.P.O. No., Rank etc. and NOC with date of retirement from the Defence Services to claim the benefit of reservation for the category of Ex-Serviceman of Himachal Pradesh. The Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) released on or after 13-02-2020 shall have to upload proof of having received gratuity)
C.) Eligibility Conditions :-
- A candidate must be a citizen of India.
2.) Education Qualification :-
- A candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent of a recognized University.
- A candidate, who has appeared at such a qualifying examination the passing of which would render him/her eligible to appear at this examination but has not been informed of result, may apply for admission to this examination.
- A candidate, who intends to appear at such a 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 the examination as soon as passed and in any case not later than two months after the commencement of this examination. - 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 applications for the HPAS 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 Personality Test original degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University / Institution that they had completed all requirements (including completion of internship) for the award of degree.
#Note:- Onus of proving that a candidate has acquired requisite degree/ essential qualification by the stipulated date, shall be on the candidate and in the absence of proof to the contrary, the date as mentioned on the face of certificate/ degree or the date of issue of certificate/degree shall be taken as date of acquiring essential educational qualification. No extra opportunity shall be provided to the candidates to produce appropriate certificates at the time of personality test(s).
#Note 2:- In respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement, then the candidate is required to produce order/ letter in this regard, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated otherwise the candidature/Online Application is liable to be rejected.
Desirable Qualification :-
Knowledge of customs, manners and dialects of Himachal Pradesh and suitability for appointment in the peculiar conditions prevailing in the Himachal Pradesh.
D.) Age Limits:-
- A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years on or before 01-01-2024.
- 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 Ex-servicemen candidates of H.P. for the posts of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service (HPAS) and Himachal Pradesh Police Service (HPPS) as per provisions of the Ex. Servicemen (Reservation of Vacancies, Pay fixation and Regulation of Seniority in the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service) Rules, 2020 notified by the Government of H.P. For other posts which are to be filled up on the basis of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service Competitive Examination- 2024, the age relaxation to Ex-servicemen candidates will be as per provisions mentioned in the Demobilized Armed Forces Personnel (Reservation of Vacancies in Himachal State Non-Technical Services) Rules, 1972 and further amended vide notification No. Per (AP-C-A(4)-1/96-Vol.IV dated 18-09-2007.
- A Govt. servant who is holding substantive / officiating / contractual appointment in H.P. Govt. or in High Court of Himachal Pradesh or any Court Subordinate thereto and employees of the Public Sector Undertakings/ Corporations / Banks 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 on the first day of January of the year in which the applications are invited by the Commission for Competitive examination as per detail given below:-
a.) For the posts of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service (HPAS) and other posts (District Welfare-cum-Probation Officer, District Panchayat Officer, Assistant Registrar and Tehsildar etc.) = 45 years;
b.) Himachal Pradesh Police Service = 42 years;
c.) District Controller, Class- I (Gazetted) in the Department of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs , H.P. = 42 years.
# Note 1:- Candidates should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate as on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
#Note 2 :- Candidates should also note that once a date of birth has been claimed by them and entered in the records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an examination, no change will be allowed subsequently (or at any other examination of the Commission) on any grounds whatsoever.
#Note 3 :- The candidate should exercise due care while entering their date of birth in respective column of the application Form. If on verification at any subsequent stage, any variation is found in their date of birth from the one entered in their Matriculation or equivalent examination certificate, disciplinary action will be taken against them by the Commission under the Rules.
#Note 4:- All candidates, whether already in Government Service, Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organizations or in private employment should apply to the Commission through Online Webportal. Persons already in Government service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under Public Enterprises are however, required to inform their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination. They are also required to submit an undertaking on prescribed proforma that they have informed in writing their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination. The candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/ appearing in the examination, their application/ candidature will liable to be cancelled.
#Note 5:- While filling in his/her Application Form, the candidate should carefully decide about his/her choice for the Centre for the examination. More than one application from a candidate giving different centres will not be accepted in any case. Even if a candidate sends more than one completed applications, the Commission will accept only one application at their discretion and the Commission’s decision in the matter shall be final.
CLARIFICATION:-
Five years relaxation in upper age limit is admissible only to the bonafide S.C. of H.P./ S.T . of H.P. / O.B.C. of H.P.
/W.F.F. of H.P. / Persons with disabilities of Himachal Pradesh. For H.P. Govt. employees and Ex-Servicemen of H.P.; age relaxation is as per Government’s instructions issued from time to time and as mentioned in detail under title Age Limits. The age relaxation for bonafide S.C. of H.P. / S.T. of H.P. / O.B.C. of H.P. /W.F.F. of H.P. / Persons with disabilities of Himachal Pradesh/ Ex. Servicemen of H.P. is available only if there is a post reserved for these categories.
E.) Examination Stations/Cities :-
BILASPUR, CHAMBA, HAMIRPUR, KANGRA, DHARAMSHALA, PALAMPUR, KULLU, MANDI, SHIMLA, NAHAN, SOLAN, UNA, SUNDERNAGAR, KEYLONG (LAHAUL AND SPITI), RECKONG PEO (KINNAUR)
F.) How to Apply :-
- Visit official site of HPPSC :- Click Here. Download official notification and detail instruction regarding how to apply is given there.
- In the main menu bar in the Click on “Apply online” and you can watch video tutorial for One Time Registration to the commission website. Click Here to watch video tutorial.
- If you have already registered yourself at HPPSC website you can simply login to the dashboard, where you can see your profile, advertisements for latest vacancies, exams you have applied for and many more.
G.) Examination Fee :-
# Note 1:- Examination Fee once paid will not be refunded.
#Note 2:- Female candidates shall be exempted from the examination fee in accordance with the instructions issued by the Government of Himachal Pradesh.
#Note 3:- The candidates who belongs to any of the reserved category and there is no post reserved for such category but the candidates claiming fee concession available to them shall have to upload the category certificate in support of their claim.
H.) Mode of Payment of Application fee for HPAS :-
Application fee should be paid online through debit / credit card / UPI / any other online digital mode through OTR portal. While making payment the candidate(s) shall pay the fixed amount only after accepting the “Terms and Conditions to apply online.
#Note:- Candidates should note that payment of fee can be made only through the modes prescribed above.
Payment of fee through any other mode is neither valid nor acceptable. Applications submitted without the
prescribed fee/mode shall be summarily rejected.
I.) Admission/Rejection:-
- Incomplete Online Recruitment Applications (ORA) submitted without requisite examination fee/fictitious fee,
scanned photograph & scanned signatures of prescribed size, will be rejected straightway. The candidates who have paid requisite fees and upload all supporting documents shall be allowed to appear in the Preliminary Examination on their claim basis. - Candidates declared qualified in Preliminary Examination, to be admitted for Main Examination shall have
to submit separate Online Recruitment Application (ORA) along with requisite Examination Fee within time limit prescribed by the Commission to be notified separately. - After scrutinizing the online recruitment applications received from the candidates who have been declared
qualified in the Preliminary Examination for Main Examination, the candidates fulfilling the prescribed eligibility criteria shall be admitted for Main Examination. The candidates not fulfilling the prescribed eligibility criteria shall be rejected provisionally with the approval of the Commission. - No individual letters will be sent to the candidates regarding rejection of their applications. The details of
rejection will be uploaded on official website of the Commission.
#Note:- Original certificates will have to be produced at the time of personality Test. If their claim is found to be
incorrect; besides rejection they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Commission.
J.) E-Call Letters:-
No Call Letters will be sent by post and provisionally admitted candidates shall have to download their respective e-Call Letters along with instructions for the concerned examination from the official website of the Commission. Therefore, the candidates are advised to remember their User ID(s) and password(s) earlier created by the candidates in OTR in order to login for downloading their respective e-Call Letters. The provisionally admitted candidates will have to paste a passport size photograph duly self attested / attested by a Gazetted Officer on the space provided on the downloaded e-Call Letters , failing which he/she will not be allowed to appear in the Preliminary Examination, in any condition/ circumstances, whatsoever.
This is HPPSC HPAS Notification of 2024 where we have discussed Important dates of HPPSC HPAS Exam 2024 along with Eligibility criteria, Exam Fee, and many more.
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