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The posts like Election Kanungo, Tehsil Welfare Officers, Inspector (Audit) Cooperative Societies, Excise and Taxation Inspector, Panchayat Inspector etc. are filled through HP Subordinate Allied Services Exam. These are very good posts and aspirants can make progression in their career by clearing various departmental exams in their respective cadres.
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Scheme of Examination :- HP Allied Exam
Initially, an objective type Screening Test (HP Allied Pre Exam) 0f 3 hours duration will be conducted consisting of one paper of 200 Questions one mark each of multiple choice answers. Those who will qualify preliminary exam of HP Allied Service Exam will be called for Main examination. The marks obtained by candidates in Prelims Exam of HP Allied Services Exam will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.
The number of candidates to be called for Main Examination of HP Allied Services Exam will be 20 times of the total number of posts advertised. The candidates who have cleared the cutoff of Prelims Exam of HP Allied Services exam in their respective category if any will be called for Main written examination of HP Allied Services. Mains Examination of HP Allied Services consists of 3 Papers. The candidate shall have to pass all the 3 Papers.
The candidates who are declared qualified in the Screening test (Prelims) shall be required to submit requisite documents in support of their eligibility for Main written examination separately on the prescribed application form, which will be uploaded on the official website of the Commission after the declaration of result of Screening Test (Prelims). Candidates who qualified Prelims exam have to fill the online application for Main Examination along with requisite Examination fees. Only those candidates will be given admission to the (Main) written examination, who submit requisite application along with the fees for Main Examination.
Preference list for the posts advertised under rules, as mentioned in the Application Form shall be filled in / indicated by the candidate at the time of submission of application form for the main examination and the candidate will be selected in order of merit in accordance to the order of preference list. Once preference list has been submitted, no change / amendment therein shall be permitted and no representation will be considered in this regard.
The candidates will be considered for selection only for those posts and in the order as indicated by him/her in the preference list. They will not be considered for any post not mentioned by them in the preference list, irrespective of the fact that in the order of merit they are eligible for selection to the posts. If a candidate has not submitted the preference list duly filled in, to the Commission, or has submitted the preference list without his/her signature or has not expressed any choice / preference whatsoever in the preference list, will be considered for all posts in the order in which these have been listed in the advertisement.
Marks obtained by candidate in Main examination of HP Allied Services would determine their final ranking.
There will be following subjects for the Main Examination of HP Allied Services:-
Sr. No. | Subject | Max. Marks |
1 | English (Conventional) | 150 |
2 | Hindi (Conventional) | 150 |
3 | General Knowledge | 200 |
The candidates, who will qualify the above mentioned main written examination on the basis of merit; shall be called for Document Verification. The total number of candidates to be called for Document Verification in the zone of consideration as under:
Number of Posts advertised | Ratio for category wise zone of consideration for scrutiny of documents by the concerned Branch |
1 to 5 | 1 : 2+2 |
6 and above | 1:2 |
Note :- Final order of merit shall be determined in accordance with highest marks secured in the Mains Examination.
Note:- No candidate would be considered to have qualified the Written test unless he obtains 40% marks in aggregate in all papers and atleast 35% marks in each paper. On the basis of merit Main Examination ( Written), in the ratio of 1:2, candidates will be called for documents verification in support of their eligibility. After document verification the result on the basis of merit in written Examination will be declared in accordance to number of posts.
Syllabus for Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Allied Services Examination
Syllabus for Preliminary Exam
Paper of 3 hours’ duration consisting of 200 marks (General Knowledge) (Objective type).
1.) History, Geography and socio economic development of Himachal Pradesh. – 60 Marks
2.) Knowledge of current events of national and international importance and such matters of every day observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. – 60 Marks
3.) Modern History (From 1857 onwards) of India, Indian culture, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Geography of India, and Disaster Management. Environment and Gender issues and teaching of Mahatma Gandhi. – 80 Marks
#Note :- There will be negative marking for incorrect answers of 1/4th of the marks assigned to that question. For example :- If question is of 1 marks and candidate gives incorrect answer to that question 0.25 will be deduction from his score.
Previous Year Question Paper of HP Allied Exam 2019 :- Download Pdf
Syllabus for Main Examination
Paper No. | Paper | Maximum Marks | Duration of Paper |
I | English (Conventional) | 150 Marks | 03 hours |
Candidates will be required to answer questions designed to test their understanding of English and workmen like use of words .Some of the questions will be devised to test also their reasoning power, their capacity to perceive implications their ability to distinguish between the important and the less important and to write an essay. Passage will usually be set for summary or précis. Credit will be given for concise the effective expression. | |||
Paper No. II | Hindi (Conventional) | 150 Marks | 03 hours |
i.) Translation of an English Passage into Hindi. ii.) Explanation of Hindi Passage in Prose and Poetry in same language. iii.) Composition (Essay, Idioms, Corrections etc.) | |||
Paper No. III | General Knowledge | 200 Marks | 03 hours |
History, geography, and socio economic development of Himachal Pradesh. Knowledge of current events of National and International importance and of such matter of every day observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also include questions on Modern History (From 1857 onwards) of India, Indian culture, Indian polity, Indian Economy and Geography of India of such nature as candidates should be able to answer without special study and question on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. | |||
Document Verification |
No candidate would be considered to have qualified the Written test unless he obtains 40% marks in aggregate in all papers and atleast 35% marks in each paper. On the basis of merit Main Examination ( Written), in the ratio of 1:2, candidates will be called for documents verification in support of their eligibility. After document verification the result on the basis of merit in written Examination will be declared in accordance to number of posts.
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Previous Year Papers of HP Allied Exam
1.) HP Allied 2018 Prelims Question Paper.
2.) HP Allied Mains General Knowledge 2018 Paper
3.) HP Allied Mains English Question Paper :- 2018
4.) HP Allied Mains Hindi Question Paper :- 2018
5.) Static HP GK Questions Asked in HP Allied Paper