How to prepare ,choose and make time schedule to deal with HPAS examination by "Vicky Dhalaria"

How to prepare ,choose and make time schedule to deal with HPAS examination by "Vicky Dhalaria"

Exam Pattern HPAS 2018

Preliminary Exam Pattern: Prelim Examination Process comprises of two exam, that is, Paper I & Paper II, that are held in order to shortlist candidates for the Main Examination that is held later.

•             Mode of Exam is offline.
•             Paper-I is General Studies of 2 hours for 200 Marks with 100 questions.
•             Paper-II is General Aptitude Test of 2 hours for 200 Marks with 100 questions.
•             All questions are mandatory with 1/3rd negative marking criteria.
•             Question asked are MCQ types.
•             Question paper is bilingual, in Hindi and English languages.
•             Candidates need to achieve at least 33% marks in prelims to qualify for mains.

Mains Exam Pattern: Main Examination Process comprises of seven written exams that include essay-based questions.

Mandatory Subjects 

•             General Studies I for 200 Marks
•             General Studies II for 200 Marks
•             General Studies III of for 200 Marks
•             English for 100 Marks
•             Hindi for 100 Marks
•             Essay Writing for 100 Marks

Optional Subjects, any one:

Paper I for 100 marks
Paper II for 100 marks

The seventh exam is actually the interview. Each candidate needs to have secured at least 40% marks in compulsory subjects and 40% marks overall to qualify the Mains and to be eligible for the final interview. The interview round will be of 150 marks.