The document announces vacancies for the Haryana Civil Services (HCS) exam. It provides important dates for the exam, including the notification release date of December 29th, 2018 and closing date for applications of February 5th, 2019. It then lists various positions that are open for application, including Assistant Architect, Medical Officer, Assistant Environmental Engineer, and others. For each position, it provides the number of vacancies, required qualifications, age limits, and other eligibility details. The document concludes by outlining the exam process and scheme, including preliminary exams, main written exams, interview, and marks distribution.

1. HCS (Haryana Civil Services)
Important Dates
Event Date
Notification Release Date 29th
December 2018
Closing Date for The Submission of Online Application 05th
February 2019
Vacancies: The Commission invites online applications for recruitment to the following posts:
Assistant Architects (Group-B)
General SC of Haryana BCA of Haryana Total
04 02 01 07
Age: The candidate should not be less than 21 years and not more than 40 years as on closing date i.e. 05 Feb, 2019
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture of a recognized University or Associate Membership of the
Indian Institute of Architects (by Examination).
 Person should be registered with Council of Architecture in accordance with Architects Act, 1972
Medical Officer
General SC of Haryana BCA of Haryana Total ESM of Haryana
Horizontally Reserved
PH of Haryana
Horizontally Reserved
01 13 BCA BCB SC – 2, BCA – 1
BCB - 2
04 (Ortho)
18 09 41
Age: The candidate should not be less than 22 years and not more than 40 years as on closing date i.e. 05 Feb, 2019
Qualifications: Graduate in Medicine and surgery of a recognized university or any other university or institution
recognized by the medical council of India. Preference shall be given to candidates having MD/MS degree/ PG
Diploma recognized by MCI.
 Registered as medical practioner with medical council of India or any other state medical council in Indian
union.
Assistant Environmental Engineer (Group-B)
General SC of Haryana BC-A of Haryana BC-B of Haryana Total
07 04 01 02 14
Age: A Candidate should not below 17 years and not more than 42 years age as on or before the 1st day of the
month next preceding the last date of submission of applications to the Commission. (i.e. 01.01.2019).
Qualifications: Graduate in Engineering in First division in Civil /Mechanical /Chemical /Environmental
Engineering.
Scientist-B (Group-B)
General SC of Haryana BC-A of Haryana BC-B of Haryana Total
01 01 01 01 04
Age: A Candidate should not below 17 years and not more than 42 years age as on or before the 1st day of the
month next preceding the last date of submission of applications to the Commission. (i.e. 01.01.2019).
Qualifications: M.Sc in First division in the Chemistry/Biotechnnology/Micro-Biology/Bio-
Chemistry/Environmental Sciences (with Degree in Science).

2. Scientist Grade-I (Group-A)
General SC of Haryana Total
01 01 02
Age: A Candidate should not below 25 years and not more than 42 years age as on or before the 1st day of January
immediately preceding the last date of submission of applications to the Commission. (i.e. 01.01.2019).
Qualifications:
M.Sc. Botany/ Zoology/ Microbiology /Chemistry /Bio-Chemistry/Environment Science with Minimum 60% Marks
with 8 yrs experience, out of which five years should be in Environment Management; Or
Ph.D. in Botany/Zoology/ Microbiology /Chemistry/Bio-Chemistry /Environment Science with 5 years experience
in Environment Management; Or
Degree in Chemical Engineering/Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineering/Public Health Engineering with
60% marks with 5 years experience, out of which 3 years should be in Environment Management;
Preference will be given to the candidates having Master’s Degree in the above disciplines with 5 years
experience in Environment Management.
District Horticulture Officer or Equivalent (Class-II)
General SC of
Haryana
BC-A of
Haryana
BC-B of
Haryana
Total ESM OSP (Now
ESP)
PH
27 07 04 03 41
02, (Gen- 1),
(SC - 1) 01
02 (Blindness & Low
vision – 01, Deaf & hard of
hearing - 01)
Age: A Candidate should not below 21 years and not more than 42 years and age will be determined as on the last
date of submission of applications to the Commission. (i.e. 05.02.2019).
Qualifications: 2nd Class M.Sc. Horticulture from a recognised university; or
B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) with Hotriculture including Floriculture, Promiculture, Olericulture or Sericulture as one
of the subject or B.Sc. Horticulture.
 Five years practical experience in Horticulture development work.
Assistant Geologist and equivalent (Class-II)
General Total
02 02
Age: A Candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 42 years on or before the 1st day of month next
preceding the last date of submission of application to the Commission i.e. (01.01.2019).
Qualifications: At least 2nd Class M.Sc in Geology/Hydrology.
 Experience in Ground Water Investigation will be given preference.
Assistant Statistician/Statistical Officer/Agriculture Statistical Officer/Field Officer (Statistics) /Assistant
Statistical Officer /Research Officer (Statistics) (Class-II)
General Total
02 02
Age: A Candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 42 years on or before the 1st day of month next
preceding the last date of submission of application to the Commission i.e. (01.01.2019).
Qualifications: At least 2nd class Master’s degree in Statistics or Master’s degree in Economics with Statistics or
Mathematics with Statistics or Agriculture Economics with Statistics from a recognized university/institution.
Divisional Soil Conservation Officer/Senior Analyst and equivalent (Class-I)
General Total
03 03

3. Age: A Candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 42 years on or before the 1st day of month next
preceding the last date of submission of application to the Commission i.e. (01.01.2019).
Qualifications: B.Sc. (Hons.) and at least 2nd class M.Sc. Agronomy or Soil Science or Agricultural Chemistry or
Bachelor of Engineering (Agricultural Engineering or Civil Engineering) from a recognized university;
 Five years experience in the Design and execution of Soil and Water Conservation works after acquiring
the minimum basic qualifications. Preference will be given to candidate possessing Ph.D. degree in
Agronomy or Soil Science or Agriculture Chemistry.
Economist (Class-I)
General Total
01 01
Age: A Candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 42 years on or before the 1st day of month next
preceding the last date of submission of application to the Commission i.e. (01.01.2019).
Qualifications: At least 2nd Class Masters Degree in Mathematics/Statistics or M.Sc. Agricultural Economics or
Agricultural Statistics.
 At least Five years experience of organizing large scale surveys relating to Agricultural in a responsible
capacity;
Deputy Director of Agriculture and equivalent (Class-I)
General BC-A of Haryana Total
03 01 04
Age: A Candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 42 years on or before the 1st day of month next
preceding the last date of submission of application to the Commission i.e. (01.01.2019).
Qualifications: B.Sc. (Hons.) and 2nd class M.Sc. in Agriculture from a recognized university.
 Five years practical experience in Agriculture Research or Extension or both after acquiring the minimum
basic qualification.
Assistant Agriculture Engineer (Class-II)
General Total
06 06
Age: A Candidate should not be less than 21 years and more than 42 years on or before the 1st day of month next
preceding the last date of submission of application to the Commission i.e. (01.01.2019).
Qualifications: B.Sc. (Agriculture Engineering) or B.Tech. Agriculture Engineering from a recognized university.
 Preference will be given to experience hands.
Horticulture Development Officer (Class-II)
General SC of
Haryana
BC-A of
Haryana
BC-B of
Haryana
Total ESM OSP (Now
ESP)
PH
59 24 12 01 96
04,
(Gen- 2),
(SC - 1)
(BCA - 1)
03
04 (Blindness & Low
vision - 1, Deaf & hard of
hearing – 1, Loco motor
Disability including
Cerebral Palsy – 1 &
Autism, intellectual
disability - 1 )
Age: A Candidate should not below 17 years and not more than 42 years and age will be determined as on the last
date of submission of applications to the Commission i.e. (05.02.2019).
Qualifications: Degree in B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) with Horticulture as one of the subjects or B.Sc. Horticulture,
from any recognized university.

4. Note (for all vacancies)
 Hindi/ Sanskrit up to Matric Standard or higher Education.
 Part time experience will not be considered.
Relaxation in Age:
 Upper age limit is relaxable up to five years on general upper age limit for the candidates belonging to the
following categories:
 Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes-A, of Haryana State only.
 Upper age limit is relaxable up to the age of forty five years for the candidates belonging to the following
categories:
 Un-married female candidates of Haryana State only.
 Women whose husbands have been ordered by civil/criminal courts to pay maintenance to them;
women whose husbands have remarried; widows; women who are legally separated from their
husbands or have been divorced; women living separately from their husbands for more than two
years because of desertion wives of serving disabled military personnel and widows of those who
were killed in action. Women living separately from their husbands due to desertion will be
required to submit with their application an affidavit to the effect that she has been deserted by her
husband, and has been living separately from him for more than two years and this affidavit
should be countersigned by two responsible persons such as members of the Legislature, Local
Bodies including Panchayats and the Bar Association. However, where a woman who has re-
married, she would not be eligible for the above concession in the matter of age.
 Age relaxation for PH candidates of Haryana:
 Upper age limit is relaxable for PH category candidates of Haryana by 5 years (10 years for
SC/BCA) of Haryana State.
Note
 The age for DSP is not less than 21 years & not more than 27 years as on closing date i.e. 05 Feb, 2019
 The eligibility of candidates with regard to age, qualifications, any other certificates and experience (if
required) etc. will be determined as on 05 Feb, 2019 (Closing date).
Nationality: In order to be eligible for applying for the post, a candidate should be:-
a) A citizen of India, or
b) A citizen of Nepal, or
c) A subject of Bhutan, or
d) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka and East African countries of
Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar) with the
intention of permanently settling in India:
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of
eligibility has been issued by the Government of India and if he/she belongs to category (d) the certificate of
eligibility will be issued for a period of one year after which such candidate will be retained in service subject to his
having acquired Indian Citizenship.
Scheme of Examination
 Preliminary Examination (for Screening only) 200 marks
 Main Written Examination 600 marks
 Personality Test/ Viva- Voce 75 marks
Preliminary Examination: The Preliminary Examination shall comprise of two papers (Objective Type /
Multiple Choices) and carry a maximum of 200 marks as under:

5. Paper Subject Duration Maximum Marks
Paper I General Studies 2 Hours 100
Paper II Civil Services Aptitude Test 2 Hours 100
Paper Syllabus
General Studies
 General Science
 Current events of national and international
importance
 History of India and Indian National
Movement
 Indian and World Geography
 Indian Culture, Indian Polity and Indian
Economy
 General Mental Ability
Civil Services Aptitude Test
 Comprehension
 Interpersonal skills including communication
skills
 Logical reasoning and analytical ability
 Decision making and problem solving
 General mental ability
 Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations,
order of magnitude, etc. – Class X level),
Data interpretation
(charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –
Class X level)
 Both the Question papers shall be of Objective type (multiple choices) questions.
 Both the Question papers shall be set bilingual i.e. English and in Hindi.
 For each wrong answer, one fourth (0.25) mark will be deducted.
 The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates, who are declared qualified
for admission to the Main Examination, will not be counted for final selection because it is only for short
listing of category-wise candidates and no marks-sheet will be supplied to successful or
unsuccessful candidates.
 Candidates who qualify for the Main Examination will have to apply again on a separate
application form for Main Examination which will be supplied to them by the Commission
along with detailed instructions for Main Written Examination.
Main Examination shall comprise of five papers & Viva-voce:
Paper No. Subject Duration Maximum Marks
I English (including
English Essay)
3 Hours 100
II Hindi (including Hindi
Essay)
3 Hours 100
III General Studies 3 Hours 100
IV Optional Subject 3 Hours 150
V Optional Subject 3 Hours 150
List of Optional Subjects for Main (Written) Examination:
1 Agriculture 7 Economics 13 Law 19 Public Administration.
2 Animal Husbandry &
Veterinary Science
8 Electrical
Engineering
14 Mathematics 20 Punjabi Literature
3 Botany 9 English Literature 15 Mechanical Engineering 21 Sociology

6. 4 Chemistry 10 Geography 16 Physics 22 Sanskrit Literature
5 Civil Engineering 11 Hindi Literature (in
Devnagri script)
17 Political Science &
International Relations.
23 Zoology
6 Commerce &
Accountancy
12 Indian History 18 Psychology
Note:
Candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combinations of subjects:
 Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration
 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
 Hindi Literature, English Literature, Sanskrit Literature and Punjabi Literature
 Of the Engineering subjects viz. Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering - not more than one subject.
 A Candidate shall specify in his application form the optional subjects he desires to take. No change in the
selection of optional subjects once made will be allowed. In case any candidate appears in a subject other
than the subjects actually opted by him, his answer-book in that subject will be cancelled.
 No candidate shall be called for the personality / viva-voce test unless he attains at least 45% marks in the
aggregate of all the written papers and a score of minimum (33%) marks each in English and Hindi
Language (compulsory papers). The final selection shall be based on the merit list to be prepared on the
basis of the total marks obtained by the candidates in the Main (Written) Examination and Personality /
Viva- Voce Test i.e. out of 675 marks and keeping in view the preference of services exercised by the
candidates. The candidates shall write their answers in Hindi or English (except the language or literature
papers). The papers of General Knowledge and optional subjects unless otherwise directed, shall be
answered either in Hindi language or English language but no candidate shall be permitted to answer any
one paper partly in Hindi and partly in English
Viva-voce (Interview/Personality Test): The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them
a record of his career. He will be asked questions on matters of general interest.
Viva-voce 75