Haryana Civil Services Exam Eligibility Criteria

HCS (Ex.Br.) & Other Allied Services Exam Eligibility Criteria: Haryana Public Service Commission’s HCS (Ex. Br.) & other Allied Services eligibility details are given below….

Eligibility Conditions: For this Examination, a candidate must be either:-
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1 st January,1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.

I. Age Limit: The candidate (except for the post of DSP) should not be less than 18 years and not more than 42 years of age

II. Age Relaxation: Upper age limit is relaxable upto five years for the candidates belonging to the following  categories:- 

(a) Schedules Castes / Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Wives of military personnel who are disabled while in military service, Widowed or legally divorced women provided she has not remarried, Judicially separated women
residing separately for more than two years from the date as prescribed for the purpose of age for candidates of other categories & Unmarried women.
(b) Ex-serviceman: to the extent of his military service added by three years provided – (a) he has rendered continuous military service for a period of not less than six months before his release; and (b) he was released otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency.

(C) Disabled persons who covered under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: (i) 5 years (+5 years if candidates belong to S/Caste, S/Tribe B/Classes) subject to maximum 55 years for Group A & B posts where recruitment is made through open competitive examination.

(d) Persons who have already  worked or presently working on adhoc/contract/workcharged/ daily wages basis in
any Department / Board / Corporation of Haryana Government: Equal to the period of experience on adhoc/ contract/ work-charged/ daily wages basis excluding the period of break, if any, subject to attaining the maximum age of 55 years.

(e) Deputy Superintendent of Police: 5 years to S/Caste, S/Tribe, B/Classes & candidates of EWS only.

(f) Employees of Haryana Government or High Court or any Court Subordinate thereto, having at least 4 years service in a substantive or officiating (excluding adhoc) capacity on or before 01.01.2021: Upto the age of 45 years subject to a limit of 3 chances availed after the upper age limit of 42 years.

II. Educational Qualification: Candidates must possess a Bachelor Degree in Arts/Science/Commerce or an
equivalent degree from a recognized University.

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