HCS Exam 2026: The Haryana Civil Services exam pattern has changed; the HPSC Prelims will now be 400 marks, and the Mains will have 6 papers..

Haryana Civil Service Exam Pattern 2026 Changed: This is an important update for candidates preparing for the Haryana Civil Service (HCS) examination. The state government has changed the HCS exam pattern. Now, the Haryana Civil Service preliminary exam will be of 400 marks, comprising two papers. Significant changes have also been made to the main examination.

Candidates preparing for the Haryana Civil Service examination will now have to study according to the new pattern. Only then will they be able to achieve their goal.

New Haryana Civil Service Pattern
The Haryana Department of Information, Public Relations, Languages ​​and Culture (Haryana DPR) shared this information on the social media platform 'X' (formerly Twitter). It stated, "The Haryana government has revised the syllabus of the HCS examination. The preliminary examination will be of 400 marks, consisting of two objective-type question papers. The main examination will be of a total of 600 marks, including 4 papers of General Studies. There will be a total of 6 descriptive question papers. Each paper will be of three hours duration and 100 marks."

Haryana HCS Exam Pattern: What was it before?
Old Prelims Pattern
Paper    Subject    Marks
Paper-I    General Studies    100 marks
Paper-II    Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)    100 marks

Old HCS Mains Pattern
Paper    Subject    Marks
Paper-I    English    100
Paper-II    Hindi    100
Paper-III    General Studies    200
Paper-IV    One Optional Subject    200

In the old Haryana Civil Service pattern, the preliminary exam consisted of two papers, General Studies and Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), totaling 200 marks. The main examination had four papers: English and Hindi papers of 100 marks each, and General Studies and one optional subject of 200 marks each, for a total of 600 marks. However, now the preliminary exam will be of 400 marks, and the main examination will include 6 papers. Two new papers will be added to the Mains examination. You will now need to prepare for these as well.

The Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) is expected to release the syllabus for this revised pattern soon. Therefore, you are advised to regularly visit the commission's official website, hpsc.gov.in.

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