No Change in Prelims
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of CM Nayab Singh Saini here today accorded approval to further amend the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008. These Rules will be called the Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) Amendment Rules, 2025.
As per the amendment, the number of papers in the HCS main examination has been increased from four to six, carrying a total of 600 marks.
As per the revised structure, the English paper and the Hindi paper will each be of 100 marks. In addition, there will now be four General Studies papers, and each paper will carry 100 marks. However, there will be no change in the Preliminary Examination, which will continue to be conducted for screening and will carry 200 marks. The personality test will also remain the same and will carry 75 marks.