HIMACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (HPPSC) STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST (SET) LATEST STRUCTURE OF PAPER-III
SECTION | TYPE OF QUESTIONS | TEST OF | NO OF QUESTIONS | WORDS | MARKS |
| | | | Per Answer | Total | Per Question | Total |
I | Essay | Ability to dwell on a theme at an optimum level. | 2 | 500 | 1000 | 20 | 40 |
II | Three analytical / evaluative questions. | Ability to reason and hold an argument on the given topic. | 3 | 300 | 900 | 15 | 45 |
III | Nine definitional / short answer questions. | Ability to understand and express the same. | 9 | 50 | 450 | 10 | 90 |
IV | Text based questions. Critical thinking, | ability to comprehend and formulate the concepts. | 5 | 30 | 150 | 5 | 25 |
Total | 19 | — | 2500 | — | 200 |
Paper-III will be evaluated only for those candidates, who are able to secure the minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I and Paper-II as per the table given below:
CATEGORY | MINIMUM QUALIFYING MARKS |
| PAPER-I | PAPER-II | PAPER-I+PAPER-II |
GENERAL | 40 | 40 | 100 (50%) |
OBC/PH/ VH | 35 | 35 | 90 (45%) |
SC/ ST | 35 | 35 | 80(40%) |
For Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates thirty minutes extra time shall be provided separately for Paper-I and Paper-II. For Paper-III, forty five minutes extra time shall be provided. They will also be provided the services of a scribe who would be a graduate in a subject other than that of the candidate. Those Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates who are not in a position to write in their own hand-writing can also avail these services by making prior request (at least one week before the test) in writing. Extra time and facility of scribe would not be provided to other Physically Handicapped candidates.
In paper-III, candidates have the option to answer either in Hindi or in English in all subjects except languages where the candidate is required to write in the concerned language only. In case of Computer Science & Applications and Environment Sciences, the question papers have to be answered in English only. In case of any discrepancy found in the English and Hindi versions, the questions in English version shall be taken as final.
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