HIMACHAL PRADESH

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Examination-2024
Advertisement Number : 24/10-2024 ,Closing Date for Application : 31/10/2024 11:59PM and Closing Date for Fee : 31/10/2024 11:59PM
Dated : 04/10/2024

Recruitment to the posts of Constable(Male) for specialized duties in Himachal

Pradesh Police Department.
Online Recruitment Applications (ORA*) are invited from desirous and eligible male candidates for recruitment to
the 708 posts of Constables (Male) Class-III (Non-Gazetted) {(UR =208, UR WFF=19 (08+11 Backlog), UR
Home Guards=54, SC UR=101, SC WFF=16 (04+12 Backlog), SC BPL=24, SC Home Guards=27, ST UR =20,
ST BPL=08, ST Home Guards=04, ST Ward of ExSM =01 (Backlog), OBC UR =81, OBC WFF=14 (04+10
Backlog), OBC BPL=25, OBC Home Guards=22, OBC Ward of ExSM =03 (Backlog), EWS=68 and EWS Home
Guards=13)} in Himachal Pradesh Police Department under Himachal Pradesh Police Department (Recruitment of
Constables) Rules,2024, through ORA, which shall be available on the Commission’s
website [Link]/hppsc

A. Important Instructions:
1. The candidates must read instructions carefully, which are available on website of the Commission before
applying for the post(s) concerned.
2. The candidates should possess requisite essential qualification(s) prescribed for the post(s) for which he
wants to apply as mentioned in Eligibility Criteria of this advertisement.

3. Date for determining eligibility of all candidates in respect of essential qualification(s) and experience, if
any, etc., shall be the prescribed closing date for submission of Online Recruitment Applications (ORA).

4. The candidates must ensure their eligibility in respect of category, experience, age and essential
qualification(s) etc. as mentioned in the advertisement by uploading copies of certificates of Essential
Qualification, Matriculation Certificate as age proof,Category Certificate alongwith Bonafide certificate of
H.P. before the closing date of Online Recruitment Application to avoid rejection of their candidature.

5. A candidate shall be eligible for recruitment to the post of Constable, if he has passed matriculation and +2
from any Institution/ School/ Board situated within Himachal Pradesh.(Provided that this condition shall not
apply to Bonafide Himachalis).

6. The benefit of reservation for various post(s) will be admissible only to the candidates, who are bonafide
residents of Himachal Pradesh in respect of categories, viz. Scheduled Caste (S.C.), Scheduled Tribe
(S.T.), Other Backward Classes (O.B.C.), Economically Weaker Section (E.W.S.), Ward of Freedom Fighter
(W.F.F.), Ward of Ex Service Men (ward of ExSM) and Home Guards (HG)etc.

7. The candidates are required to choose one District for Physical Test and Written Test in the online Application
Form. No change in the District once opted will be allowed. Therefore, Candidates should fill the Application
Form very carefully.

8. Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) are not eligible to apply for this examination.

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9. No candidate, in the regular service of Government/Semi Government will be entertained for document
verification unless he produces NOC (No Objection Certificate) from concerned employer.

10. The candidates must mention their e-mail & mobile No. correctly in their Online Recruitment Application for
receiving alerts and messages relating to the Examination.

11. The candidates should also give their Aadhar No. in the appropriate field of the ORA (which is Optional).

12. No candidate shall be admitted either to Physical Test or Written Examination or document verification
unless he holds E-admit card duly issued by the Commission. If any error is observed in the E- admit Card, it
shall be the responsibility of the Candidates to immediately contact the Commission’s Office for corrections
thereof.

13. Re-checking/ re-evaluation, for the written examination(s) will not be allowed in any case.

14 . All Police Constables on initial recruitment shall undergo induction training/Recruits Training Course in batches as
determined by the Director General of Police, HP. The period of training shall be 9 months. After completion of
basic Recruitment Training Course (RTC), the newly recruited Constable will undergo Special Commando course at
PTC Daroh. In case a recruit is unable to pass the Recruitment Training Course and the special Commando Course,
his service shall be liable to be terminated.

15. Disputes, if any, shall be subject to Court jurisdiction at Shimla.

16. Court cases / RTI / Public Grievances relating to Notice of Examination, Conduct of Written Examination
and final result will be handled by the Commission and issues relating to other matters namely Vacancies,
conduct of Physical Standard Test, Physical Efficiency Test & Document Verification, Medical Examination
and appointment etc. will be handled by the Home Department & Himachal Pradesh Police Department.

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1. B. List of documents to be uploaded on the OTRS portal by the candidate:
1. Matriculation certificate.

2. +2 Certificate.

3. NCC Certificate, if candidate possesses such certificate

4. Valid category certificate(s) in support of their eligibility, if any, viz., S.C., S.T., O.B.C., E.W.S.,WFF etc. All
these certificates along with undertaking wherever required, should be on Performa prescribed by the
Government of H.P. from time to time. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
Certificates should be in accordance with the instructions of the Govt. issued vide letter No. PER (AP)-C-
F(10)-4/2010 dated 5th August, 2019).

5. Service Certificate in case of HG candidates (Home Guards) issued by the Commandant Home Guards.

6. Bonafide Himachali Certificate, (If the Matriculation and 10+2 examinations have been passed by the
Candidate from the institutions situated outside the State).

7. Valid EWS/BPL Certificate (Candidates applying under EWS's category will have to submit either
"Income & Asset Certificate‟ or valid BPL Certificate countersigned by B.D.O. along with non-SC/ST/OBC
certificate issued by the competent authority on the format prescribed by H.P. Government vide letter No.
PER (AP)-C-B(12)- 1/2019 dated 11th June, 2019.

C Detail of Posts:-

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Post Details
Sno. Name of dept Name of post No. of posts Category Wise No. Of Posts Pay scale
UNRESERVED =208, UNRESERVED(WARDS
OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS) =19(INCLUDING 11
BACKLOG POST), UNRESERVED(HOME
GUARD OF HP) =54, SCHEDULED CASTE OF
HP =101, SCHEDULED CASTE OF
HP(WARDS OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS)
=16(INCLUDING 12 BACKLOG POST),
SCHEDULED CASTE OF HP(BPL) =24,
SCHEDULED CASTE OF HP(HOME GUARD
OF HP) =27, SCHEDULED TRIBE OF HP =20,
HIMACHAL Pay Band Level - 3
CONSTABLE SCHEDULED TRIBE OF HP(BPL) =8,
1 PRADESH POLICE 708 (Rs. 20200 -
MALE SCHEDULED TRIBE OF HP(WARD OF EX-
DEPARTMENT 64000)
SERVICEMEN) =1 (BACKLOG), SCHEDULED
TRIBE OF HP(HOME GUARD OF HP) =4, O B
C OF HP =81, O B C OF HP(WARDS OF
FREEDOM FIGHTERS) =14(INCLUDING 10
BACKLOG POST), O B C OF HP(BPL) =25, O
B C OF HP(WARD OF EX-SERVICEMEN) =3
(BACKLOG), O B C OF HP(HOME GUARD OF
HP) =22, ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTION
OF H.P. =68, ECONOMICALLY WEAKER
SECTION OF H.P.(HOME GUARD OF HP) =13

Essential Qualification(s)
Education Qualification Any Other Eligibility Conditions
A candidate shall be eligible for recruitment to the post of Constable, if
he/she has passed Matriculation and 10+2 from any
10+2/INTERMEDIATE
Institution/School/Board situated within Himachal Pradesh. Provided
that this condition shall not apply to Bonafide Himachalis.
Desirable Qualification

Nil
Other Qualification

NA

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D ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
(1) Education and other qualifications and physical standards will be, as follow:
1.

Sr. Category Age Edu. Qualification Height Chest for

No. (As on 01-01-2024) Male Candidate.
1. General/EWS 18 to 26 Yrs * +2 5’-6” 31” ×32”
2. SC/ST/ Ward of Ex- 18 to 28 Yrs * +2 5’-4” 29” ×30”
SM
3. OBC/ Ward of Ex-SM 18 to 28 Yrs * +2 5’-6” 31” ×32”
4. Home Guard 18 to 29 Yrs * +2 5’-6” 31” ×32”
(Gen./OBC/EWS)
5. Home Guard (SC/ST) 18 to 29 Yrs * +2 5’-4” 29” ×30”

Not[Link]- * As per the Govt. of H.P. department of Home letter No. HOME-A-B02/3/2023-Part-I
dated 27th June, 2024 one time one year relaxation in upper Age limit to all categories has been
provided. Upper age limits mentioned in the column of age above have been calculated by adding one
year relaxation in age.

(2) A candidate shall be eligible for recruitment to the post of Constable, if he has passed Matriculation and
+2 from any Institution/School/ Board situated within Himachal Pradesh.
Provided that this condition shall not apply to Bonafide Himachalis.

(3) Candidates who do not meet the standards specified in E (1) above shall be summarily declared unfit and
informed accordingly.

Notes:B:-
1. Candidates should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary
Examination Certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and
no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
2. Candidates should also note that once a date of birth has been claimed by them and entered in the
records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an examination, no change will be allowed
subsequently.
3. Candidates should exercise due care while entering their date of birth in relevant column of the
application Form. If on verification at any subsequent stage, any variation is found in their date of birth
from the one entered in their Matriculation their candidature shall be liable to be cancelled by the
Commission under the Rules.

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 E How To Apply:
1.

Detailed instructions for filling up Online Recruitment Application (ORA) are available on the website of the
Commission i.e. “[Link]

1. Desirous / eligible candidates must have to apply online through official website of the Commission i.e.
[Link] Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted
and will be rejected straightway.
2. T he desirous and eligible candidate may visit the official website of the Commission
([Link] and click on the link “Apply Online” on the Home Page. On the opened
page the candidate will click on the link “One Time Registration (OTR) for Examinations” and on the
opened page will register and create his profile by clicking on “New Registration” if not registered
already. After registration or if already registered, the candidate will have to log into his account in
OTR page, once logged in, the list of live advertisements will be displayed to the candidate on the
Dashboard. Candidate will apply for a particular post through this portal only. After filling all his
personal details, the candidate will choose only ONE DISTRICT of his choice for Physical Standard Test
and Written Test from the dropdown menu.

The application of the candidate will be submitted only after uploading of requisite
documents as per advertisement. Before submission of application, the candidate will have to give an
undertaking/ declaration that:-

“It is certified that I have checked the preview of all the requisite uploaded documents and I am satisfied
that documents are legible, readable and true. That I shall not object to rejection of my candidature
based on the sole reasons of uploaded documents being non-readable / poor quality of scanning.”
3. No further opportunity will be given to the candidates for submission of any documents after the
submission of online recruitment application.
4. An application submitted in online mode shall be deemed to have been successfully submitted only after
payment of fee has been acknowledged and fee is credited in the concerned account. Application without
scanned latest photograph or signature or with blurred photograph and / or signature of the candidate
shall be rejected straightaway.
5. No change will be allowed to be made in the Online Application, once submitted.

F Examination Centers:

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Examination Stations/Cities
BILASPUR, CHAMBA, HAMIRPUR, DHARAMSHALA, KULLU, MANDI, SHIMLA, NAHAN, SOLAN, UNA, KEYLONG (LAHAUL AND SPITI),
RECKONG PEO (KINNAUR), KANGRA, PALAMPUR, SUNDERNAGAR, RAMPUR BUSHAHR, GHUMARWIN, NADAUN, NAGROTA
BAGWAN, JOGINDERNAGAR, NERCHOWK, ROHRU, NALAGARH, AMB (UNA), PAONTA SAHIB, BAIJNATH

Note-1: The centre(s) of holding the examination(s) are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. However, every effort
will be made to allot the examination centre(s) of their choice to the candidates. But, the Commission may, at its discretion, allot a
different centre to a candidate when circumstances so warrant.

Note-2:The physical test shall be held at the District Headquarters and written examination shall be held at District/
sub division level. However the Commission and Police Department reserve the right to conduct the said test and
examination at any other place in the District if the circumstances so warrants.

G Examination Fees:
The detail of fees is as under:-
Sr. No. Category Fees in
Rupees

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 1. Male candidates of General, Economic Weaker Section (EWS) (not included in BPL category), 600 /-
Wards of Freedom Fighter categories (WFF) /Home Guard of HP/Candidate of Other
States (including reserved category(s) candidates of other states.)
2. Male candidates of SC, ST, OBC and EWS covered under UR – BPL categories of Himachal 150 /-
Pradesh

Notes-
1. The Candidates belonging to any of the reserved category shall have to upload the category certificate in
support of their claim if they are claiming fee concession available to them but there is no post reserved for such
category.
H. Mode of Payment:
The desirous & eligible candidates shall pay the examination fee fixed category-wise online by Debit Card/Credit
Card/UPI/ any other online digital mode, as the case may be, on or before the prescribed closing date for submission
of Online Recruitment Applications on OTR portal. While making payment the candidate(s) shall pay specified amount
only after accepting the "Terms and Conditions to apply online". Fee once paid shall neither be refunded under any
circumstance nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Note :
1. Candidates should note that payment of fee can be made only through the modes prescribed above. Payment of
fee through any other mode is neither valid nor acceptable. Applications submitted without the prescribed
fee/mode shall be summarily rejected.

I. Admission / Rejection:
1. Incomplete Online Recruitment Applications (ORA) submitted without requisite examination fee, scanned
photograph & scanned signatures of prescribed size, will be rejected straightway. All Candidates who submit
Online Recruitment Application will be admitted provisionally to appear in the Physical as well as written
Examination on claim basis.

Notes :
1. Original certificates will have to be produced at the time of Documents verifications and If their claim is found
to be incorrect; besides rejection they may render themselves liable for action by the Commission.

J. E-Call Letters :

1. Call Letters / admit cards will NOT be sent by post and provisionally admitted candidates shall have to
download their respective e-Call Letters / admit cards along with instructions for the concerned examination
i.e. physical test, written examination, document verification etc from the official website of the Commission.
Therefore, the candidates are advised to remember their User ID(s) and password(s) earlier created by the
candidates in OTR in order to login for downloading their respective e-Call Letters and should visit the
websites of the Commission regularly for any update on the recruitment process
2. The provisionally admitted candidates will have to paste a passport size photograph duly self attested /
attested by a Gazetted Officer on the space provided on the downloaded e-Call Letters / admit cards, failing
which he will not be allowed to appear in the Examination, in any condition/ circumstances, whatsoever.
3. In addition to the Admit card, it is mandatory to carry original valid Photo-ID proof having the date of birth
printed on the Admission Certificate, such as:
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 · Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar.
· Voter’s ID Card,
· Driving License,
· PAN Card,
· Passport,
· ID Card issued by University/ College/ School,
· Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU),
· Any other photo bearing ID card issued by the Central/ State Government.
4. If the Photo Identity Card does not have the date of birth printed on it, then the candidate must carry an
additional original document (e.g. Matriculation Certificate, Marks Sheet issued only by CBSE/ ICSE/ State
Boards; Birth Certificate, Category Certificate) as proof of his date of birth.

K. Recruitment Process:
The Male candidates applying for the post of Constables shall be admitted provisionally on the basis of their claims
made in the online applications and the recruitment process shall consist of:

1. Physical Test: The Physical Test consisting of Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET)
will be scheduled and conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Police Department which will provide the list of qualified
candidates alongwith their marks awarded for Height to the Commission.
2. Written Test: Successful candidates of Physical Test will be provisionally admitted to offline multiple choice
objective type written examination of Two hours duration having syllabus of 10+2 standard consisting of 90 marks
having negative marking, to be conducted by the Commission.
3. Evaluation & Document verification: Successful candidates of Physical Test and Written Examination will be
shortlisted as per zone of consideration for document verification to be carried out by the Police Department (
They will also award the marks of NCC certificates to the candidates during the document verification.)
4. Medical Examination: Medical Examination will be scheduled and conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Police
Department after receiving recommendations from the H.P. Public Service Commission.

Note:
The final merit list shall be made on the basis of the marks of written examination, PST-
Height marks and evaluation- NCC Certificate marks, based on the following parameters:

(i) Written Test 90 Marks

(ii) Height 06 Marks
(iii) NCC Certificates 04 Marks
Grand Total 100 Marks

L. Physical Standard Test ( PST):

Physical Standard Test will be conducted by Himachal Pradesh Police Department. All measurements will be taken by
a Medical Officer which shall be recorded in the candidates’ Sheet and signed by the Medical Officer as per
Standard Operating Procedure issued for Physical Standard Test by the DGP. The marks shall be awarded only for
height as per the following table:

Sr. No. Height for Male Candidate Marks

1 Less than 5’-7” 0 Mark
2 5’-7” but less than 5’-8” 1 Mark
3 5’-8” but less than 5’-9” 2 Marks
4 5’-9” but less than 5’-10” 3 Marks
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 5 5’-10” but less than 5’-11” 4 Marks
6 5’-11” but less than 5’-12” 5 Marks
7 6’-0” and above 6 Marks

M. Physical Efficiency of Candidates (PET):

(1) Physical Efficiency Test will also be conducted by Himachal Pradesh Police Department and will be of qualifying
nature alone as per the following details:

Sr. No. Event Minimum Qualifying standard of Male

candidates
1 1500 Meters Race. 5 Minutes 30 Seconds (No additional
attempt is allowed)
2 High Jump 1.35 Meters (Maximum three attempts are
allowed)
3 100 Meters Race 14 Seconds (No additional attempt is
allowed)
4 Broad Jump 4 Meters (Maximum three attempts are
allowed)

[Link] candidates who fail to qualify in any event of PET will be disqualified forthwith and will not participate in the
remaining events.
3. Videography of the outdoor Physical Efficiency Test will be done for the sake of transparency.
4. The dope test may be carried out to detect narcotics opiates at the outset of PET by the Police department.

N. Result of Physical Tests:

After conduct of physical tests i.e. PST and PET, Police Department shall provide the list of candidates qualified in
the physical tests along with marks awarded for height to each candidate to the Police Department. The original
record of these physical tests shall be kept by the Police Department.

O. Written Examination:
1. On receipt of the list of physically qualified candidates, the Commission will issue the E-admit card for the written
examination which shall be conducted in the offline mode. The syllabus for the Written Examination will be of +2
standards and will be published on the official website of the Commission shortly after issuing the advertisement.
The written examination will be conducted at District/ sub Division level as per availability of examination centers.
Written examination will be of TWO hour duration having 90 marks consisting of 90 objective type Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQ) with negative marking for incorrect/wrong answers The question paper will be bilingual
i.e. English & Hindi. If there is any difference in English and Hindi version of the question and answer option, the
English version shall be treated as correct and final.

2. Each question will be followed by four (A, B, C, D) answer options and one option ‘E’ in case candidate does not
want to answer the question. The candidate will have to blacken with blue / black ball pen on the circle adjacent to
the option he thinks is correct in OMR answer sheet. No answer will be left blank. In case the candidate does not
want to answer a question to avoid negative marking he shall have to blacken the option ‘E’. If any answer is left
blank and none of the option is blackened then it will also result in negative marking.

IN CASE THE CANDIDATE DOES NOT WANT TO ANSWER A QUESTION TO AVOID NEGATIVE MARKING HE
SHALL HAVE TO ENCODE / BLACKEN THE OPTION “E” IN THE OMR ANSWER SHEET AS UNDER:
Response If you do not want to answer a question, darken the option Ⓔ .
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ ��
IF ANY ANSWER IS LEFT BLANK AND NONE OF THE OPTION IS BLACKENED THEN IT WILL ALSO RESULT IN
NEGATIVE MARKING.

3. The answer key of the question paper shall be uploaded on the website of the Commission immediately after the
conduct of test and depositing of the answer sheets in the Commission, for inviting objection(s) from the appeared
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candidates. A time period of 05 (five) days excluding the day of publishing of answer key shall be given to them to
submit their objection(s) with supporting documents / references. A non – refundable fee of Rs 100/- per
objected question will be charged from the candidates. The objections have to be filed in online mode only through the
HPPSC website by uploading the supporting documents. No other mode shall be entertained and no
objection shall be entertained / considered without depositing the requisite fees.
4. The received objection(s), if any, will be got verified from the Subject Expert / Paper Setter. Based on the
opinion / decision of the Subject Expert / Paper Setter to the objection(s) raised by the candidates, the revised
answer key shall be prepared and finalized. In respect of the scrapped question(s) no credit to appeared
candidates shall be given and passing marks will accordingly be proportionally reduced. The final answer key
alongwith question paper shall be uploaded on the website of the Commission after the declaration of the result.
No objection(s) / representation(s) shall be entertained against the final answer key.

5. In case of bilingual papers, if there is any difference in English and Hindi version of the question and answer
option, the English version shall be treated as correct and final.

6. Where Roll No., Application No. in both the Column and test booklet series have been written wrongly on OMR
Answer Sheets and also encoded incorrectly by the candidates, the OMR answer sheets of such candidates shall
not be evaluated and shall be rejected straightway. After the declaration of the result, following message shall
appear against the user ID of such candidates:
“You have written your Roll Number, Application Number and Test booklet series wrongly on the OMR
answer Sheets. Hence your OMR answer sheet was not checked.”

Note: There shall be negative marking as detailed below:

1. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth (0.25) of the marks
assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
2. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given
answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question also i.e. one fourth
(0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty..
3. If a question is left blank i.e. no circle is blackened by the candidate, there will be same penalty as above for
that question also i.e. one fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
4. Where there are two correct answers instead of one correct answer out of four options of a question, all
those candidates who will blacken any one of these two correct answers will be awarded marks allotted to that
question.

P. Declaration of Result Of Written Examination and Preparation of Zone of

Consideration for Document Verification:
1. On the basis of performance of candidates in written examination and marks obtained by them in height, the
Commission shall prepare a category - wise zone of consideration in the following manner:

Number of Posts advertised Ratio for category wise zone of consideration for scrutiny of
documents by the Police Department.
1 to 5 1:2+2
6 and above 1:2

2. The above zone list shall be provided to Police Department for document verification and awarding of marks for
NCC Certificates as per Rule 12 of Himachal Pradesh Police Department (Recruitment of Constables) Rules, 2024.
The said zone list shall also be published on the Commission website. The schedule for verification of documents shall
be prepared by the Police Department, which will be published on the website of the Commission for information of
the candidates.
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 Q. Document Verification:
The Police Department after receipt of lists containing zone of consideration of candidates provided by the
Commission will carry out the document verification of such candidates falling in the zone of consideration, on the
scheduled days, to verify their eligibility as per claims made by them in their online applications. Police Department
will award marks for NCC Certificates duly issued by the competent authority as per Rule 12 of R&P Rules:
(i) NCC “C” Certificate 04 Marks
(ii) NCC “B” Certificate 02 Marks
(iii) NCC “A” Certificate 01 Marks
Note:- A candidate who have all these Certificates will be given marks for NCC “C” Certificate only

Notes:
1. The original documents of the candidates declared qualified /admitted provisionally to appear in the
document verification shall be checked/ scrutinized on the day of document verification.
2. Candidates are required to submit attested copies of all the eligibility documents uploaded by them in
their online application which shall be verified with original documents by the Police department
3. The eligibility of candidate(s) called for the Document verification will be determined on the basis of
original documents produced on the day of the Document Verification As such admission to the Physical
Test/ Written Examination/ Document Verification shall be purely provisional.
4. Summoning of the candidate(s) for Document Verification, conveys no assurance whatsoever that they will
be selected or recommended. Appointment orders to the selected candidate(s) will be issued by the
appropriate Appointing Authority after ensuring that the candidate is suitable in all respects for
appointment to the service.
5. The Candidates have to produce all original certificates/documents on the day of Document Verification
and no further opportunity will be granted and his candidature will be rejected for want of requisite
documents.

R. Final Result / Merit List:

1. After document verification and awarding of marks for NCC Certificates, the Police Department shall
forward the consolidated list of candidates found eligible for final selection to the Commission. Thereafter
Commission shall prepare the final result/merit list and publish the same on the Commission website and
also forward it to the Police Department for further action.
2. Final order of merit shall be determined in accordance with total marks secured by the candidates
{Written Test (90 marks)+ Height (6 marks)+ NCC (4 marks)=100}. No candidate securing zero or negative
marks in written examination shall form part of the merit list.
In case the total marks of two or more candidates are equal, then the candidate securing
more marks in written examination will be placed above the candidate securing lesser marks in the same. In
case the marks of written examination are also equal, then the candidate who is older in age will be placed
above the candidate younger in age. In case the age is also same then the candidate having more marks in the
essential qualification examination will be placed above the candidate having lesser marks.
3 . The candidates appearing in the final merit list after declaration of medical fitness and verification of
character and antecedents shall be issued a letter of appointment by the concerned Appointing Authority.
All Police Constables on initial recruitment shall undergo induction training/Recruits Training Course in
batches as determined by the Director General of Police, HP. The period of training shall be 9 months. After
completion of basic Recruitment Training Course (RTC), the newly recruited Constable will undergo Special
Commando course at PTC Daroh. The Principal PTC Daroh will design a 04 weeks Commando Course for new
recruits to make them Special Commandos. The syllabus of training and the schedule thereof shall be as may
be notified by the Director General of Police, through Standing Orders. On successful completion of the
RTC and special Commando Course, the candidates will be called as Special commando Constables. In case a
recruit is unable to pass the Recruitment Training Course and the special Commando Course, his
service shall be liable to be terminated. Recruits will be confirmed only after successful completion of
RTC & Special Commando Course and probation of 2 years including RTC & Special Commando Course.

S. Category Claims :

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1. The category of the candidate claimed in the profile before he applies for the post shall be treated as final. In case the candidate
has inadvertently filled his category wrongly in the ORA or his category undergoes a change before the prescribed closing date
for submission of online recruitment application through OTR portal then such candidate shall have to get his application modified
by requesting the Commission to that effect in writing. In such a situation, the candidate shall have to deposit the difference
amount of the application fees as is applicable for the category claimed by him. However, in cases where candidate finds out at any
later stage that he has wrongly filled his category in the ORA or there is change of category which is beyond the control of the
candidate at any stage during the recruitment process; provided he has not availed any relaxed standards in terms of age,
experience, qualification etc., he will inform about it in writing to the Commission atleast 15 days before the conduct of Physical
Standard test failing which no such type of requests shall be entertained by the Commission. In such cases, if he has paid the
examination fees as per the norms of reserved category then he will have to deposit the requisite fees. Decision of Commission on
his request to change the category shall be final.

2. S.C. of Himachal Pradesh / S.T. of Himachal Pradesh / O.B.C. of Himachal Pradesh/ E.W.S. of Himachal Pradesh/ W.F.F. of
Himachal Pradesh must possess such certificates(s) in support of their claims made in the online recruitment applications while
applying for the concerned post(s). If any B.P.L. candidate applies for the post reserved for EWS category he shall have to submit
a valid B.P.L. certificate countersigned by the Block Development Officer and also a non-SC/ST/OBC certificate issued by the
competent authority. All the candidates belonging to reserved categories are also required to go through the relevant instructions
of the Government of Himachal Pradesh issued from time to time in order to ensure that they are eligible under a particular
category.

3. E.W.S. (Economically Weaker Sections) of Himachal Pradesh:

(i) The benefit of reservation under the EWS category (other than SCs / STs / OBCs) in posts under the Government of Himachal
Pradesh can be availed against the posts reserved for EWS category on production of an Income and Asset Certificate issued
by the competent authority in the State of Government of Himachal Pradesh in the prescribed format.
(ii) The reservation to the category of EWS and (document to be submitted in support of claim), will be as per instructions issued
by the Government of H.P. (in the Department of personnel) vide letter No. PER(AP)-C-B(12)- 1/2019 dated 11th June, 2019.
(iii)If a BPL candidate applies for the post reserved for EWS category he shall have to submit a valid BPL certificate issued
by competent authorities and countersigned by the Block Development Officer and also a non- SC / ST / OBC certificate
issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format. The candidate should posses valid EWS certificate at all stages of
examination/ recruitment process.
(iv) In case Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates is not available for selection, the vacancies will be treated
automatically as de-reserved and will be filled up from a non EWS candidate of unreserved category.

4. W.F.F.(Wards of Freedom Fighters) of Himachal Pradesh:

(i) For the posts reserved for Wards of Freedom Fighters of Himachal Pradesh (WFF of H.P.), sons / grandsons / daughters /
grand-daughters of Freedom Fighters of Himachal Pradesh, who have been appointed on regular basis shall not be entitled for
the benefits of reservation provided to the Wards of Freedom fighters in Government services, against the identical posts in the
same scale. The employed children / grand children of Freedom Fighters will be deemed to have been excluded from the
definition of Ward of Freedom Fighter for the purpose to this extent.
(ii) The children / grand children of Freedom fighters of Himachal Pradesh, who have been appointed in Govt. / Semi Govt. or
Private Sector etc. services against the post(s) reserved for the Wards of Freedom Fighters on regular basis will remain
entitled to compete for higher rank / grade posts / services on the basis of reservation earmarked to the Wards of Freedom
Fighters of Himachal Pradesh.

5. The statutory certificates like Bonafide Himachali, SC, ST, WFF and legal heir issued on parentage basis on the prescribed format
are of permanent nature and are acceptable to the Commission. However, the certificates of O.B.C. on parentage basis on the
prescribed format and E.W.S. or B.P.L. also on the prescribed format issued by the competent authority to be valid not only for
the relevant term of the financial year but also covering the prescribed closing date(s) for submission of online recruitment
application through OTRS. The latest certificate issued by the competent authority alongwith self undertaking stating that his
status has not been changed and he is not excluded from the category of O.B.C. or E.W.S. or B.P.L. will have to be submitted by
the candidate to the Commission as and when asked by the Commission as well as on the day of document verification.

T. General Instructions :
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1. The applicant shall upload his latest photograph in the space provided in the application form. In case,
photograph uploaded on the application is found different / varying to that of pasted on the admit card for
appearing in the physical, written examination etc., the candidature of such candidates shall stand cancelled.
2. Reserved categories candidates are also required to go through the relevant instructions in order to
ensure that they are eligible under the particular category(s).
3. If any candidate appears in the Written Examination on the centre other than the allotted centre, his
candidature will be rejected straightway and no correspondence will be entertained in the matter.
4. The number of vacancies to be filled in on the basis of this examination may increase or decrease. Any
change in the number of vacancies will be intimated through the website of the Commission.
5. Contract / Casual / adhoc / daily rated / work charged employees do not need to produce NOC from the
concerned employer. The Candidates who are in Government service (regular service) may apply directly to
the Commission alongwith requisite examination fees with information to their Head of Departments /
Employer for issuing NOC. Any candidates, who are in regular Government Service or Government owned
Industrial service, will not be allowed to participate in the process of document verification unless he
produces NOC from the concerned employer.
6. It may be ensured by the candidates before submitting the applications that furnishing of false information
and documents or suppression of any factual information in the application form would entail disqualification.
If the fact that false information / document(s) has been furnished or that there has been suppression of
any factual information in the application; comes to the notice at any time during the service of a person, his
service would be liable to be terminated.
7. The Commission will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for eligibility and other aspects at the
time of PST/ PET, Written Examination and therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally. The
candidates must go through the requirements of eligibility e.g. educational qualification, age, physical and
medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post. If any claim made in the
application is not found substantiated when scrutiny is undertaken, the candidature will be cancelled and the
Commission’s decision shall be final.
8. Candidates are informed that as per Government of H.P. (in the Department of Personnel) notification No.
Per (AP-B) B (15)-3/2022 dated 22-03-2023, the examinations conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Public
Service Commission will come under the purview of Himachal Pradesh Prevention of Malpractice Act, 1984.
9. A candidate at any stage of examination /selection which shall include final selection and sending
recommendation(s) thereof or during the course of examination or any selection process conducted or being
conducted may in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution under relevant laws (in the case
of candidate already in service under Government, to disciplinary action and criminal prosecution under the
appropriate rules and relevant laws) may be debarred from appearing in any written examination /
Personality Test for a period not exceeding 15 years, or his candidature may be cancelled at the discretion
of the Commission w.e.f. the date as may be decided by the Commission, if he is found to be guilty of the
following:
(i) obtaining / seeking support for his candidature whether in the Physical Test or written Examination
or Evaluation / Document Verification by any means; or
(ii) impersonating; or
(iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or
(iv) submitting false/ fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or
(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or flouts any Instructions Guidelines, terms and
condition, given in advertisements or instructions communicated in any manner or suppressing therein material
information at any stage of selection; or
(vi) resorting to the following means in connection with his candidature for the examination, namely:
(a) obtaining copy of question paper through improper means;
(b) finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relating to the Physical Test
or written Examination or Evaluation / Document Verification,
(c) Influencing the Examiners; or
(vii) using or attempting to use unfair means in the Examination hall; or
(viii) writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches in the scripts; or

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 harassing, threatening or causing physical injury to the staff engaged in the conduct of Physical Test or
written Examination or Evaluation / Document Verification; or
(ix) violating any of the instructions given to the candidates in their admission card or other directives
including oral instructions given by the centre supervisor /superintendent or other staff engaged in the
conduct of Physical Test or written Examination or Evaluation / Document Verification; or
(x) misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow examinees to
boycott Physical Test or written Examination or Evaluation / Document Verification, creating a disorderly
scene and the like; or
(xi) being in possession of or using mobile phone, pager, scanner or any electronic equipment or device or
any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during the Physical Test or written
Examination or Evaluation / Document Verification; or
(xii) being debarred earlier on the above mentioned grounds by the Union Public Service Commission or
any State Public Service Commission or any other government department / recruiting agency including this
Commission.
(xiii) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts
specified in the foregoing clauses;
Provided that no penalty under this Rule shall be imposed except after:-
(a) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation in writing as he may wish to make
in that behalf; and
(b) taking into consideration the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period
allowed to him.
Provided further that the order of debarring or cancellation of candidature shall be passed only after the
Commission has considered the matter and approved the proposed punishment of debarring the candidate or
cancellation of his candidature.

10. Detailed Instructions relating to Physical Test will be supplied to the Candidates alongwith E-call letters.

U. Check List:
Verify the following before uploading the online application or document certificates:
1. That no column is wrongly filled or kept blank as the information furnished therein would be used to determine
the eligibility of candidates to be called for various stages of Tests and Evaluation of documents.
2. That the following documents/certificates are uploaded in support of claims made/ information given in the
Online Application:
• Matriculation certificate.
• +2 Certificate.
• NCC Certificate, if candidate possess such certificate
• Valid category certificate(s) in support of their eligibility, if any, viz., S.C., S.T., O.B.C., E.W.S.,WFF etc.
All these certificates along with undertaking wherever required, should be on Performa prescribed by the
Government of H.P. from time to time. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
Certificates should be in accordance with the instructions of the Govt. issued vide letter No. PER (AP)-C-
F(10)-4/2010 dated 5th August, 2019).
• Bonafide Himachali Certificate, (If the Matriculation and 10+2 examinations have been passed by the
Candidate from the institutions situated outside the State).
• Valid EWS/BPL Certificate (Candidates applying under EWS's category will have to submit either
"Income & Asset Certificate‟ or valid BPL Certificate countersigned by B.D.O. along with non-SC/ST/OBC
certificate issued by the competent authority on the format prescribed by H.P. Government vide letter
No. PER (AP)-C-B(12)- 1/2019 dated 11th June, 2019.
• Home Guard Service Certificate issued by the Commandant Home Guards.
3. That they have filled their correct and active e-mail addresses and mobile number in the online application as
correspondence shall be made by the Commission / Police Department through e-mail/ SMS.

V. Disqualifications From Examination(S):

No candidate will be eligible for admission to the examination Physical Standard Test/ Written Objective Type Test:-

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 1. If he has been dismissed from any previous Govt./ Semi Govt. service; or
2. If he has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude or has been permanently debarred /
disqualified from appearing in any examination or selection; or
3. If he is found either directly or indirectly influencing the selection process in any manner; or
4. If he is an un-discharged insolvent.
5. If he fails to produce any of the requisite original documents on the day of Document Verification.

Facilitation Counter for Guidance of Candidates:

In case of any guidance/ information / clarification regarding Online Recruitment Applications (ORA), candidates can
contact H.P.P.S.C. Reception Counter in person or on Toll Free No.1800-180-8004 or Ph. No. 0177- 2629738 on any
working day between 10:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M. Queries related to online applications can also be mailed by the
candidates on e-mail ID “ hppsc_shimla@[Link]” . No candidate will interact directly with the staff in the
Commission except Reception Counter .
W. Commission’s Decision Final:
The decision of the Commission in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or
rejection of the applications, penalty for false information, mode of selection,
conduct of tests / examination(s), allotment of examination centre, debarment for
indulging in malpractices, preparation of result / merit list, etc. will be final and
binding on the candidates and no enquiry/ correspondence in this regard will be
entertained.

X. Abbreviations:
HP: Himachal Pradesh, PSC: Public Service Commission, UR: Unreserved, SC: Scheduled Castes of H.P., ST: Scheduled
Tribes of H.P., OBC: Other Backward Classes of H.P., BPL: Below Poverty line of H.P. EWS: Economically Weaker
Section of H.P., as declared by the Govt. of H.P. from time to time, WFF: Wards of Freedom Fighters of H.P., OTRS:
One Time Registration System, NOC: No Objection Certificate and EQ: Essential qualification(s), PST: Physical
Standard Test, PET: Physical Efficiency Test, HG (Home Guard).

Note:
For more information candidates should go through HPPSC (Procedure & Transaction of Business) Rules, 2023
available on Commission’s website as well as Himachal Pradesh Police Department (Recruitment of Constables)
Rules, 2024 available on H.P. Government website.
Sd/-
(Devinder Kumar Rattan), IAS
Secretary
H.P. Public Service Commission
Tel. No. : 0177-2623786

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