HPSSC Syllabus 2025: Clerk Exam Pattern (PDF)

HPSSC Syllabus 2025: Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) recently released the Clerk vacancy notification on its official website. The notification was about HPSSC Clerk under the 20% quota of limited direct recruitment. Now, the HPSSC is going to conduct a written exam (objective type screening test) as per the schedule. Apart from the written test, the HPSSC shall also carry out a Typing Test that would be qualifying in nature. We have added the HPSSC Clerk Exam Pattern in this article that candidates who registered for this recruitment can refer to in order to pass the written test.

There are a total of seven sections based on which the written test question paper shall be prepared. The written test comprises a total of 170 questions, each question carrying 0.50 marks. Some sections from the exam pattern carry 20 questions, while others carry 15, 30, and 50 questions. As far as the Typing Test is concerned, only candidates who clear the written test shall be called for this test. The Typing Test will be of qualifying nature and require the 30 words per minute (WPM) speed in English and 25 WPM in the Hindi language.

HPSSC Syllabus 2025: Important Dates

Events	Important Dates
Beginning of HPSSC Registration	January 2025 (tentative)
Last date to apply for HPSSC	February 2025 (tentative)
Advertisement Number	No. 38-1/2025 (tentative)
Release of HPSSC Admit Card	To be announced soon
HPSSC 2025 Exam	Soon Conducted

HPSSC Clerk Exam Pattern 2025

Let us have a look at the HPSSC Clerk Exam Pattern. The exam pattern comprises 2 parts that we have added in the following paragraph:

	Type	Mode	No. of questions	Total Marks
Part 1	Written Test (MCQ)	Offline	170	85
Part 2	Evaluation of 15 Marks	Offline	As per criteria	15

HPSSC Clerk Syllabus 2025

Let us now have a detailed look at HPSSC Syllabus for each section:

Part – I : (Written test of 85 marks)

Subjects	No. of Questions
General English	20 Questions
General Hindi	20 Questions
Logical Reasoning	15 Questions
Everyday Science	20 Questions
HP General Knowledge	30 Questions
General Knowledge India & World	50 Questions
Current Affairs	15 Questions
Total	170 Questions

Skill Test:

English	Hindi
30 wpm	25 wpm

Part-II : (Evaluation of 15 Marks )

Those who successfully clear the written test and skill test will be considered for the evaluation of 15 marks as per the guidelines mentioned in the official notification.

HPSSC Clerk Syllabus: Preparation Tips

No study is complete without proper planning. It is essential for you to prepare a study schedule to start off with the HPSSC Preparation. We bring you certain tips and tricks to aid you in your study:

Check the syllabus before starting HPSSC preparation.
Candidates are advised not to depend only on a single-book for the preparation. Consult more than one book for more info.
Read the newspaper daily to keep yourself updated with the current affairs and everyday science.
Do not depend on the last minute preparation. Plan your day according to the syllabus and study regularly and diligently.
Do not keep complex topics for the last moment.
Practise from previous year papers and try to complete the paper in stipulated time. Doing so will help you in time management and boost your confidence.

FAQs on HPSSC Clerk Syllabus

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the HPSSC Syllabus for the Clerk exam:

Q. When will HPSSC conduct the Clerk written exam?
A. Currently, the HPPSC has now announced any date for the written test of Clerk recruitment.

Q. How many questions does the written test of Clerk include?
A. There are a total of 170 questions that the written test will be prepared on.

Q. Will there also be a Typing Test?
A. Yes, there will also be a Typing Test conducted for the Clerk recruitment.

Q. What does the Part-II of the Clerk syllabus include?
A. Part-II includes the evaluation of 15 marks for which the candidates are considered after passing the written examination and skill test.

Q. What is the word per minute speed required for the Skill Test?
A. The speed for the Skill Test for the English language is 30 words per minute (WPM) and for Hindi, it is 25 WPM.

Now that you have a detailed article on HPSSC Clerk Syllabus, we hope you do not face issues preparing for the exam. In order to strengthen your preparation, it is advised that you take mock tests and practice previous year papers regularly. As some sections of HPSSC are similar to that of the banking exam, you can take a Bank Mock Test on Embibe to boost your preparation.

Follow this page to get further updates regarding the HPSSC 2025 syllabus. We hope the detailed article has helped you with the information you need regarding the Himachal Pradesh SSC (HPSSC) 2025.

Also, check:

HPSSC Clerk Recruitment

HPSSC Admit Card

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