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Haryana Assistant District Attorney

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 04-Feb-2025

Introduction 

The Examination for the post of Haryana Assistant District Attorney shall be conducted by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC).

Name of Exam 

Haryana Assistant District Attorney Exam 

Conducting Body 

Haryana Public Service Commission 

Minimum Qualification 

Degree in Law 

Should have enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council. 

Hindi or Sanskrit upto Matric standard. 

Key Stages 

Prelims, Mains and Interview 

Mode of Application 

Online 

Mode of Exam 

Offline 

Official Website 

hpsc.gov.in 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Educational Qualification: A candidate must have a degree in law (Professional) or integrated law course from a university established by law in India and must be enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council. 
  • Age Limit: The minimum age is 21 years, and the maximum age allowed for the exam is 42 years.  

Preliminary Examination 

  • The prelims exam is conducted for all the applicants who have applied for the exam. The exam has multiple-choice questions.  
  • Duration of examination is 2 hours.  
  • Each question will have five options. The fifth option will be meant for a situation where a candidate intends to leave the question un-attempted. 
  • One-fourth mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. 
  • ln case, a candidate neither attempts a question nor darkens the fifth option/bubble, then One-fourth mark will be deducted for each such question. 
  • Candidates four times the number of advertised posts, category-wise, will be called for the next stage of selection process, provided that they have secured the minimum cutoff marks of 25%.

Preliminary Examination Syllabus 

Paper (Part I) 

(Law 80% paper would cover this) 

    • Civil Law 
      • Code of Civil Procedure  
      • Indian Evidence Act (Can be Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam) 
      • Indian Contract Act 
      • Indian Partnership Act 
      • Sale of Goods Act 
      • Hindu Law 
      • Mohammadan Law and Customary Law 
    • Criminal Law 
      • Indian Penal Code (Can be Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) 
      • Criminal Procedure Code (Can be Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) 
      • Indian Evidence Act 

Paper (Part II)  

(Language) 

The questions will be from the following topics: 

    • General Awareness,  
    • General Mental Ability,  
    • Comprehension,  
    • Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability,  
    • Decision Making and Problem Solving,  
    • Basic Numeracy,  
    • Data Interpretation,  
    • And the questions related to History, Geography, Polity, Economy, and Culture of Haryana. 

Mains Examination Syllabus 

  • Mains Examination also said to be subject knowledge test shall be of 03 hours.  
  • No candidate will be called for the interview/viva-voce test unless she/he secures a minimum of 35% marks in the test.

Subject 

Particulars 

Paper (Law) (150 marks) 

    • Civil Law 
      • Code of Civil Procedure 
      • Indian Evidence Act 
      • Indian Contract Act 
      • Indian Partnership Act 
      • Sale of Goods Act 
      • Hindu Law 
      • Mohammadan Law and Customary Law 
    • Criminal Law 
      • Indian Penal Code 
      • Criminal Procedure Code 
      • Indian Evidence Act 

Interview 

  • After qualifying in both Prelims and Mains, the commission will call you for the final round of examination, i.e., the Personal Interview round. 
  • The weightage of the interview will be 12.5%. 
  • The final list will be prepared by adding marks of the second stage examination and the interview.