Haryana Government Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority
© Govt. of Haryana
No. 21-2021/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 (MAGHA 20, 1942 SAKA)
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 9th February, 2021
No. 42/1/2018-5SII – In pursuance of the Rule 11(1) of the Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch)
Rules, 2008 and in supersession of Notification No. 42/1/95-5SII, dated 6th November, 2008, the Governor of
Haryana is pleased to order that the syllabi for the Preliminary Examination as well as Main Written Examination for
the posts of Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) and Allied Services shall be as under:-
SYLLABI FOR THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
1. GENERAL STUDIES
General Science.
Current events of national and international importance.
History of India and Indian National Movement.
Indian and World Geography.
Indian Culture, Indian Polity and Indian Economy.
General Mental Ability.
Haryana-Economy and people. Social, economic and culture institutions and language of Haryana.
Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of science including matters
of everyday observation and experience, as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special
study of any particular scientific discipline. In current events, knowledge of significant national and international
events will be tested. In History of India, emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social,
economic and political aspects. Questions on the Indian National Movement will relate to the nature and character of
the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of nationalism and attainment of Independence. In Geography, emphasis
will be on Geography of India. Questions on the Geography of India will relate to physical, social and economic
Geography of the country, including the main features of Indian agricultural and natural resources. Questions on
Indian Polity and Economy will test knowledge on the country‘s political system and Constitution of India.
Panchayati Raj, social systems and economic developments in India. On general mental ability, the candidates will be
tested on reasoning and analytical abilities.
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2. Civil Services Aptitude Test
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, order of magnitude, etc.-Class X level), Data
interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, date sufficiency etc. – Class X-level).
***
SYLLABI FOR THE MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
1. ENGLISH AND ENGLISH ESSAY
The aim of the paper is to test the candidate‘s ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express
his ideas: clearly and correctly in English.
The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows:
English -----
(i) Precis Writing
(ii) Comprehension of given passages
(iii) Essay
(iv) Usage and Vocabulary
(v) General Grammar/Composition
Essay----
Candidates will be required to write an essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given. They will be
expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion and to write concisely.
Credit will be given for effective, and exact expression.
***
2. HINDI AND HINDI ESSAY
(in Devnagri script)
(i) Translation of and English passage into Hindi.
(ii) Letter/Precis writing.
(iii) Explanation of Hindi passage (prose and poetry) in the same language.
(iv) Composition (idioms, correction etc.).
(v) Essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given.
***
3. GENERAL STUDIES
The nature and standard questions in these papers will be such that a well-educated person will be able to
answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a candidate‘s general awareness of a
variety of subject which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services.
Part-I
(a) History of Modern India and Indian Culture
The History of Modern India, will cover history of the country from about the middle of the nineteenth
century and would also include questions on important personalities who shaped the freedom movement
and social reforms. The part relating to ‗Indian Culture‘ will cover all aspects of Indian culture from the
ancient to modern times.
(b) Geography of India
In this part, questions will on the physical, economic and social geography of India.
(c) Indian Polity
This part will include questions on the Constitution of India, Political system and related matters.
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(d) Current National issues and topics of social relevance.
This part is intended to test the candidate‘s awareness of current national issues and topics of social
relevance in the present-day India, such as the following : Demography and Human Resources and
related issues. Behavioural and social issues and social welfare problems, such as child labour, gender
equality, adult literacy, rehabilitation of the handicapped and other deprived segments of the society,
drug abuse, public health etc. Law enforcement issues, human rights, corruption in public life,
communal harmony etc. Internal Security and related issues. Environmental issues, ecological
preservation, conservation of natural resources and national heritage. The role of national institutions,
their relevance and need for change.
Part-II
(a) India and the World
This part is intended to test candidate‘s awareness of India‘s relationship with the world in various
spheres, such as the following:-
Foreign Affairs External Security and related matters. Nuclear Policy. Indian abroad.
(b) Indian Economy
In this part, questions will be on the planning and economic development in India, economic and trade
issues foreign trade, the role and functions of I.M.F. world Bank, W.T.O. etc.
(c) International Affairs and Institutions.
This part will include question on important events in world affairs and on international institutions.
(d) Developments in the field of science and technology, communications and space. In this part, questions
will test the candidate‘s awareness of the developments in the field of science and technology,
communications and space and also basic ideas computers.
(e) Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams
This part will include exercises to test the candidate‘s ability to draw common sense conclusions from
information presented in statistical, graphical or diagrammatical from and to point out deficiencies,
limitations or inconsistencies therein.
***
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS FOR MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION
AGRICULTURE
PART-I
Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical
and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production. Agro ecology; cropping pattern as indicators of
environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals and humans. Climate change—
International conventions and global initiatives. Green house effect and global warming. Advance tools for
ecosystem analysis—Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Cropping patterns in different agro-climatic zones of the country. Impact of high-yielding and short-duration
varieties on shifts in cropping patterns. Concepts of various cropping, and farming systems. Organic and Precision
farming. Package of practices for production of important cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fibres, sugar, commercial and
fodder crops.
Important features, and scope of various types of forestry plantations such as social forestry, agro-forestry,
and natural forests: Propagation of forest plants. Forest products. Agro-forestry and value addition. Conservation of
forest flora and fauna.
Weeds, their characteristics, dissemination and association with various crops; their multiplications; cultural,
biological, and chemical control of weeds.
Soil—physical, chemical and biological properties. Processes and factors of soil formation. Soils of India.
Mineral and organic constituents of soils and their role in maintaining soil productivity. Essential plant nutrients and
other beneficial elements in soils and plants. Principles of soil fertility, soil testing and fertiliser recommendations,
integrated nutrient management Biofertilizers. Losses of nitrogen in soil, nitrogen-use efficiency in submerged rice
soils, nitrogen fixation in soils. Efficient phosphorus and potassium use. Problem soils and their reclamation. Soil
factors affecting green house gas emission.
Soil conservation, integrated watershed management. Soil erosion and its management. Dry land agriculture
and its problems. Technology for stabilising agriculture production in rainfed areas.
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Water-use efficiency in relation to crop production, criteria for scheduling irrigations, ways and means of
reducing run-off losses of irrigation water. Rainwater harvesting. Drip and sprinkler irrigation. Drainage of water-
logged soils, quality of irrigation water, effect of industrial effluents on soil and water pollution. Irrigation projects in
India.
Farm management, scope, importance and characteristics, farm planning. Optimum resource use and
budgeting. Economics of different types of farming systems. Marketing management strategies for development,
market intelligence. Price fluctuations and their cost; role of co-operatives in agricultural economy; types and systems
of farming and factors affecting them. Agricultural price policy. Crop Insurance.
Agricultural extension, its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, socio-
economic survey and status of big, small and marginal farmers and landless agricultural labourers; Training
programmes for extension workers. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra‘s (KVK) in dissemination of Agricultural
technologies. Non-Government Organisation (NGO) and self-help group approach for rural development.
PART-II
Cell structure, function and cell cycle. Synthesis, structure and function of genetic material. Laws of heredity.
Chromosome structure, chromosomal aberrations, linkage and cross-over, and their significance in recombination
breeding. Polyploidy, euploids and aneuploids. Mutation—and their role in crop improvement. Heritability, sterility
and incompatibility, classification and their application in crop improvement. Cytoplasmic inheritance, sex-linked,
sex-influenced and sex-limited characters.
History of plant breeding. Modes of reproduction, selfing and crossing techniques. Origin, evolution and
domestication of crop plants, center of origin, law of homologous series, crop genetic resources—conservation and
utilization. Application of principles of plant breeding, improvement of crop plants. Molecular markers and their
application in plant improvement. Pure-line selection, pedigree, mass and recurrent selections, combining ability, its
significance in plant breeding. Heterosis and its exploitation. Somatic hybridization. Breeding for disease and pest
resistance. Role of interspecific and intergeneric hybridization. Role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in crop
improvement Gernetically modified crop plants.
Seed production and processing technologies. Seed certification, Seed testing and storage. DNA finger printing
and seed registration. Role of public and private sectors in seed production, and marketing. Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR) issues, WTO issues and its impact on Agriculture.
Principles of Plant Physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, translocation and metabolism of
nutrients. Soil-water-plant relationship.
Enzymes and plant pigments; photosynthesis—modern concepts and factors affecting the process, aerobic and
anaerobic respiration; C3, C4 and CAM mechanisms. Carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Growth and
development; photoperiodism and vernalization. Plant growth substances and their role in crop production. Physiology
of seed development and germination; dormancy. Stress physiology—draught, salt and water stress.
Major fruits, plantation crops, vegetables, spices and flower crops. Package practices of major horticultural
crops. Protected cultivation and high tech horticulture. Post-harvest technology and value addition of fruits and
vegetables. Landscaping and commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aromatic plants. Role of fruits and vegetables in
human nutrition.
Diagnosis of pests and diseases of field crops, vegetables, orchard and plantation crops and their economic
importance. Classification of pests and diseases and their management. Intergrated pest and diseases management.
Storage pests and their management. Biological control of pests and diseases. Epidemiology and forecasting of major
crop pests and diseases. Plant quarantine measures. Pesticides, their formulation and modes of action.
Food production and consumption trends in India. Food security and growing population—vision 2020.
Reasons for grain surplus. National and International food policies. Production, procurement, distribution constraints.
Availability of food grains, per capita expenditure on food. Trends in poverty, Public Distribution System and Below
Poverty Line population, Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS), policy implementation in context to
globalization. Processing constraints. Relation of food production to National Dietary Guidelines and food
consumption pattern. Food based dietary approaches to eliminate hunger. Nutrient deficiency—Micro nutrient
deficiency: Protein Energy Malnutrition or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PEM or PCM), Micro nutrient deficiency
and HRD in context of work capacity of women and children. Food grain productivity and food security.
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE
PART-I
1. Animal Nutrition:
1.1 Partitioning of food energy within the animal. Direct and indirect calorimetry. Carbon—nitrogen balance
and comparative slaughter methods. Systems for expressing energy value of foods in ruminants, pigs and
EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority
© Govt. of Haryana
No. 21-2021/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 (MAGHA 20, 1942 SAKA)
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 9th February, 2021
No. 42/1/2018-5SII – In pursuance of the Rule 11(1) of the Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch)
Rules, 2008 and in supersession of Notification No. 42/1/95-5SII, dated 6th November, 2008, the Governor of
Haryana is pleased to order that the syllabi for the Preliminary Examination as well as Main Written Examination for
the posts of Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch) and Allied Services shall be as under:-
SYLLABI FOR THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
1. GENERAL STUDIES
General Science.
Current events of national and international importance.
History of India and Indian National Movement.
Indian and World Geography.
Indian Culture, Indian Polity and Indian Economy.
General Mental Ability.
Haryana-Economy and people. Social, economic and culture institutions and language of Haryana.
Questions on General Science will cover general appreciation and understanding of science including matters
of everyday observation and experience, as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special
study of any particular scientific discipline. In current events, knowledge of significant national and international
events will be tested. In History of India, emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social,
economic and political aspects. Questions on the Indian National Movement will relate to the nature and character of
the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of nationalism and attainment of Independence. In Geography, emphasis
will be on Geography of India. Questions on the Geography of India will relate to physical, social and economic
Geography of the country, including the main features of Indian agricultural and natural resources. Questions on
Indian Polity and Economy will test knowledge on the country‘s political system and Constitution of India.
Panchayati Raj, social systems and economic developments in India. On general mental ability, the candidates will be
tested on reasoning and analytical abilities.
***
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2. Civil Services Aptitude Test
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, order of magnitude, etc.-Class X level), Data
interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, date sufficiency etc. – Class X-level).
***
SYLLABI FOR THE MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
1. ENGLISH AND ENGLISH ESSAY
The aim of the paper is to test the candidate‘s ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express
his ideas: clearly and correctly in English.
The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows:
English -----
(i) Precis Writing
(ii) Comprehension of given passages
(iii) Essay
(iv) Usage and Vocabulary
(v) General Grammar/Composition
Essay----
Candidates will be required to write an essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given. They will be
expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion and to write concisely.
Credit will be given for effective, and exact expression.
***
2. HINDI AND HINDI ESSAY
(in Devnagri script)
(i) Translation of and English passage into Hindi.
(ii) Letter/Precis writing.
(iii) Explanation of Hindi passage (prose and poetry) in the same language.
(iv) Composition (idioms, correction etc.).
(v) Essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given.
***
3. GENERAL STUDIES
The nature and standard questions in these papers will be such that a well-educated person will be able to
answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a candidate‘s general awareness of a
variety of subject which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services.
Part-I
(a) History of Modern India and Indian Culture
The History of Modern India, will cover history of the country from about the middle of the nineteenth
century and would also include questions on important personalities who shaped the freedom movement
and social reforms. The part relating to ‗Indian Culture‘ will cover all aspects of Indian culture from the
ancient to modern times.
(b) Geography of India
In this part, questions will on the physical, economic and social geography of India.
(c) Indian Polity
This part will include questions on the Constitution of India, Political system and related matters.
, HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), FEB. 9, 2021 (MAGH. 20, 1942 SAKA) 263
(d) Current National issues and topics of social relevance.
This part is intended to test the candidate‘s awareness of current national issues and topics of social
relevance in the present-day India, such as the following : Demography and Human Resources and
related issues. Behavioural and social issues and social welfare problems, such as child labour, gender
equality, adult literacy, rehabilitation of the handicapped and other deprived segments of the society,
drug abuse, public health etc. Law enforcement issues, human rights, corruption in public life,
communal harmony etc. Internal Security and related issues. Environmental issues, ecological
preservation, conservation of natural resources and national heritage. The role of national institutions,
their relevance and need for change.
Part-II
(a) India and the World
This part is intended to test candidate‘s awareness of India‘s relationship with the world in various
spheres, such as the following:-
Foreign Affairs External Security and related matters. Nuclear Policy. Indian abroad.
(b) Indian Economy
In this part, questions will be on the planning and economic development in India, economic and trade
issues foreign trade, the role and functions of I.M.F. world Bank, W.T.O. etc.
(c) International Affairs and Institutions.
This part will include question on important events in world affairs and on international institutions.
(d) Developments in the field of science and technology, communications and space. In this part, questions
will test the candidate‘s awareness of the developments in the field of science and technology,
communications and space and also basic ideas computers.
(e) Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams
This part will include exercises to test the candidate‘s ability to draw common sense conclusions from
information presented in statistical, graphical or diagrammatical from and to point out deficiencies,
limitations or inconsistencies therein.
***
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS FOR MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION
AGRICULTURE
PART-I
Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical
and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production. Agro ecology; cropping pattern as indicators of
environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals and humans. Climate change—
International conventions and global initiatives. Green house effect and global warming. Advance tools for
ecosystem analysis—Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Cropping patterns in different agro-climatic zones of the country. Impact of high-yielding and short-duration
varieties on shifts in cropping patterns. Concepts of various cropping, and farming systems. Organic and Precision
farming. Package of practices for production of important cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fibres, sugar, commercial and
fodder crops.
Important features, and scope of various types of forestry plantations such as social forestry, agro-forestry,
and natural forests: Propagation of forest plants. Forest products. Agro-forestry and value addition. Conservation of
forest flora and fauna.
Weeds, their characteristics, dissemination and association with various crops; their multiplications; cultural,
biological, and chemical control of weeds.
Soil—physical, chemical and biological properties. Processes and factors of soil formation. Soils of India.
Mineral and organic constituents of soils and their role in maintaining soil productivity. Essential plant nutrients and
other beneficial elements in soils and plants. Principles of soil fertility, soil testing and fertiliser recommendations,
integrated nutrient management Biofertilizers. Losses of nitrogen in soil, nitrogen-use efficiency in submerged rice
soils, nitrogen fixation in soils. Efficient phosphorus and potassium use. Problem soils and their reclamation. Soil
factors affecting green house gas emission.
Soil conservation, integrated watershed management. Soil erosion and its management. Dry land agriculture
and its problems. Technology for stabilising agriculture production in rainfed areas.
, 264 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), FEB. 9, 2021 (MAGH. 20, 1942 SAKA)
Water-use efficiency in relation to crop production, criteria for scheduling irrigations, ways and means of
reducing run-off losses of irrigation water. Rainwater harvesting. Drip and sprinkler irrigation. Drainage of water-
logged soils, quality of irrigation water, effect of industrial effluents on soil and water pollution. Irrigation projects in
India.
Farm management, scope, importance and characteristics, farm planning. Optimum resource use and
budgeting. Economics of different types of farming systems. Marketing management strategies for development,
market intelligence. Price fluctuations and their cost; role of co-operatives in agricultural economy; types and systems
of farming and factors affecting them. Agricultural price policy. Crop Insurance.
Agricultural extension, its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, socio-
economic survey and status of big, small and marginal farmers and landless agricultural labourers; Training
programmes for extension workers. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra‘s (KVK) in dissemination of Agricultural
technologies. Non-Government Organisation (NGO) and self-help group approach for rural development.
PART-II
Cell structure, function and cell cycle. Synthesis, structure and function of genetic material. Laws of heredity.
Chromosome structure, chromosomal aberrations, linkage and cross-over, and their significance in recombination
breeding. Polyploidy, euploids and aneuploids. Mutation—and their role in crop improvement. Heritability, sterility
and incompatibility, classification and their application in crop improvement. Cytoplasmic inheritance, sex-linked,
sex-influenced and sex-limited characters.
History of plant breeding. Modes of reproduction, selfing and crossing techniques. Origin, evolution and
domestication of crop plants, center of origin, law of homologous series, crop genetic resources—conservation and
utilization. Application of principles of plant breeding, improvement of crop plants. Molecular markers and their
application in plant improvement. Pure-line selection, pedigree, mass and recurrent selections, combining ability, its
significance in plant breeding. Heterosis and its exploitation. Somatic hybridization. Breeding for disease and pest
resistance. Role of interspecific and intergeneric hybridization. Role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in crop
improvement Gernetically modified crop plants.
Seed production and processing technologies. Seed certification, Seed testing and storage. DNA finger printing
and seed registration. Role of public and private sectors in seed production, and marketing. Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR) issues, WTO issues and its impact on Agriculture.
Principles of Plant Physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, translocation and metabolism of
nutrients. Soil-water-plant relationship.
Enzymes and plant pigments; photosynthesis—modern concepts and factors affecting the process, aerobic and
anaerobic respiration; C3, C4 and CAM mechanisms. Carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Growth and
development; photoperiodism and vernalization. Plant growth substances and their role in crop production. Physiology
of seed development and germination; dormancy. Stress physiology—draught, salt and water stress.
Major fruits, plantation crops, vegetables, spices and flower crops. Package practices of major horticultural
crops. Protected cultivation and high tech horticulture. Post-harvest technology and value addition of fruits and
vegetables. Landscaping and commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aromatic plants. Role of fruits and vegetables in
human nutrition.
Diagnosis of pests and diseases of field crops, vegetables, orchard and plantation crops and their economic
importance. Classification of pests and diseases and their management. Intergrated pest and diseases management.
Storage pests and their management. Biological control of pests and diseases. Epidemiology and forecasting of major
crop pests and diseases. Plant quarantine measures. Pesticides, their formulation and modes of action.
Food production and consumption trends in India. Food security and growing population—vision 2020.
Reasons for grain surplus. National and International food policies. Production, procurement, distribution constraints.
Availability of food grains, per capita expenditure on food. Trends in poverty, Public Distribution System and Below
Poverty Line population, Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS), policy implementation in context to
globalization. Processing constraints. Relation of food production to National Dietary Guidelines and food
consumption pattern. Food based dietary approaches to eliminate hunger. Nutrient deficiency—Micro nutrient
deficiency: Protein Energy Malnutrition or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PEM or PCM), Micro nutrient deficiency
and HRD in context of work capacity of women and children. Food grain productivity and food security.
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE
PART-I
1. Animal Nutrition:
1.1 Partitioning of food energy within the animal. Direct and indirect calorimetry. Carbon—nitrogen balance
and comparative slaughter methods. Systems for expressing energy value of foods in ruminants, pigs and
