Himachal FSO (HPSSSB) official syllabus guide
Himachal FSO (HPSSSB) syllabus 0
Advertisement 34-1/2018 describes a 2-hour objective screening test of 170 multiple-choice questions at half a mark each (85 marks): questions from the subject concerned plus general knowledge including Himachal Pradesh, current affairs, everyday science, logic, social science, English and Hindi. The 2018 paper on this site has 155 questions (77.5 marks): roughly the first 113 on food, dairy, biotechnology, agriculture, veterinary and chemistry topics, then history, geography, polity, economy, reasoning, Himachal GK and English. No detailed syllabus document was found, so the units below reflect the advertisement wording and what the paper tested.
Exam pattern and marking
- Screening test: 170 multiple-choice questions, half a mark each, 85 marks, 2 hours (Advertisement 34-1/2018).
- Content: subject/field concerned, General Knowledge including Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs, Everyday Science, Logic, Social Science, General English and General Hindi of Matric standard.
- Part-II: evaluation of 15 marks for shortlisted candidates (qualification marks weighted at 0.025 per percentage point for up to 2.5 marks, plus backward-area, landless-family and non-employment criteria).
- The advertisement does not mention negative marking, and the paper on this site has none.
170 MCQs of half a mark, 2 hours syllabus
Subject portion: food, dairy and life sciences
4 topics- Food and dairy: milk processing and pasteurisation, curd, cheese, probiotics, vinegar, bread, meat and egg nutrition
- Biochemistry and nutrition: carbohydrates, amino acids, vitamins, sweeteners and sugar tests
- Biotechnology and microbiology: gene cloning, PCR, RNAi, biofertilisers, fermentation, yeasts, vaccines
- Agriculture and animal husbandry: crop varieties, breeds, poultry, veterinary diseases, horticulture, apiculture, sericulture
General studies
4 topics- History: Harappan, Vedic, Buddhist, Mughal and freedom-movement questions
- Geography: earth, oceans, countries, rivers and projects of India
- Polity and economy: Constitution, Parliament, RBI, planning and World Bank
- Current affairs of 2018
Himachal Pradesh and reasoning
2 topics- Himachal geography, first governor, airports, passes, grounds and industry
- Logic, coding-decoding, family-relation and alphabet-series puzzles
Language
1 topic- General English (idioms, usage) and Hindi of Matric standard
Source: HPSSSB Advertisement No. 34-1/2018 (Wayback copy) ↗. Checked 2026-10-02.
Section weight by year
| Paper | Screening Test | Total | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himachal FSO (HPSSSB) 2018 — Screening Test | 77.5 155 Q | 77.5 | 120 |
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