HSSC Common Eligibility Test 2026 Exam Registration

Haryana Staff Selection Commission invites online applications from eligible candidates in the prescribed format for the Common Eligibility Test for Group D posts.

Advertisement no: 05/ 2026

Important Dates:
Commencement of Online Application: 19-06-2026
Last Date of Online Application: 03-07-2026
Closing Date for Deposit of Fee: 06-07-2025
Correction/Edit in Application Form: 07-07-2026 to 09-07-2026

Eligibility Criteria: Candidate must have passed 10+2 Intermediate Exam from Any Recognized Board in India.

Age Limit: Candidates must have attained the minimum age of 18 years and must not have crossed the maximum age of 42 years as on 03-07-2026. However, relaxation in the upper age limit is applicable as per government directives.

Selection Process: Group D selection depends completely on a matriculation-level (Secondary Education) Common Eligibility Test (CET) score.

Pattern & Language: The bilingual (English/Hindi) offline OMR exam has 100 compulsory MCQs worth 100 marks. The exam duration is 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Qualifying Marks: General category requires 50%; reserved categories require 40%.

Marking Scheme: No negative marking for wrong answers. However, unattempted questions require filling a 5th OMR circle. Failure to do so penalizes you minus 1 mark.

Merit Note: For the candidates who have already qualified the CET written examination of Group D posts on 12th January, 2024 which is valid upto 11th January, 2027 and the candidates who will qualify in near future the marks obtained by the previous candidates out of maximum marks of 95 will be converted into percentage for the purpose of combined merit list of CET qualified candidates.

Exam Centre: Centres that are allotted cannot be changed.

Syllabus for CET Group D:

The Common Eligibility Test syllabus shall be divided into two parts comprising-

75% weightage for General Awareness, Reasoning, quantitative ability, English, Hindi and relevant or concerned subject(s), as applicable;

General Awareness:
(i) The test will include questions relating to India and neighboring countries, especially pertaining to History, Indian Polity & Constitution, Art & Culture, Geography.

(ii) General Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology).

Reasoning:
Alphabetical order, series, Coding-decoding, direction and distance, order and ranking, blood relation, analogy, classification, clock, calendar, mirror image, water image, syllogism, sitting arrangement, inserting the missing characters, statement and assumption, statement and conclusion, counting figures, Non-verbal series, analogy and classification.

Quantitative Ability:
The test will cover Number System including questions on Simplification, Decimals, Fractions, Relationship between numbers. L.C.M., H.C.F., Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, roots, Average, Profit & Loss, Discount, Simple & Compound Interest, Mensuration, Partnership business, Mixture and Allegation, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Trigonometry, basic Algebra, Geometry. 

English Language:
English Grammar, Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, tenses.

Hindi Language:

वर्ण, स्वर, व्यंजन, शब्द, संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण, क्रिया, क्रियाविशेषण, वचन, लिंग, कारक, काल, तत्सम–तद्भव शब्द, अलंकार, विकारी शब्द, अविकारी शब्द, पद, पदबंध, मुहावरे, लोकोक्तियाँ, संधि, उपसर्ग, प्रत्यय, समास, पर्यायवाची, विलोम व अनेकार्थी शब्द, वाक्य शोधन, विरामचिह्न, अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द।

25% weightage for History, Current Affairs, Literature, Geography, Environment, Culture etc. of Haryana.
General awareness which includes History, Literature, Geography, Economy, Civics, Polity, Environment, Art, Culture, Customs, Society, Current Affairs. Events etc. of Haryana.

Note:- The question paper shall be level of Secondary Education (Matriculation Level).

Application Fee:
Rs.1000 for Male candidates who do not provide PP Number/ Aadhaar No.
Rs.500 for All candidates for Non-residents of Haryana who provide Aadhaar No.
Rs.500 for male residents of Haryana who provide PP Number/ Aadhaar No.
Rs.250/- for SC/ ST/ EWS/ Female/ Ex-servicemen/ Disabled persons
Candidates are suggested to pay the application fee online.

Application Mode: Online

How to Apply: Candidates are suggested to apply online through the official website of the Haryana Staff Selection Commission at https://hssc.gov.in/

For complete details on this recruitment, please go through the official recruitment page of the Haryana Staff Selection Commission, at HSSC-Advt-GroupD-2026