Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has released Advt. No. 01/2025 for Common Eligibility Test (Group-C) Exam 2025. The Online Applications are accepted from 28 May 2025 to 14 June 2025. Remaining details are mentioned below.
Haryana CET (Common Eligibility Test) – Advt. No. 01/2025 Notification
Notification has been released by HSSC with Complete details of HSSC CET-2025. The present advertisement aims to inform all applicants who want to register for the CET for Group C posts to be conducted as per the said new CET Policy.
Important Dates
Date of Publication | 26.05.2025 |
Opening Date for online Registration | 28.05.2025 (11.59 PM) |
Closing Date for Submission of online Application | 12.06.2025 (11:59 PM) |
Closing Date for deposit of fee | 14.06.2025 (06.00 PM) |
Important dates for BCA/BCB/EWS Candidates | Supporting Certificate must have been issued on or after 01/04/2025 and on or before the closing date. |
Eligibility Certificate renewed/issued/ for family member of ESM | Certificate Issued/Renewed or after 13.06.2024 and on or before the closing date |
Downloading of Admit Cards from the HSSC website | Will be communicated Separately |
Eligibility certificate for SC, PwBD, ESP, ESM | Certificate issued on or before the closing date. |
Date of Examination | Will be communicated Separately |
Minimum Essential Qualifications
The minimum educational qualification shall be 10+2/equivalent or Matric with additional qualification, for eligibility to appear in CET for Group C posts.
The question paper shall be of the level of Senior Secondary Education i.e. 10+2 level except for the subjects of Hindi and English, wherefor the level shall be of Matriculation.
Age Limit
Candidate should not be less than 18 years of age as on the closing date and not more than 42 years of age as on the closing date of registration. The Age relaxation to eligible candidates shall be as per Haryana Govt.
The General Administration Department, Government of Haryana has released a Gezette Notification regarding HSSC CET Group C and Group D posts Recruitment.
As per the New Gezette Notification issued, the Eligibility Policy for Group C & D posts has been revised. Recruitments to Government posts, the Government of Haryana proposes to introduce a Common Eligibility Test to simplify and standardize the recruitment process for Government employment to all direct recruitment to Group C posts including the posts of Police service, Prisons and Home Guards etc. but excluding the teaching posts and all direct recruitment to Group D posts other than the posts where minimum educational qualification is below Matriculation in the Haryana Group D Employees (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2018 (5 of 2018). This test shall be held as and when the Government decides from time to time.
This policy may be called the Policy for Recruitment to Group C and D posts through Common Eligibility Test, 2024.
It shall apply to direct recruitment to Group C posts including the posts of Police service, Prisons and Home Guards etc. excluding (i) the teaching posts (ii) Ex-Agniveer and (iii) Group D posts for which minimum educational qualification is below Matriculation in the Haryana Group D Employees (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2018 (5 of 2018), in the departments of State Government or any Board, Corporation, statutory body or any other agency owned and controlled by the State Government other than any University established by or under a State Act.
HSSC CET 2025 Eligibility
The minimum educational qualification shall be class 10+2/equivalent or Matric with additional qualification, for eligibility to appear in CET for Group C posts. The minimum qualification shall be Matric alongwith Hindi or Sanskrit as one of the subjects in Matric or Hindi as one of the subjects in Higher Standard or as per provision in Haryana Group D Employees (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2018 (5 of 2018) for eligibility to appear in CET for Group D posts.
Nationality
No person shall be eligible to appear in CET unless he is,–
- a citizen of India; or
- a subject of Nepal; or
- a subject of Bhutan :
Provided that a person belonging to any of the categories (b) or (c) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government.
HSSC CET Syllabus
The syllabus for Common Eligibility Test shall be divided into two parts comprising—
- 75% weightage for General Awareness, Reasoning, quantitative ability, English, Hindi, and for Group C posts, computer knowledge in addition; and
- 25% weightage for History, Current Affairs, Literature, Geography, Environment, Culture etc. of Haryana.
The question paper shall be of the level of senior secondary education (i.e.10+2 level/equivalent) for Group C posts and of the level of secondary education (Matric level) in case of Group D posts.
Provided that Hindi and English shall be of Matric Level.
HSSC CET Application Fee
For CET, the processing fees per test shall be as under
Sr. No. | Category | Residents of Haryana | Non-residents of Haryana | ||
| who provide PP Number/Aadhaar No. | who do not provide PP Number/ Aadhaar No. | who provide Aadhaar No. | who do not provide Aadhaar No. | ||
| 1 | Male applicants of general category | 50% of Standard Rate | Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | Standard Rate |
| 2 | Male applicants who are children of Ex-Servicemen | 50% of Standard Rate | Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | Standard Rate |
| 3 | Female applicants who are of general category or reserved category | 25% of Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | Standard Rate |
| 4 | Ex-servicemen | 25% of Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | Standard Rate |
| 5 | Disabled persons who covered under the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 | 25% of Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | Standard Rate |
| 6 | Applicants who belong to S/Caste, Backward Class, Economically Weaker Sections | 25% of Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | 50% of Standard Rate | Standard Rate |
How to Register
All applicants shall register on a designated portal i.e. onetimeregn.haryana.gov.in by such last date to be published by an advertisement issued by the Commission, providing all particulars relating to the identity of the applicant and uploading all the required documents relating to any claim including claim for reservation, educational qualifications and such other details as the Government or the Commission may seek, from time to time, for the purpose of recruitment.
Selection Process
| Group C Posts | After publication of CET (Marks) in accordance with sub-clause (xi) of clause 7 above, the posts available for recruitment shall be advertised by the Commission along with the syllabus, procedure/manner of conducting skill and/or written examination of the advertised posts and last date for attaining minimum educational qualifications and/or experience. On the advertisement being issued, the Commission shall invite applications electronically of the eligible candidates based on the merit list of CET (Marks) to know whether the candidate is willing to appear for skill and/or written examination for that post. |
| Group D Posts | The Commission shall on the basis of CET mark shortlist the candidates for selection, recommendation or waiting list in the respective categories and publish on the website in accordance with clause 12. The posts available for recruitment shall be advertised by the Commission to invite applications electronically of the eligible candidates based on the merit list of CET (Marks) to know whether the candidate is willing to be appointed on that post. The eligible candidates shall apply electronically on the website of the Commission using their Registration Number by such last date as may be indicated in the advertisement. Accordingly, the Commission shall recommend the name to the concerned Appointing Authority for appointment to Group D post. |
Important Links
| HSSC CET New Policy Notification PDF | Click Here |
| HSSC CET Notification | To be Released |
