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31 topics · 7 sections — from the official HPPSC syllabus. Study material lands topic by topic.

Paper I · English (Qualifying)

  1. 1
    English Grammar, Usage, Composition, Comprehension, Precis Writing (Qualifying, min. 40%)

Paper II · Hindi (Qualifying)

  1. 1
    Hindi Translation, Prose/Poetry Explanation, Composition (Qualifying, min. 40%)

Paper III · Essay

  1. 1
    Essay on Current Affairs, Socio-Political and Reflective Topics

Paper IV · General Studies-I (Heritage, History, Geography, Society + Himachal Pradesh)

  1. 1
    Indian Cultural Heritage: Literature and Art Forms (Ancient to 1947); Freedom Struggle
    1. 1.15. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Ancient India)16 min
    2. 2.25. GS-I (Compulsory Paper): Indian Culture — Art Forms, Literature and Architecture (Medieval India)20 min
    3. 3.History Optional Paper I — Item 1: Sources22 min
    4. 4.Decline of the Mughal Empire24 min min
    5. 5.Rise of Regional States14 min
    6. 6.Advent of Europeans in India — From Vasco da Gama to British Supremacy28 min
    + 25 more chapters
    1. 7.British Conquest of Bengal17 min
    2. 8.Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767-1799)14 min
    3. 9.Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1818)8 min
    4. 10.Subsidiary Alliance, Doctrine of Lapse & the Anglo-Sikh Wars23 min
    5. 11.Drain of Wealth, Deindustrialisation, and Land Revenue Systems14 min
    6. 12.Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings Before 185717 min
    7. 13.The Revolt of 185765 min
    8. 14.Post-1857 Administration and Crown Rule (1858-1900)17 min
    9. 15.Socio-Religious Reform Movements of 19th Century India15 min
    10. 16.Early Nationalism and the Formation of the Indian National Congress (1858-1905)11 min
    11. 17.Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement (1905-1911)16 min min
    12. 18.The Three Infrastructures of Nationalism: Press, Education and the Peasant Movements (1780-1947)24 min
    13. 19.World War I, Ghadar, Home Rule and the Lucknow Pact (1914-1918)18 min
    14. 20.Gandhi's Emergence: From the South African Laboratory to Jallianwala Bagh (1915-1920)18 min
    15. 21.Non-Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Aandolan (1920-1922)26 min min
    16. 22.The Years of Stagnation: Swarajists, the New Forces and the Revolutionaries (1922-1931)19 min
    17. 23.The Gathering Storm: Simon Commission, the Nehru Report and Purna Swaraj (1927-1930)20 min
    18. 24.Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences (1930-34)16 min
    19. 25.The Constitution They Despised and the Office They Took: GoI Act 1935, Congress Ministries and the Rise of the Left (1935-1939)32 min
    20. 26.The Inclined Plane: Communalism from Syed Ahmad Khan to the Two-Nation Theory (1880s-1947)34 min
    21. 27.Wartime Politics: From the Crisis at Tripuri to the Cripps Mission (1939-1942)26 min
    22. 28.The Two Frontiers: Princely India and the Indian Capitalists in the Freedom Struggle (1920s-1947)36 min
    23. 29.Quit India Movement and the INA (1942-1945)10 min
    24. 30.Post-War National Scenario and the Transfer of Power (1945–47)9 min
    25. 31.Independence with Partition — the Freedom and the Fracture9 min
  2. 2
    World History: Industrial Revolution, Fascism, World Wars, Decolonization, Globalization
    1. 1.GS Paper I — History of the World: American Revolution and the Birth of the USA34 min
    2. 2.GS Paper I — History of the World: French Revolution and Its Impact on Europe27 min
    3. 3.GS Paper I — History of the World: Industrial Revolution — Origins, Spread, and Social Consequences32 min
    4. 4.GS Paper I — History of the World: Unification of Italy39 min
    5. 5.GS Paper I — History of the World: Unification of Germany36 min
    6. 6.GS Paper I — History of the World: Imperialism and Colonialism in Asia and Africa34 min
    + 10 more chapters
    1. 7.GS Paper I — History of the World: World War I — Causes, Course, and Consequences43 min
    2. 8.GS Paper I — History of the World: Russian Revolution (1917) and the Rise of Communism52 min
    3. 9.GS Paper I — History of the World: Interwar Period — Rise of Fascism and Nazism46 min
    4. 10.GS Paper I — History of the World: World War II — Causes, Course, and Consequences53 min
    5. 11.GS Paper I — History of the World: Decolonization in Asia36 min
    6. 12.GS Paper I — History of the World: Decolonization in Africa35 min
    7. 13.GS Paper I — History of the World: Cold War — Formation of Power Blocs, Proxy Conflicts, Non-Aligned Movement31 min
    8. 14.GS Paper I — History of the World: Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Post-Cold-War World37 min
    9. 15.GS Paper I — History of the World: Redrawal of National/Colonial Boundaries44 min
    10. 16.GS Paper I — History of the World: Political Philosophies — Capitalism, Socialism, Communism — Comparative Theory and Historical Practice45 min
  3. 3
    History of Himachal Pradesh: Hill States, Gorkha Invasion, Colonial Period, Praja Mandal Movement, Cultural Heritage
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: History, Heritage and Culture19 min
  4. 4
    Disaster Management: Concepts, Classification, Risk Reduction, DM Act 2005
    1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Disaster Management Framework and Institutions252 min
    2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Types of Disasters and Mitigation Strategies254 min
  5. 5
    Geography of India: Structure, Relief, Climate, Population, Settlements
    1. 1.Geomorphology — The Two Forces That Build the Land and Wear It Down92 min
    2. 2.World Regional Physiography — Where the Earth's Relief Actually Is90 min
    3. 3.Climatology — What the Air Does, and Why Water Is the Reason103 min
    4. 4.World Climatic Regions — The Types, and Two Ways of Sorting Them78 min
    5. 5.Oceanography — The Relief, the Salt, the Heat and the Currents of the Water Half of the Earth113 min
    6. 6.Biogeography and the Natural Vegetation of the World — How an Ecosystem Works, and Why the Living Cover of the Earth Lies in Belts109 min
    + 12 more chapters
    1. 7.India: Physiography — A Shield, a Rising Wall, a Filled Trough, and Two Kinds of Island96 min
    2. 8.Drainage Systems of India — How the Rivers Are Arranged, and Why They Behave As They Do67 min
    3. 9.India: Climate and the Monsoon — One Rhythm, and the Variety Inside It49 min
    4. 10.Soils of India — Formation, the Profile, the Groups, and the Erosion That Takes Them68 min
    5. 11.India's Natural Vegetation and Wildlife — The Forest Types, the Belts Up the Himalaya, and What Has Been Done to Them64 min
    6. 12.Water Resources of India — Four Per Cent of the World's Water for Seventeen Per Cent of Its People42 min
    7. 13.World Resources and Industry — Where the Minerals Lie and Where the Factories Went97 min
    8. 14.Minerals and Energy Resources of India — What the Rock Decides, and How Old Every Number Here Is79 min
    9. 15.Industries of India — Why a Factory Stands Where It Does, and Which of These Sentences Has Expired69 min
    10. 16.Economic Geography and Human Activities — Why an Activity Is Where It Is127 min
    11. 17.India's Agriculture — Where the Crops Are, in Which Season, and Why the Yields Divide101 min
    12. 18.Transport, Communication and Trade in India — The Network That Carries the Economy, and the Date on Every Number79 min
  6. 6
    Geography of Himachal Pradesh: Regions, Climate, Population, Industrial/Tourism Policy, Hazard Vulnerability
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: Geography and Disaster Profile19 min
  7. 7
    Salient Features of Indian Society; Women Empowerment; Child Rights; Disability Rights
    1. 1.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Salient Features of Indian Society and the Diversity of India69 min
    2. 2.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Population and Associated Issues71 min
    3. 3.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Poverty and Developmental Issues81 min
  8. 8
    Core Values in Governance; Gandhian Thought
    1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Foundations of Ethics138 min
    2. 2.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Moral Thinkers and Philosophers — Indian Traditions199 min
    3. 3.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Moral Thinkers and Philosophers — Western Traditions203 min
  9. 9
    Society, Culture and Tribes of Himachal Pradesh
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: History, Heritage and Culture19 min

Paper V · General Studies-II (Polity, Governance, International Relations + Himachal Pradesh)

  1. 1
    Constitution of India: Evolution, Fundamental Rights/DPSP/Duties, Amendments
    1. 1.Making of the Constitution — The Constituent Assembly and the Birth of the Republic15 min
    2. 2.Salient Features of the Constitution — The Design Choices That Define India's Founding Charter15 min
    3. 3.The Preamble — Identity, Authority and the Conscience of the Constitution14 min
    4. 4.Union and its Territory — The Indestructible Union and the Reorganisation of States16 min
    5. 5.Citizenship — Membership, the Single-Citizenship Design and the Democratic Project14 min
    6. 6.Fundamental Rights — The Magna Carta of India15 min
    + 4 more chapters
    1. 7.Directive Principles of State Policy — The Conscience of the Constitution15 min
    2. 8.Fundamental Duties — The Code the Constitution Forgot and the Courts Revived15 min
    3. 9.Basic Structure Doctrine — The Unamendable Core of the Constitution16 min
    4. 10.Amendment of the Constitution — The Power to Mend, Not to Destroy20 min
  2. 2
    Parliament, State Legislatures, Union/State Executive and Judiciary, Federal Structure
    1. 1.Federal System — 'Union of States', the Quasi-Federal Debate, and Cooperative Federalism16 min
    2. 2.Centre-State Relations — The Three-Dimensional Machinery of Divided Power18 min
    3. 3.Inter-State Relations — The Horizontal Machinery of a Single Nation14 min
    4. 4.Emergency Provisions — A Constitution That Can Suspend Itself17 min
    5. 5.Panchayati Raj — From Article 40 to the 73rd Amendment and PESA24 min
    6. 6.Municipalities — Urban Local Self-Government Under the 74th Amendment20 min
    + 13 more chapters
    1. 7.Union Territories — A Deliberate Unitary Exception in a Federal Constitution22 min
    2. 8.Parliamentary System — Responsible Government, Article 74 and the Logic of Collective Responsibility15 min
    3. 9.Parliament — The Union Legislature and the Heart of Indian Democracy22 min
    4. 10.State Legislature -- Organisation, Composition and Legislative Procedure of the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad16 min
    5. 11.The President — Head of the Indian State and Nominal Executive of the Union23 min
    6. 12.The Vice-President — India's Second-Highest Office and the Guarantee of Continuity13 min
    7. 13.The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers — India's Real Executive18 min
    8. 14.The Governor — Nominal Head of the State Executive and the Centre's Constitutional Link17 min
    9. 15.Chief Minister and State Council of Ministers — The Real Executive Behind the Governor15 min
    10. 16.The Supreme Court of India — Composition, Independence and Jurisdiction23 min
    11. 17.High Court and Subordinate Courts — The State Judiciary Beneath the Supreme Court21 min
    12. 18.The Attorney-General of India — Chief Law Officer Held at the President's Pleasure8 min
    13. 19.Advocate General of the State — The Governor's Law Officer, Not the State's5 min
  3. 3
    Politics of Statehood, Political Parties and Statutory Bodies in Himachal Pradesh
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: Polity, Governance and Administration16 min
  4. 4
    Governance in India: Institutional Framework, Citizen Charters, District Administration
    1. 1.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Government Policies and Interventions for Development — A Sectoral Overview81 min
    2. 2.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Governance, Transparency, and Accountability: E-Governance, RTI, and Citizens' Charters106 min
    3. 3.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Role of Civil Services in a Democracy110 min
  5. 5
    NGOs, SHGs, Civil Society and Welfare Schemes for SC/ST/Women/Minorities
    1. 1.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Development Processes and the Development Industry: NGOs, SHGs, Civil Society79 min
    2. 2.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections: SC/ST/OBC/Minorities95 min
    3. 3.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections: Women, Children, Elderly, Persons with Disabilities124 min
  6. 6
    Governance in Himachal Pradesh: Public Service Guarantee Act, RTI, 73rd/74th Amendment Implementation
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: Polity, Governance and Administration16 min
  7. 7
    India's Bilateral, Regional and Global Relations
    1. 1.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-Pakistan Relations178 min
    2. 2.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-China Relations172 min
    3. 3.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India's Immediate Neighbourhood — Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and the Maldives107 min
    4. 4.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-Afghanistan Relations and Central Asia34 min
    5. 5.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-United States Relations64 min
    6. 6.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India-Russia Relations105 min
    + 3 more chapters
    1. 7.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: India, the European Union, and Other Major Powers127 min
    2. 8.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Regional Groupings — SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN and SCO53 min
    3. 9.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Global Groupings: G20, BRICS, QUAD, IBSA55 min
  8. 8
    International Institutions, Agencies and Fora; Indian Diaspora
    1. 1.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: Indian Diaspora and Its Role in India's Foreign Policy76 min
    2. 2.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: International Institutions: the UN, UNSC Reform, and Global Governance Bodies (WTO, IMF, World Bank, WHO)109 min
  9. 9
    Cybercrime, Drug Menace, Agrarian Enactments and Tribal Welfare in Himachal Pradesh
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: Economy and Social Welfare20 min

Paper VI · General Studies-III (Economy, Science & Technology, Environment + Himachal Pradesh)

  1. 1
    Characteristics of Indian Economy: Demographics, Sectoral Composition, Banking, Trade
    1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Economic Planning, Resource Mobilization and Employment186 min
    2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Growth and Development — Concepts, Measurement and Contemporary Debates157 min
    3. 3.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking110 min
    4. 4.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation89 min
    5. 5.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: External Sector102 min
    6. 6.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Capital Markets102 min
  2. 2
    Economic Planning in India: Five Year Plans, Fiscal Policy, HDI/PQLI, Current Schemes
    1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inclusive Growth167 min
    2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Government Budgeting — Process, Instruments and Fiscal Policy146 min
  3. 3
    Economy of Himachal Pradesh: GSDP, Industrialization, Special Category Status
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: Economy and Social Welfare20 min
  4. 4
    Space Technology: ISRO Missions, Remote Sensing, GIS
    1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Space Technology and Digital/IT Technologies249 min
    2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Emerging Technologies252 min
    3. 3.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Intellectual Property Rights247 min
  5. 5
    Energy Sector Development: Hydro, Non-Conventional, Nuclear
    1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Energy Infrastructure166 min
    2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Transport Infrastructure — Roads, Railways, Ports and Airports245 min
  6. 6
    Science, Technology and Biodiversity in Himachal Pradesh: Biotech Policy, IT Policy, HIMSWAN, Biodiversity
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: Science, Technology and Biodiversity12 min
  7. 7
    Environment Protection, Climate Change Policy, Himalayan Ecology
    1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Biodiversity and Conservation241 min
    2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Environmental Pollution, Degradation and Impact Assessment200 min
    3. 3.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Climate Change and International Environmental Governance204 min
  8. 8
    Agricultural Technology, Organic Farming, Rainwater Harvesting
    1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Agricultural Technology Missions and the Economics of Animal Husbandry206 min
  9. 9
    Tourism, Environment and Sustainability in Himachal Pradesh
    1. 1.Himachal Pradesh: Tourism, Environment and Sustainability16 min

Papers VII-VIII · Optional Subject (Choice of One, 31 Subjects)

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    Optional Subject (Candidate's Choice — Degree/B.Sc. Level)

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