Haryana · Assistant District Attorney (Group-B), Prosecution Department, Haryana
Haryana APO 2026: Syllabus, Previous Year Papers & Bare Acts
Haryana Assistant District Attorney (Group B) Examination
- 3
- Stages
- 1
- Past papers
- 19
- Acts in syllabus
- Yes
- Negative marking
- 255
- Posts (2025)
The Haryana Public Service Commission recruits Assistant District Attorneys for the Prosecution Department in three stages: an objective screening test that is only qualifying, a subjective Subject Knowledge Test on civil and criminal law, and an interview. Under the High Court's April 2026 order the screening test must have at least 50% law questions. The final merit list is made from the Subject Knowledge Test and interview marks.
- Conducted by
- Haryana Public Service Commission, Panchkula
- Official website
- hpsc.gov.in
- Language
- Question papers in English and Hindi (screening test and Subject Knowledge Test).
- Negative marking
- Screening test: one-fourth mark deducted for each wrong answer, and also one-fourth for a question neither attempted nor marked with the fifth option.
- Final selection
- Screening test marks are not counted; final merit is the Subject Knowledge Test (87.5%) plus the interview (12.5%). Attendance at all three stages is mandatory.
- Last advertisement
- 2025: 255 posts · Advertisement No. 18 of 2025 for 255 posts of Assistant District Attorney (Group-B); the screening test scheme was modified by the High Court order of 23 April 2026 and applies only to this post (per Haryana ADA Pre Syllabus 2026.pdf (announcement of 12 May 2026 for Advertisement No. 18 of 2025); the next cycle may differ)
Exam pattern and stages
- Screening test (objective): Objective multiple-choice screening test, qualifying in nature; at least 50% of the questions are on law (civil and criminal) and the rest on general studies topics. Marks are not counted in final selection; candidates up to ten times the number of advertised posts, with bracketed candidates, who secure the minimum cut-off of 25% are called for the Subject Knowledge Test.
Paper Questions Marks Duration Screening test 100 questions for 100 marks in 2 hours per the earlier scheme; five options per question (fifth is for leaving it unattempted); minimum cut-off 25% (2026 announcement); the 2026 announcement fixes ten times the posts for the next stage, replacing the four times in the earlier scheme 100 100 2 hours - Subject Knowledge Test (subjective): Subjective paper of 3 hours and 150 marks on civil and criminal law, carrying 87.5% weightage in the final merit.
Paper Questions Marks Duration Subject Knowledge Test minimum 35% to be called for interview; candidates twice the number of posts, with bracketed candidates, are called for interview 150 3 hours - Interview: Interview with 12.5% weightage in the final merit.
Paper Questions Marks Duration Interview / viva-voce weightage 12.5%
Syllabus
Paper by paper, as the official syllabus lists it.
Screening test: general studies topics (at most half of the questions)
- General Science
- Current events of national and international importance
- History of India
- Indian and World Geography
- Indian culture, Indian polity and Indian economy
- General mental ability (reasoning and analytical abilities)
- Basic numeracy (Class X level) and data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, Class X level)
- Haryana GK: history, geography, polity, economy, culture
Screening test: law topics (at least 50% of the questions)
- Civil Law: Code of Civil Procedure · Read the act
- Civil Law: Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Read the act
- Civil Law: Indian Contract Act
- Civil Law: Indian Partnership Act · Read the act
- Civil Law: Sale of Goods Act · Read the act
- Civil Law: Hindu Law
- Civil Law: Mohammadan Law and Customary Law
- Criminal Law: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 · Read the act
- Criminal Law: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 · Read the act
- Criminal Law: Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Read the act
Subject Knowledge Test: Civil Law
- Code of Civil Procedure · Read the act
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Read the act
- Indian Contract Act
- Indian Partnership Act · Read the act
- Sale of Goods Act · Read the act
- Hindu Law
- Mohammadan Law and Customary Law
Subject Knowledge Test: Criminal Law
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) · Read the act
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) · Read the act
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Read the act
Bare Acts for this exam
19 acts tagged for Haryana APO. Each opens section by section, free to read.
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Constitution of India
- Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
- Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
- Hindu Succession Act, 1956
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930
Old law → new law tables: IPC → BNS · CrPC → BNSS · Evidence Act → BSA
Previous year papers
1 prelims paper, 2023. All Haryana APO papers by year
2023
- Haryana APO Prelims 2023 98 questions · attempt online
Eligibility
A degree in law from a recognised university; the notification has the full conditions.
Relaxations, attempts and category rules are in each cycle's notification.
Haryana APO: frequently asked questions
- What is the pattern of the Haryana APO exam?
- Haryana Assistant District Attorney (Group B) Examination has 3 stages. Screening test (objective): Objective multiple-choice screening test, qualifying in nature; at least 50% of the questions are on law (civil and criminal) and the rest on general studies topics. Marks are not counted in final selection; candidates up to ten times the number of advertised posts, with bracketed candidates, who secure the minimum cut-off of 25% are called for the Subject Knowledge Test. Papers: Screening test: 100 questions, 100 marks, 2 hours. Subject Knowledge Test (subjective): Subjective paper of 3 hours and 150 marks on civil and criminal law, carrying 87.5% weightage in the final merit. Papers: Subject Knowledge Test: 150 marks, 3 hours. Interview: Interview with 12.5% weightage in the final merit. Papers: Interview / viva-voce.
- Is there negative marking in Haryana APO?
- Screening test: one-fourth mark deducted for each wrong answer, and also one-fourth for a question neither attempted nor marked with the fifth option.
- In which language is the Haryana APO exam held?
- Question papers in English and Hindi (screening test and Subject Knowledge Test).
- Who is eligible for Haryana APO?
- A degree in law from a recognised university; the notification has the full conditions. The notification for each cycle has the full conditions and relaxations.
- Where is the Haryana APO notification published?
- Haryana Public Service Commission, Panchkula publishes the notification, dates and results on its official website, hpsc.gov.in. Check it for the current cycle.
- Which bare acts are in the Haryana APO syllabus?
- 19 acts are tagged for Haryana APO here, including the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Constitution of India, Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and more. Each can be read section by section.
Facts on this page are read from Haryana ADA Mains Syllabus 2026, Haryana ADA Pre Syllabus 2026, Syllabus 2026.pdf (found in the Bihar APO folder, same Haryana scheme) and may change with each notification. Dates, vacancies and cut-offs for the coming cycle are not stated here; the official website has them.