Syllabus for the Exam of Patwari to be Conducted by HPRCA (2025-26)
The HP Patwari Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026 has been officially released by the Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog, and candidates must carefully follow these details to prepare correctly. The exam pattern includes a 120-mark written test with 120 MCQs. The HPRCA Patwari syllabus cover General Knowledge of Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs, Everyday Science, Logical Reasoning, Social Science, General English, and General Hindi of Matric level and subjects related to the prescribed qualification, helping candidates understand exactly what to study for better scoring.
Syllabus for the Exam of Patwari
to be Conducted by HPRCA
Part-A (Syllabus upto 10+2)
I.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
1.
HISTORY
i.
Indian History:-
(a) 
Ancient Indian
History –
The earliest Societies-Hunting & gathering as a way of life, its
implications; introduction to stone
tools and their
use; Prehistory and Human
Civilization: Palaeolithic Age, Mesolithic Age and Neolithic Age; The
Copper age, The Bronze Age and The Iron Age; The Indus Valley Civilization:
Principal archaeological sites, urban planning, external and internal trade,
artistic achievements, industries and crafts, social stratification. Pre-Vedic
and Vedic Culture; Religious
Movements; Mauryan Empire; The Shakas, The Kushanas, The Satavahanas; Sangam Age : - The Cholas, The Pandya, The
Cheras; The Guptas Age; The Post-Guptas Age : The Harshavardhana.
(b)
History of Medieval India : -
(a)
History of Modern India: -
Arrival of European Companies in India; Governor Generals of Bengal; Viceroys of India; Provincial
Autonomous States of India and their conflicts with European trading companies;
Economic impact of British rule in India; Land settlement during British rule;
Revolt of 1857; Social and Religious Reform Movements; National Freedom
Movement : - Indian National Congress, Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi and
Swaraj, Muslim League, Partition in Congress, Lucknow Pact, Home Rule League, Champaran
Movement, Montague August Declaration, Kheda Satyagraha, Ahmadabad
Satyagraha, Rowlett Act, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, The Khilafat Movement,
Non-Cooperation Movement, Swaraj party, Simon
Commission, Nehru Report, Zinna Formula, Bardoli Satyagraha, Congress Lahore
Session, Dandi March and eleven Demands of Gandhiji, Civil Disobedience
Movement, Round-table Conferences, Gandhi-Irvin Pact, Communal Award, Poona
Pact, Revolutionary Nationalist Movements of Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, and Subhas
Chandra Bose etc.,
Provincial elections in British India, August Proposal, Demand
for a Separate Pakistan, Kripps Mission, Quit India Movement, C. Rajgopalachari
Formula, Wavell Plan, Shimla Conference, Cabinet Mission, Mountbatten Plan;
Constitutional Development in India: - Regulating Act 1773, Pitt's India Act
1784, Charter Act of 1793, Charter Act of 1813, Charter Act of 1833, Charter
Act of 1853, Government of India Act 1858, Indian Councils
Act 1861, Indian
Councils Act 1892, Indian
Councils Act, 1909 – Morley-Minto Reforms, Government of India Act 1935, Cripps
Mission – 1942, Cabinet Mission – 1946, Indian Independence Act – 1947.
Universe and Solar System; Lithosphere and Rocks; Rocks and their types; Volcano; Earthquake; Landforms
(Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains); Agriculture
and Food Crops; cropping pattern; Forests and Types of Forests;
Minerals; Sources of Power/Energy; Industries and Occupations; Transport and Communication; rain water
harvesting; land use pattern in India; land degradation and conservation measures;
Types of farming:
primitive, subsistence,
intensive subsistence, commercial.
1.
ECONOMICS
Development- what development promises; different people, different goals, income & other goals; national
development; how to compare different
countries or states: income and other criteria, public facilities;
sustainability of development.
Sectors of the Indian
economy- sectors of economic activities; primary,
secondary and tertiary sectors in India; division of sectors as organized and
unorganized sectors in terms of ownership: public and private sectors.
Money and Credit-: Money as a medium of
exchange; Modern forms of Money; Loan activities of Banks; Two different Credit situations; Terms of Credit; Formal Sector Credit in
India, Self Help Groups for the Poor.
Globalization and the
Indian Economy: Production
across countries; Interlinking production across countries; Foreign Trade and integration of markets; Globalization; Factors that have enabled Globalization; World Trade Organization; Impact
of Globalization in India; The
Struggle for a fair Globalization.
Understanding Economic Development: Sectors of the Indian Economy,
Money and Credit, Globalization and The Indian Economy, Consumer Rights; food
security in India; challenges of poverty.
2.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
What is Democracy? Why Democracy? : feature & broader meaning;
Constitutional Design: democratic
constitution in South Africa ; guiding values
of the Indian Constitution & its need; Electoral Politics: our system of
election, what makes elections in India democratic; Working of Institutions:
how major policy decision taken, Parliament, Political executive, the Judiciary
i.
European
History:-
French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Unification of Germany,
Unification of Italy, First-World War, League of Nations, Russian
revolution and Socialism, Fascism in Italy, Nazism in Germany, Second-world
War, United Nations Organization.
2.
GEOGRAPHY.
India – Size and Location, India & the world, India’s neighbours,;
Physical Features of India: majors Physiographic divisions- Himalayan,
mountains, northern plains, peninsular plateau Indian desert, coastal plains,
Islands; Drainage: concept, drainage system in India, The Himalayan Rivers-
Ganga & Brahmaputra River system, the Peninsular Rivers- Narmada Basin,
Tapti Basin, Godavari Basin, Mahanadi basin, Krishna basin, Kaveri basin;
Climate: Concept, Climatic Controls, Factors
influencing India’s climate – Latitude, Altitude, Pressure and Winds (excluding
Jet Streams and Western Cyclonic Disturbances and related figures),The Seasons
– Cold Weather Season, Hot Weather Season, advancing Monsoon, Retreating/Post
Monsoons, Distribution of Rainfall, Monsoon as a Unifying Bond; Natural
Vegetation - Types
of Vegetation – Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous
Forests, Thorn Forests and Shrubs, Mountain
Forests, Mangrove Forests,
and Wildlife;
Population- Population Size and Distribution –
India’s Population Size and Distribution by Numbers, India’s Population Distribution
by Density, Population Growth and Processes of Population Change. India's
physical environment, resources, and economy: Resources and Development, Forest
; Democratic Rights: life without rights, rights in a democracy,
rights in Indian Constitution, expanding scope of rights.
Constituent assembly; Preamble of Indian Constitution; Fundamental
Rights and Duties; Directive Principles of state policy; Parliament and its two houses;
Prime Minister and Council of Ministers; Judiciary at National Level,
State and local level;
President, Appointment and Powers; Vice-President Appointment and Powers; State
Legislative Assemblies; Chief Minister; Chief Minister, Council of Ministers
and Powers; Governor, Appointment and Powers; Citizenship; Centre state
relations; Emergency provisions; Major Constitutional Amendments. (From 1951
onwards); Budget; Election commission of India; Local self-governments:-
Panchayats and Municipalities; Political parties ; Finance Commission;
Comptroller and Auditor General of India; Attorney General of India; Anti-
defection Law; Official language; Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI); Caste;
Patriarchy; Planned Economy; Social Movements.
Democratic Politics: Power Sharing-Belgium & Sri Lanka,
majoritarianism in Sri Lanka,
Accommodation in Belgium, why power sharing is desirable, forms of power
sharing , Federalism- what is
federalism, what makes India a Federal
country, how is federalism practiced, decentralization in India , Gender, Religion
and Caste: gender &
politics- , Political Parties, Outcomes
of Democracy.
I.
MATHEMATICS
Number Systems / Knowing
Our Numbers / Real Numbers: Place value, face
value; Indian & International numeration systems; Reading, writing, comparing large numbers; Representation on number line; Estimation and rounding of numbers; Natural
numbers, whole numbers,
integers: definitions and
properties; Prime and composite numbers; factors and multiples; Divisibility
tests (2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11); HCF and
LCM (prime factorization, division method) ; Rational numbers: representation,
operations, decimal expansion; Irrational
numbers (V2, V3, etc.); classification of real numbers; Laws of exponents
(integral & fractional); Fundamental
Theorem of Arithmetic; Converting
between fractions, decimals, and percentages; Squares and square roots and their properties; Finding
cubes, cube roots and
related concepts
Whole Numbers, Integers, and
Number Operations: Operations on whole numbers and integers ; Properties: commutative, associative, distributive;
Rules of signs for integers;
absolute value; Patterns
in whole numbers;
Word problems on integers and operations.
Fractions, Decimals, and
Percentages Types of fractions and simplification;
Equivalent fractions; conversion between forms; Operations on fractions and
decimals; Percentage: percent as fraction/decimal, increase/decrease;
Applications: discount, profit & loss, simple interest (intro).
Basic Algebra - Expressions, Factors, and
Identities: Variables, constants,
terms, coefficients, expressions; Writing expressions from statements;
Simplifying expressions; Algebraic identities and applications; Factorisation
methods (common factor, grouping, identities)
Polynomials: Definition, degree, and coefficients; Zero polynomial; zeroes and
relationship with coefficients; Remainder and Factor Theorems; Division
algorithm for polynomials; Factorization and application problems.
Linear Equations and
Linear Equations in Two Variables :One-variable
linear equations and word problems; Two-variable
equations: general form and solutions ; Graphical representation of linear
equations; Graphical method of solution of a pair of linear
equations ; Solving pairs by substitution, elimination method ;
Consistent/inconsistent/dependent systems ; Applications: age, ratio, and
mixture problems.
Quadratic Equations: Standard form and meaning of coefficients; Solution by
factorisation, completing square, quadratic formula; Discriminant and nature of
roots; Relation between roots and coefficients.
Arithmetic Progression (AP):
Definition and common difference; nth term and sum of n terms formulae; Word
problems on sequences.
Ratio, Proportion, and
Variation: Ratio and
proportion basics; Continued, direct, and inverse proportion; Percentage
conversions and mixture problems.
Basic Geometry: Points, Lines, and Angles :
Point, line, ray, segment, plane, intersection; Types of angles and their
measures ; Adjacent, vertically opposite, linear pair angles ; Parallel lines
and transversal: angle relationships and properties ; Intersecting and non
intersecting lines ; Line parallel to same line; Euclid's definition, axioms and postulates.
Triangles - Congruence, Similarity, and Properties :Types of triangles by sides
and angles; Similar figure,
similarity of triangles, criteria for similarities of triangles; Congruence criteria:
SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, RHS; Properties of
isosceles and equilateral triangles; Triangle inequality theorem ; Similarity criteria: AA, SSS, SAS
; Areas of similar triangles; Pythagoras
theorem and its converse ; Medians, altitudes, bisectors, perpendiculars.
Quadrilaterals
and Polygons: Types
and properties: parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square, trapezium ; Conditions for a quadrilateral to be a parallelogram ; Diagonal properties ; Midpoint theorem;
Cyclic quadrilaterals; Angle
sum and exterior angle of polygon.
Circles and areas related
to circles: Circle terminology: chord, arc, sector, segment, tangent; Angle subtended by a chord at the centre; Equal chords and perpendiculars from the
centre ; Tangent properties; lengths of tangents from an external point ;
Cyclic quadrilaterals and their angle properties ; Circumference and area of a
circle; Sector and segment: area and
perimeter.
Constructions (Compass and
Straightedge): Bisecting lines and angles; Drawing perpendiculars
and parallels; Constructing triangles (SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS); Constructing
similar triangles
Measurement (Area and
Perimeter of Plane Figures): Perimeter and area of square, rectangle, parallelogram, triangle,
trapezium ; Area of a triangle by base-height and Heron's formula; Area of rhombus or kite (diagonals
method); Area of polygons (regular and irregular) by decomposition ; Area of
combined plane figures (including circle sectors/segments).
Surface Areas and Volumes
(Solids): Concept
of surface area and volume; Cube, cuboid: formulas and applications; Cylinder,
cone, sphere, hemisphere; Combined solids and conversion (melting/recasting).
Coordinate Geometry: Cartesian plane and coordinates; Plotting points in four
quadrants; Distance formula; Section formula (internal division); Area of a
triangle by coordinates.
Introduction to
Trigonometry: Trigonometric
ratios: sin, cos, tan (in right triangles) ; Reciprocal ratios: cosec, sec, cot
; Trigonometric identities ; Complementary angle relationships ; Trigonometric
ratio of angles (0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°); Simple
proofs of identities.
Applications of Trigonometry
(Heights & Distances):
Angle of elevation and depression; Word problems involving right triangles
and heights/distances.
Statistics - Data Handling: Data
collection and representation; Frequency distribution (grouped and ungrouped); Graphical representation: bar graph,
histogram, frequency polygon; Mean, median, mode (discrete & grouped
data); Cumulative frequency and quartiles; Interpretation of data.
Probability: Experimental and theoretical probability; Probability as ratio of
favourable to total outcomes; Simple problems on coins, dice, and cards ;
Complementary events.
Work & Time; Mensuration; Exponent of Power; Direct &
Inverse proportion; Factorization; Time and Distance.
I.
SCIENCE
Components of food:-- What do different food items contain?
Test for starch, protein and fats. What do various
nutrients do for our body? Balanced diet, Deficiency diseases.
Sorting materials into groups:-- Objects around us, Properties of materials (Appearance,
Hardness, Soluble, Insoluble) . Objects may float or sink in water,
Transparency.
Separation of substances:--
Methods of separation (Hand picking. Winnowing, sieving, sedimentation,
decantation and filtration) ,Evaporation.
Getting to know plants:-- (Herbs, shrubs and
trees), Stem, leaves, Root, Flower.
Body movements:-- Human
body and its movements, Ball and socket joints, Pivot joints, Hinge joints.
Fixed joints, Skeleton, Gait of animals (Earthworm, snail, Cockroach, birds,
Fish). How do snakes move?
The living organisms, characteristics, and habitat:--Organisms and
the surroundings, where they live, Habitat and adaptation , A journey through
different habitats, Some terrestrial
habitats ,Some aquatic habitats, Characteristics of organisms.
Motion and measurement of distances:--Story of transport, How wide is this desk? Some measurements,
Standard units of measurements, Correct measurement of length, Measuring the length of a curved line, Moving things around us, Types of motion.
Lights, shadows, and reflections: -- Transparent,
Opaque and translucent objects, What exactly are shadows? Pin hole camera,
Mirrors and reflections.
Electricity and circuits:--
Electric cell, A bulb connected to an electric cell, An electric circuit,
Electric switch., Electric conductors and insulators.
Fun with magnets:--How
magnets were discovered?, Magnetic and non magnetic materials, Poles of magnet,
Finding directions, Make your own magnet, Attraction and repulsion between
magnets, A few cautions.
Air around us:-- Is air
present everywhere around us? What is air made up of? How does oxygen become available to animals and plants
living in water and soil? How is the oxygen in the atmosphere replaced?
Nutrition in plants:--
Mode of nutrition in plants ( Photosynthesis and other modes ) , How nutrients
are replenished in the soil.
Nutrition in animals:--
Different ways of taking food, Digestion in human , grass eating animals,
amoeba.
Heat:-- Hot and cold,
Measuring temperature, Transfer of heat, Kinds of clothes we wear in summer and
winter.
Acids, Bases and Salts:--
Acids and Bases, Natural indicators around us ( litmus, turmeric ,china rose),
Neutralization ( In everyday life Indigestion, ant bite, soil treatment , factory
waste).
Physical and Chemical Changes:-- Physical
change, Chemical change, Rusting of iron, Crystallization.
Respiration in Organisms:--
Why do we respire? , Breathing, How do we breathe? , What do we breathe out? ,
Breathing in other animals (Cockroach, Earthworm), Breathing under water, Do
plants also respire?
Reproduction in Plants:--Seed Dispersal
Motion and Time:-- Slow or
Fast, Speed, Measurement of time, Measuring speed, Distance- Time Graph
Electric
Current and its Effects:-- Symbols of Electric Components, Heating Effect of
Electric Current, Magnetic Effect of Electric Current, Electromagnet, Electric
Bell.
Light:-- Light travels
along a Straight Line, Reflection of Light, Spherical Mirrors , Lenses,
Sunlight- White or coloured?
Forests: Our Lifeline,
Waste Water Story, Water our lifeline, What is sewage, Water freshens Up- An
Eventful Journey, Waste water Treatment Plant, Better Housekeeping Practices,
Sanitation and Disease, Alternative Arrangement for Sewage Disposal, Sanitation
at public places.
Crop Production and Management:-- Agricultural Practices ( Preparation of soil, Sowing, Adding
manure and Fertilisers, Irrigation, Protecting from weeds, Harvesting, Storage).
Microorganisms: Friend
and Foe:-- Microorganisms, Where do microorganisms
live? , Microorganisms and us, Friendly microorganisms, Harmful microorganisms,
Food preservation, Nitrogen fixation, Nitrogen cycle.
Coal and Petroleum:--
Natural resources ( Exhaustible and Inexhaustible) , Story of Coal, Petroleum,
Refining of petroleum, natural gas.
Combustion and Flame:--
What is combustion?, How do we control fire ? , Types of combustion, Flame,
Structure of a flame, What is the fuel? , Fuel efficiency, burning of fuel leads
to harmful products (Global warming, Acid rain, Incomplete combustion,
Deforestation).
Conservation of Plants and Animals:--Deforestation , its causes and consequences, Conservation of
forest and wildlife, National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve,
Flora and fauna, Endemic species, Red
Data book, Migration, Recycling of paper, Reforestation.
Reproduction in Animals:--
Modes of reproduction, ( Sexual and Asexual), Story of Dolly, the clone,
Oviparous and viviparous animals, Metamorphosis, IVF
Reaching the age of Adolescence:-- Adolescence and puberty, Changes at puberty, Secondary Sexual characters, Role of hormones,
Reproductive phase of life in
humans, How is the sex of baby determined? , Reproductive health, Say no to
drugs.
Force and Pressure:--
Forces are due to an interaction, Exploring forces, Contact forces ( Muscular ,
friction) ,Non contact forces (Magnetic, electrostatic, gravitational ),
Pressure exerted by liquids and gasses, Atmospheric pressure.
Friction:-- Factors
affecting friction, Friction : A necessary
Evil, Increasing and reducing friction, Fluid friction, Static, sliding and
rotating friction.
Sound: Production of
sound, Sound needs a medium for propagation, Song produced by Humans, Human
ear, Amplitude, time period and frequency
of a vibration, Loudness and pitch,
Audible and inaudible sounds, Noise and music, noise pollution. Harms of noise
pollution, Measures to limit noise pollution, Hearing impairment.
Chemical Effects of Electric Current:-- Do liquids
conduct electricity? , Electroplating.
Some Natural Phenomena:--
Lightning, The sparks that the Greeks knew about, Charging by rubbing, Types of
charges and their interaction, Transfer of charge, The story of Lightning,
Lightning safety. Earthquake, Protection against earthquake.
Light:-- What makes things
visible?, Laws of reflection, Regular and Diffused reflection, Reflected light
can be reflected again, Multiple images, Kaleidoscope, sunlight, white or
coloured , what is inside our eyes , Care of the eyes, Visually impaired
persons can read and write, What is the Braille system?.
The
Fundamental Unit of Life:
Cell structure, organelles, and cell division; Tissues: Plant and animal
tissues and their functions; Improvement in Food Resources: Crop and animal
farming methods for better yield and quality.
Motion: Distance,
displacement, speed,
velocity, and graphs of motion; Force and Laws of Motion: Newton's laws,
inertia, and momentum; Gravitation: Universal Law of Gravitation, mass, weight,
and Archimedes' Principle; Work and Energy: Work, kinetic energy, potential
energy, and the Law of Conservation of Energy; Sound: Production, propagation,
characteristics, and reflection of sound
Chemical
Reactions and Equations,
Acids, Bases, and Salts, Metals and Non- Metals, Carbon and Its Compounds; Life Processes, Control and Coordination, Reproduction in Organisms,
Heredity and Evolution, Light – Reflection and Refraction, The Human Eye and
the Colourful World , Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Electric Current, our
environment.
I.
ENGLISH
Reading Comprehension, Word Power, The Sentence, Subject And
Predicates , Articles, Number, Gender, Punctuation, Comprehension, Noun,
Pronoun, Verb, Finite and Non-finite Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Preposition,
Conjunction, Interjection , Error Correction, Sentence Rearrangement,
Vocabulary, Antonym, Synonym, Tenses, Subject-Verb Agreement , Idioms, Modal,
Active Voice & , Passive Voice, Change the narration-Direct and Indirect ,
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Computer organization: Fundamental
of Computer; Components of Computer; Operating System; Troubleshooting &
Utilities. Networking & Internet: Computer networking; Internet &
its terminology; Cyber threats & cyber security. Office automation tools: Word
processing; Spread sheet; Presentation. e-Governance
, MIS.
Part-B (General Awareness)
General Knowledge including General knowledge
of Himachal Pradesh;
Current Affairs; Everyday Science; Logical Reasoning; Hindi(Matric
standard); English(Matric standard)
