The Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC), Panchkula has released the Scheme/Pattern of Exam and detailed syllabus for the Subject Knowledge Test for the posts of Senior Manager (IA) (Advertisement No. 8/2026) and Manager (IA) (Advertisement No. 9/2026) in the Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC). Candidates who have applied for these posts must go through the exam pattern and subject-wise syllabus carefully, as the Subject Knowledge Test carries the major share of weightage in the final merit list. This article covers the complete HSIIDC Senior Manager and Manager (IA) syllabus, exam pattern, selection process, and preparation tips based on the official HPSC notification dated 04.08.2026.
HPSC Senior Manager & Manager Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026 - Overview
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| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Conducting Body | Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC), Panchkula |
| Posts | Senior Manager (IA) - Advt. No. 8/2026; Manager (IA) - Advt. No. 9/2026 |
| Organisation | Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) |
| Exam Stages | Subject Knowledge Test, Interview |
| Subject Knowledge Test Date | 27.09.2026 |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Question Paper Language | English |
| Paper Type | Subjective type |
| Total Marks (Subject Knowledge Test) | 150 |
| Minimum Qualifying Marks | 35% |
| Weightage - Subject Knowledge Test | 87.5% |
| Weightage - Interview | 12.5% |
| Official Website | https://hpsc.gov.in/ |
HPSC Senior Manager & Manager (IA) Selection Process 2026
As per the official HPSC notification, selection for the posts of Senior Manager (IA) and Manager (IA) in HSIIDC is done through the following stages:
- Subject Knowledge Test: The first and main stage of selection is a 150-mark subjective Subject Knowledge Test of 3 hours’ duration, conducted in English. Candidates must score a minimum of 35% marks to be eligible for the interview stage.
- Shortlisting for Interview: The number of candidates called for interview will be two times the number of advertised posts (including bracketed candidates, if any), provided they have secured the minimum cut-off of 35% marks in the Subject Knowledge Test.
- Interview/Viva-Voce: Shortlisted candidates appear for a personal interview. Attendance at every stage of the exam is mandatory.
- Final Merit List: The final merit list is prepared by adding the marks of the Subject Knowledge Test and the Interview, applying the respective weightages of 87.5% and 12.5%.
HPSC Senior Manager & Manager (IA) Exam Pattern 2026
Subject Knowledge Test Pattern
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Paper Type | Subjective type |
| Language of Paper | English |
| Total Marks | 150 |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Minimum Qualifying Marks | 35% |
| Weightage in Final Merit | 87.5% |
Interview Pattern
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Stage | Interview/Viva-Voce |
| Weightage in Final Merit | 12.5% |
| Attendance | Mandatory |
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HPSC Senior Manager & Manager (IA) Syllabus 2026
The syllabus for the Subject Knowledge Test is based on Structural Engineering, with sub-areas from Geotechnical, Water Resources, Environmental, Transportation, and Geomatics Engineering, as detailed below.
1. Structural Engineering
- (A) Engineering Mechanics: System of forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium equations; internal forces in structures; friction and its applications; centre of mass; free vibrations of undamped SDOF system.
- (B) Solid Mechanics: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams; simple stress and strain relationships; simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, shear centre; uniform torsion; transformation of stress; buckling of column; combined and direct bending stresses.
- (C) Structural Analysis: Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force/energy methods; method of superposition; analysis of trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames; displacement methods - slope deflection and moment distribution methods; influence lines; stiffness and flexibility methods of structural analysis.
- (D) Construction Materials and Management: Structural steel composition, material properties and behaviour; concrete constituents and mix design; short-term and long-term properties; types of construction projects; project planning and network analysis - PERT and CPM; cost estimation.
- (E) Concrete Structures: Working stress and limit state design concepts; design of beams, slabs, columns; bond and development length; prestressed concrete beams.
- (F) Steel Structures: Working stress and limit state design concepts; design of tension and compression members, beams and beam-columns, column bases; connections - simple and eccentric; beam-column connections; plate girders and trusses; concept of plastic analysis of beams and frames.
2. Geotechnical Engineering
- (A) Soil Mechanics: Three-phase system and phase relationships, index properties; Unified and Indian standard soil classification systems; permeability - one-dimensional flow; seepage through soils - two-dimensional flow, flow nets, uplift pressure, piping; capillarity, seepage force; principle of effective stress and quicksand condition.
- (B) Compaction of Soils: One-dimensional consolidation, time rate of consolidation; shear strength, Mohr’s circle, effective and total shear strength parameters; stress-strain characteristics of clays and sand; stress paths.
- (C) Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigations - drilling bore holes, sampling, plate load test, standard penetration and cone penetration tests; earth pressure theories - Rankine and Coulomb; stability of slopes - finite and infinite slopes, Bishop’s method; stress distribution in soils - Boussinesq’s theory, pressure bulbs; shallow foundation - Terzaghi’s and Meyerhoff’s bearing capacity theories, effect of water table; combined footing and raft foundation; contact pressure, settlement analysis in sands and clays; deep foundations - dynamic and static formulae, axial load capacity of piles in sands and clays, pile load test, pile under lateral loading, pile group efficiency, negative skin friction.
3. Water Resources Engineering
- (A) Fluid Mechanics: Properties of fluids, fluid statics; continuity, momentum and energy equations and their applications; potential flow, laminar and turbulent flow - flow in pipes, pipe networks; concept of boundary layer and its growth; concept of lift and drag.
- (B) Hydraulics: Forces on immersed bodies; flow measurement in channels and pipes; dimensional analysis and hydraulic similitude; channel hydraulics - energy-depth relationships, specific energy, critical flow, hydraulic jump, uniform flow, gradually varied flow and water surface profiles.
- (C) Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, watershed, infiltration, unit hydrographs, hydrograph analysis; reservoir capacity, flood estimation and routing, surface run-off models; ground water hydrology - steady state well hydraulics and aquifers, application of Darcy’s law.
- (D) Irrigation: Types of irrigation systems and methods; crop water requirements - duty, delta, evapo-transpiration; gravity dams and spillways; lined and unlined canals; design of weirs on permeable foundation; cross drainage structures.
4. Environmental Engineering
- (A) Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment: Basics of water quality standards - physical, chemical and biological parameters; water quality index; unit processes and operations; water requirement; water distribution system; drinking water treatment.
- (B) Sewerage System: Sewerage system design, quantity of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment; effluent discharge standards; sludge disposal; reuse of treated sewage for different applications.
- (C) Air Pollution: Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts; air pollution control; air quality standards; air quality index and limits.
- (D) Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes; engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal).
5. Transportation Engineering
- (A) Transportation Infrastructure: Geometric design of highways - cross-sectional elements, sight distances, horizontal and vertical alignments.
- (B) Railway Engineering: Geometric design of railway track - speed and cant.
- (C) Airport Engineering: Concept of airport runway length, calculations and corrections; taxiway and exit taxiway design.
- (D) Highway Pavements: Highway materials - desirable properties and tests; desirable properties of bituminous paving mixes; design factors for flexible and rigid pavements; design of flexible and rigid pavement using IRC codes.
- (E) Traffic Engineering: Traffic studies on flow and speed, peak hour factor, accident study, statistical analysis of traffic data; microscopic and macroscopic parameters of traffic flow, fundamental relationships; traffic signs; signal design by Webster’s method; types of intersections; highway capacity.
6. Geomatics Engineering
- (A) Surveying: Principles of surveying, errors and their adjustment; maps - scale, coordinate system; distance and angle measurement - leveling and trigonometric leveling; traversing and triangulation survey; total station - horizontal and vertical curves.
- (B) Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: Scale, flying height; basics of remote sensing and GIS.
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How to Prepare for HPSC Senior Manager & Manager (IA) Exam 2026
- Start by mapping the entire syllabus against your existing civil engineering study material, and identify the six broad areas - Structural, Geotechnical, Water Resources, Environmental, Transportation and Geomatics Engineering - as separate preparation blocks.
- Since the paper is subjective and 3 hours long for 150 marks, practise writing full-length descriptive answers with diagrams, derivations and design steps rather than only solving objective-type questions.
- Give extra time to Structural Engineering topics (Solid Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Concrete and Steel Structures), as it forms the largest and most detailed section of the syllabus.
- Revise design codes (IRC codes for pavements, limit state and working stress methods for concrete and steel) since the syllabus explicitly references code-based design.
- Attempt previous year subjective-type engineering services or state PSC papers on similar topics to build speed and answer-writing skill within the 3-hour format.
- In the final weeks, focus on revising formulas, standard theories (Terzaghi, Meyerhoff, Rankine, Coulomb, Bishop, Boussinesq) and code provisions, since these are commonly tested in descriptive engineering papers.
