Exam Pattern

  • Computer-Based Exam:
    • The phase 1 exam will be conducted online.
    • For phase 2 exam students are required to visit HKCL’s Authorized Learning Center to take the exam.
    • The computer-based exam will be conducted through HKCL’s AI-empowered Online Examination System with a web camera.
  • About the Exam Paper and Questions
    • For each standard, students will have to solve a single question paper comprising questions from all subjects.
    • All questions will carry equal marks regardless of difficulty level and educational objectives.
    • Educational objectives include Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation/Judgement, as defined by educationist Dr. Benjamin Bloom.
    • The question paper is divided into groups of questions, with each group containing questions from all subjects.
    • Students can skip difficult questions and attempt the next ones, returning to unanswered questions later within the exam duration.
    • Students can solve as many questions as possible within the 1-hour time limit.
    • Students can end the exam at any time.
    • The exam will automatically end after 1 hour.

The examination pattern will be as per table below.


Group Std./Class Section-I Section-II Section-III
{A} 5th to 6th
  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • English Grammar
  • Hindi Grammar
    		•
  • Mental Ability Test
  • General Knowledge
  • Basic Computer Knowledge
    		•
    {B} 7th to 8th
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • Mathematics
  • English Grammar
  • Hindi Grammar
    		•
  • Mental Ability Test
  • General Knowledge
  • Basic Computer Knowledge
    		•
    {C} 9th to 10th
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • Mathematics
  • English Grammar
  • Hindi Grammar
    		•
  • Mental Ability Test
  • General Knowledge
  • Basic Computer Knowledge
    		•
    {C} 11th to 12th
  • General Knowledge
  • Basic Computer Knowledge
    		•
  • English Grammar
  • Hindi Grammar
    		•
  • Reasoning Ability
  • Quantitative Ability

    • Student Registration and Exam Process:

    This examination will be conducted in 2 phases.

    Phase 1:

    You can give the first phase examination through online medium.

      • Computer Based Online Exam
      • 40 MCQ Questions
      • Duration: 30 Minutes
      • Medium: Hindi & English

    Phase 2:

    The second stage examination will be conducted through online mode through computer/laptop system at the Authorized Learning Center (ALC) of HKCL.

      • Computer Based Online Exam
      • 80 MCQ Questions
      • Duration 60 Minutes
      • Medium: Hindi & English

    • In this Examination, students will be asked questions as per the syllabus given above.
    • For information about nearest centre, Student can visit HKCL website https://hkcl.in/htse.
    • Students should contact the nearest HKCL ALC center for this examination and ensure your registration
    • Students can also register for this examination through online medium. For which you can fill the online form at https://hkcl.in/htse .
    • For this examination, students can get their Admit Card (Stage 1) from ALC Center from 31st October 2024.
    • The examination (Stage 1) of HTSE will be conducted from 5th November 2024 to 15th November 2024.
    • Stage 1 Qualified students can get their Admit Card (Stage 2) from 20th November 2024 from ALC Centre.
    • Stage 2 competitive examination will be conducted from 25th November 2024 to 28th November 2024.
    • You can give the Stage 1 exam through online mode from 08.00 am to 05.00 pm.
    • Stage 2 exam will be conducted from 08.00 am to 05.00 pm as per the slots available in ALC, for this the students will be coordinated by the ALC Coordinator.
    • The result of this competition will be declared on 10-December-2024, which students can get by going to their registered center. And you can see it at https://hkcl.in/htse/result.php