HP PAT 2025: Counselling Registration (Round 2 STARTS), Seat Allotment (Round 1 OUT), Dates, Admission Process

H.P Takniki Shiksha Board will conduct the HP Polytechnic Admission Test in offline pen & paper mode. The total duration of the HP PAT exam was 3 hours, i.e., it was held from 10 AM to 1 PM.  

H.P Takniki Shiksha Board mentions the HP PAT exam pattern in the official notification. Applicants appearing in the exam are advised to go through the HP PAT marking scheme before appearing in the exam. Candidates will be awarded four marks for every correct answer. There will be a negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer. Applicants are advised to cross check their answers before marking in the OMR sheet.

H.P Takniki Shiksha Board will announce the HP PAT 2026 application form date. Applicants are advised to fill the HP PAT application form the earliest to avoid payment failure issued on last days.  Candidates who completed HP PAT fee payment before the last date are eligible to appear in the exam.

The authorities will not provide form correction facility for HP PAT exam application; hence, candidates should fill in all details carefully. Any incorrect/false details in the form will lead to rejection of form.

No. Candidates can apply for the HP PAT 2026 exam in online mode only. The HP PAT application form link will be activated at hptechboard.com. After the successful registration, candidates have to fill in their educational qualification, communication address and more. Lastly, upload the required documents and pay the application fee.

The HP PAT exam has four sections- physics, chemistry, mathematics and english. For every right answer students get 4 marks while they lose 1 mark for every incorrect answer. There is no negative marking for unattempted questions.

The HP PAT exam will have 150 multiple-choice questions in the exam. Students will get four options and they have to choose the correct answer out of the given options.

H.P Takniki Shiksha Board releases the HP PAT 2026 syllabus in the official notification. Applicants appearing in the exam must refer to the HP PAT syllabus PDF for their preparations. Candidates are advised to go through the syllabus for their preparations. Applicants can download the HP PAT syllabus PDF at hptechboard.com.

The H.P Takniki Shiksha Board conducts HP PAT exam in offline pen & paper mode. Candidates will be provided with OMR sheets to attempt the exam. Applicants need to mark their answers in the HP PAT OMR sheet. Candidates are advised to double cross their answers before marking in the OMR sheet. The answer once marked in the sheet won't be changed under any circumstances. The total duration of HP PAT exam will be 3 hours. Candidates are advised to carry their black/blue ballpoint pen to the exam centre.  

No, in this case, the question will be considered wrong. Applicants must avoid marking multiple answers in the HP PAT exam. The authorities will deduct one mark for a wrong answer in HP PAT exam.

H.P Takniki Shiksha Board will announce the HP PAT exam date 2026 on the official website. The HP PAT exam 2026 exam will bes conducted on May 2026 in offline pen & paper mode. HP PAT exam is conducted every year for the admissions to Polytechnic courses offered by various participating institutes in Himachal Pradesh. 

No, candidates are not allowed to show their HP PAT 2026 admit card on the phone. Applicants need to carry hard copy of HP Polytechnic admit card to the exam centre. Along with the admit card, candidates also need to carry one valid photo ID proof. Applicants are advised to keep their HP PAT admit card safe till the conclusion of admission process. Candidates should take multiple copies of HP PAT admit card to the exam centre. 

H.P Takniki Shiksha Board will release the HP PAT 2026 admit card online on the official website. Successfully registered candidates will be able to download the HP Polytechnic admit card at hptechboard.com. The details required to download the HP PAT admit card are user ID and password.

In case of any mistake in HP PAT admit card contact the authorities immediately. It is mandatory to get the HP PAT hall ticket corrected as it will be required during the counselling process for admission.

H.P Takniki Shiksha Board will release the HP PAT 2026 result online at the official website. Applicants appearing in the exam will be able to check their HP PAT results in the form of PDF. Candidates declared qualified will be eligible to participate in the HP PAT counselling.

The HP PAT result will be released as a merit list. Candidates do not require any credentials to check the merit list. However, to download the rank card, candidates required their application number and date of birth.

Yes, candidates can request for re-evaluation of HP PAT 2026 result. H.P Takniki Shiksha Board will allow candidates to raise re-checking request within 14 days after the declaration of result (including the day of result declaration). The revised HP PAT result after re-evaluation will be declared at the official website within 14 days only. 

The authority will announce the HP PAT 2026 counselling schedule on the website, hptechboard.com. The HP PAT counselling will commence after the declaration of HP PAT result 2026.

The authority will announce the HP PAT seat allotment date along with the counselling schedule at hptechboard.com. The allotment of seats will be done based on the candidate's rank, preferences, category and seat availability.

The HP PAT seat allotment results will be declared online. Allotment of seats will be done based on the candidate's rank, preferences, category and seat availability.