HPU Shimla: Courses, Fees, Admissions 2025, Placements, Ranking, Cutoff

According to HPU Shimla Law NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of HPU Shimla LLB and BA LLB placements over the past three years are presented below:

Particulars	LLB Placement Statistics (2021)	LLB Placement Statistics (2022)	LLB Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	INR 4 LPA	INR 4.1 LPA	INR 4.2 LPA
Total students	181	205	136
Students placed	129	160	100
Particulars	BA LLB Placement Statistics (2021)	BA LLB Placement Statistics (2022)	BA LLB Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	INR 4.5 LPA	INR 3.8 LPA	INR 4 LPA
Total students	110	112	117
Students placed	62	94	5

After completing the B.Ed degree from one of the best B.Ed Colleges in Himachal Pradesh, students are open to various job opportunities. Aspirants can become teachers at the primary, secondary and senior secondary levels in private schools. Below are some of the job profiles available after B.Ed:

Job Profile	Average Annual Salary (in INR)
School Teacher	5- 9 LPA
Curriculum Developer	3.5- 6 LPA
Private Educator	2.5- 4 LPA
Career Counsellor	4- 6 LPA
Education Administrator	6- 9 LPA

Note- The above salary has been taken from external sources, and hence may vary.

Himachal Pradesh University is recognised by UGC and NAAC. Also, HPU has a total of 7 institutes which include the Department of Evening Studies, HPU Business School, University Institute of Technology, HPU College of Business Studies, University Institute of Legal Studies, Institute of Tribal Studies, Institute of Vocational Studies. Since, it is a public state university, the programme fee is very less. 

Taking admission in HPU will also provide placement opportunities to students. The university conducts placement drive every year. According to Himachal Pradesh University NIRF report 2024, the median package offered during HPU Shimla BTech and MBA placements 2023 stood at INR 4 LPA and INR 5.5 LPA, respectively.

Yes, HPU is good for B.Ed. The admission shall be made on the basis of Academic Merit. The applicant should be a teacher possessing Graduation/Post Graduation Degree with 55% (50% marks in case of SC/ST) with two years teaching experience in a Government or Government recognised school located in the territorial jurisdiction of the University and within the State of Himachal Pradesh. The eligibility conditions are and shall be the same as prescribed by the NCTE/any other competent authority from time to time.

Candidates applying for any of the Himachal Pradesh University courses have to pay an application fee. The mode of payment required for most of the courses is online. Find below the HPU application fee for top courses:

Course	Application Fee
MBA	INR 700
B.Ed	INR 1,100
BAMS	INR 2,000 (For General/ other categories), INR 1,000 (For SC/ ST)
BA/ BCom/ MA/ MCom	INR 100

Yes, Himachal Pradesh University accepts NEET score for admission to BAMS. NEET exam is conducted once a year in offline or paper-pencil-based test (PBT) mode for three hours and 20 minutes or 200 minutes. As far as the NEET exam pattern is concerned, there are 200 questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology, out of which 180 questions have to be attempted. Candidates after qualifying NEET have to apply for HPU BAMS programme. The university releases a merit list based on NEET score of the candidates. 

MBA is one of the popular courses of Himachal Pradesh University. The in-depth detailed curriculum, low fee and placement opportunities are some of the highlighting points of the course. The fee for HPU MBA course ranges between INR 4,800 and INR 1.4 lakh. 

The university conducts placement drive every year. Companies such as Paytm, Amazon, IBM and Cars24 among others visited the campus for placements and Internships. The university recorded 80% hiring rate during placements 2022.

HPU MAT is the entrance exam required for HPU Business School, Himachal Pradesh University MBA programme admissions.  HPU MAT is a computer-based test of two hours duration with 200 questions. It is conducted once in a year. The syllabus of the entrance exam is similar to national level management entrance test syllabuses, which include topics such as verbal ability, reading comprehension, quantitative ability, data adequacy, and data interpretation.

HPU admission to BA programme is based on merit in the last qualifying exam. Once candidates register for the BA programme, HPU releases the merit list on the official website of the university. The merit list is prepared based on the marks of candidates in the qualifying exam.

Aspirants with their names in the merit list and required to confirm their admission by paying the course fee. Against the release of every merit list, selected candidates need to confirm their admission.

The list of top recruiters during HPU Shimla placements in recent past is presented below:

HPU Shimla Top Recruiters
Tata	Apple
Ford	HCL
Wipro	Asian Paints
Accenture	Cadbury India Ltd
Google	Dabur India Ltd

Yes, HPU offers three-year BCom at the UG level through Department of Evening Studies. The BCom programme is divided into six semesters. Besides, the university also offers three-year BCom courses through various affiliated colleges. Candidates should have passed Class 12 or an equivalent exam to apply for HPU BCom programme.

Th HPU NEET MDS Cutoff 2025 was released for all categories under the All India quota. For the OBC AI quota, the closing cutoff ranged from 333 to 524 in the last round. Among all the MDS course specialisations, the hardest was MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with a cutoff rank of 333 for this category. In 2024, the cutoff rank for this course was 462, meaning that the competition has now increased for 2025. 

Students can refer to the table below to know the cutoff 2025 for the OBC AI category in the last round. 

Course	2025
MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	333
MDS in Periodontics	524

HPU NEET MDS Cutoff 2024 was released for MDS admission. The closing ranks for various course varied between 160 and 642, for the General All India quota candidates. At 500 rank, the course available for the General AI candidates would be MDS in Oral Medicine and Radiology and MDS in Prosthodontics, as these courses have a lenient cutoff. 

Candidates need to pass Class 12 examination or equivalent with Physics, Mathematics and other elective subjects with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST) to apply for HPU Shimla BTech/ BTech (Hons) programme. 

Aspirants applying for BTech must not be more than 22 years in age as on July 1 of the year of admission. 

No, candidates won't be able to get admission to HPU with 700 as the HPU cutoff 2024 in itself is 642 for MDS in Prosthodontics course under General quota, considering the last-round of seat allotment results. However, for OBC AI quota, 700 rank is more than enough to get admission at HPU. The HPU OBC cutoff 2024 stood at 761. 

Yes, HPU offers BTech/ BTech (Hons) Lateral Entry for three-years. Aspirants can apply for lateral entry in Information Technology, CSE, ECE, etc. Aspirants who have passed Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with other elective subjects with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST) can apply for BTech (LE).

There are a total of 100 seats available for HPU B.Ed programme. The intake capacity is different for HPU affiliated colleges. Candidates are required to qualify HPU Entrance Exam to get a seat in the B.Ed course of the university. Below is HPU affiliated college-wise intake for B.Ed:

Institutes	Seats
International Centre For Distance Education And Open Learning	450
Indian Group of Professional Institutions, Sirmour	100
L.R. Group of Institutes	100
Indian Institute of Education	100
Indian Institute of Education	100
Maharaja Lakshman Sen Memorial College	150
Shiva College of Education	200
DDM Sai College	100
Shri Vishnu S.D.P.G. College	100

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Operations domain has placed the most number of HPU Shimla students. The domain-wise HPU Shimla alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” category includes the domains of Education, IT, HR, Finance, Research, Marketing, Customer Success & Support, Media & Communication, Program & Project Management, Consulting and Quality Assurance.

The above-mentioned data is gathered from unofficial sources, hence may vary.