Best Colleges accepting CAT Score in Himachal Pradesh - Other

HPCET 2026 exam date was announced online. The authorities conducted HPCET 2026 as an offline test at various centres on May 10, 2026.

With effect from April 29, 2008, the Himachal Pradesh Private Universities Act established Eternal University, Baru Sahib. It is a self-financing private university approved by the UGC under the 1956 UGC Act. 

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and valid entrance test scores.

CMAT/CAT/MAT/ HPCET scores are also taken into consideration. 

MBA candidates should have secured a minimum 10% marks in any of the CAT/MAT/CMAT.

To apply for the CAT exam, candidates are required to create an account, fill the CAT registration form and pay the exam application fee. The 2023 CAT form has to be submitted by a certain deadline after which no application will be accepted. For the 2023 CAT exam, CAT registration was between Aug 2 and Sep 20. The exam was conducted on November 26, 2023. Students had to appear for the CAT 2023 exam in Computer Based Testing mode at allotted test centers. CAT exam 2023 for IIM Sirmaur admission was held in three slots. These are as follows:

• Morning slot: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
• Afternoon slot: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
• Evening slot: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Candidates who are willing to get into IIM Sirmaur must mention the college name and course preference in their CAT application form to get a call (provided the student gets a valid score in the exam).

For MBAs, Business Today 2023 ranks Shoolini University 88th. Four semesters make up the two-year, full-time, residential MBA programme. PG MBAs are available at Shoolini University in 11 specialisations. The university's approved entrance exam results are used to determine admission to the MBA programme. Approximately INR 5.95 Lacs is the total cost of tuition. 180 seats are available for MBA Communications. Data science, digital marketing, business analytics, supply chain and logistics management, human resources, and other areas are among the specialisations offered. Candidates must have earned a bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum of 50% overall to be eligible.

As per the latest report, 192 recruiters visited IIT Mandi in 2024 and placed 72.39% of the BTech Class 2024 in new-age job roles. Check out the key highlights of IIT Mandi placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Master of Business Administration degree is available in Himachal Pradesh's IEC University. The programme is for two years. The cost of IEC University's MBA programme is INR 1,81,900. A graduation degree from any stream or passing an equivalent test with at least 50% of the possible points (45% for SC/ST students) is required for admission to the MBA programme.

Yes, CAT 2025 exam will be conducted in three shifts. The exam was earlier conducted in 2 shifts, but since 2020, the CAT is conducted in three shifts - morning, afternoon and evening. In CAT 2025 too, there will be three slots which will be allotted to applicants in no particular order.

CAT exam slot timings will be -

• First shift: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM, 
• Second shift: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 
• Third shift: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.