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Yes, definitely, you can get admission at HPU with 70 rank till the last-round of counselling. It is a decent rank if you aiming for HPU for the PG courses like MD, MS, MDS etc. As per the HPU cutoff 2024, the last round for MMU Solan - Maharishi Markandeshwar University for MD in Community Medicine stood at 1100 and for MD in Pathology, it stood at 852. So, indeed, there are many courses through which you can get into HPU with a 70 rank.

HPU accepts NEET scores for the admission to UG courses like BHMS and BDS. As per HPU cutoff 2024, the rank required to get admission is ranged between 699 and 195234 for the General AI quota candidates. Considering the BHMS HP NEET cutoff, the rank required to be stood at 699 for the General quota is very close to 700 rank, but candidates won't get admission at this rank because it is more than the cutoff rank released. But other than BHMS, candidates can easily get admission for BDS and BAMS course as the last-round cutoffs for them are 734 and 195234, respectively. So, these courses can be accessed at a 700 rank.

In 2024, HPU cutoff 2024 has been released for the admission to BAMS course. As there was only one course available for the candidates, so, there was no the lowest rank as per HPU AYUSH cutoff 2024. The cutoff for BAMS course for the General AI category candidates stood at 74370. Further, check out below the category-wise 2024 cutoff for the BAMS course from the table given below:

Admission to HPU is conducted based on NEET PG scores. Candidates should have valid NEET PG scores to get into HPU. Moreover, 7k rank in NEET PG is sufficient to get admission at HPU. As per the HPU cutoff 2024 for the Round 2 seat allotment result, the cutoff ranged between 18439 and 70158 for the General AI category candidates. The courses available under 7k rank can be visible below in the table:

In the first year of the BTech degree at HPU Shimla candidates go through the concepts that they've already studied in their Class 11 and Class 12. This is done so that students know the basics of the concepts that they're going to use during their time at the course. The first year also ensures that students coming from different boards are on the same level about necessary concepts required for engineering. Candidates who have taken admission into the university in the latent entry BTech programme do not have to go through these concepts in the first year.

Accross various specialisations and various affiliated colleges, HPU Shimla provides 960 seats in its BTech programme. Out of all the affiliated colleges, University Institute of Technology and SRET College of Engineering and Technology provide the most amount of seats. Both the colleges provide 300 seats each in their BTech programme. Therefore, candidates applying for admission at HPU Shimla will also have to choose their preferred college of admission for BTech.

No, it is not difficult to get admission to HPU Shimla BTech. Admission into the BTech programme takes place through the JEE Mains & HPCET entrance exam. Therefore, if candidates are not able to secure admission into the BTech programme through JEE Mains they can apply for HPCET to secure admission into the programme.

The HPCET entrance exam is less competitive then the JEE Mains entrance exam. Therefore it is easier to score in the HPCET entrance exam and secure admission into the programme.

No, candidates can not take direct admission to HPU Shimla BTech programme. The admission takes place through the merit secured in HPCET and JEE Mains entrance exam. Thus candidates have to appear for the entrance exams to secure admission into the programme. Based on the applications received by the university, candidates are provided provisional admission. Class 12 results are only necessary to meet the eligibility criteria of the exam and do not provide direct admission.