HPCET Pattern

The candidates will receive four marks from the authorities for each correct response. But for each wrong response, you will lose one mark. The HPCET questions carry negative markings, so applicants are urged to proceed cautiously.

For HPCET preparation, students should know official exam pattern. Knowing exam pattern will help candidates understand how HPCET will be held. Through pattern, candidates can check exam mode, duration, marking details and more.

For HPCET BTech paper, students will have to prepare topics from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The level of syllabus will be similar to 12th class qualifying exam. HPCET syllabus will be released online.

In HPCET, students are advised to answer as many questions as they can. Since there is no negative marking, students will raise their chances of scoring well if they answer all questions. HPCET exam will have 150 objective questions.

HPCET exam pattern will be released online. According to pattern, duration of exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes. Extra time will not be given to complete exam. Students will have to answer 150 objective questions within duration.

HPCET paper will consist of three subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology. Each subject will have two sections i.e., Section A will have 20 questions while Section B will have 40 questions. In Section A, all 20 questions have to be compulsorily attempted, while 30 questions have to be attempted from Section B. A total of 150 objective multiple-choice questions have to be attempted within 3 hours 15 minutes. No extra time will allotted to the candidates to complete the entrance examination. All of the questions will be prepared as per the units and topics in the official HPCET syllabus.

No. HPCET will be held offline i.e., as a pen-and-paper-based test. Candidates will have to report to their allotted centre and attempt the examination in offline mode. HPCET consists of multiple-choice questions that have to be attempted in 3 hours 15 minutes. All of the answers have to be marked in OMR sheets. The entrance examination will not be held in any other mode.