PAT

H.P Takniki Shiksha Board will release the HP PAT 2026 admit card on May 29. Applicants appearing in the exam can download their admit cards at hptechboard.com.

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 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.

The last date to submit the HP PAT 2026 application form was May 24.

The HP PAT 2026 application form was released on April 1. Applicants looking for admission to Polytechnic courses can fill the HP PAT application form at hptechboard.com. The application process will be deemed completed after registration, filling forms, uploading documents and payment of fee. The last date to apply for the exam was May 5.

The H.P Takniki Shiksha Board has announced the revised HP PAT exam date 2026 as June 7. The exam will be conducted in offline, pen & paper mode. The HP PAT exam is conducted every year for the admissions to Polytechnic courses offered by various participating institutes in Himachal Pradesh. 

Yes, in stage 1, students are required to apply for TISSNET entrance based on merit. Those who are selected need to appear for TISS-PAT/ TISS-MAT followed by an OPI round in stage 2. The final score is calculated based on stage-1 and stage-2 performance of the applicants. For TISS admission 2022, however, TISS-PAT/ TISS-MAT were cancelled by the Deemed-to-be University.