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HPU Admission Process 2025
HPU admission process is quite similar for most of the programmes. The differentiating point is only the selection criteria. For some courses, it is based on an entrance exam while for others, the selection is merit-based. Find below the step-wise Himachal Pradesh University admission process:
STEP 1: HPU Application Process 2025
Candidates are required to fill out the application form online for most of the courses. The submission to the admission committee for BA, MA, MCom, and BCom programmes is offline. Aspirants also have to pay an application fee which is different for different courses.
Course | Application Fee |
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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 |
STEP 2: Selection Rounds
Once the candidates have made up their minds and registered for the course of their choice, they need to fulfil the selection requirements. For courses such as BTech, B.Ed, LLB, the university conducts an entrance exam. HPU MAT is conducted for admission to the MBA programme. Admission to BA, MA, MCom and BCom courses, is based on merit in the last qualifying exam.
STEP 3: Merit List & Admission Confirmation
After the candidates are shortlisted, the university releases a merit list to announce the names of the selected candidates. The merit list is prepared based on the performance of the aspirants. Selected candidates are required to pay the course fee to confirm their seat in the university.
HPU admissions to most of the UG courses are based on merit in the last qualifying exam. For some of the courses such as BTech, LLB, B.Ed, etc., candidates are required to appear for an entrance exam conducted by HPU. The basic eligibility for UG courses is Class 12 whereas graduation is required for PG programmes. Find below the top HPU courses along with their eligibility and selection criteria:
HPU Fees 2025: Affordability & ROI
Himachal Pradesh University fee varies course-wise. The total fee includes multiple components such as caution deposit, admission fee, library security that are to be paid on getting admission. Fee components such as continuation fees, sports fees, medical, exams, etc. are paid annually. The tuition fee is paid monthly along with other charges. The fee is more for the non-subsidised category. Find below the HPU fee and average package for top courses:
Course Name | Total Tuition Fee (Investment) | Average Package (Return) |
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MBA | INR 4,800 - INR 1.4 lakh | INR 2 lakh - INR 2.8 lakh |
BAMS | INR 1.7 lakh - INR 3.1 lakh | NA |
B.Ed | INR 19,200 - INR 2.4 lakh | NA |
BA | INR 1,800 - INR 78,000 | INR 55,000 - INR 4.1 lakh |
MSc | INR 2,400 - INR 1.8 lakh | INR 65,000 - INR 2 lakh |
BTech/ BTech (Hons) | INR 2.1 lakh - INR 3.6 lakh | INR 4.8 lakh |
BCom | INR 1,800 - INR 1.1 lakh | INR 55,000 - INR 4.1 lakh |
Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.
HPU Seats 2025
HPU seat intake varies course-wise. The university considers the entrance exam or merit of the candidates to offer a seat to the candidate. Out of the total intake, Himachal Pradesh University reserves some percentage of seats for candidates belonging to Himachal Pradesh. Below is the HPU seat intake for top courses:
Course Name | Total Seat Intake | Reservation Criteria |
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MBA | 120 |
15% for SC candidates of HP domicile 7.5% for ST candidates of HP domicile |
BAMS | 275 |
85% are reserved for State Quota 15% are for All India Quota |
B.Ed | 100 |
85% are reserved for Bonafide Himachali candidates 15% are for Students of other States |
BA | 140 |
15% for Himachali SC 7.5% for Himachali ST |
BTech/ BTech (Hons) | 445 |
15% for SC 7.5% for ST 5% for Physically Challenged 40% for candidates who have passed qualifying exam 60% for candidates who have passed Class 12 from HP |
Note: The above seat intake is for campus courses only. There is a separate intake for HPU-affiliated colleges.
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
HPU ShimlaB.Sc. Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 45% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th, Maharashtra HSC, RBSE 12th
HPU ShimlaBCA Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 40% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th, HPCET, Maharashtra HSC, RBSE 12th
HPU ShimlaBBA Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 45% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th, Maharashtra HSC, RBSE 12th
HPU ShimlaBDS Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: NEET
Dates & Events
Dates | Upcoming Events |
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30 Sep '25 - 5 Oct '25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Choice FillingOngoing |
5 Oct '25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Choice Locking |
29 Sep '25 - 5 Oct '25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 RegistrationOngoing |
8 Oct '25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Seat Allotment Result |
9 Oct '25 - 17 Oct '25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 3 Institute Reporting |
Dates | Past Events |
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18 Sep '25 - 25 Sep '25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 Institute Reporting |
17 Sep '25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 Seat Allotment Result |
5 Sep '25 - 15 Sep '25 | NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 Choice Filling |
HPU ShimlaMDS Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: NEET MDS, HP NEET PG
HPU ShimlaM.A. Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 45% aggregate
HPU B.Ed Admission 2025
HPU offers B.Ed course for a minimum duration of two years and maximum of three-years. The university offers B.Ed in campus and through 76 affiliated colleges at the PG level. The two-year B.Ed programme is spread across four semesters. Besides, Himachal Pradesh University also offers B.Ed through the International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning in distance education mode. Candidates need to pass a minimum of Class 12 in relevant subjects with at least 55% aggregate or 5.51 CGPA or Grade B+ (45% aggregate or 4.51 CGPA for SC/ ST/ OBC/ Physically Handicapped candidates) to apply for B.Ed course. The university conducts an entrance exam to shortlist candidates for B.Ed programme.
Download: HPU B.Ed Prospectus 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
Commonly asked questions On B.Ed Admissions
HPU BA Admission 2025
HPU offers BA for three years through the Department of Evening Studies. The BA programme is divided into six semesters. Himachal Pradesh University also offers three-year BA and BA (Hons) courses through more than 150 affiliated colleges. Apart from the regular BA programme, HPU also offers BA programme in distance education mode through the International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning. Aspirants should have passed Class 12 or an equivalent exam in four written subjects (including English) with at least 33% aggregate to apply for a BA course. Admission to BA courses is based on merit in the last qualifying exam. Besides, Candidates who scored less than the required aggregate or wish to pursue a course from their home can apply for Online BA courses.
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 33% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th, Maharashtra HSC, RBSE 12th, UP 12th, PSEB 12th, MPBSE 12th
Commonly asked questions On B.A. Admissions
HPU MBA Admission 2025
HPU offers a two-year MBA programme spread over four semesters. The university offers MBA through HPUBS and 12 affiliated colleges. The minimum eligibility for the same is passing bachelor's with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST candidates). Besides, the regular MBA course, HPU also offers two-year MBA through International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning. HPU Shimla conducts Himachal Pradesh University MBA Aptitude Test for shortlisting candidates for MBA course.
Download: HPU MBA Brochure 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: MAT, HPU MAT, HPCET, CAT, CMAT
Dates & Events
Dates | Upcoming Events |
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5 Nov '25 - 30 Nov '25 | CAT 2025 admit card download |
30 Nov '25 | CAT 2025 exam |
Dec '25 | CAT 2025 result announcementTentative |
Apr '26-May '26 | HPU MAT 2026 application processTentative |
Jun '26 | HPU MAT 2026 ExamTentative |
Dates | Past Events |
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25 Sep '25 - 28 Sep '25 | MAT CBT Admit Card 2025 (Sept ) |
28 Sep '25 | MAT CBT Exam 2025 (Sept ) |
23 Jul '25 - 22 Sep '25 | MAT CBT Registration 2025 (Sept ) |
Commonly asked questions On MBA/PGDM Admissions
HPU BTech Admission 2025
Himachal Pradesh University offers a four-year BTech/ BTech (Hons) programme spread across eight semesters. HPU offers BTech through University Institute of Technology at the UG level. Candidates after completing Class 12 can apply for BTech programme. HPU also conducts an entrance exam to shortlist candidates for BTech course.
Download: HPU UIT Prospectus 2024
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 45% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: HPCET, JEE Main, CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
Dates & Events
Dates | Upcoming Events |
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Oct '25 | JEE Main 2026 Registration Session 1Ongoing |
Jan '26 | JEE Main Admit Card 2025 Session 1Tentative |
Jan '26 | JEE Main 2026 Exam Date Session 1Tentative |
Feb '26 | JEE Main 2026 Registration Session 2Tentative |
Mar '26 | JEE Main 2026 Admit Card Session 2Tentative |
Dates | Past Events |
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1 Jul '25 - 5 Jul '25 | HPCET 2025 Counselling Choice Filling Editing Facility |
10 Jun '25 - 30 Jun '25 | HPCET 2025 Counselling Registration |
6 Jun '25 | HPCET 2025 Result |
Commonly asked questions On B.E. / B.Tech Admissions
HPU ShimlaLL.B. Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU BAMS Admission 2025
HPU offers BAMS for a duration of five and a half years with one-year compulsory rotatory internship. The university offers BAMS at UG level through Rajiv Gandhi Government Post Graduate Ayurvedic College,Shiva Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Solan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital and Abhilashi Ayurvedic College & Research Institute. The university selects candidates for BAMS based on NEET score. Aspirants must have passed Class 12 or its equivalent exam in relevant subjects with a minimum of 50% aggregate (40% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC) to apply for HPU BAMS.
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: AYUSH, HP NEET, NEET
Dates & Events
Dates | Upcoming Events |
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26 Sep '25 - 3 Oct '25 | Ayush Counselling 2025 round-2 reportingOngoing |
10 Oct '25 - 13 Oct '25 | Ayush Counselling 2025 round-3 registration |
11 Oct '25 - 13 Oct '25 | Ayush Counselling 2025 round-3 choice filling |
16 Oct '25 | Ayush Counselling 2025 round-3 result |
17 Oct '25 - 24 Oct '25 | Ayush Counselling 2025 round-3 reporting |
Dates | Past Events |
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25 Sep '25 | Ayush Counselling 2025 round-2 result |
17 Sep '25 - 22 Sep '25 | Ayush Counselling 2025 round-2 registration |
18 Sep '25 - 22 Sep '25 | Ayush Counselling 2025 round-2 choice filling |
Commonly asked questions On B.A.M.S. Admissions
HPU ShimlaMCA Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: Karnataka PGCET, HPCET
Dates & Events
Dates | Upcoming Events |
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29 Sep '25 - 3 Oct '25 | PGCET Counselling: Facility to Edit Exercised OptionsOngoing |
3 Oct '25 | Karnataka PGCET First Round Allotment Results (Provisional) |
4 Oct '25 | Karnataka PGCET First Round Allotment Results (Final) |
4 Oct '25 - 7 Oct '25 | Exercising of choices by candidates with an allotment |
6 Oct '25 - 8 Oct '25 | Payment of fees by Choice 1 and Choice 2 candidates |
Dates | Past Events |
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29 Sep '25 | Karnataka PGCET Mock Allotment Results |
24 Sep '25 - 28 Sep '25 | Karnataka PGCET Option Entry |
7 Aug '25 | Release of Karnataka PGCET Result |
HPU ShimlaM.Com Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
HPU ShimlaB.Com Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 40% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, HPBOSE 12th, ISC, Maharashtra HSC, RBSE 12th
HPU ShimlaM.Ed Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
HPU ShimlaMD Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: NEET PG
HPU ShimlaPG Diploma Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
HPU ShimlaB.A. LL.B. Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaUG Diploma Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: ISC, CBSE 12th, HPBOSE 12th, CBSE 10th, HPBOSE 10th
HPU ShimlaBHM Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: HPCET, CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaB.Pharma Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 45% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: HPCET
HPU ShimlaMHMTT Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
- 10+2 with 50% aggregate
HPU ShimlaB.Voc Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 55% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaBFA Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaMS Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: NEET PG
HPU ShimlaB.P.Ed Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaM.P.Ed Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 55% aggregate
HPU ShimlaB.Lib.I.Sc. Admissions 2026
HPU ShimlaBHMS Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: NEET, HP NEET
HPU ShimlaM.Phil Admissions 2026
HPU ShimlaGNM Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 40% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaB.Sc. (Post Basic) Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaDM Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: NEET SS
Dates & Events
Dates | Upcoming Events |
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Nov '25 | NEET SS 2025 admit card releaseTentative |
7 Nov '25 - 8 Nov '25 | NEET SS 2025 exam |
Dec '25 | NEET SS 2025 resultTentative |
Dates | Past Events |
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Aug '25-Sep '25 | NEET SS 2025 registrationTentative |
31 Jul '25 - 5 Aug '25 | NEET SS 2024 Counselling Round 3 Institute Reporting |
30 Jul '25 | NEET SS 2024 Counselling Round 3 Seat Allotment Result |
HPU ShimlaCertificate Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaMFA Admissions 2026
HPU ShimlaB.A. LL.B. (Hons) Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- 10+2 with 50% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaM.E./M.Tech Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 55% aggregate
HPU ShimlaM.Lib.I.Sc. Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate Degree with 50% aggregate
HPU ShimlaLL.M. Admissions 2026
HPU ShimlaM.Ch. Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: NEET SS
Dates & Events
Dates | Upcoming Events |
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Nov '25 | NEET SS 2025 admit card releaseTentative |
7 Nov '25 - 8 Nov '25 | NEET SS 2025 exam |
Dec '25 | NEET SS 2025 resultTentative |
Dates | Past Events |
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Aug '25-Sep '25 | NEET SS 2025 registrationTentative |
31 Jul '25 - 5 Aug '25 | NEET SS 2024 Counselling Round 3 Institute Reporting |
30 Jul '25 | NEET SS 2024 Counselling Round 3 Seat Allotment Result |
HPU ShimlaB.J.M.C. Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaBHMTT Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaB.A. (Hons) Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
HPU ShimlaB.Sc. LL.B Admissions 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HPBOSE 12th
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Answered 9 months ago
HPU Shimla BTech admission starts with the JEE Mains admission process. The registrations for the JEE Main exam start in October and the first phase of the exam takes place in January, while registration for the second phase will start once the first phase ends.
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Answered 9 months ago
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 th
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Answered 9 months ago
HPU BTech academic session starts after the admission process ends for both the HPCET and JEE Mains entrance exam. The counselling takes place in June for both the exams and the academic session starts in July. Candidates aspiring to take admission into BTech at HPU Shimla need to wait till the coun
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Answered 9 months ago
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
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