MBA in Rural Development 

at HPU Shimla, Shimla

MBA is one of the popular courses of Himachal Pradesh University. The in-depth detailed curriculum, low fee and placement opportunities are some of the highlighting points of the course. The fee for HPU MBA course ranges between INR 4,800 and INR 1.4 lakh. 

The university conducts placement drive every year. Companies such as Paytm, Amazon, IBM and Cars24 among others visited the campus for placements and Internships. The university recorded 80% hiring rate during placements 2022.

Candidates planning to apply for HPU MBA programme must complete their graduation. Below is the detailed eligibility for Himachal Pradesh University MBA course:

• Candidates who have passed bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST candidates) can apply for MBA .
• Candidates appearing for their final year exam of bachelor's degree can also appear in HPU MAT, but the final selection is subject to satisfying the eligibility condition.
• Except for Non-subsidised, serving or retired defence personnel, the maximum age limit is 26 years for boys and 28 years for girls (29 years in case of SC/ST candidates both for ST boys and girls) as on July 1 of the year concerned.

HPU admission to MBA is entrance-based. The university conducts HPU MAT is a computer-based test of two hours' duration with 200 questions. The HPU MAT exam is conducted once in a year. Below is the selection criteria for HPU MBA programme:

According to HPU Shimla Management NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of HPU Shimla MBA placements over the past three years are presented below:

HPU and CUHP both are recognised universities of Himachal Pradesh. Below is the comparison between the popular universities of HP offering MBA:

*This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Himachal Pradesh University conducts entrance exam for some of the courses. National-level entrance exams are accepted for Medical courses. Below are the entrance exam accepted for top HPU programmes:

Himachal Pradesh University has well-educated faculty. Most of the faculty are PhD and Masters degree holders. HPU Shimla also invites faculty for guest lectures and offer an opportunity to students to interact with some of the best personalities. At present, there are more than 150 faculty members and most of them are doctorates.

Himachal Pradesh University is recognised by UGC and NAAC. Also, HPU has a total of 7 institutes which include the Department of Evening Studies, HPU Business School, University Institute of Technology, HPU College of Business Studies, University Institute of Legal Studies, Institute of Tribal Studies, Institute of Vocational Studies. Since, it is a public state university, the programme fee is very less. 

Taking admission in HPU will also provide placement opportunities to students. The university conducts placement drive every year. According to Himachal Pradesh University NIRF report 2024, the median package offered during HPU Shimla BTech and MBA placements 2023 stood at INR 4 LPA and INR 5.5 LPA, respectively.