MBA in Rural Development 

at HPU Shimla, Shimla

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

Yes, upon the completion of a BCom degree from Himachal Pradesh University, you are eligible to pursue an MBA. Numerous business schools welcome applicants to their MBA programmes with a variety of academic backgrounds. It is crucial to learn about the particular requirements of the MBA programme you're interested in before applying for admission. While some MBA programmes may favour candidates with specific UG courses, others may require candidates to have work experience.

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 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.

After completing MBA from one of the best MBA Colleges in India, students are open to multiple opportunities. Given below are some of the popular job options after MBA and their corresponding salaries:

*The salary data has been obtained from Payscale.com

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:

The eligibility requirement for HPU UG courses is a minimum of Class 12. However, graduation is required for PG courses. Below is course-wise HPU eligibility for top programmes:

HPU MAT 2026 notification will be released online. The dates for the HPU MAT 2026 exam will be declared along with the notification. HPU MAT 2026 will be scheduled tentatively in second week of June. In HPU MAT 2026 notification candidates will be able to check the important details pertaining to:

• Exam important dates
• HPU MAT eligibility criteria
• Steps to fill HPU MAT application form
• HPU Reservation criteria
• Admit card
• Exam centres
• Syllabus
• Exam pattern
• Scorecard

Yes, HPU reserves seats for reserved category candidates. Below is category-wise reservation:

Apart from this, 77.5% seats are filled under:

25% seats for the admission shall be open for all candidates while 75% will be filled out of the candidates, who have passed their qualifying exam from HP University or HP Krishi Vishwavidayalaya Palampur or Central Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, HP Technical University and Central University of Himachal Pradesh or the candidates who are Himachal domicile irrespective of passing qualifying examination from any other University. 

HPU Management Aptitude Test (HPU MAT) is conducted for admission to MBA programme of HPU Business School. HPU MAT question paper will consist of questions four sections viz.,  English Comprehension,   Business Environment,  General Knowledge and Reasoning and Numerical Skills. The General English part will have questions from Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Verbal Ability. Reasoning and Numerical section will include questions from algebra, statistics, number systems, percenatges, profit and loss and so forth. The General Awareness section will have questions from General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Business Scenario. Business Environment Areness section will imclude questions from World Economy, Indian Economy, Industry, Banking, Trade, Famous business tycoons & industrialists, corporate assocations BSE & NSE, logos & tags lines orf different companies and so forth.