HPU Shimla BTech Courses & Fees 2025: Placement, Admission & Eligibility

The list of top recruiters during HPU Shimla placements in recent past is presented below:

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 into the programme.

The HPCET entrance exam is less competitive then the JEE Mains entrance exam. Therefore it is easier to score in the HPCET entrance exam and secure admission into the programme.

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 the university, candidates are provided provisional admission. Class 12 results are only necessary to meet the eligibility criteria of the exam and do not provide direct admission.

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 counselling process is over for all entrance exams for the academic calendar to start. Therefore, candidates might have to wait for a while after giving their entrance exam for admission into the programme.

HPU Shimla BTech admission starts with the JEE Mains admission process. The registrations for the JEE Main session 2 exam 2026 are now live, and the last date to apply is Feb 25, 2026. The session 2 exam will be held from Apr 2 to Apr 9, 2026. 

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.

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Operations domain has placed the most number of HPU Shimla students. The domain-wise HPU Shimla alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” category includes the domains of Education, IT, HR, Finance, Research, Marketing, Customer Success & Support, Media & Communication, Program & Project Management, Consulting and Quality Assurance.

The above-mentioned data is gathered from unofficial sources, hence may vary.

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. 

Some of the important topics for HPU MAT Reasoning and Numerical Skills section are:

• Geometry
• Ratios and Proportion
• Number System
• Work and Time
• HCF & LCM
• Algebra
• Profit & Loss
• In-equations Quadratic and linear equations
• Geometric Progression
• Percentages & Averages
• Partnership (Accounts)
• Time-Speed-Distance
• Mean, Median & Mode
• Assertion & Reasons
• Cause and effect
• Assumption-premise-conclusion
• Critical reasoning
• Analytical and logical reasoning
• Coding and decoding
• Family tree
• Statements and conclusions
• Statements and assumptions
• Visual reasoning symbol based problem

Candidates preparing for HPU MAT must ensure to solve sample papers and mock tests to become familiar with the type of questions asked in Reasoning and Numerical skills section. 

HPU Shimla offers admission to various UG courses based on HP NEET followed by the round-wise counselling. During the HPU Shimla cutoff 2024, the last round cutoff score was released for admission to the BDS, BAMS and BHMS courses. The HP NEET cutoff rank these courses are 195234, 734, and 699 for BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS ), and Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS). for among the students belonging to the General AI quota. So, you should target a rank of 500 to easily get admission to any course at HPU Shimla.

The BUMS, BAMS and BHMS are the some courses which are offered by HPU through AYUSH. Further, as per HPU cutoff 2024, the BAMS was the only course available for the candidates seeking admission to HPU Shimla. Considering the HPU Shimla AYUSH cutoff 2025, the last round for BAMS stood at 74370. So, we can say that yes it possible to get admission at HPU with 70k rank.

The HPU MAT exam is an entrance exam conducted by the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU). This exam is conducted at university level for admission to MBA courses at HPU School of Business.

1. The HPU MAT is a computer-based test of two hours' duration with 200 questions. The HPU MAT exam is conducted once in a year.
2. The syllabus of the HPU MAT is similar to most management entrance test syllabuses, which include topics such as verbal ability, reading comprehension, quantitative ability, data adequacy, and data interpretation.
3. The exam application fee is INR 1000, and the language of the exam is English . 
4. You need to have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum 50% aggregate. Those candidates who qualify for this exam are called for final selection rounds at UPES School of Business. To know more about this exam you can visit this link: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/hpu-mat-exam.

After HP NEET PG result get announce, candidates can check the Seat allotment status from the DMER, Shimla at amruhp.ac.in. Candidates are advised to download their HP NEET PG MD/MS seat allotment letter which needs to be presented at the time of reporting to the allotted college. Seats are allotted to the candidates based on rank, scored marks, and the choices of their preferences. Candidates eligible to make preference must fill their preference to avoid last-moment rush.

HPU Management Aptitude Test (HPU MAT) 2026 registrations will commence in second week of April 2026. Candidates interested in admission to MBA programme of Himachal Pradesh University must fill the online application form on or before the last date. The HPU MAT application form can be filled in online mode only. HPU will commence the HPU MAT 2026 registrations soon after the release of notification. Candidates must ensure to fulfill the prescribed eligbility criteria before filling the application form. To complete the HPU MAT 2026 registrations candidates must ensure to pay the HPU MAT application fee of INR 1000. The application fee can be paid in online mode only.

HPU BCom admission is merit-based for the year 2024. Candidates are first required to fill out the application form and then wait for the merit list. Find below the HPU BCom admission process:

STEP 1: Application Process

As per the Department of Evening Studies prospectus, candidates are required to submit the application form offline. Candidates are required to visit the official website of HPU, download the prospectus, fill out the form and, submit the form, along with the necessary documents and, application fee to the admission committee.

STEP 2: Selection Criteria

The university releases the merit list on the official website of the university. The merit list is prepared based on the marks obtained by candidates in the qualifying exams.

STEP 3: Admission and Fees Deposit

Candidates whose names appear on the merit list and required to confirm their admission by paying the HPU BCom course fees.

The HPU University NEET PG Cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to MD and MS courses for all categories under the All India quota till Round 2. For the General AI category candidates, the cutoff in Round 2 ranged from 205 to 97725, wherein MD in General Medicine was the most-sought after course and MD in Physiology, the least. 

Note: The cutoff for other categories, rounds and specialisations will vary accordingly. 

Admission to HPU is conducted through HP NEET scores. The HPU cutoff 2024 for the UG courses has been till Round 4 seat allotment results. Analysing the HP NEET cutoff, 700 rank is decent rank to get admission to medical courses via HP NEET, Under which, the courses with the available are Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS ) and BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery.

Check out the courses available for the candidates alongwith year-wise cutoff ranks under 700 for the General AI category candidates: