Himachal Pradesh University Shimla Answered Questions

Yes, HPU Shimla provides reservation for students from Himachal Pradesh. Candidates who have passed out from schools in Himachal Pradesh have 60% reservation irrespective of caste category. To be eligible for admission, the candidate must have passed their Class 12 from a school recognised by the state or central board and should be geographically located in the state of Himachal Pradesh. 

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.NTA has closed the JEE Main application form 2025. The JEE Main 2025 registration date session 1 was October 28 to November 22, 2024. The second session registration will star from January 31 and will remain open till February 24, 2025. 

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.

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.

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.

Accross various specialisations and various affiliated colleges, HPU Shimla provides 960 seats in its BTech programme. Out of all the affiliated colleges, University Institute of Technology and SRET College of Engineering and Technology provide the most amount of seats. Both the colleges provide 300 seats each in their BTech programme. Therefore, candidates applying for admission at HPU Shimla will also have to choose their preferred college of admission for BTech.

Yes, candidates can apply for an online BCom programme at HPU through the International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDEOL). The university provides open and distance learning opportunities for most of its courses through this programme. Candidates can apply for admission in the centre to get do their BCom education in online mode. Candidates get a BCom degree from HPU after the completion of this course.

In the first year of the BTech degree at HPU Shimla candidates go through the concepts that they've already studied in their Class 11 and Class 12. This is done so that students know the basics of the concepts that they're going to use during their time at the course. The first year also ensures that students coming from different boards are on the same level about necessary concepts required for engineering. Candidates who have taken admission into the university in the latent entry BTech programme do not have to go through these concepts in the first year.

Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) offers a Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) programme with English as the medium of instruction and examination. If you prefer to pursue the BLIS course in Hindi, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) offers the programme in both English and Hindi mediums. Additionally, the Central University of Himachal Pradesh offers a BLIS program, but the medium of instruction is not specified in the available information.Therefore, if studying in Hindi is a priority, IGNOU would be a suitable option. 

Normally, it is a cut above 80 marks to join the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) for students in the JEE Main exam. But there might be variations due to other reasons, such as the number of candidates, in addition to their overall performance, so it changes every year. Cut off marks are determined only after the examination, which might differ from year to year. The best is to watch the official communications from HPU for exact cutoff scores related to this admission cycle for the accurate information.