HPU Shimla Placement & Salary Insights

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.

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.

HPU, Department of Evening Studies offer three-year BA programme. The BA curriculum is divided into six semesters. During the course, students are required to choose discipline specific elective and generic elective in third year. Below are the electives available for BA students:

Discipline Specific Elective

• Geography of India or Economic Geography
• Disaster Management of Geography of Tourism

Generic Elective

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Sustainability and Development

HPU MBA course is a two-year programme divided into four semesters. Below are some of the topics included in MBA curriculum of HPU:

• Methods of Data Collection
• Research Designs
• Management Information System
• Operations Management System
• Methods of Forecasting Demand-Opnion Method, etc.

HPU MAT is the entrance exam required for HPU Business School, Himachal Pradesh University MBA programme admissions.  HPU MAT is a computer-based test of two hours duration with 200 questions. It is conducted once in a year. The syllabus of the entrance exam is similar to national level management entrance test syllabuses, which include topics such as verbal ability, reading comprehension, quantitative ability, data adequacy, and data interpretation.

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:

Course Name	Accepted Entrance Exam
MBA	HPU MAT
B.Ed	HPU Entrance Exam
BAMS	NEET
MSc	HPU Entrance Exam

Candidates applying for Himachal Pradesh University B.Ed have to pass a minimum of Class 12. There is relaxation in the eligibility criteria for SC/ ST/ Physically Handicapped candidates. Below is detailed eligibility for HPU B.Ed programme:

• Aspirants need to complete bachelor's degree (Medical/ Non-Medical/ Commerce/ Arts) or master's degree in Science/ Social Sciences/ Humanities/ Commerce or bachelor's in Engineering or Technology with specialisation in Science and Mathematics 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.
• SC/ ST/ OBC/ Physically Handicapped aspirants can also apply with 50% or 5.01 CGPA or Grade B in bachelor's in Engineering or Technology.

HPU admission to BA programme is based on merit in the last qualifying exam. Once candidates register for the BA programme, HPU releases the merit list on the official website of the university. The merit list is prepared based on the marks of candidates in the qualifying exam.

Aspirants with their names in the merit list and required to confirm their admission by paying the course fee. Against the release of every merit list, selected candidates need to confirm their admission.

Yes, HPU is good for B.Ed. The admission shall be made on the basis of Academic Merit. The applicant should be a teacher possessing Graduation/Post Graduation Degree with 55% (50% marks in case of SC/ST) with two years teaching experience in a Government or Government recognised school located in the territorial jurisdiction of the University and within the State of Himachal Pradesh. The eligibility conditions are and shall be the same as prescribed by the NCTE/any other competent authority from time to time.

Yes, HPU offers three-year BA at the UG level through Department of Evening Studies. The BA programme is divided into six semesters. Besides, the university also offers three-year BA and BA (Hons) courses through more than 150 affiliated colleges. HPU also offers BA programme in distance education mode through International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning. Candidates should have passed Class 12 or an equivalent exam in four written subjects (including English) with at least 33% aggregate to apply for HPU BA programme.

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.

Yes, candidates need to complete a minimum of Class 12 to apply for HPU BA programme. Below is detailed eligibility:

• Candidates need to pass Class 12 or an equivalent exam in four written subjects (including English) with at least 33% aggregate or,
• Candidates seeking admission to BA with Mathematics as one of the subjects of study, should have either 45% marks in aggregate or 45% aggregate in Mathematics at Class 12.
• Aspirants who have completed pre-university examination (two years) or an examination recognised equivalent thereto (pass in four subjects, one language and three elective subjects) with 33% aggregate can apply.
• Candidates who have passed any examination of a University/ Board/ College or School in a foreign country recognised as equivalent with at least 33% aggregate or BA/ BSc/ BCom Part-I of the old three-year degree course can also apply.
• Aspirants who have completed Class 12 examination (academic stream) conducted by the HP Board of School Education (or in case of Shastri, pass in Prak Shastri from Sanskrit Colleges affiliated to the HPU) or an examination accepted as equivalent thereto by the various bodies of the HP University can also apply.

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.

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.

HPU has not released official dates for BA programme yet. However, as per the previous year schedule, below are tentative HPU admission dates for BA registration:

Event	Date (Tentative)
Registration Opens	Second week of Jul '24
Last date to apply	Last week of Jul '24

Th HPU NEET MDS Cutoff 2025 was released for all categories under the All India quota. For the OBC AI quota, the closing cutoff ranged from 333 to 524 in the last round. Among all the MDS course specialisations, the hardest was MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with a cutoff rank of 333 for this category. In 2024, the cutoff rank for this course was 462, meaning that the competition has now increased for 2025. 

Students can refer to the table below to know the cutoff 2025 for the OBC AI category in the last round. 

Course	2025
MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	333
MDS in Periodontics	524

HPU offers admission to BAMS based on NEET score. The below cutoff indicates a moderatetly difficult admission process as, candidates are required to secure a good rank in the exam. Below is the NEET cutoff 2023 for HPU BAMS programme:

Course	2023
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS )	416
Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)	30

 

Yes, HPU offers BTech/ BTech (Hons) Lateral Entry for three-years. Aspirants can apply for lateral entry in Information Technology, CSE, ECE, etc. Aspirants who have passed Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with other elective subjects with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST) can apply for BTech (LE).