HPU Shimla: Admissions 2024, Placements, Ranking, Courses, Fees, Cutoff 2024

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.

Himachal Pradesh University follows a fee refund policy in case of cancellation or withdrawal of admission. Below is the fee refund percentage along with applicable conditions:

Fee Refund %	Point of time when notice of withdrawal of admission is received
100%	15 days or more before the formally notified last date of admission
90%	Less than 15 days before the formally notified last date of admission
80%	15 days of less after the formally notified last date of admission
50%	30 days or less, but more than 15 days after formally notified last date of admission
00%	More than 30 days after formally notified last date of admission

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.

Yes, a candidate can easily get admission to Himachal Pradesh University at 15000 rank. The NEET PG Cutof ranks to get admission into MD Courses varied between 493 and 70375, for the General All India category candidates. Although, admission tonall the courses would not be available at this rank, there are quite a few where a candidate can seek admission into.

Yes, you can do MBA after BA from Himachal Pradesh University. MBA is one of India's most adaptable postgraduate programmes as it accepts students from a variety of educational backgrounds. MBA after pursuing BA from Himachal Pradesh University, is somewhat a doable choice.

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.

HPU, Shoolini University and CUHP are recognised universities of Himachal Pradesh. Below is the comparison between all three universities based on fees and intake parameters:

University Name	Tuition Fees	Seat Intake
HPU	INR 1,800 - INR 78,000	140 (Department of Evening Studies)
Shoolini University	INR 96,000 - INR 12.8 lakh	-
CUHP	INR 5,900	66

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

Subsidized seats are offered according to the category of the candidates while non-subsidiary seats are open to all. There are a total of 60 non-subdizised seats for MBA at HPU Business School. Below is the seat breakup for Non-Subsidized seats for MBA:

Category	Seat
Open to all	12
Internal General	30
SC	9
ST	4
Physically Challenges	1
Cultural Activitist	2
Sports Person	2

NTA released the re-revised scorecard on July 26, 2024. In this scorecard, the score has been revised as per the Supreme Court verdict of removing the bonus marks awarded earlier for the controversial Physics question, and deducting one mark from those who marked incorrect answer options. The city and centre-wise result data such as number of candidates appeared and scores obtained, by masking candidates' personal data was released on July 21, as per the Supreme Court order given on the hearing dated July 18, 2024. The NEET 2024 result for the re-exam, which was conducted on June 23, was declared on July 1, day day after the slated date. The final answer keys for the NEET 2024 re-exam was released by June 30, ahead of the result declaration. Earlier, the result of NEET 2024 was declared by NTA on June 4, 2024, 10 days ahead of the original schedule, which was June 14, 2024. NTA released the final NEET answer keys on June 4, prior to the release of the NEET result 2024. The NEET result was declared in an online mode. Candidates have to log in with their registration credentials or application number and date of birth, and download their scorecard in PDF format. NTA also released the merit list containing the name, Roll Number, All India Rank and Percentile of the candidates. Along with the NEET 2024 scorecard, NTA also released the NEET 2024 cutoff marks or the qualifying marks/scores. 

Candidates applying for BAMS have to pay an application fee. There is a relaxation in the registration fee for SC/ ST candidates. Aspirants are required to pay the application fee via any of the online payment mode. Find below BAMS application fee:

Category	Application Fee
General/ Other	INR 2,000
SC/ ST	INR 1,000

HPU and, Bahra University are recognised universities of Himachal Pradesh. Below is the college comparison between both the universities based on fees and seat intake parameters:

University Name	Tuition Fees	Seat Intake
Himachal Pradesh University	INR 1,800 - INR 1.1 lakh	80 (Department of Evening Studies)
Bahra University	INR 1.4 lakh	30

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

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

Category	Reservation %
SC candidates of HP domicile	15%
ST candidates of HP domicile	7.5%

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. 

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:

Course Name	Common Eligibility
MBA	Bachelor's degree with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST candidates)
BA	Class 12 or an equivalent exam with at least 33% aggregate
B.Ed	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)
BAMS	Class 12 or its equivalent exam with Physics, Chemistry, Biology which shall include a practical test in science subjects & English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% aggregate (40% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC)
MSc	Bachelor's degree of a University established by law in India (with the subject of study for MSc as one of the subjects) in 2nd Division or with at least 45% aggregate (40% aggregate in case of SC/ST candidates) or Honours in the subject concerned
BTech	Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics and any other elective subjects with at least 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ ST)
BCom	Class 12 or equivalent with Maths/ Economics as a compulsory subject

Himachal Pradesh University, Department of Evening Studies release merit list after the registration process is over. The university usually releases two merit list to announce the names of shortlisted candidates for BCom programme admission. Since, the official schedule is not out yet. Below are the tentative HPU dates for BCom merit list as per the previous year schedules:

Event	Date (Tentative)
Release of first merit list	Third week of Jul '24
Admission and fee deposit	Third week of Jul '24
Display of second merit list	Last week of Jul '24
Admission and fee deposit	Last week of Jul '24

 

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.

HPU fee is different for different courses. However, the components of fee remain same for all the programmes offered by the university. Some are one-time paid such as caution deposit, library deposit and admission fee. Find below HPU fee for top courses:

Course Name	Total Tuition Fee
MBA	INR 4,800 - INR 1.4 lakh
BAMS	INR 1.7 Lacs - INR 3.1 lakh
B.Ed	INR 19,200 - INR 2.4 lakh
BA	INR 1,800 - INR 78,000
MSc	INR 2,400 - INR 1.8 lakh

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

Himachal Pradesh University Cutoff 2024 has been concluded for admission to the MD courses, on the basis of candidates' performance in the NEET PG exam. As per the NEET PG exam cutoff list, the cutoff ranks for various MD courses closed at a range of 493 and 70375, for the General All India category candidates. The Cutoff was released for different categories under the All India quota. candidates can check the detailed category-wise cutoff ranks for HPU Cutoff 2024 on this page.

Yes, Himachal Pradesh University accepts NEET score for admission to BAMS. NEET exam is conducted once a year in offline or paper-pencil-based test (PBT) mode for three hours and 20 minutes or 200 minutes. As far as the NEET exam pattern is concerned, there are 200 questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology, out of which 180 questions have to be attempted. Candidates after qualifying NEET have to apply for HPU BAMS programme. The university releases a merit list based on NEET score of the candidates. 

HPU NEET MDS Cutoff 2024 was released for MDS admission. The closing ranks for various course varied between 160 and 642, for the General All India quota candidates. At 500 rank, the course available for the General AI candidates would be MDS in Oral Medicine and Radiology and MDS in Prosthodontics, as these courses have a lenient cutoff. 

The total tuition fee for HPU Shimla BTech/ BTech (Hons) ranges between INR 2.1 lakh and INR 3.6 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. The total fee for BTech includes various components such as tuition fee, admission fee, library security, medical, etc. Besides, aspirants also need to pay an application fee in the start to register for a course.