Himachal Pradesh University Shimla Answered Questions

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 ElectiveGeography of India or Economic GeographyDisaster Management of Geography of TourismGeneric ElectiveDisaster Risk ReductionSustainability and Development

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. Since, the official schedule is not out yet. Below are the tentative HPU dates for BA merit list as per the previous year schedules:EventDate (Tentative)Release of first merit listThird week of Jul '24Admission and fee depositThird week of Jul '24Display of second merit listLast week of Jul '24Admission and fee depositLast week of Jul '24

Both HPU and CUHP offers three-year BA programme. To decide between the two, below is comparison for BA programme based on fee and intake parameter:BA UniversityTotal Tuition Fee*Seat IntakeHPUINR 1,800 - INR 78,000140 (Department of Evening Studies)CUHPINR 5,90066*This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

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.

There are a total of 100 seats available for HPU B.Ed programme. The intake capacity is different for HPU affiliated colleges. Candidates are required to qualify HPU Entrance Exam to get a seat in the B.Ed course of the university. Below is HPU affiliated college-wise intake for B.Ed:InstitutesSeatsInternational Centre For Distance Education And Open Learning450Indian Group of Professional Institutions, Sirmour100L.R. Group of Institutes100Indian Institute of Education100Indian Institute of Education100Maharaja Lakshman Sen Memorial College150Shiva College of Education200DDM Sai College100Shri Vishnu S.D.P.G. College100

Aspirants are required to first register for the BAMS course at HPU followed by selection rounds. Below is step-wise HPU admission process for BAMS:STEP 1: Application ProcessCandidates are first required to fill NEET application form. After NEET, aspirants need to fill out the online application form of HPU. The application fee is INR 2,000 for General and other categories (INR 1,000 for SC/ ST). STEP 2: SelectionHimachal Pradesh University selects candidates for BAMS based on NEET score. The university releases a provision category-wise merit list based on NEET score of the candidates.STEP 3: Counselling and Seat AllotmentSelected candidates are further called for counselling. The result of counselling is made available on the official website of the university. Aspirants are required to confirm the allotted seat by paying the course fee.

Both HPU and Baba Mast Nath University offers BAMS programme at UG level for 5.5 years. Below is the comparison between the two based on fee parameter:BAMS UniversityTotal Tuition Fee*HPUINR 19,200 - INR 2.4 lakhBMUINR 5.5 lakh*This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Himachal Pradesh University reserves some seats for SC/ ST candidates of Himachal domicile. Below is the seat reservation criteria:CategorySeat ReservationHimachali SC15%Himachali ST7.5%The remaining 77.5% of seats shall be filled as under:25% of the seats for admission shall be open for all the aspirants irrespective of the institution from where they have passed their qualifying exam;75% of the seats are reserved for candidates who have passed their qualifying examination from HPU or HP Krishi Vishvavidyalaya or Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, subject to the following reservations:5% of the seats shall be reserved for outstanding sportsmen/ women (who have represented the University or State in Inter-University or Inter-State tournaments).5% of the seats shall be reserved for candidates who have shown outstanding performance in cultural activities

Candidates wishing to apply for BAMS at Himachal Pradesh University need to complete at least Class 12 and qualify NEET exam. Below is detailed eligibility for HPU BAMS programme:Aspirants must have passed 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 minimum of 50% aggregate (40% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC) to apply for HPU BAMS.No candidate shall be admitted to BAMS Degree Course unless he/ she has attained the age of seventeen years on or before 31 December of the year of his/ her admission in the first year of the course and not more than of 25 years on or before the 31st December of the year of admission in the first year of the course.

Himachal Pradesh University conducts an entrance exam for B.Ed admission. As per the 2023 schedule, below are the tentative dates for HPU B.Ed entrance exam:EventDateRelease of admit cardMay '24Date of entrance testLast week of May '24Declaration of resultThird week of Jun '24