HPTU Course Admission 2026: Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Application Process, Selection Criteria

Hamirpur, Himachal PradeshState UniversityEstd 2011
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02 Apr, 2026 MAT May 2026 session registrations have started for MBA admission. Aspirants can register @mat.aima.in till May 25, for PBT Mode, and till June 8, for CBT Mode. The Exam will be held on May 31 (PBT) and on June 14 (CBT). Read more.

HPTU offers UG and PG programs. The College offers 24 programs in different specialisations. Admission to the UG and PG programs is done on the basis of merit, followed by the HPCET/ GATE/ JEEMAINS Test.

  • Admission to the UG course is done on the basis of merit. Candidates need to qualify 10+2 from a recognised Board with at least 50% aggregate, followed by qualifying for the HPCET /JEE MAINS/ GATE exam.
  • Admission to PG courses like MA is done on the basis of Merit. Candidates need a Bachelor's degree from a recognised University, followed by qualifying for the HPCET exam.
  • Admission into the Post Graduate Diploma course in Yoga requires a candidate with Bachelors degree from a recognised University.
  • HPTU is a State University and it is recognised by UGC.

HPTU Important Dates 2026

The Important Dates for HPTU for UG and PG Admissions for the 2026 Session are mentioned below.

HPCET Exam Dates

Events Date
HPCET Registration Date Mar 13, 2026
Admit Card Release Date May 05, 2026
Entrance Exam Date May 10, 2026
Result Release Date May 21, 2026

HPCET Counselling Dates

Events Date
Counseling Registration Date Jun 10 - Jun 30, 2026
Round 1 Counselling Date Jul 25 - Jul 26, 2026
Round 2 Counselling Date Aug 01 - Aug 02, 2026

GATE Exam Dates

Events Date
GATE 2026 Result Date (OUT) Mar 19, 2026

HPTU Hamirpur B.Tech & B.Arch Admission 2024

HPTU offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree with ten different specializations. Duration of all the B.Tech courses is four years and 5 years for the B.Arch Program. The college also accepts lateral entry (direct admission in second year) in all the B.Tech courses for which the duration is 3 years.

HPTU Hamirpur B.Tech & B.Arch Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates must have passed their 10+2 or 10+3 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as main subjects from any recognized board of education. 
  • Candidates must have scored a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate for B.Arch and 45% marks in aggregate for B.Tech.

HPTU Hamirpur B.Tech & B.Arch Selection Criteria 2026

  • Selection to the B.Tech programme is strictly based on the scores of the JEE Main entrance examination or HPCET exam conducted by HPTU.
  • For B.Arch, candidates are required to have a valid NATA/ JEE Main score.

How to Apply for JEE Main 2026?

Candidates who are eligible for admission have to take the JEE Main. The application process is given below:

  • Visit the official website of JEE- Main
  • Register for the online application form
  • Make a note of the system-generated application number
  • Create a password
  • Log in again and fill out the form
  • Upload scanned images of photographs and signature
  • A fee of 650 INR (325 INR for reserved categories) will be charged/ It is to be paid through Debit card, Credit card, Net banking, UPI or Paytm.
  • Keep a printout of the application form for future use.

HPTU Hamirpur UG Admission 2024

HPTU offers a 3 years long B.Sc in HMCT, BCA and BBA program at UG level. Apart from these, the university also offers B.Pharm in two main specializations namely, Allopathy and Ayurveda in the duration of 4 years. 

HPTU Hamirpur UG Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates are required to have passed their 10+2 in the relevant stream from any recognized board of education. 
  • Candidates must have scored a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. 

HPTU Hamirpur UG Selection Criteria 2026

  • Selection to the UG programs of HPTU is made through the common entrance exam of HPTU named HPCET.
  • Candidates are also required to have satisfactory merit in their 10+2.

How to Apply?

  • Click on the official admission link of HPTU.
  • Fill the application form by filling all the required details. After filling the basic details, the candidate will receive a username and password. Note down the form number, username and password. 
  • Now, click on “login” using the user form number, name and password.
  • A verification page will appear on the screen. Candidates must enter the OTP via email option and enter the OTP received. This will verify the Email ID of the candidate. 
  • Start filling the application form by entering personal, academic details
  • Select the admission criteria through which you want to enrol in the college i.e. National Level Test, HPCET and on the basis of Qualifying Examination for appearing in Counselling
  • Also, upload the scanned copy of your own signature (in *.JPEG/*.JPG format) and photograph (3.5 x 4.5 cm in JPEG/JPG format) and also of your parent/guardian’s digital signature. The file size of the photograph and signatures should not exceed 50kb and 30 kb separately for each file.
  • Additionally, be careful at putting the category the candidate belongs to, otherwise, the candidate will be considered from the general category.
  • Candidates who haven’t appeared for HPCET have to pay an application processing fee of INR 1550/- for candidates of General category and INR 1400/- for candidates of Reserved Categories before submitting the application form.
  • Click on “ Final submit”.
  • After making the final submission, click on “fee payment”.
  • For making the payment of the fees two options will appear in front of the candidate – “Offline link to generate PNB Challan” and “Online Fee Payment Link”.
  • Online payment can be made through Debit card/ credit card or Net Banking.
  • The candidate, after making the fee payment will be able to submit the application form.
  • A print out of the filled in application form has to be taken out along with the declaration form and a scanned copy of it has to be submitted either through post ( to the following address) or e-mail at himtuadmission@gmail.com
  • For each program, a separate application form has to be submitted by the candidate.

HPTU Hamirpur M.Tech Admission 2024

HPTU offers a years-long M.Tech programme at the PG level in 5 different specializations namely, CSE, ECE, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering. 

HPTU Hamirpur M.Tech Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates are required to have passed their bachelor's degree in the relevant discipline of Engineering or Technology from any recognized university or college. 
  • Candidates should have scored a minimum of 50% marks or 5.5 CGPA in their graduation. 

HPTU Hamirpur M.Tech Selection Criteria 2026

  • Selection to the M.Tech programme is based on the merit lists prepared by the university on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the GATE entrance exam. 
  • If the seats remain vacant, seats will be filled up on the basis of merit in HPCET.

How to Apply for GATE 2026?

Those who are eligible for admission have to take the GATE. The registration process for it is given below:

  • Visit the official website
  • Register through the link by entering the candidate’s name, email ID and mobile number.
  • After the form is submitted, an enrollment ID will be sent to the candidate’s mobile number.
  • Fill out the application form.
  • A fee of 1,500 INR (750 INR for women and reserved categories) will be charged. It is to be paid online.
  • Download the form and keep a printout for future reference.

HPTU Hamirpur MBA & MCA Admission 2024

HPTU Hamirpur offers a 2 years long MBA & MCA program in general via regular mode and charges a fee of INR 54,200 and INR 66,450 for the first year of the MBA & MCA programs respectively. 

HPTU Hamirpur MBA & MCA Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates are required to have passed their bachelor's degree in the relevant field from any recognized university or college for the MBA program.
  • While for MCA program candidates should have passed BCA or B.Tech/B.E.
  • Also, candidates should have scored a minimum of 50% marks or 5.5 CGPA on the 10 point scale in aggregate.

HPTU Hamirpur MBA & MCA Selection Criteria 2026

  • For MBA, the selection is based on the merit-lists prepared by the university on the basis of rank scored by the candidates in the CAT/ MAT/ CMAT or HPCET.
  • For MCA, the university selects the best eligible students on the basis of scores HPCET conducted by HPTU.

How to Apply?

  • Click on the official admission link of HPTU.
  • Fill the application form by filling all the required details. After filling the basic details, the candidate will receive a username and password. Note down the form number, username and password. 
  • Now, click on “login” using the user form number, name and password.
  • A verification page will appear on the screen. Candidates must enter the OTP via email option and enter the OTP received. This will verify the Email ID of the candidate. 
  • Start filling the application form by entering personal, academic details
  • Select the admission criteria through which you want to enrol in the college i.e. National Level Test, HPCET and on the basis of Qualifying Examination for appearing in Counselling
  • Also, upload the scanned copy of your own signature (in *.JPEG/*.JPG format) and photograph (3.5 x 4.5 cm in JPEG/JPG format) and also of your parent/guardian’s digital signature. The file size of the photograph and signatures should not exceed 50kb and 30 kb separately for each file.
  • Additionally, be careful at putting the category the candidate belongs to, otherwise, the candidate will be considered from the general category.
  • Candidates who haven’t appeared for HPCET have to pay an application processing fee of INR 1550/- for candidates of General category and INR 1400/- for candidates of Reserved Categories before submitting the application form.
  • Click on “ Final submit”.
  • After making the final submission, click on “fee payment”.
  • For making the payment of the fees two options will appear in front of the candidate – “Offline link to generate PNB Challan” and “Online Fee Payment Link”.
  • Online payment can be made through Debit card/ credit card or Net Banking.
  • The candidate, after making the fee payment will be able to submit the application form.
  • A print out of the filled in application form has to be taken out along with the declaration form and a scanned copy of it has to be submitted either through post ( to the following address) or e-mail at himtuadmission@gmail.com
  • For each program, a separate application form has to be submitted by the candidate.

HPTU Reservations 2024

Himachal Pradesh Technical University follows a reservation system in its admission procedure. Below table mentions the reservation of each categories as follows;

Categories Reservation of Seats (%)
All India Quota 15%
State Quota 65%
NRI 5%
Management Seats 15%

For the State Quota seats further distribution of the seats are done in the following way:

Categories Reservation of Seats (%)
General  55%
OBC 18%
SC 22%
ST 5%

FAQs

Ques. How to get Admission in a PG course in HPTU?

Ans. To get admission in a PG course in HPTU, a candidate must have 50% marks in their graduation along with a valid score in HPCET Examination. For MBA candidates, CAT, MAT and XAT scores are acceptable.

Ques. Who Conducts HPCET Examination?

Ans. HPTU conducts HPCET. It is conducted in an offline mode. For every correct answer 2 marks will be awarded whereas for each wrong answer 0.5 marks gets deducted.

Ques. What are the courses offered by HPTU?

Ans. HPTU offers different UG, PG and Doctorate courses. Some of the popular courses are B.Tech, MBA, M.Tech, BBA, B.Pharm and M.Pharm.

Ques. How to get admission in a B.Tech course at HPTU?

Ans. Candidates need a minimum aggregate score of 45% marks in PCM, 10+2 exam or equivalent. Along with this they need a valid score in JEE Mains or HPCET. However, 50% of the students are selected on the basis of JEE Mains exam whereas the 50% is selected on the basis of HPCET.

Ques. What is the application mode at HPTU Hamirpur?

Ans. HPTU Hamirpur accepts its application in both online and offline modes. Candidates can apply by visiting the official website of HPTU for the academic session 2024. 

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The Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) program at Himachal Pradesh Technical University (HPTU) requires candidates to have achieved a minimum of 55% in their Class 12 examinations with a focus on either Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) or Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB). Admission can be gained directly through a straightforward application process, with no stress involved.

Alternatively, students may choose to take the HPCET entrance exam, which serves as a basis for eligibility and admission. Cutoffs from HPCET are utilized to determine admission eligibility across different colleges. The presence of good faculty and facilities is noted, contributing to the positive educational environment at HPTU. The timeline for admission aligns with standard academic cycles, although specific dates are not provided.

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HPTU Upcoming Important Dates 2026

Important Events

EventsDates
Admission Timeline [B.Pharm]
Tentative
Oct 04, 2026 - Oct 07, 2026

Expired Events

EventsDates
Date of HPCET 2026 Examination [B.Pharm]
May 10, 2026

Important Events

EventsDates
Admission Timeline [B.Pharm]
Tentative
Oct 04, 2026 - Oct 07, 2026

Expired Events

EventsDates
Date of HPCET 2026 Examination [B.Pharm]
May 10, 2026
Date of HPCET 2026 Examination [BE/B.Tech]
May 10, 2026
Date of HPCET 2026 Examination [MCA]
May 10, 2026

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ankita banerjee
Apr 26, 2024 16:28
Can I edit the information in the HIMTU application form after I submit it?

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