HPU BCA : Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Shimla, Himachal PradeshState UniversityEstd 1970NAAC Grade A 3.0
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02 Aug, 2025 HPU BCA Admission 2025 is ongoing. The last date to apply is Aug 10, 2025. Click here for more.

Course Description

BCA at HPU is a 3 Years Degree. The course is offered On Campus as a Full Time program. HPU BCA First Year Fees is INR 25,000 for 2025.

Candidates must have at least 10+2 to be eligible for admissions. Check HPU Admission 2025

HPU BCA Fees 2025

Fees (2025 - 2026) Year 1 (in INR) Year 2 (in INR) Year 3 (in INR)
Tuition Fees 25000 25000 25000
Yearly Fees 25000 25000 25000

* Fees is refundable

HPU BCA Previous Fees

Fees Year 1 (in INR) Year 2 (in INR) Year 3 (in INR)
Tuition Fees 30000 30000 30000
Yearly Fees 30000 30000 30000

* Fees is refundable

HPU BCA Admission 2025

The minimum eligibility for admission to BCA at HPU is 10+2.

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Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must have a passed 10+2 from a reccognized board

Course Details

Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) established in 1970, offers a three-year full-time BCA degree divided across six semesters. Admission to the BCA degree of HPU is based on both merit and entrance. To be eligible for the admissions, candidates must have to complete their 10+2 from a recognized board with at least 40% marks as an aggregate. 

HPU BCA Eligibility Criteria

A candidate will be eligible to apply for BCA at HPU if he/she satisfies one of the following criteria.

  • The candidate should have passed the 12th examination or any other equivalent examination.
  • If the candidate has completed the schooling in any foreign country, he/ she should have passed the examination that is recognized as equivalent by the Vice-Chancellor/ equivalence committee of its own or as per the recommendations of the Association of Indian Universities.
  • The candidates should have scored a minimum of 40% marks in the examination. For Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes the minimum mark required is 35%.

HPU BCA Admission Guidelines

For the subsidized category, the admission is based on a competitive examination.

Category Admission based on
Subsidized category Entrance Exam
Non-subsidized category Marks scored in +2 or equivalent examination

The competitive exam will consist of the following parts namely

  • Mathematics - 40%
  • Logical Ability - 40%
  • General Awareness - 20%

For the non-subsidized category, the admission is based on marks scored in the 10+2 exam passed. There will be no reservation and no competitive exam for non-subsidized seats.

Admit cards will be issued to the candidates attending the entrance exam. The candidates can access and download their admit cards on the University’s official website. The merit list will be prepared separately for both subsidized and unsubsidized categories.

Application Procedure

  • Candidates need to visit the following websites of the Himachal Pradesh University.
  • Candidates are required to read the instructions for filling in the application form carefully.
  • The candidate has to register himself/herself by creating a new account.
  • Candidates should fill in their personal details, educational qualification, and contact details.
  • The candidate has to attach his/her photo and signature as per the specifications given in the APU application form.
  • Click on the “Click and save” option to save all the filled-in details.
  • Online payment can be made through one of the following credit/Debit cards, Net banking, e-Challan.
  • For offline payment of the application fee, one has to download the e-Challan. Fill in the required details and submit the fees through an IPO or Bank draft drawn in favor of Finance Officer, H.P. University, Shimla
  • On completing the payment, the candidate is required to click on the “Submit application form” button to finally submit the application for the BCA course.
  • Candidates are advised to take printouts of the HPU application form and the e-receipt for future reference.
  • The registration number and other required details will be sent to the registered mail id and the mobile number.

Read More: Himachal Pradesh University Admission 2021

HPU BCA Course Details

BCA is a full-time course and has a duration of 3 years and is divided into 6 semesters. The details of the papers covered in the BCA syllabus in each semester are listed below. One can also download the detailed syllabus from the official website of the university. If the University makes any changes in the syllabus, the same shall be updated on the website.

HPU BCA Syllabus

First Year Semester I Semester II
Mathematics-I Mathematics-II
Applied English Communicative English
Computer Fundamentals Digital Electronics
C Programming Data Structures
Office Automation Tools Database Management
C Programming Lab-I Data Structures Lab-III
Office Automation Tools Lab-II Database Management System Lab-IV
Second Year Semester III Semester IV
Mathematics-III Personnel Management
Business Practices and Management Accounting
Computer Organization System Analysis and Design
Object Oriented Programming with C++ Internet Technology & Web Page Design
Desktop Publishing and Designing Programming in Visual Basic
Object-Oriented Programming with C++ Lab Internet Technology & Web Page Design Lab-VII
Desktop Publishing and Designing Lab-VI Programming in Visual Basic Lab-VIII
Third Year Semester V Semester VI
Operating System Computer Networks
eCommerce Numerical Methods
Management Information System Multimedia Technology
ASP.net Technologies Computer Graphics
Computer Oriented Statistical Methods Software Engineering
ASP.net Technologies Lab-IX Computer Graphics Lab-XI
Computer Oriented Statistical Methods Lab-X Major Project

Read More: Himachal Pradesh University Courses & Fees

HPU BCA FAQs

Ques. What are the requisite documents to be submitted at the time of admission into the BCA course of Himachal Pradesh University?

Ans. Candidates should keep the following documents handy at the time of admission:

  • 10+2 Marks Card
  • Entrance Scorecard
  • Recent Passport size Photographs
  • Original ID Proof
  • Caste/PH Certificate (if applicable)
  • Domicile Certificate

Ques. How are the placement opportunities offered at HPU for the BCA students?

Ans. There are not many campus placements offered at the university, but job fairs organized by students do bring opportunities for students. The placed student’s salary ranges between 3 to 5 lakhs per annum.

Ques. Does Himachal Pradesh University conduct any industrial tours and training for the BCA students?

Ans. The University conducts industrial tours and training to equip the students with industrial and entrepreneurship skills and make them industry-ready individuals.

Ques. What is the reservation criteria of Himachal Pradesh University?

Ans. SC and ST candidates are allotted 15% and 7.5% seats respectively, who have passed their qualifying examination from schools located in Himachal Pradesh.

The residual 77.5% seats shall be filled as per the following conditions:

  • 25% of the seats will be allotted to students irrespective of the location of their schools
  • 75% of the seats will be allotted to students who have passed their qualifying examination from schools located in Himachal Pradesh

Ques. What are the other courses offered by HPU?

Ans. HPU offers a variety of UG, PG, and Doctoral courses, some of the most popular courses of the institute are: MBA, B.A.M.S, B.Tech, LLB, BBA, BA LLB, MCA, B.Sc, Ph.D., etc. 

 Fee for Subsidized Seat = Rs. 30,000/- Per Annum

 Fee for Non-Subsidized Seat Rs. 65,000/- Per Annum

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HPU: Students' Opinion

AI-Generated Summary based on 26 Reviews

The BCA course at the college spans three years across six semesters, with a curriculum covering five subjects and a class size of 40 students. The faculty-to-student ratio is 5:1, highlighting a favorable learning environment, although exams are challenging, leading to a high failure rate among students. The faculty is mostly praised for their expertise and approachability, with a few exceptions noted. In terms of placements, students become eligible in their third year, with about 70% securing jobs.

The highest salary package offered is around 8 lakh INR per annum. Internships are available with companies like Jio and Airtel, offering up to 1000 INR per day. The annual tuition fee is approximately 30,000 INR for subsidized students and around 60,000 INR for non-subsidized ones, with additional costs for exams and reappearing. Reserved category students benefit from reduced fees ranging from 6,000 to 10,000 INR annually. Scholarships are available through government and university aid for high achievers scoring over 85%.

The total cost for completing the BCA course is about 90,000 INR for subsidized students and 1,80,000 INR for non-subsidized students over three years. Despite some limitations in campus placements, students often secure positions independently.

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Date for Submission of Application for Session 2025-26 [BCA]Jun 01, 2025 - Jun 19, 2025
Date of Entrance Test for Admission Session 2025–2026 [BCA] May 17, 2025

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Reviewed on May 30, 2025(Enrolled 2021)

Fees and Financial Aid:

The fees was paid in three installments first installment during admission time 2nd installment during even semester (2,4,6) and 3rd installment before final exams of the even semesters (2,4,6) .The fees payment is also flexible you get 20 to 30 days to pay fees or if you are not able to pay at a time then faculty is also very helpful . I dont know the fees for the Sc/St category but their is definitely a scholarship program for the students based on 12th and 10th class percentage a batchmate of mine got around 50000 rupees of scholarship.
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The year wise fees of my college is very low as per other colleges and it is very affordable I pay approx 7000 per semester our college also provide some subsidy for some students or some students from my class pay approx 14000 per semester some students of my class live near the college in rooms they pay approx 3 to 4 thousand per month for room rent
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Vaishali Sharma
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Reviewed on Feb 20, 2025(Enrolled 2018)

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The fee was approximately 28000 per annum which was to be paid for 2 semesters. The college also provided a provision for scholarship to students now but back in our time there was no scholarship . The fees was also altered for sc and st . As they got subsidy on the behalf of government.
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Nishant
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Reviewed on Feb 13, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

Fees and Financial Aid:

The yearly fees is 25000. It includes all the tution fee , registration fee ,lab fees and all other fee. Some batchmates pay half fees as they are under some categories. University offer scholarship for students as their merits and according to categories.
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Anjali
Anjali
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Reviewed on Feb 2, 2025(Enrolled 2025)

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The children of ex service man have scholarship of 36000 per year and 3000 per month if they gain at list 50 %marks in there +2 class and I know another scholarship nsp for the student who comes in merit list of state
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Khem Raj
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we have 2 semester in a year and per semester fee is 15000. This course help you to become it litterate and beome an it skilled person. This course helps you to find jobs at multi - national companies.
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Nishant
Nishant
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Reviewed on Dec 31, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Fees and Financial Aid:

there are two semesters in each year and for each semester 7000 aprox. is what a student needs to pay there are various types of scholarships available ranging from 13000 to 18000 depending on your father's income or your 12th marks
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College Ninja
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Reviewed on Dec 22, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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I have applied for this course in 2024 And I have interest in computer and technology thats why I opted bca The fee structure is ok My 2 semester fees is ?26500 And I don't have currently any scholarship fee structure is goid
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I paid 28000 as admission fee and one year learning after that i paid 26500 which was decreased as eecond year and i am a general student and the other sc st had payment like 17000 for a year that might be because i got in the subsidised seat for bca
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Yearly fee for 2 semesters are 25000 per annum for 3 years . So tk complete graduation with course BCA total amount required is 75000 including extra fee for exam per semester 800 As compare to other universities i found it much affordable . Hostel facilities are also provided with annual fees
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