Himachal Pradesh Common Entrance Test ( HP CET ) Entrance Examination

The Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Hamirpur, a premier institution of undergraduate, postgraduate teaching and researchin the country, was established by an Act of Legislative Assembly (Act No. 16 of 2010) on July 30,2010 as a State Government University of Himachal Pradesh.

The University will conduct the HPCET-2015 for admission to B.Tech./ B.Pharmacy / B.Pharmacy ( Ayurveda ),M. Tech, M.Pharmacy, MCA and MBA being offered by HimTU and colleges affiliated to it, deemed to be University, orother Universities established under the State Act or Constituent units thereto.The admission to all courses shall be made on the basis of merit or rank/marks obtained in the National Level Entrance Test subject to fulfillment of minimum educational qualification. However after exhausting the merit of National Level Entrance Test, the admission to all courses shall be made on the basis of merit of marks obtained in HPCET-2015.

HPCET 2021 Exam Pattern

Himachal Pradesh Common Entrance Test ( HP CET ) Entrance Examination Test Pattern Details – 2015

Mode of Entrance Tests

The Entrance Test for each course shall be conducted in single offline ( Pen and Paper Based Test ) mode.

All questions shall be objective type ( multiple choice questions ).each question with choice of four answers.

The candidate will have to choose one correct answer only.

Each correct answer fetches 2 (two) marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 0.5 mark.

No marks shall be awarded for questions not attempted.

For B. Tech / B. Pharmacy / B. Pharmacy ( Ayurveda )

Entrance Exam Schedule:

Section	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
A	Physics	50	100	3 Hrs
B	Chemistry	50	100
C	Mathematics / Biology	50	100
	Total	150	300

Note:

Candidates attempting Physics, Chemistry &Mathematics shall be eligible for B. Tech whereas candidates attempting Physics, Chemistry & Biology / Mathematics shall be eligible for B. Pharmacy or B. Pharmacy (Ayurveda ).

For M. Tech:

Section	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
A	Aptitude Test	15	30	3 Hrs
B	Civil Engg./ Electrical Engg./ Electronics & Comm. Engg./ Computer Science &Engg./ Textile Engg./ Mechanical Engg.	60	120
C	Engg. Mathematics	25	50
	Total	100	200

Note:

A candidate seeking admission in M. Tech is expected to appear in a paper appropriate to the discipline of his / her qualifying degree of section B above.

The candidate is however; free to choose any paper according to his / her admission plan, keeping in mind the eligibility criteria of the institutions in which he / she wishes to seek admission.

For M. Pharmacy

Section	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
A	Aptitude Test	15	30	3 Hrs
B	Pharmaceutical Sciences	60	120
C	Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence	25	50
	Total	100	200

For MCA

Section	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
A	Verbal Ability	25	50	2 Hrs
B	Quantitative Ability	25	50
C	Data Interpretation and Reasoning	25	50
D	General Knowledge and Computer Awareness	25	50
	Total	100	200

For MBA

Section	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
A	Verbal Ability	25	50	2 Hrs
B	Quantitative Ability	25	50
C	Data Interpretation and Reasoning	25	50
D	General Knowledge and Business Awareness	25	50
	Total	100	200