HP PAT 2025 Exam will be conducted in third week of May 2025 through offline mode. HP PAT (Himachal Pradesh polytechnic Admission Test) is an entrance examination conducted by Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board (HPTSB). This state level exam is conducted once a year for candidates seeking admission into various polytechnic/diploma courses in field of Engineering and Pharmacy. The eligible candidates will be offered admission at various Government and Private institutions located within Himachal Pradesh state. In this article, we have provided complete details related to HP PAT 2025 exam such as dates, application form, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus and many more.
HP PAT 2025 Overview
| Exam Name | HP PAT 2025 |
| Full Name | Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test |
| Conducting Body | Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board (HPTSB) |
| Exam Level | State Level |
| Courses Offered | Polytechnic/Diploma Engineering & Pharmacy |
| Exam Mode | Offline (OMR) based |
| Application Mode | Online Mode |
| Frequency of Conduct | Once a year |
| Languages | English, Hindi |
HP PAT 2025 Exam Dates
Candidates must check below table for HP PAT Exam Dates 2025:
| Events | Dates 2025 (Tentative) |
| Online application form available | 1st week of April 2025 |
| Deadline for submission of application form | 1st week of May 2025 |
| Admit card Availability | 2nd week of May 2025 |
| Exam date | 3rd week of May 2025 |
| Publication of answer key | 4th week of May 2025 |
| Announcement of result | 1st week of June 2025 |
| Counselling process organises | 2nd week of June 2025 |
HP PAT 2025 Application Form
Candidates must go through given instruction before filling out HP PAT Application Form 2025:
- HP PAT 2025 Application Form will be made available to candidates in first week of April 2025.
- The application form of HP PAT 2025 can be submitted through online mode from the website.
- Before filling the application form, candidates must satisfy eligibility norms to be eligible to apply.
- Candidates will need to enter their personal, qualifications and course-related details while filling the application form.
- A scanned image of photograph and signature of candidates will also be uploaded in registration form in prescribed size and format.
- Candidates must be careful while filling the application form as there will be no correction facility provided to make changes in form.
- The application form filling and submission will be done till first week of May 2025.
- Candidates must take a printout of application form for further uses in the admission procedure.
Application Fee:
- Candidates will have to make payment of HP PAT 2025 application fee through online mode.
- The fees will be accepted through credit card/ debit card/ net banking payment gateways.
Application fee for different category candidates will be as given:
| Category | Application Fee |
| General Category | Rs. 650/- |
| OBC/SC/ST Category | Rs. 400/- |
How to Apply for HP PAT 2025
Follow the given step by step procedures to apply for HP PAT 2025:
- Step-1: Go to the website of HP PAT (link will be available above).
- Step-2: Click on “New User Registration” link.
- Step-3: Enter all required details to complete registration process.
- Step-4: Now, login to website and click on “Application Form” link.
- Step-5: Provide all required details in application form.
- Step-6: Preview details and submit form successfully.
- Step-7: Upload photograph and Signature in prescribed format and click on “Save and Proceed” button.
- Step-8: Select payment option and make payment of application fee.
- Step-9: Login again and take printout of application form for future needs.
HP PAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must fulfil following HP PAT Eligibility Criteria 2025 as given:
- Domicile: One must be a domicile holder of Himachal Pradesh State.
- Qualification: Candidates must have qualified 10th standard or its equivalent exam from a recognised board.
- Marks: A minimum of 35% marks must be obtained in qualifying examination to be eligible to apply.
- Subjects: In qualifying examination, candidates must have Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and English as mandatory subjects.
- Appearing: Candidates appearing in their qualifying level examination will also be able to apply.
HP PAT 2025 Exam Pattern
In the below section, we have mentioned HP PAT 2025 exam pattern:
- Mode of Exam: The mode of exam will be offline (OMR) based.
- Duration of Exam: Candidates will be given a maximum of 3 hours to solve paper.
- Medium of Exam: The question asked in exam will be in English and Hindi language.
- Total Questions: There will be a total of 150 questions in exam.
- Total Marks: The question paper will consist of 600 marks.
- Marking Scheme: Candidates will be awarded 4 marks for each correction option marked by them in exam.
- Negative Marking: There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect response.
Here, candidates will get complete details related exam pattern of HP PAT 2025:
| Subjects | No. of Question (4 marks each) | Total Marks |
| Mathematics | 50 | 200 |
| Physics | 50 | 200 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 120 |
| English | 20 | 80 |
| Total | 150 | 600 |
HP PAT 2025 Syllabus
The topics covered in HP PAT Syllabus 2025 will be similar to syllabus of 10th level examination. Candidates can check the syllabus below:
| Subjects | Syllabus |
| Mathematics | Number Systems, Trigonometry, Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Mensuration, Statistics & Probability |
| Physics | Electronic Devices, Electromagnetic Waves, Dual Nature of Radiation & Matter, Atoms & Nuclei, Current Electricity, Electrostatics, Magnetic Effect of Current & Magnesium, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents |
| Chemistry | Solid State, Biomolecules, p-Block Elements, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, Aldehydes, Solutions, Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Electrochemistry, Amines |
| English | Tenses, Sentence Correction Questions, Articles Rule, Reading Comprehension, Spotting Error, Idioms & Phrases, Active & Passive Voices, Conjunctions, Adjective Degree of Comparison Rules, One Word Substitutions, Homonyms |
HP PAT 2025 Preparation Tips
The HP PAT 2025 Preparation Tips to score good marks in exam will be as follows:
- Get to know your syllabus in depth
- Build a knowledge of exam patterns.
- Do not just learn, prepare proper notes while studying.
- Practice sample papers and previous year papers to know exam pattern.
- Attempt as many mock tests as possible to increase speed of solving papers.
- Do not compromise with your health, take healthy nutrients and get eight hours of sleep.
HP PAT Books
Candidates must read these books to prepare for HP PAT 2025 exam:
| Subjects | Books | Authors |
| English | English Book-Class10th | NCERT |
| Objective General English | R S Aggarwal | |
| HP PAT Book- English | Swarn Publications | |
| Physics | Physics Book-Class 10th | NCERT |
| Objective Physics | Pradeep | |
| Concept of Physics | H.C. Verma | |
| HP PAT Book- Physics | Arihant Publications | |
| Chemistry | Chemistry Book-Class 10th | NCERT |
| Objective Chemistry | Pradeep | |
| HP PAT Book-Chemistry | Arihant Publications | |
| Mathematics | Maths Books-Class 11th & 12th | NCERT |
| Objective Mathematics | R D Sharma |
Exam Centres
The exam will be held at following HP PAT Exam Centres 2025:
| Bilaspur | Kandaghat | Gagret |
| Nurpur | Mandi | Una |
| Nahan | Nadaun | Nalagarh |
| Ghumarwin | Solan | Saraghat |
| Palampur | Kullu | Jogindernagar |
| Shimla | Hamirpur | Sundernagar |
| Chamba | Rohru | Sujanpur Tihra |
| Shahpur | Reckong Peo | Kangra |
| Raampur Busher | Banikhet | Dharamshala |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
HP PAT 2025 Admit Card
The HP PAT Admit Card 2025 will be released by authority through online mode in second week of July 2025. The Hall Ticket will be made available for only those candidates who have successfully filled application form and submitted application fee before deadline.
HP PAT 2025 Admit Card will be downloaded by login to website using application number and password. Every candidate must retain a copy of admit card along with them which will be produced at the time of examination.
HP PAT 2025 Answer Key
After the commencement of entrance exam, authority will publish HP PAT Answer Key 2025. The answer key will be declared in fourth week of May 2025 through online mode. The candidates will be able to download it by using their login credentials.
In HP PAT 2025 answer key, correct answers of questions asked in exam will be given. Candidates will be able to estimate their probable by comparing the answer key with responses marked by them in entrance exam.
HP PAT 2025 Result
The result of HP PAT 2025 will be announced through online mode. The authority will declare results in first week of June 2025. To check their result, candidates will need to visit website of authority.
The result will be made available to candidates in a PDF format. The authority will prepare HP PAT Result 2025 on the basis of marks scored by candidates in entrance exam.
HP PAT 2025 Merit List
The HP PAT Merit List 2025 will be accessed by candidates via online mode on the website. Candidates will be able to check the merit list after the announcement of result.
The authority will compile a merit list of HP PAT 2025 on the basis of marks scored by candidates in entrance exam. The seats will be allocated to eligible candidates on the basis of rank appeared in merit list.
HP PAT 2025 Cut Off
HP PAT Cut Off 2025 is a minimum qualifying marks range set by authority for shortlisting eligible candidates. The authority will prepare a separate category wise cut off list which will be checked by candidates through online mode on their website.
Candidates will have to secure minimum cut off marks in order to get selected for admission. The candidates will be required to obtain 15% marks for general category and 10% marks for reserved categories to qualify and participate in online admission process.
The cut off marks of HP PAT 2025 exam will be as follows:
| Category | Cut Off Marks |
| General | 90 marks |
| SC | 60 marks |
| ST | 60 marks |
| OBC | 60 marks |
Reservation Criteria
Candidates can check below table for HP PAT Reservation Criteria 2025:
For Polytechnic Engineering Courses:
| Category | Reservation of Seats |
| Vertical Reservation | |
| General | 45% |
| SC | 22% |
| OBC | 18% |
| ST | 5% |
| EWS | 10% |
| Horizontal Reservation | |
| Ex-Man | 15% |
| PH | 3% |
| Rural Backward Area | 4% |
| Freedom Fighter | 2% |
| Sports person | 2% |
| Antyodaya/ BPL | 15% |
For Diploma Pharmacy Courses:
| Category | Reservation of Seats |
| Vertical Reservation | |
| General | 55% |
| SC | 22% |
| OBC | 18% |
| ST | 5% |
| Horizontal Reservation | |
| Ex-Man | 15% |
| PH | 3% |
| Rural Backward Area | 4% |
| Freedom Fighter | 2% |
| Sports person | 2% |
| Antyodaya/ BPL | 15% |
HP PAT 2025 Counselling
HP PAT Counselling 2025 will be organised by Central Admission Selection Committee. The authority will organise counselling through online mode after the declaration of result. The candidates will be able to appear in counselling process in month of July 2025.
Candidates will need to register and fill choices of courses and institutions to participate in counselling procedure. A counselling call letter will be provided to candidates shortlisted in merit list. Candidates will have to reach allotted institute along with original documents for verification at the stipulated date and time.
These are documents to be produced at the time of counselling for verification:
- Counselling call letter
- Class 10th mark sheet and passing certificate
- HP PAT 2025 admit card & result
- Domicile certificate
- Caste certificate
- Character certificate
- Transfer and Migration certificate
- Medical fitness certificate
- ID proofs
- Three passport size photographs
Participating Colleges/Institutes
Here are list of some HP PAT Participating Institutes 2025:
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Government Polytechnic, Ambota
- Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic, Banikhet
- Government Polytechnic, Mandi
- Government Polytechnic, Shimla
- Government Polytechnic, Kangra
- Green Hills Polytechnic Kumarhatti
- Devasya Polytechnic, Hamirpur
- Himalayan Polytechnic, Sirmour
- K.C. Polytechnic Pandoga Uparla, Una
- SIRDA Polytechnic, Naulakha, Mandi
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