HPU BBA / BCA Entrance Test 2020 – Eligibility Criteria, Application Form

HPU Admission in various courses will be made on the basis of merit in the Entrance Tests OR the Academic record wherever applicable. The candidates who will pass or appear in the qualifying examination (s) are eligible for admission to the above courses and can apply for appearing in the Entrance Examination. However, their admission in the concerned Department/ Institute will be subject to their securing the prescribed percentage of marks in the qualifying examination(s) and submission of all documents including the final marks sheet of the qualifying examination(s) latest by the date of Interview/ Admission. Online Applications will be invited for admission to BBA and BCA Admission at Shimla.

HPU BBA / BCA Entrance Test 2020

Online Applications will be invited for admission to “Winner of the Asia’s Most Trusted Business School Award-2016” from +2 students in any stream (appearing or passed), for a qualifying /screening test for admission in BBA & BCA 3 year programme will be conducted by the Himachal Pradesh University at SHIMLA, separately for BBA and BCA courses. The filling of the online Application form will commence from the month of April 2020..

Schedule for HPU BBA and BCA Entrance Test 2020 is given below as per last year.

Events	Dates (Expected)
For BBA program
Date of Online Application	Second week of Apr 2020
Last date of receipt of Admission Form	Third week of May 2020
Date of Entrance Test	First week of Jun 2020
Date of Declaration of Result of Entrance Test	Third week of Jun 2020
Date of Interview and Group Discussion	Third week of Jun 2020
First List/Second List/Third List	last week of Jul 2020
Last date for depositing the dues	first week of Jul 2020
Classes start from	First week of Jul 2020
For BCA program
Date of Sale of Prospectus	Second week of Apr 2020
Last date of receipt of Admission Form	Third week of May 2020
Date of Entrance Test	First week of Jun 2020
Date of Declaration of Result of Entrance Test	Third week of Jun 2020
First List/Second List/Third List	Last week of Jun 2020
Last date for depositing the dues	Last Week of Jun 2020
Classes start from	First week Jul 2020

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility For Admission To BBA:

• Plus Two examinations under 10+2 system or an examination equivalent thereto of a Board/ University established by Law in India with 45% marks (40% marks for Scheduled Caste/ Schedule Tribe candidates).
• Any examination of a University/ Board/ College or School in a foreign country recognized as equivalent for the above purpose by the Vice-Chancellor/ equivalence committee on its own or on recommendations of Association of Indian Universities with 45% marks (40% marks in case of SC/ST).

Age Limit: The maximum age limit for the course is 22 years on the 1st July of the year concerned, provided that in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes, the upper age limit will be relaxed by three years. Provided further that the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to permit age relaxation for reasons to be recorded in writing up to a maximum of three months.

Eligibility For Admission To BCA:

• Plus Two examinations under 10+2 system or an examination equivalent thereto of a Board/ University established by Law in India with 40% marks (35% marks for Scheduled Caste/ Schedule Tribe candidates).
• Any examination of a University/ Board/ College or School in a foreign country recognized as equivalent for the above purpose by the Vice-Chancellor/ equivalence committee on its own or on recommendations of Association of Indian Universities with 40% marks (35% marks in case of SC/ST).

Age Limit: The maximum age limit for the course is 21 years for male candidates of General Category, 23 years for female candidates of General category and 24 years for both male and female candidates of Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe category as on 1st July of the year concerned. The Vice-Chancellor may permit age relaxation up to a maximum of three months.

Application Form

BBA & BCA Application form has been released by Himachal Pradesh University. The applications for BBA and BCA courses have to be submitted online separately both for subsidized and non-subsidized seats.

Application Form Fee (As per last year)

Category	Subsidizes Seat	Non-Subsidized Seat
General	400/-	900/-
SC/ST/Antyodaya	250/-	900/-

Exam Pattern

For BBA Admission (For Subsidized Seats)

1. Written Test – Written test is comprising of four parts,

• General English
• General Mathematics
• General Knowledge
• General Management

2. Group Discussion

3. Personal Interview.

The weightage assigned in computing merit is as follows:

1. Application Ratings: (15 Marks each for Matric and 10+2 examination levels on the basis of percentage scored in the examination. While computing merit a candidate having Commerce or Mathematics as a subject at 10+2 Level will be given additional weightage of 10% of the percentage of aggregate marks obtained by him/her in 10+2
examination).
2. Written Test: 50 Marks
3. Group Discussion: 10 Marks
4. Interview: 10 Marks

For BCA Admission (For Subsidized Seats)

The competitive test shall comprise of three parts:

1. Mathematics (40%)
2. Logical Ability (40%)
3. General Awareness (20%).

Note: There is no written test for Non-Subsidized Seat and no reservations of any kind of this category

Reservation Criteria

1. Admission shall be subject to the following conditions:

A. 15% and 7.5% seats shall be reserved for SC and ST candidates respectively, who have passed their qualifying examination from HP Board of School Education or any other school located within the territorial jurisdiction of Himachal Pradesh from any other Board like CBSE or ICSE, etc.

B. The remaining 77.5% seats shall be filled as under

i. 25% of seats for admission shall be open for all the candidates irrespective of the institution from where they have passed their qualifying examination

ii. 75% of seats shall be filled out of the candidates who have passed their qualifying examination from HP Board of School Education or any other school located within the territorial jurisdiction of Himachal Pradesh from any other Board like CBSE or ICSE, etc. subject to the following reservations:

• 5% of the seats shall be reserved for outstanding Sportsmen/Women.
• 5% of seats shall be reserved for outstanding cultural activists.
• 5% of seats shall be reserved for physically handicapped candidates.
• Provided that the minimum eligibility for admission to the course in the case of SC/ST will be 5% lower than the eligibility condition for other students.
• The rules of HP University shall be applicable in the case of the above reservations in the college.

Admit Card

Himachal Pradesh University will issue the admit card for BBA & BCA entrance test. The admit card will be available online at the official website www.admissions.hpushimla.in. Candidates can download their admit card through the link which will be provided below.

Fee Structure

Give fee structure is based on the last year.

Seats	BBA	BCA
Subsidized Seat	25,000/-	30,000
Non-Subsidized Seat	60,000/-	65,000/-

Official Website: www.admissions.hpushimla.in. 

To get more information about BBA and BCA Courses from HPU University 2020 – Download Admission Notice 2019

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