HPCET 2023 Counselling, Schedule, Seat Matrix, Procedure

HPCET 2023 counselling dates will be announced soon. Qualified candidates will have to register and fill in their choices for HPCET counselling 2023. While registering for the counselling of HPCET 2023, the candidates will also have to pay the required fee. HPCET 2023 seat allotment results will be released online. Allotment of seats has been done based on the candidate's merit, preferences, and availability of seats. Selected candidates will have to confirm their admission before the final date.

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HPCET 2023 Counselling Schedule for B.Tech Courses

HPCET 2023 Counselling will start from the month of July, 2023 (tentatively). HPCET 2023 seat allotment process will follow the 15% All India Quota during all the rounds and stages. Below are the category-wise schedules for Round 1 and Round 2 HPCET 2023 Counselling. The schedule also mentions the venue of HPCET 2023 Counselling along with the Date and Time. The venues are denoted with A, B and C.

A-Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Gandhi Chowk, Hamirpur 177001 (H.P.)

B- Auditorium-I Government Polytechnic, Baru, Hamirpur 177001 (H.P.)

C- Auditorium-II Government Polytechnic, Baru, Hamirpur 177001 (H.P.)

Schedule	Date and Time	Venue
Online Application Form – Last Date	To be updated
Receipt of Hard Copy of Application through the mail (himtuadmission@gmail.com) – Last Date	To be updated	A
Verification of Defense and Sports Certificates along with Backward Area	To be updated	-same-

HPCET 2023 B.Tech. Counselling Round 1

The Round 1 of HPCET 2023 Counselling consists of two stages in this particular order -JEE main 2023 and HPCET 2023 Entrance test. HPCET 2023 seat allotment process for every consecutive stage will be based on the availability of seats after the previous stage will be over.

Stage 1: HPCET 2023 Counselling (on the basis of JEE Main 2023)

This round of HPCET 2023 counselling will be conducted via the JEE Main 2023 score. 50% of the seats are filled via this process. The JEE Main 2023 score is the normalized score of the candidate obtained by the giving 60% weightage on the JEE main 2023 entrance and 40 % weightage on the Class 12 score. The candidates must satisfy the minimum cut off set for the admission via the JEE Main 2023.

Exam Name	General Category	Reserved Category
JEE Main	15%	10%

The category wise schedule for the same is mentioned below:

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
Kashmiri Migrants & Beti Hai Anmol Sub-Reserved of SC & ST (Freedom Fighters, Physically Challenged, Defense, Backward Area, IRDP and Sports) SC (Main) and ST (Main)	1^st week of July 2023	B
Sub-Reserved of OBC and General (Freedom Fighters, IRDP, Physically Challenged, Defense, Backward Area and Sports) OBC (Main)	1^st week of July 2023	-same-
General (Main) (inclusive of All India Quota of 15% seats) – minimum cut-off and above-mentioned marks in JEE (Main) 2023 (60%+40%) Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme for All Categories	1^st week of July 2023	-same-
Reporting in the respective institute by candidates selected in Round 1 of Counselling – Last Date	2^nd week of July 2023
Declaration of Vacant Seats by colleges	2^nd week of July 2023

Stage 2: HPCET 2023 Counselling Round 1 of on the basis of HPCET 2023 entrance examination

The remaining 50% of seats available are filled via HPCET 2023 examination conducted by HPTU for admission to B. Tech. courses. The HPCET 2023 seat allotment will be based on the HPCET 2023 Result as well as HPCET 2023 Merit list.

The candidates must satisfy the minimum cut-off set for admission via the HPCET 2023 examination.

Exam Name	General Category	Reserved Category
HPCET 2023	20%	15%

The schedule for admission via HPCET 2023 entrance test is detailed below:

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
Kashmiri migrants and Beti Hai Anmol Sub-reserved of SC and ST (Freedom Fighters, IRDP, Physically Challenged, Backward Area, Defense, and Sports) SC (Main) and ST (Main)	2^nd week of July 2023	B
Sub-reserved of OBC and General (Freedom Fighters, IRDP, Backward Area, Physically Challenged, Sports, and Defense) OBC (Main)	2^nd week of July 2023	B
General Main (inclusive of All India Quota of 15% seats) with minimum cut-off and above-mentioned marks in HPCET 2023 Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme for all Categories	2^nd week of July 2023	B
Reporting in the respective institute by candidates shortlisted in Round 1 – Last Date	2^nd week of July 2023	-
Announcement of vacant seats by particular colleges	2^nd week of July 2023	-

HPCET 2023 Counselling Round 2

The Round 2 of HPCET 2023 Counselling is conducted after Round 1 will be over. This round of HPCET 2023 seat allotment is subjected to the availability of seats. It consists of three stages- JEE Main 2023, HPCET 2023 Examination and Class 12 score.

Stage 1: HPCET 2023 Counselling on the basis of JEE Main 2023 (subject to availability of seats)

50% of the remaining seats will be filled in Round 2 of HPCET 2023 Counselling initially via JEE Main 2023 Score. The JEE Main 2023 score is the normalized score of the candidate obtained by giving 60% weightage on the JEE main 2023 entrance and 40 % weightage on the Class 12 score. The candidates must satisfy the minimum cut-off set for admission via the JEE Main 2023.

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
Kashmiri Migrants and Beti Hai Anmol Sub-reserved of OBC and General (Freedom Fighters, IRDP, Defense, Backward Areas, Physically Handicapped and Sports) SC (Main) and ST (Main)	2^nd week of July 2023	B
Sub-reserved of OBC and General (Freedom Fighters, Physically Handicapped, IRDP, Defense, Backward Areas and Sports) OBC (Main)	2^nd week of July 2023	-same-
General (Main) (inclusive of All India Quota of 15% seats) with minimum cut-off and above-mentioned marks in JEE (Main) 2023 – 60%+40% Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme for all Categories	3^rd week of July 2023	-same-
Reporting in the respective institute by candidates shortlisted in Round 1 of counselling	3^rd week of July 2023
Announcement of available seats by particular colleges	3^rd week of July 2023

Stage 2: HPCET 2023 Round 2 Counselling on the basis of HPCET 2023 (subject to availability of seats)

The other 50% of the seats will be filled via HPCET 2023 Examination. The HPCET 2023 seat allotment will be based on the HPCET 2023 Result as well as the HPCET 2023 Merit list. The candidates must satisfy the minimum cut-off set for admission via HPCET 2023 examination.

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
Kashmiri Migrants and Beti Hai Anmol Sub-reserved of SC and ST (Freedom Fighters, Backward Areas, Sports, Defense, Physically Handicapped and IRDP) SC and ST (Main)	4^th week of July 2023	-
Sub-reserved of OBC and General (Backward Areas, Freedom Fighters, Defense, Sports, IRDP and Sports) OBC (Main)	4^th week of July 2023	-
General (Main) (inclusive of All India Quota of 15% seats) with minimum cut-off and above-mentioned marks in HPCET 2023 Tuition Fees Waiver Scheme for all categories	4^th week of July 2023	-
Reporting of the particular institute by shortlisted candidates – Last date	4^th week of July 2023	-
Announcement of available seats in respective colleges	4^th week of July 2023	-

Stage 3: HPCET 2023 Round 2 Counselling on 10+2 Marks basis (subject to availability of seats)

This stage of HPCET 2023 seat allotment will be based on the score of Class 12 or any equivalent examination obtained by the candidates. This will be conducted only if the seats remain vacant even after the previous stages of counseling.

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
Kashmiri Migrants & Beti Hai Anmol Sub-reserved of SC and ST (Freedom Fighters, Defense, Sports, Backward Areas, IRDP and Physically Handicapped) SC Main and ST Main	4^th week of July 2023	B
Sub-reserved of OBC (Freedom Fighters, Sports, IRDP, Defense, Physically Handicapped and Backward Areas) OBC (Main) Sub-reserved of General (Freedom Fighters, Physically Challenged, Sports, Defense, Backwards Areas, and IRDP)	4^th week of July 2023	-same-
General Main (inclusive of All India Quota OF 15% seats)	4^th week of July 2023	-same-

HPCET 2023 Counselling Schedule (For B.Tech Lateral Entry Scheme)

HPTU accepts lateral entry to B. Tech. courses. The schedule of counseling for the same is mentioned below:

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
Filling Online Application Forms – Last Date	2^nd week of July 2023
Receipt of Hard Copy of Application Form through mail (himtuadmission@gmail.com)	2^nd week of July 2023	A
Verification of Backward Area, and Sports and Defense certificates	3^rd week of July 2023	-do-
· Sub-reserved of SC, ST and OBC (Freedom Fighters, Backward Areas, Defense, Sports, Physically Challenged and IRDP) · SC (Main), ST (Main) and OBC (Main)	4^th week of July 2023	B
· Sub-reserved of General (Freedom Fighters, Defense, Sports, IRDP, Physically Challenged and Backward Areas) · General (Main)	4^th week of July 2023	-do-

HPCET 2023 Counselling Schedule for M.Tech Courses

HPCET 2023 Counselling for M. Tech. courses will start from the month of July 2023. The HPCET 2023 Seat allotment process for admissions to M. Tech. goes through three stages- Allotment via GATE 2023 score, HPCET 2023 examination for M. Tech. and lastly via B. Tech/B.E. aggregate score.

The category-wise schedules for HPCET 2023 Counselling are mentioned below. The schedule also mentions the venue of HPCET 2023 Counselling along with the Date and Time. The venues are denoted with A, B, and C.

A-Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Gandhi Chowk, Hamirpur 177001 (H.P.)

B-Auditorium-I Government Polytechnic, Baru, Hamirpur 177001 (H.P.)

C-Auditorium-II Government Polytechnic, Baru, Hamirpur 177001 (H.P.)

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
Filling up of Online Application form – Last Date	2^nd week of July 2023
Receipt of Hard copy of Application Form through email (himtuadmission@gmail.com)	2^nd week of July 2023	A
Verification of Backward area and Sports and Defense certificates	2^nd week of July 2023	-same-

Stage 1: HPCET 2023 Counselling (Based on Valid GATE Score)

The first stage of HPCET 2023 counselling for M. Tech course is based on the GATE 2023 Score.

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
All Reserved and Un-reserved Categories	3^rd week of July 2023	C
Reporting in the concerned Institute for Admission	4^th week of July 2023	-do-
Announcement of available seats by particular colleges	4^th week of July 2023

Stage 2: HPCET 2023 Counselling (Based on HPCET 2023 examination)

In case the seats remained vacant after seat allotment via GATE 2023 score, the remaining seats will be filled on the basis of HPCET 2023 examination for M. Tech. The candidates must satisfy the minimum cut-off set for admission via the HPCET 2023 examination.

Exam Name	General category candidates cut off	Reserved category candidates cut off
HPCET 2023	20%	15%

The schedule for this stage of counseling is mentioned below:

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
All Reserved Categories	4^th week of July 2023	C
Unreserved Category	4^th week of July 2023	-same-
Reporting in the particular Institute for admission – Last Date	4^th week of July 2023
Announcement of Available seats by particular colleges	4^th week of July 2023

Stage 3: HPCET 2023 Counselling (Based On B.E/ B. Tech Marks)

The HPCET 2023 seat allotment process via B.E./B. Tech marks are subjected to the availability of seats. The candidates must satisfy the minimum cut-off set for admission via B.E/B. Tech. score.

Exam Name	General category candidates cut off	Reserved category candidates cut off
B.E./B. Tech	60%	55%

The schedule and eligibility criteria for this process is mentioned below:

Events	Dates (tentative)	Venue
All Categories – With more than 60% marks for Unreserved Category and more than 55% marks for Reserved Category in B.E/ B. Tech	4^th week of July 2023	C

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HPCET 2023 Counselling Guidelines

Those candidates who haven’t participated in the HPCET 2023 entrance and wish to take admission in the participating institutes via JEE Main 2023 should follow these HPCET 2023 Counselling steps:

The candidates must fill out an Online Application Form. Only online submissions will be accepted and that too, the candidate needs to fulfill the eligibility criteria. Every program will need a separate application.
The candidates who have not taken the route of HPCET-2023 need to make payment of non-refundable Application Processing Fees of Rs.1200/- for each and every category (Gen/SC/ST/OBC), prior to submitting the Online Application Form.
The Online Application forms will be made available on the official website of the University. http:// himtu.ac.in. The candidates need to carefully go through the instructions given on the website regarding the application forms.
In case a candidate belongs to a particular reserved category, the fact should be mentioned clearly in the application form. If the candidate does not mention his or her category in the application form, a category against general will be considered by default.

All the candidates who have to participate in HPCET 2023 counseling have to follow these guidelines stated below:

Counseling session of a candidate will be considered valid only when he or she is personally present at the time of such procedure.
The Admission Selection Committee may call a candidate at any given time during counselling procedure and the candidate has to be personally present at that time.
The candidate who is present there at the time of counseling shall be given the advantage of opting for a seat of his or her choice from all the seats vacant.
In case of absence of the candidate at the time of counselling, the seat allotted to him/her shall stand forfeited. The candidate holding subsequent rank in the merit list will be offered that particular seat.
The candidates looking forward to getting admission under the Management Quota will have to directly apply to the concerned Private Affiliating College together with all the necessary certificates and documents. Additionally, the mark sheet of National Level Entrance Test -2023 or HPCET-2023 shall be submitted.
The selected candidates will be forwarded the selection letter post-completion of all formalities.
In case of any change in the admission or counselling schedule, a notification will be issued at the official website of HPTU itself. No separate communication procedures will be adhered to with regard to this.

Note: In case of any false concealed or restrained information on the part of any candidate, such particular admission will be canceled by default. That particular candidate will not be entitled to any claims against such institute or college government or HPTU.

HPCET 2023 Counselling Guidelines for Candidates of Backward Areas

The below-mentioned clauses have to be adhered to by the candidates regarding admissions belonging to the backward areas:

Candidates having cleared a minimum of 2 examinations via Primary or Middle or High or +2 from a school situated in any backward area.
Candidates having cleared a minimum of 1 examination amongst Primary or Middle or High or +2 from a school situated in any backward area.
Candidates have cleared the above-mentioned 2 examinations from a school that is situated in any instantly adjacent backward area.
Candidates have cleared the above-mentioned 1 examination from a school situated in any area that is directly adjacent to a backward area.
Candidates who only belong to a backward area have not cleared any of the examinations from there.

HPCET 2023 Counselling Guidelines for Candidates of Defense/Wards of ex-servicemen

The following mentioned points should be considered while giving admission to wards of defense personnel (including the civilians concerned with the G. T. Company, ASC)

A person deceased in any war/action
Handicapped during any war/action
Death because of military service
Handicapped during the course of service (Medically Board-out because of disability by reason of military service)
Recipient of Gallantry Award during the course of action/ war / service in the order

Param Vir Chakra
Ashoka Chakra
Sarvottam Yudh Sewa Medal
Mahavir Chakra
Kirti Chakra
Uttam Yudh Sewa Medal
Vir Chakra
Shaurya Chakra
Yudh Sewa Medal
Sena/NauSena/VayuSena Medal
Mention in Dispatch

Ex-servicemen or personnel in service

HPCET 2023 Counselling Guidelines for Sports Category Candidates

The candidates have to compulsorily fulfill the following conditions along with the production of necessary documents. The points in relation to this are as under:

Authenticating Authority	Teams deputed by
Director, Sports of the Universities	Universities
Deputy Director/Assistant Director/Joint Director, Physical Education, HP	Education Department
Secretary State Sports Organization suitably countersigned by the Director/Dy. Director Sports Department	State Sports Organization
Director/Dy. Director of the Sports Department	Youth Services & Sports Department

These are HPCET 2023 Counselling guidelines to be followed by the Sports Category Candidates:

Every candidate falling under the Sports Category will be listed under a specific merit list.
The merit ranks will be determined by allotting additional weightage as per the best sports played by the candidate.
The certificates issued by the above-specified Sports Authorities will only be considered valid.
Such merit rank obtained by a candidate will be relevant only for the Sports category.
The candidates who are from the sports category are required to provide their respective certificates before the Expert Committee for revaluation of authenticity.
If the documents are not found to be valid, the claims of the candidate will be out rightly rejected. Such revaluation of the certificates will be done by the Expert Committee set-up for this purpose at the HPTU, Hamirpur, HP.
Reserved category candidates will be given preference over the general category candidates at the time of admission. In case of any vacancy in the seats of the reserved category, such seats shall be offered to general category candidates at the conclusion of the final round of counselling.
A merit list candidate will be entitled to every round of counseling whether or not that particular candidate got involved in an earlier round of admission /counselling.

HPCET Admit Card	HPCET Result

Documents required for HPCET 2023 Counselling

The following original documents are to be submitted by the candidates during the counseling procedure with 1 set of photocopies of the same:

Mark sheet is given by the University/Board
Document certifying of passing in the qualifying examination
Character certificate issued by the immediately previous institution attended
Mark sheet or score card of the HPCET 2023 or National Level Entrance Examination
Date of Birth proof in the form of Higher Secondary Part I/Matriculation/Indian School Certificates
In the case of Reserved Category candidates, a certificate regarding the same.
A certificate by the Executive Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate regarding the residence and address proof of the candidate.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College

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