HPCET 2023 Exam Pattern; Mode, Total Questions, Marking Scheme

HPCET 2023 Exam Pattern will give an insight into the syllabus, duration, language medium and marks distribution. The pattern will be decided by Himachal Pradesh Technical University. The syllabus for HPCET 2023 for an undergraduate level will comprise of the 10+2 level of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

For post-graduate level, the syllabus will cover the subjects according to the stream candidates have applied for.
The exam is conducted in offline mode.
The questions will be objective only in OMR sheet format that has to fill by the candidate at the time of the exam.
The exam will be conducted in the month of May.
Duration for the exam- 3 hours
Total number of questions- for Bachelors’ courses-150 (50 from each section), for Master’s courses- 100, For MBA and MCA- 100

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HPCET 2023 Exam Pattern

Exam mode	Offline
Medium	English
Number of papers	B.Tech, B.Pharmacy, M.Tech(3); MBA (4)
Number of questions	100
Question paper type	Multiple-choice questions
Exam duration	3 hours

Feature	B.Tech/ M.Tech/ MBA/ MCA
Exam mode	offline
Number f papers	1
Number of sections	3
Question paper type	objective

HPCET 2023 Exam Pattern in Detail

The exam will be conducted in offline mode where candidates will be provided with OMR sheets. There will be multiple answer questions in the exam. There will be three sections in the paper that will be based upon the stream and level candidate has applied for. The duration of the exam is 3 hours.

The exam pattern is different for each stream. The candidate will be awarded 2 marks for each correct answer and ½ marks will be deducted for each wrong response selected by the candidate.

B.Tech/ B.Pharmacy

The test for the bachelors contains 150 objective questions that are to be solved in the duration of three hours. The questions are multiple answer type with four options for each question.

Subject	Number of questions	Marks
Mathematics/Biology	50	100
Physics	50	100
Chemistry	50	100

BBA

Candidates aspiring for BBA degree have to appear in a 2-hour test, the number of questions and marks for the same is given below:

Subject	Number of questions	Marks
Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability	25	25
Logical Ability & Reasoning	25	25
English	25	25
General Knowledge and Business awareness	25	25

BCA

Subject	Number of questions	Marks
Section A- English	25	25
Section B- Logical Ability & Reasoning	25	25
Computer Awareness	25	25
Mathematics	25	25

BHMCT/ B.Sc. (HM & CT)

Subject	Number of questions	Marks
General English	25	25
General Knowledge	25	25
Reasoning	25	25
Data Interpretation	25	25

M.Tech

The exam will be of 300 marks where the candidate has to answer 100 objective questions in the duration of 3 hours.

Subject	Number of questions	Marks
Civil/Electrical/ Computer Science/ Mechanical	60	120
Engineering Mathematics	25	50
Aptitude test	15	30

MBA/MCA

The test will consist of 100 questions for two hundred marks that have to be completed in the duration of 2 hours.

Subject	Number of questions	Marks
Verbal ability	25	50
Quantitative ability	25	50
Data interpretation and reasoning	25	50
General knowledge and computer awareness	25	50

M. Sc. Physics

Subject	Number of questions	Marks
Mathematical methods, classical Mechanics, General Properties of matter	25	25
Optics, Electricity and magnetism	25	25
Modern Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics	25	25
Atomic and Molecular, Kinetic Theory of Gases and Thermodynamics, Solid State Physics and Electronics	25	25

M.Pharmacy

The entrance test will consist of 100 multiple choice based questions. Candidates will be given duration of 3 hours for test.

Subject	Number of questions	Marks
Pharmaceutical sciences	60	120
Biochemistry/ microbiology	25	50
Aptitude test	15	30

Marking Scheme for HPCET 2023

In the marking scheme for HPCET 2023, there is negative marking for each wrong answer selected by the candidate. Multiple responses selected by the candidate will be counted as an incorrect response and the marks will be deducted accordingly. Though the unattended questions will not be marked negatively or marked at all.

Each right answer will fetch two marks for the candidate. Whereas, with each wrong response ½ marks out of the total marks scored by candidate will be deducted.

Marking scheme: 2 marks for each correct answer
Negative marking: Half (1/2 or 0.5) of the marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer

HPCET 2023 Syllabus

HPCET 2023 syllabus contains two Sections A and B. Section – A pertains to the Theory Part having 80% weightage, while Section – B contains Practical Component (Experimental Skills) having 20% weightage.

Sections	Topics
Physics	Physics and measurement, Kinematics, Laws of motion, Work, energy and power, Rotational motion, Gravitation, Properties of solids and liquids, Thermodynamics, Kinetic theory of gases, Oscillations and wave motion 2- wave motion, Electrostatics: 1- electric c electric field, Current electricity, Magnetic effect magnetism alternating currents, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Dual nature of matter and radiation, Atoms and nuclei, Electronic devices, Communication systems, Experimental skills
Mathmetics	Sets, relations and functions, Complex numbers and quadratic, equations Matrices and determinants, Permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem and its simple applications, Sequences and series, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Integral calculus, Differential equations, Co-ordinate geometry, Vector algebra, Statistics and probability, Trigonometry, Mathematical reasoning
Chemistry	Some basic concepts in chemistry, States of matter, Atomic structure, Chemic structure, Chemical thermodynamics, Solutions, Equilibrium, Redox reactions and electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics, Surface chemistry, Section b inorganic chemistry, C periodicity in properties, General principles and process isolation of metals, Hydrogen, s- Alkaline earth metals), p- Block elements d-and, f – blocks elements, Co-ordination compounds, Environmental chemistry, Section c organic chemistry, Purification and characterization of organic compounds, Hydrocarbons halogens, Organic compounds containing oxygen nitrogen, Bimolecular, Chemistry in everyday life

MBA/MCA

Section A	Verbal Ability		Vocabulary Based, English Usage or Grammar, Sentence Correction, Fill in the blanks, Close Passage, Analogies or Reverse Analogies, Jumbled Paragraph, Meaning-Usage Match, Summary Questions, Verbal Reasoning, Facts/Inferences/Judgments, Reading Comprehension
Section B	Quantitative Ability		Geometry, Ratios and Proportion, Percentages, In-equations- Quadratic and linear equations, Algebra, Profit & Loss Averages, Accounts, Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time, Number system, HCF &LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic progression, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean, Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS, Menstruation, Allegation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Set Theory, Venn diagram, Installment Payments, Clocks, Probability, Permutations Combinations, Trigonometry, Vectors, Binomial Expansion, Co-ordinate geometry, Logarithm, Calendar, Maxima & Minima Progression, Surds & Indices, Complex numbers
Section C	Reasoning		Data Interpretation and Reasoning, Graphs, Reasoning
Section D	Business Awareness (Only for MBA)		Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big companies, Major corporate events, Famous award and prizes, World Records, Books and authors, Science, History, Geography, International organizations, Important quotations, Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics etc.
Section D	Computer Awareness (Only for MCA)	Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Elements of computers, Number systems, Basic electronic gates, Boolean algebra, Flip-Flops. Systems, Programming and Operating System, Fundamentals of “C” language

Important Instructions

There are few guidelines that must be followed by the candidate to avoid exemption/delay/debarring from the exam:

HPCET 2023 will be conducted in the offline mode only. An OMR sheet will be given to candidates for marking the answers.
The total time duration of the exam will be three hours and two hours for the MBA/MCA exams. Candidates must try to reach the examination hall on time.
Candidates must remember to carry the original as well as the photocopy of their admit card and ID proof to enter the exam hall.
For marking the responses, only blue or black ballpoint pen must be used. The circles must be completely filled as per the instructions provided in the OMR sheet.
The questions will be given in English language only. Any alternate language mode or question paper will not be provided for the exam.
Un-attempted questions will not be marked.
Multiple responses to the same question will be regarded as incorrect and hence, will be subject to half a mark deduction.

*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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