HPCET Reservation Criteria 2025 (Released) - Check Here
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HPCET Reservation Criteria 2025 (Released) - Check Here

Samridhi MishraUpdated on 07 Jul 2025, 12:48 PM IST

HPCET Reservation Criteria 2025 - HPTU had released the HPCET 2025 reservation criteria on the website, himtu.ac.in. The reservation criteria will comprise details on the percentage of seats reserved for various categories. Aspirants of the Himachal Pradesh Common Entrance Test must check the reservation criteria of HPCET 2025. Candidates who seek admission to the reserved seats have to submit the certificates supporting their claims, apart from qualifying for the HPCET 2025. The participating institutes of HPCET will offer BTech admission as per the reservation criteria. Candidates will have to participate in the HPCET counselling for admission based on JEE Main or HPCET. The authority has begun Read the complete article to know more about the HPCET 2025 reservation criteria.

HPCET Reservation Criteria 2025 (Released) - Check Here
HPCET Reservation Criteria

HPCET Reservation Criteria 2025

The Himachal Pradesh Technical University releases the HPCET reservation criteria through the information brochure. Each institute has a certain number of seats that are reserved for candidates belonging to different categories, such as SC/ST. Candidates can check the reservation criteria of HPCET 2025 on this page once released online. Until then, students can verify the reservation criteria of HPCET 2025 based on the previous years' information.

Reservation Criteria of HPCET 2025

Category

Allocation of seats

Remarks

All India Quota (AIQ) seats

15% of the total sanctioned seats

These seats will be offered to candidates belonging to any State or Union Territory, including Himachal Pradesh

HP State Quota (HPSQ) seats

65% of the total sanctioned seats.


In each institute within the sanctioned intake, one seat will be under the Beti Hai Anmol Scheme for a single girl child of a Himachali domicile

These seats will be offered only to eligible Himachal bonafide candidates.


The parents of a girl child seeking admission under the Beti Hai Anmol Scheme will have to submit an affidavit attested by the Executive Magistrate clearly stating that they have only a single girl child and have no other living son/daughter.

Seats for non-resident Indians

5% of total sanctioned seats


Management Seats in Private Institutions only

15% of the total sanctioned intake

These seats will be filled by eligible candidates in their respective institutions

Supernumerary seats

Tuition Fee Waiver Seats

5% of the seats in every course with subject to the fulfillment of AICTE norms.



  • These seats will be offered to bonafide/domicile Himachali candidates belonging to IRDP, BPL, Antodaya & Orphan families.


  • These seats will be available in the courses where at least 30% of the sanctioned seats are filled.


  • In case seats are left vacant, it will be filled with candidates whose family annual income is less than Rs. 8.00 lakhs from all sources.

Foreign National/ Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/ Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries

15% seats in every course in each institute upon the fulfillment of AICTE norms


Kashmiri migrant

2 seats in each institute

Kashmiri migrants will have to provide a certificate issued by a recognized authority clearly supporting their claim


Vertical and Horizontal HPCET Reservation Criteria 2025 (for HP State Quota Seats only)

Candidates seeking admission through vertical or horizontal HPCET reservation criteria 2025 have to submit the certificate supporting their claim. Candidates who fail to submit the documents will not be offered admission to the reserved seats.

Vertical Reservation Percentage Criteria

Category

Details

Percentage of seats




Main

General

55%

Scheduled Caste

22%

Scheduled Tribe

5%

Other Backward Classes

18%

Horizontal Reservation Percentage Criteria

Category

Details

Percentage of seats




Sub-reserved

Defence/Ward of Ex-servicemen

15%

Freedom Fighters

2%

Physically Challenged

5%

IRDP/BPL/Antyodaya/Orphans

15%

Sports

2%

Backward area

4%

HPCET Reservation Criteria 2025 - Salient Features

  • Candidates have to provide valid certificates or documents to prove their HPCET 2025 eligibility for admission to reserved seats.

  • Reserved category seats that are left vacant will be transferred to the General category towards the last round of HPCET 2025 counselling.

  • Candidates looking for admission through management quota seats will have to apply to the concerned private affiliating college.

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Questions related to HPCET

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Have a question related to HPCET ?

In case you have managed to get 120 marks in HPCET and if you are in EWS category, then you stand in a very good chance in securing a government pharmacy college. EWS candidates are supposed to have a score of 120 since it is rather good: However, it is only provided that a student has the necessary seat in college and the preference of the college and the required cut off of the year coincide in each of the cases.

Your chances of securing a seat will also be determined by your rank and the govt pharmacy college that you want to secure.

Hello,

With a score of 262 in HPCET and a 78 percentile in JEE Mains, your marks are quite good especially for state colleges in Himachal Pradesh like GHEC Bilaspur. Admission into Computer Science or core branches should be within reach, provided you apply under the state quota.Generally, HPCET cutoffs for general candidates in GHEC Bilaspur hover around 180–250 for most branches. So, with 262, you're in a good position. The 78 percentile in JEE Mains might not get you into NIT Hamirpur, but it's still helpful for counselling preferences.

If you wans to know more information about this college can you check this link:

https://www.careers360.com/colleges/government-hydro-engineering-college-bilaspur

Thank you!



Hello aspirant,
A score of around 97 marks in HPCET puts you in the mid-range of expected percentile, which usually translates to a rank between 30,000 and 50,000, although exact figures depend on the year. Considering the typical closing marks for ECE at ABVGIET, which is a government-affiliated college in Himachal, the required score for HP quota EWS candidates usually falls in the range of 90 to 110 marks. That means your 97 score is likely just around the cutoff, giving you a fair chance to get ECE, especially in later rounds like mop-up or spot rounds.

Since HPCET counselling allows you to choose branches and colleges based on your rank and category, it's important that you participate actively, list ECE at ABVGIET high, and stay engaged through all counselling rounds. If seats remain unfilled, your score should make you eligible for admission.

Dear Candidate ,
Yes with 80 HP CET marks , you surpass typical cutoffs for state - quota entry into JNGEC. You are very likely to obtain a seat in core branches like Civil , Mechanical or  Textile, more competitive streams like E&C or AI may require a bit higher score , but admission is still feasible with your JEE percentile backing it up .

80 mark in HPCET, it’s very unlikely you will get a seat in Jawaharlal Nehru Government engineering College or other Himachal Government engineering colleges. Chapati