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The Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test (HP PAT) administration opened on March 27, 2025, with the application form being released. The last date to submit the application form with online payment was May 5, 2025. The HP PAT 2025 exam itself is scheduled to begin on May 18, 2025.

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Hello Nilesh,

If you're seeking the HP PAT 2025 question booklet with answers spanning the past 10 years, here's how you can access them:

Official Resources:

• HP Tech Board Website: Visit hptechboard.com (https://www.hptechboard.com/pat-answer-key) for official answer keys and question papers.

Study Tips:

• Practice Regularly: Solve past papers to familiarize yourself with the exam pattern and question types.
  
  

• Time Management: Simulate exam conditions to improve speed and accuracy.
  
  

• Focus on Weak Areas: Identify and work on topics where you're less confident.
  
  

• Stay Updated: Keep an eye on official announcements for any changes in the exam pattern or syllabus.

I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries, feel free to share your questions with us, and we will be happy to assist you.

Thank you, and I wish you all the best in your bright future.

Hello Aspirant,

See on such rank any of the NITs would be tad difficult but you can get some GFTIs or IIITs.

If we go through previous year's data of seat allotment On the basis of data mentioned in the question by you, you can go for the enlisted colleges :-

Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Una, Himachal Pradesh - Information Technology (9967)

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Sri City, Chittoor - Electronics and Communication Engineering (9746)

Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur - Smart Manufacturing (9947)

Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur - Computer Science and Engineering (9951)

And some more. You can check out previous year's cut-offs from the official website of JOSAA as given below :-

https://josaa.nic.in/Result/Result/currentorcr.aspx

Note that the above list is merely a prediction which has been made on the basis of latest cut-offs available on official website of either JOSAA or CSAB and the cut-offs are bound to change every year depending upon various factors such as the number of candidates appearing in an examination, the number of candidates qualifying an examination, difficulty level of the paper, and so on.

So you can use JEE-Main College Predictor to predict your chances of admission in different engineering colleges of India on the basis of your JEE-Main 2021 result :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer

You can also check out the JEE-Main 2021 cut-off and know whether you have qualified for JEE-Advance 2021 or not, so it is given below :-

==>> Common Rank List (CRL) - 87.8992241-100.0000000 Percentile

==>> GEN-EWS - 66.2214845-87.8950071 Percentile

==>> Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) - 68.0234447-87.8950071 Percentile

==>> Scheduled Caste (SC) - 46.8825338-87.8950071 Percentile

==>> Scheduled Tribe (ST) - 34.6728999 87.8474721 Percentile

==>> PwD - 0.0096375-87.8273359 Percentile

You can check more details about JEE-Main 2021 cut-offs from the link given below :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck for your future!!

Hello,

You cannot apply for the second round of HP PAT counselling now as the dates for  submission of new application or revision of choices based on vacant seats was from August 29 to September 2, 2021. Yesterday was the last date for the submissions. The authorities will not conduct the HP PAT 2021 examination. The admission to diploma courses will be done on the basis of merit of marks secured in the minimum educational qualification prescribed by AICTE for the session 2021-22.  You can attend the 3rd round of counselling from September 12 to 15, 2021.

Hello,

Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test is conducted by HPTSB for admission to diploma in engineering courses throughout all the colleges in the state, as of now the official notification isn't released pertaining to the admission schedule, also due to this covid pandemic there is expected delay, it's expected that by September the application form might get released, the eligibility criteria to appear for HP PAT is passed matriculation with 35% aggregate, to know more details for this visit our page at https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/hp-pat

Hello Aspirant,

Yes of course you can fill out the application form for Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test because as per the eligibility criteria for HP PAT 2021 :-

The applicant should have passed Class 10th with minimum of 35% marks in aggregate from a recognized board. If you are appearing for the qualifying exam in 2021 then also you can apply, but your eligibility will be checked at the time of counselling.

But there is a condition if you are of any reserved category then you will not get the reservation benefit because through HP PAT only the bonafide state residents will get reservation benefits, so you can apply under Unreserved category.

For complete details kindly check out the link given below :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/hp-pat

Complete application process which you should follow to apply for HP PAT 2021 is described below :-

• Go to the application portal available on http://www.hptechboard.com/
• Select Polytechnic PAT 2021 under the Academic Programme.
• Using your valid email id and mobile number, along with some other details register yourselves.
• Now you have to fill the application form using your personal details including name, religion, nationality, and date of birth. You will also have to enter your contact details.
• Now upload the photograph and signature in the prescribed specification as shown in the table below :-

• Now make the payment of application fee.

• Finally, submit the application form.

For complete details about HP PAT 2021 Application process kindly check out the link given below :-

https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/hp-pat

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!