HP PAT 2025 Exam - Dates, Pre-Registration (Closed), Pattern, Syllabus, Sample Papers, Cutoff

HP PAT 2025 Exam will be conducted tentatively by May 19, 2025 (Third week of May 2025). The HP PAT Exam dates 2025 will be released by Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board, Dharamshala on the official website at hptechboard.com. The HP PAT Application Form 2025 will be released tentatively by the Last Week of March 2025 in online mode. HP PAT 2025 exam will be conducted in offline pen & paper mode. 

The Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board, Dharamshala, conducts the Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test (HP PAT) for candidates willing to take admission at various polytechnic institutes in Himachal Pradesh. Candidates who will successfully qualify for the HP PAT 2025 exam will be eligible for admission to various diploma courses in engineering, pharmacy, and other fields. The HP PAT exam is conducted once a year for the applicants. As per the HP PAT 2025 exam pattern, there will be a total number of 150 questions asked in the exam, and applicants will get 3 hours to solve the paper. The HP PAT 2025 exam is conducted in offline mode. Applicants need to study the Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and English syllabus to score well in the exam. The exam is likely to be conducted in May 2025 tentatively. This page holds information about HP PAT's important dates, application form, syllabus, exam centres, and others.

All the important information regarding the HP PAT examination can be found from the highlights table given below - 

Candidates can check the tentative dates of HP PAT 2025 exam from the below table.  

HP PAT 2025 Eligibility Criteria will be released by the Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board (HPTSB) on the official website. Candidates seeking admissions through HP PAT 2025 should study the eligibility requirements for admission processes to diploma programmes provided by participating institutes. Before filling out the application form, candidates should check the official HP PAT eligibility criteria 2025 to see whether they are eligible to apply for admission. Check the detailed eligibility criteria of HP PAT 2025 below.

• Qualifying Exam - Completion of Class 10 with a minimum of 35% overall from a recognized board is required.
• Candidates pending the qualifying exam can apply; eligibility will be verified during the counselling process.
• Seat Reservation - Candidates must be residents of the state to qualify for admission under reserved category seats.

HP PAT Application Form 2025 will be released by the H.P Takniki Shiksha Board at hptechboard.com. Before filling out the HP PAT 2025 application form, applicants must ensure that they meet the qualifying requirements. The HP PAT application procedure includes registration, filling out an application form, document uploading, and paying the respective application fees. Candidates can check the steps on how to fill out the application form of HP PAT below. 

• Registration for HP PAT 2025 Exam: Candidates are required to visit the official website. Check out the website and fill out the form to apply for the HP PAT registration 2025. Candidates must fill out the HP PAT registration form with information such as a valid email address and a mobile phone number among other things
• Filling up the application form: The next step is to log in and fill out the HP PAT 2025 application form. Applicants must provide personal information, contact information, educational qualifications, and other information
• Uploading documents: After completing the application form, candidates must upload their photograph and signature by the specifications specified in the HP PAT application form
• Application fee payment: The next step is to deposit the HP PAT application fee online. Candidates will be able to pay the HP PAT application fee by net banking, credit or debit cards; The application fee for the general category candidates is Rs 650. While for SC/ST/OBC candidates, the fee is Rs 400
• Review and submit the application form: The last step is to examine all of the information and submit the HP PAT application form

HP PAT 2025 Exam Pattern includes the types of questions asked in the exam, the mode of the exam, the marking scheme, and other such details. The candidates who have registered for the exam must be familiar with the complete HP PAT exam pattern 2025 which will help them score well in the exam. HP PAT 2025 exam will be an offline examination which will be conducted in the subjects of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The medium of HP PAT exam 2025 will be English and Hindi consisting of objective-type questions. For each correct answer, 4 marks are awarded and 1 mark is deducted for incorrect answers. As per the HP PAT 2025 exam pattern, the examination will be conducted in an offline (OMR-based) format, lasting 3 hours, and will be in English. It will consist of objective-type questions covering four subjects: Physics with 50 questions, Chemistry with 30 questions, Mathematics with 50 questions, and English with 20 questions, totalling 150 questions. Each correct answer will earn 4 marks, while each incorrect answer will result in a deduction of 1 mark.

HP PAT 2025 Syllabus is set by the Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board for all the subjects, i.e. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English. Candidates are urged to review the curriculum, which would assist them in determining the best preparation strategies for the exam. After being completely aware of the syllabus of HP PAT exam, candidates can begin studying for the exam and devising a preparation strategy in which they must commit an equal amount of time to each topic to pass the exam with flying colours. Check the HP PAT Syllabus 2025 below -

1. Physics - Reflection, refraction, and the human eye, electricity, magnetic effect of electric current, sources of energy and environment.
2. Chemistry - Structure of atom, chemical reactions & equations, acids/bases/salts, metals and non-metals, carbon and its compounds, periodic classification of elements.
3. Mathematics - Real numbers, polynomials, pairs of linear equations into two variables, quadratic equations, arithmetic progression, triangles, co-ordinate geometry, trigonometry, circles, constructions, areas related to circles, surface areas, volumes, statistics, probability.
4. English - Prepositions, active & passive, jumbled words & phrases, tenses, countable and uncountable nouns, filling in the blanks, detecting and correcting errors.

With the help of the best books, applicants can make their preparations better and can grab extra knowledge. Referring to the best books will also help the applicants in polishing their syllabus.

1. All India Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test Exam (HP PAT) Books 2017, by Arihant Experts

2. Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge, by Syed and RPH Editorial Board 

3. NCERT Books 

4. HP PAT Book English, by Swarn Publication 

HP PAT 2025 admit card is released by the Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board on its official website. The authorities releases the admit card only for those candidates who successfully fills in the application form and pay the application fee before the deadline. In order to download the HP PAT admit card 2025 candidates have to login using their credentials like application number and password. Every student appearing for the exam must carry the printed copy of the admit card along with a valid ID proof on the day of the exam. HP PAT hall ticket will comprise of details like name of the candidate, exam centre venue address, exam date and time, roll number of the candidate and exam day important instructions.  

Here is the list of exam centers where the HP PAT 2025 is expected to be conducted; applicants can have a look at them here. 

Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board will release the HP PAT answer key 2025 on its official website. The authorities will release the answer key in PDF mode which can be downloaded by the candidates to check the answers they have marked in the exam. With the help of the answer key of HP PAT 2025 and the marking scheme for HP PAT candidates can also calculate the scores expected in the examination. 

HP PAT 2025 Result will release the Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board HP PAT result 2025 on its official website in May 2025. The HP PAT result is issued in the form of a merit list, which will include information such as the candidate's roll number, application number, and marks obtained in the HP PAT 2025 exam. In addition to the general merit list, the HP PAT 2025 result will also include a category-specific merit list of applicants. 

Steps to check HP PAT Result 2025

Here are some steps that candidates can refer to for downloading the HP PAT 2025 result. 

• Go to the official website of the exam and look for the link to the HP PAT result 2025. 
• Tap on the link once you find it, and enter the credentials (registration number and password).
• Now cross-check all the details of the result in the scorecard on your screen. 
• Keep the scorecard copy downloaded for reference. 

HP PAT counselling process is conducted in the online mode. All those candidates who have qualified the HP PAT 2025 exam are eligible to take part in the counselling process of HP PAT. The steps included in HP PAT counselling are registration for counselling, choice filling, seat allotment result, document verification and admission. Candidates during the HP PAT counselling 2025 must complete the choice filling process carefully on the basis of which the authorities will release the seat allotment result.