The Directorate of Technical Education, Himachal Pradesh has released the HP PAT counselling 2023 schedule for diploma in engineering, lateral entry in engineering, and diploma in pharmacy programmes. The Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test (HP PAT) 2023 result was declared on 1 June 2023.
Candidates who qualified for the exam can check the counselling dates on the official website – hptechboard.com.
According to the schedule, candidates can submit their documents and fill in course and college choices from 14 June to 30 June for the diploma in engineering, 15 June to 23 June for lateral entry in the diploma in engineering, and from 12 June to 26 June for the diploma in pharmacy.
“The eligible candidates, interested in seeking admission to engineering and pharmacy diploma courses are informed to apply online as per the schedule available on the website, through hpboardtech.com of HP Takniki Shiksha Board, Dharamshala.
Admission/counselling schedules for 3 years engineering diploma, 2 years engineering diploma through lateral entry, and a diploma pharmacy are different and are separately available on the board’s website. Hence, all candidates are advised to read the prospectus as well as admissions/counselling schedules 2023-24 carefully, before filling up the application form,” said the technical education department in an official notice.
HP PAT counselling 2023 schedule for diploma in engineering
- Release of the application form and filling & submission of college/institute choices: June 14 to 30, 2023
- Sports certificate verification: June 15, 2023
- Communication of sports credits to CDAC: June 16, 2023
- Round 1 - seat allotment: July 4, 2023
- Round 1 - Reporting for certification verification On or before: July 10, 2023
- Round 1 - Vacancy list release: July 11, 2023
- Submission of new application or revision of choices based on vacant seats, if available: July 12 to 19, 2023
- Round 2 - seat allotment: July 21, 2023
- Round 2 - Reporting for certification verification: On or before July 25, 2023
- Round 2 - Vacancy list updation by Principals: July 26, 2023
- Round 2 - Display of vacant seats after second round: July 27, 2023
Centralized round 1 at gov polytechnic sundernagar - For candidates with a PAT score above 150:July 31, 2023
- For eligible candidates based on PAT score: August 1, 2023
- For candidates with 10th scores: August 2, 2023
- Round 3 - Vacancy list release: August 4, 2023
- Release of vacancy seats after round 1 centralized counselling: August 5, 2023