HPCET Exam Pattern 2018
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February 16 2018
HPCET 2018 Exam Format will give an insight into the syllabus, duration, language medium and marks distribution. The format will be decided by Himachal Pradesh Technical University.
- The questions will be objective only in OMR sheet pattern that has to fill by aspirant at the time of the exam.
- The exam will be organized in the month of May.
- Period for the exam- 3 hours
- The syllabus for HPCET 2018 for the undergraduate level will include the 10+2 level of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
- Total number of questions- for Bachelors’ courses-150 (50 from each section), for Master’s courses- 100, For MBA and MCA- 100
- The exam is organized in offline mode.
- For post-graduate level, the syllabus will cover the subjects according to the stream aspirants have applied for.
Himachal Pradesh Common Entrance Test (HPCET) is a national level entrance exam providing admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate engineering courses. The participants can opt to choose from different streams like B.Tech, B.Pharmacy, M.Tech, M.pharmacy, MCA in universities and affiliated colleges across Himachal Pradesh.
Highlights Table of HPCET 2018 Exam Format
The exam format for HPCET 2018 are-
| Exam Format Highlights |
|---|
| 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 | offline | Offline |
| Number f papers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of sections | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Question paper type | objective | objective | objective |
HPCET Exam Format 2018 in Detail
The exam will be organized in the offline method where aspirants will be offered with OMR sheets. The period of the exam is 3 hours. There will be three sections in the paper that will be based upon the stream and level aspirant has applied for. There will be multiple response questions in the exam.
The exam format is various for each stream. Aspirant will be honored 2 marks for each accurate response and ½ marks will be deducted for each wrong answer selected by the aspirant.
B.Tech/ B.Pharmacy
The test for the bachelors contains 150 objective questions that are to be solved in the period of three hours. The questions are multiple response types with four options for each question.
| Subject | Number of questions | Marks |
|---|
| Mathematics/Biology | 50 | 100 |
| Physics | 50 | 100 |
| Chemistry | 50 | 100 |
M.Tech
The exam will be of 300 marks where aspirant has to response 100 objective questions in the period 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 finished in the period 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.Pharmacy
The entrance test will consist of 100 multiple choice based questions. Aspirants will be given a period of 3 hours for the test.
| Subject | Number of questions | Marks |
|---|
| Pharmaceutical sciences | 60 | 120 |
| Biochemistry/ Microbiology | 25 | 50 |
| Aptitude test | 15 | 30 |
HPCET 2018 Marking Scheme
In the marking scheme for HPCET 2018, there is negative marking for each wrong response selected by the aspirant. Multiple answers selected by aspirant will be counted as an inaccurate answer and the marks will be deducted accordingly. Though the unattended questions will not be marked negatively or marked at all.
Each right response will fetch two marks for the aspirant. Whereas, with each wrong answer ½ marks out of the total marks scored by aspirant will be deducted.
- Marking scheme: 2 marks for each accurate response
- Negative marking: Half (1/2 or 0.5) of the marks will be deducted for each inaccurate response
Syllabus for HPCET 2018
The syllabus contains two Sections A and B. Section – A pertains to the Theory Part having 80% weight, while Section – B contains Practical Component (Experimental Skills) having 20% weight.
| 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, Present electricity, Magnetic effect magnetism alternating currents, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Dual nature of matter and radiation, Atoms and nuclei, Electronic devices, Communication systems, Experimental skills |
| Mathematics | 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 procedure 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 Improvmentsion, Arithmetic improvmentsion, 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 Improvmentsion, Surds & Indices, Complex numbers |
| Section C | Reasoning | Data Interpretation and Reasoning, Graphs, Reasoning |
| Section D | Business Awareness (Only for MBA) | Present Affairs, General Knowledge, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big companies, Major corporate events, Popular 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) | Present Affairs, General Knowledge, Elements of computers, Number systems, Basic electronic gates, Boolean algebra, Flip-Flops. Systems, Programming and Operating System, Fundamentals of “C” language |
HPCET 2018 Important Instructions
There are few guidelines that must be followed by the aspirant to avoid concession/delay/prohibiting the exam:
- The questions will be given in English language only. Any alternate language method or question paper will not be offered for the exam.
- For marking the answers, only blue or black ball point pen must be used. The circles must be clearly filled as per the instructions offered on the OMR sheet.
- Un-attempted questions will not be marked.
- Aspirants must remember to carry the original as well as the photocopy of their hall ticket and an ID proof to enter the exam hall.
- Multiple answers to the same question will be regarded as inaccurate and hence, will be subject to half a mark deduction.
- HPCET 2018 will be organized in the offline method only. An OMR sheet will be given to aspirants for marking the responses.
- The total time period of the exam will be three hours and two hours for the MBA/MCA exams. Aspirants must try to access the examination hall on time.
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