National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, conduct the Combined Pre-Entrance Test (CPET) for admission to 4 year BTech courses.

Eligibility : Pass in 10+2 examination of HP Board of School Education or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and English for General Seats; for Payment/NRI seats, candidate must have obtained 60% marks in the qualifying exam.

Admission Procedure : Application form along with brochure for CPET can be obtained from National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur-177005. Completed application with the requisite test fee should reach the institute by the notified date usually in April.

Selection : Selection is made on merit of the CEPT exam. The exam is held usually in May/June at Himachal Pradesh University Campus, Shimla 5; NIT, Hamirpur; Govt. College, Hamirpur; Government College Dharmashala and GC Mandi. Payment Seats Candidates who fulfill the minimum eligibility conditions may apply to the college directly.

Medium of examination : English

Reservation of Seats : SC- 15%, ST-7.5%, Diploma holders-2 seats and teachers of Govt Polytechnics located in HP-2 seats.

Domicile Restrictions : Domicile is determined on the basis of the location of institution from where the candidate passed the qualifying exam. General (Free Seats) (I) Candidates should have passed/appeared in the qualifying exam from the schools located in Himachal Pradesh (ii) Any State for children/wards of (a) employees of Himachal Government/ Boards/ Corporation/ Autonomous bodies (b) Bonafide residents of Himachal Pradesh.