Organisation : Himachal Pradesh University Business School HPUBS
Announcement : Himachal Pradesh University — Management Aptitude Test (HPU-MAT) 2015
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Home Page : hpubsshimla.org
Himachal Pradesh University — Management Aptitude Test (HPU-MAT)
LAST DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATION IN THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR, HPUBS
By Hand : 07 -05-2015 (Upto 5.00 PM)
By Post : 09-05-2015
ADMISSION SCHEDULE: (HPUBS)
Date of Entrance Examination 30.05.2015 (Saturday)
Date for Declaration of Result 10.06.2015
Date of GD/Interview for Subsidized Seats 6th, 7th, 8th, & 9th July 2015
Declaration of Final Result for Subsidized Seats 11th July, 2015
Date of GD/Interview for Non-Subsidized Seats 13th,14th,15th,16th, & 17th July, 2015
Declaration of Final Result for Non Subsidized Seats 20th July, 2015
The Application Form duly filled up is required to be submitted in the office of Director, HPUBS, H.P. University, Shimla-171005, along with the following:
The Admit Card and two enclosed envelopes bearing stamps of Rs 6/- each or as per the norms ofpostal services.
MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION :
Minimum eligibility for the course is any first bachelor degree of a university, established by law in India, at least with 50% marks (with 45% marks in the case of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates). The candidates who are appearing for their final examination of Bachelor Degree examination in March/April, 2015 shall be allowed to appear in HP University Management Aptitude Test (HPU-MAT), but the final selection is subject to their satisfying the eligibility condition.
AGE LIMIT :
Except for Non-subsidized, serving or retired defence personnel, the maximum age limit is 26 years for boys and 28 years for girls (29 years in case of SC/ST candidates both for st boys and girls) as on 1 of July of the year concerned.
Provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to permit age relaxation for reason to be recorded in writing up to a maximum of three months. Provided further that age bar shall not apply in case of Nonsubsidized students, defence personnel, State/ Government of India nominees.
HPU MANAGEMENT APPTITUDE TEST (HPU-MAT)
The admission is based on the merit in competitive examination, which comprises of Application Rating, Management Aptitude Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview. HPU-MAT will be of objective type consisting of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Candidates for Non-subsidized seats have to compete among themselves, so is the case with the candidates in subsidized seats. Separate merit list will be prepared for subsidized category and non subsidized category. The weightage assigned in computing merit is as follows: –
1 Application Rating [10 % of the percentage of marks obtained in each of the following examinations i.e. matriculation, 10+2 and graduation.] – 30 Marks
2 Management Aptitude Test (HPU-MAT) – 50 Marks
3 Group Discussion – 10 Marks
4 Personal Interview – 10 Marks
EXAMINATION CENTRES :
The HPU-MAT will be conducted at Shimla, Solan, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Mandi, Una, Palampur and Chandigarh. The Business School reserves the right to alter the date/centre of entrance examination.
NOTE: – The centre will be created depending on availability of adequate number of applicants.
COMPOSITION OF TEST :
The HPU-MAT will have four sections: A) English Comprehension & Language, B) Numerical Ability & Data Interpretation, C) General Intelligence & Critical Reasoning, D) General Knowledge & Business Awareness. Each section will have about fifty (50) questions. The performance in HPUMAT is the basis for screening the candidates for group discussion and personal interview.
THE NUMBER OF SEATS:
The HPUBS admits 120 students for MBA course. Out of which 60 seats are under subsidized category and 60 seats are under Non -subsidized category.
RESERVATION IN SUBSIDIZED CATEGORY SEATS
Admission to MBA programme except for seats reserved for Nonsubsidized candidates shall be subject to the following conditions:
A. 15% and 7½ % seats shall be reserved for SC and ST candidates respectively, having domicile of Himachal Pradesh – irrespective of the Institutions from where they have passed their qualifying examination.
B. The remaining 77 ½ % seats shall be filled up as under: –
I) 25% of the seats for admission shall be open for all the candidates- irrespective of the Institution from where they have passed their qualifyingexamination.
ii) 75% of the seats shall be filled out of the candidates, who have passed their qualifying examination from the HP University or HP Krishi Vishwavidayalaya Palampur or Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, HP Technical University and Central University of Himachal Pradesh or the candidates who are Himachal Pradesh domicile irrespective of passing qualifying examination from any other University established by Law in India which is equivalent to the qualifying examination of Himachal Pradesh University, subject to the following reservations:
(a) 5% of the seats shall be reserved for outstanding sportsmen/ women.
(b) 5% of the seats shall be reserved for outstanding cultural activists.
(c) 3% of the seats shall be reserved for persons with Disabilities
C. Provided that the minimum eligibility for admission to a course in case of SC/ST will be 5% lower than the eligibility conditions for other students.
D. Provided further that one seat (Supernumerary) shall be reserved for the serving/ retired defence service personnel, if they fulfil the minimum eligibility conditions prescribed for admission.
E. Provided further that one seat (Supernumerary) shall be reserved for the single Girl Child of Himachali Domicile. Applicant under this category must attach a certificate from the Executive Magistrate. The roster of admission, showing reservations of various categories shall be used as per H.P. University rules.
ADMISSION CRITERIA :
A candidate has to appear in HPU-MAT for admission to MBA program. The admission shall be on the basis of marks scored in the Written Test, Group Discussion and Personal Interview by a board including an expert from H P university. Any graduate with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in bachelor’s degree from UGC recognized university (45% marks in case of SC/ST) are eligible to seek admission to MBA course. The merit list will have weightage for score in 10th, 10+2, graduation; HPU-MAT, group discussion & personal interview (as per details given on page No. 7) as applicable in H P U Business School.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE :
1. Candidates seeking admission at HPU Regional Center are required to appear in the HPU-MAT conducted by H P University Business School, Summerhill Shimla-171005
2. Students interested for admission in the MBA programme at Regional Center should also apply separately on the application from available at Regional Center Dharamsala.
Important Dates:
Sales of Information Brochure: 27th April 2015 onwards.
Counseling Schedule : 21st and 22nd July, 2015 at Regional Center Dharamshala