The Directorate of Technical Education, Himachal Pradesh has announced the HP PAT counseling 2023 schedule for diploma in engineering, lateral entry in engineering, and diploma in pharmacy programs. Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test (HP PAT) 2023 result on June 1. Candidates who qualified in the exam can check the counseling dates on the official website – hptechboard.com.
According to the schedule, candidates can submit their documents and fill in course and college choices from June 14 to June 30 for the diploma in engineering, June 15 to June 23 for lateral entry in the diploma in engineering, and from June 12 to June 26 for the diploma in pharmacy.
“The eligible candidates, interested for seeking admission to engineering and pharmacy diploma courses are informed to apply online as per schedule available on 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 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 counseling 2023 schedule for diploma in engineering
| Events | Dates |
| 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 PAT score above 150 – July 31, 2023For eligible candidates based on PAT score – August 1, 2023For candidates with 10th scores – August 2, 2023 |
| Round 3 – Vacancy list release | August 4, 2023 |
| Release of vacancy seats after round 1 centralized counseling | August 5, 2023 |
