HP PAT Exam Pattern

Timing: Single 180-minute timer for the Full Mock, covering all four sections; no sectional lock..

HP PAT 2026 (Himachal Pradesh Polytechnic Admission Test) is conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board for admission to first-year Polytechnic diploma courses after Class 10. The current official 2026 prospectus directly confirms 150 four-option MCQs (Mathematics 50, Physics 50, Chemistry 30, English 20) for 600 marks in 180 minutes, +4 per correct answer and -1 per wrong answer, at the official NCERT/Class-10 Appendix-II syllabus level. An unanswered question scores zero.