HPCET 2026 — Himachal Pradesh Common Entrance Test is the centralised entrance examination conducted by Himachal Pradesh Technical University for admission to undergraduate / postgraduate programmes at government and private colleges within Himachal Pradesh. Eligibility, programme intake and fee structure are detailed in the official Information Bulletin published on the admissions website. Online applications, choice filling, allotment and document verification rounds are run via the same portal. Both home-state and out-of-state quotas apply per the state's reservation policy (SC, ST, OBC-NCL, EWS, PwD, special categories). Helpline numbers and in-person assistance counters are listed in the bulletin. Result publication is followed by counselling rounds where seat preferences are locked and final allotments are issued in 4-6 rounds.