Programmes

 

The Academic Programs of the Department include:

• Master of Commerce (M.Com)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Commerce

Master of Commerce (M.Com)

1. Admission Criteria for Master of Commerce (M.Com)

Master of Commerce is a Two Years Program in Four Semesters having intake of 56 including subsidized, non-subsidized and supernumerary seats. Roaster (120) is applied on subsidized seats for admission in the Program.

Eligibility for Admission in Master of Commerce (M.Com.)

 

The admission to Master of Commerce (M.Com.) shall be based on merit of entrance examination.

              

Eligibility:

 

B.Com/B.Com (Hons) or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

OR

B.C.A./ B.Sc./B.A. degree with Economics/Statistics/Mathematics

OR

Degree of a foreign University which may be recognized as equivalent for the purpose by the Vice- Chancellor with such conditions as he may impose regarding the additional courses of study, which the candidate would be required to pass to qualify for the degree.

OR

1. Candidates possessing a Bachelor’s Degree (with the subject chosen for the Master’s degree program as major or minor or allied subject at the bachelor degree level) of HPU or any other University established by law in India or equivalent thereto are eligible for admission to the PG degree programmes (M.A., M.Sc. etc.)
2. Minimum 50% marks (45% in case of those belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories) in the qualifying exam conducted by HPU.
3. A minimum of 40% marks (35% for SC and ST) in the Entrance Test.

 

Basis of Admission

The admission will be made purely on merit. The detailed guidelines for admission are given in the Handbook of Information of Himachal Pradesh University which are read as:

• Admission to the entrance based courses will be made strictly on the basis  of marks obtained in the entrance examination.
• Admission to the merit based courses will be made strictly on the basis of marks obtained in the last qualifying examination.
• The candidates would be called for counseling/interview in order of merit in the ratio of 1:3 times of the number of seats.
• It will be the responsibility of the candidate to produce the result of the qualifying examination in original on the date of the counseling. In case he/she anticipates that the result may not be declared by the date of the counseling, it should be obtained confidentially from the University and be produced at the time of the counseling.
• In case, some seats remain vacant or fall vacant subsequently, the same will be filled after calling the candidates in order of merit, only out of the list of the candidates who have attended counseling earlier and were eligible (having passed the qualifying examination on the date of counseling).
• The final eligibility of the candidates will be determined by the admission committee after verification of the original documents. In case of unavoidable reasons, the candidates who are not able to appear in person, may depute authorized persons along with all the required original documents with photo copies for verification with a letter of authority, failing which the merit of the candidate will stand cancelled.
• The admission of a student migrating from the other university after completion of the undergraduate degree, shall be treated as provisional and shall only be ed when he/she produces the migration certificate and certificate of good conduct from the Head of the Institution last attended by him/her. Provided that students who are disqualified by any other university, shall not be given admission during the period of disqualification.
• The upper age limit is 26 years for boys, 28 years for girls and 29 years in case of SC/ST candidates (both for boys and girls) as on 1^st July of the concerned year.
• The minimum eligibility for admission to Postgraduate courses will be 20 credits in the subject concerned in the Undergraduate degree. (Except for M.A. English for which the minimum credit requirement is not applicable)
• The minimum qualifying marks in the Entrance Test will be 40% marks (35% for SC and ST). However, the vacant reserved seats meant for for SC and ST categories in educational institutions including Schools, Colleges and Universities which remain unfilled after exhausting the list of available and eligible SC and ST candidates, should be thereafter offered and filled from amongst the eligible candidates from open category on the basis of merit.  In case any cut-off limit has been fixed, then only those candidates of open category should be admitted against the vacant seats, who have gained marks at par with the cut-off limit.
• Candidates belonging to the BPL and IRDP categories shall be considered under the Economical Weaker Section (EWS) category subject to fulfill requisite conditions.
• The promotion/continuation to next semester shall be subject to the provision of Act, Statutes, Ordinances and rules and regulations of the University as amended from time to time.
• Re-checking/Re-Evaluation of the Answer-Books of the Entrance Tests shall not be allowed.

• Himachal Pradesh University has adopted the age relaxation up to a maximum of 5 years to persons with disabilities in admission to various courses.

• No request for change of category once opted/filled in the application form after last date of application notified by the University will be entertained under any circumstances.

          

Basis of Admission-Non-Subsidized Seats:

 

• The eligibility for admission to the Courses against non-subsidized seats will be the same as provided for other candidates.
• The admission to these seats will be made on the basis of the merit of marks obtained in the Entrance Test if admission is on entrance examination basis. The admission to these seats will be made on the merit of the qualifying examination if admission is on merit of qualifying examination basis.
• If any non-subsidized supernumerary seat in any of the courses remains unfilled, it will lapse and will not be merged with the subsidized seats.
• The candidate is required to fill in only one form for one course.

 

Resolving a Tie:

    The following Formulae shall be adopted to resolve a Tie for Admission:

 

• In case of a tie, the candidate having a higher grade in the Bachelor's/ master’s degree (excluding weightage given for extra- curricular activities) as the case may be, shall be admitted first.
• If the tie is not resolved by the above, the candidate securing higher grade / honours in the subject of study for master’s degree shall be admitted first.
• Even now if the tie is not resolved, the candidate having higher aggregate marks in 10+2 and then matriculation.
• Further, if the tie is still not resolved, the candidate younger in age may be admitted first.
• In case of tie in weightage given for cultural activities, the candidate having higher marks in entrance test shall be admitted.

 

Reservation in Admission:

 

• Admission to the various courses of study shall be open to all persons, irrespective of race, creed, caste or class on the basis of merit.
• Apart from it, 15% and 7.5% of the seats shall be reserved for Bonafide Himachali Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes candidates respectively who have passed their qualifying examination from Himachal Pradesh University or H.P. KrishiVishwavidyalaya or Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry or from any other Universities established by law in India which is equivalent to the qualifying examination of H.P. University.
• The remaining 77½% seats shall be filled as under:

• 25% of the seats for admission shall be open for all the candidates irrespective of the Institution/state from where they have passed their qualifying examination.
• 75% of the seats shall be filled out of the candidates who have passed their qualifying examination from Himachal Pradesh University or H.P. KrishiVishwavidyalaya. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Himachal Pradesh 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 examinations of Himachal Pradesh University, subject to the following reservations :
• 5% of the seats shall be reserved for outstanding sportsmen/women.
• 5% of the seats shall be reserved for outstanding performance in cultural activities.
• 5% of the seats shall be reserved for Persons with Disabilities (except in Deptt. of Physical Education) with a minimum of 40% disability.

• The minimum qualification for admission to a course in case of candidates belonging to the scheduled caste & scheduled tribe categories shall be relaxed by 5% from the qualifying marks. The admission to these reserved seats as stated above shall be made as per procedure/rules approved by the Executive Council from time to time.
• Admission against the reservation will be strictly on merit. If these seats remain unfilled they will be filled- up in accordance with the conditions as stated above.
• One supernumerary seat has been created to provide admission to Bonafide Himachali War Widows candidate in all courses of study on the campus except M.C.A., M.B.A., M.T.A., & M.Sc. (Biotechnology) courses. The admission to these seats will be made on the basis of the entrance test.
• Two supernumerary seats for "Single Girl Child” candidates are reserved in each P.G. Course in the teaching Departments provided the candidate fulfills the minimum qualification criteria.
• Three supernumerary seats shall be reserved for the wards of Himachal Pradesh University Employees under Self Financing Scheme in the teaching departments where self-financing seats are available.
• There are 10% additional seats reserved for the Economically Weaker Section category candidates for admission to the all campus based courses of H.P. University in each teaching Department/Institute. If these seats remain vacant, then these seats will neither be filled from other categories nor will carry forward.

 

 

a)Declaration of Result and Interview:

 

The department shall display the result of all the eligible candidates appearing in the entrance test on the University website and notice board along with the marks obtained by them in the entrance test on the specified date. The candidates are required to their result themselves from the department. Though the department shall make every effort to communicate the result to the candidate, the final responsibility of getting knowledge of the result shall lie with the candidate himself / herself. The department shall prepare a list of the candidates in order of merit who are to be called for couselling and shall display the same on the notice board along with the marks obtained by them in the entrance test.

Though the department shall make all possible efforts, the candidate himself / herself shall be finally responsible for the knowledge of his / her position in the merit list and the eligibility for couselling.

 

Refusal for Admission:

A candidate will be refused admission to the course if he/she does not fulfill eligibility conditions, provided that the Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to permit age relaxation only for reasons to be recorded in writing up to a maximum of 6 months; provided further that age bar shall not apply in the case of in-service students and the State Govt. / Govt. of India nominees.

a)    Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing rules a student shall be refused admission if his conduct during any previous stay in University has been unsatisfactory. Such student shall, however, have the right to appeal to the Vice-Chancellor whose decision shall be final.

b)    A student who has been expelled or rusticated shall not be admitted to any course of study in the University without the prior approval of the Vice- Chancellor and can represent his/her grievance to the Ombudsman of the University.

 

     Guidelines for Admission of Foreign Nationals in Himachal Pradesh University

1. Categories of Foreign Applicants:

    A foreign national may seek admission in various programme of study in Himachal Pradesh University Shimla under the following categories:

1. Foreign nationals seeking admission through the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Govt. of India under its various scholarship schemes.
2. Self-financing foreign nationals [not seeking admission through a mode as mentioned in (i) above].

2.The definition of the term, "Foreign Nationals” be considered as under:

    Foreign Nationals: Foreign Nationals holding passports issued by foreign countries including people of Indian origin who have acquired the nationality of foreign countries are included as foreign students. Provided any subsequent changes in the definition as may be notified by the Government of India shall have the same latest meaning respectively assigned to them. The other expressions not defined herein shall have the meaning as may be assigned in any subsequent notification of the Government of India.

3.Number of Seats:

1. Maximum of 10 supernumerary seats will remain reserved for foreign nationals seeking admission through Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) or under self-financing scheme in each of the Undergraduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) courses/Programmes.
2. The above supernumerary seats for admission of Foreign Nationals may be filled up subject to the infrastructure available in the Departments/ institutes at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.

   However, the sponsored foreign nationals who come through ICCR will be given preference in admission to various programmes mentioned above. Self-financing foreign nationals shall be offered seats only if seats are left vacant in any discipline. That is, if sufficient number of ICCR sponsored eligible foreign nationals are not available to fill up these supernumerary seats then the seats my by filled up from among the eligible self-financing foreign nationals. In case, the number of eligible foreign nationals seeking admission exceeds the number of seats available, the Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University may increase seats to the Foreign Nationals only.

 

4. Age Limit: There shall be no minimum and upper age limit for the admission of foreign nationals in any of the UG/PG/Research programmes in H.P. University.

 

5.Eligibility for admission:

 

1. Before applying for any course, applicants are advised to go through carefully the level of competence needed for pursuing it by assessing through the syllabi which is available at the University website.
2. The foreign nationals shall be considered for admission to any of the University Teaching Departments, Himachal Pradesh University subject to fulfilling the eligibility requirements and equivalence & degree possessed by them to the corresponding degrees/examinations of the Indian Institutions/Universities recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. All Foreign nationals with foreign qualifications are required to submit the equivalence certificate from Association of Indian Universities (AIU) with application form. The AIU address is given below:

 

 

AIU House

16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi- 110002, India

Phone: (91)-11-23230059,(91)-11-23232429

Fax: (91)-11-23232131

Email: international@aiu.ac.in

Website: http://www.aiu.ac.in.

 

3. English proficiency certificate is mandatory for admission of Foreign Nationals. Foreign national seeking admission to any course will be required to produce one of the following

1. Two scores at the time of submission of application forms.
2. The English proficiency certificate should not be latter than two year
3. International English Language Testing System (IELTS)– Academic version with minimum score of 6.5 is eligible.
4. Test of English as Foreign Language (TOFEL)–Paper–based TOFEL with a minimum score of 560 is eligible.
5. Computer-based TOFEL with a minimum score of 220 is eligible and internet-based TOFEL with a minimum score of 80 is eligible.
6. Foreign Nationals seeking admission to M.Tech. programme are exempted from the GATE qualification.

 

6.Selection Process:

 

1.   Foreign Nationals seeking admission in various programmes of Himachal Pradesh University as given in Sr. No. 3 (i) to (iii) are exempted from entrance test.

2.  Self-financing Foreign National need to apply online at the HPU Student Portal. Guidelines for completing the form are listed below:
3. The ICCR sponsored Foreign Nationals need to follow the application process as laid down by the ICCR (www.iccr.gov.in) through A2A Portal (a2asholarships.iccr.gov.in) and apply accordingly.

 

 In the event of their selection, candidates will be informed about their selection and their admission will be subject to the following conditions:

 

1.  Production of Students-Visa / Research Visa (as the case may be) in accordance with the revised visa policy of Government of India and also a Xerox copy of their Passport along with the original documents of verification. However, the foreign nationals who are exempted from Indian Visa, they should have to produce the Pass Port and any other Nationality Identity Proof.
2. All the original academic documents with Xerox copy.
3. Authority/ation letter issued from the sponsored agency or Embassy (in case of admission under any authorized sponsored agency).
4. Medical-cum-Fitness Certificate.
5. Insurance of USD 6700 (minimum)
6. For admission to B. P. Ed. and M. P. Ed. (Physical Education), a candidate will be required to undergo mandatory Physical Efficiency Test. The scores of the Physical Efficiency Test will be counted for determining merit.

 

Note:   After ation of admission of students applied through any sponsored agency, the department concerned is responsible to provide the joining reports duly signed by the Chairperson/Director to the office of Director, International Students ‘Welfare along with their Department fee structure (annually) so that the same may be sent to the sponsored agency well in time for further disbursement of the fees.

7. General Rules for Foreign National Students:
   1. If any of the foreign national students found involved in any unlawful activities at any stage, his/her   registration/admission shall be cancelled without any notice.
   2. The responsibility to reach the University campus after admission will be of the foreign national itself or the sponsored agency.
   3. After arriving in the University campus the foreign national students have to report the office of the Director, International Students Welfare with the Admission Confirmation Authority letter issued by the sponsored agency and the original Passport and Visa details.
   4. It is mandatory for all the foreign students to fill up Foreign Student Information System (FSIS) complete in all respects along with copies of passport and Visa and submit same to the office of Director, International Students’ Welfare, H.P. University, Shimla-5. This FSIS online form is an urgent requirement of the Foreign Registration Office (FRO) and the candidates have to report to the foreign registration office within 14 day of arrival with the number generated after the online submission of this form.

 

Information filled through Foreign Students Information System (FSIS) is to be submitted by hand by the candidate own-self and the FSIS No. will be issued by the office of DISW personally to the student.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               120 Point Reservation Roster- Seat Number-Wise

Seat No.	Seat No.	Seat No.	Seat No.	Seat No.
1PwD	26SC	51	76	101PwD
2	27ST	52SC	77	102
3	28	53ST	78SC	103
4	29	54	79SP	104
5	30	55	80ST	105
6	31	56	81CUL	106SC
7SC	32	57	82(PwD)	107ST
8	33SC	58	83	108
9	34	59SC	84	109
10	35	60SP	85SC	110
11	36	61CUL	86	111
12SC	37	62(PwD)	87	112
13ST	38CUL	63	88	113SC
14	39SC	64	89	114
15	40SP	65SC	90	115
16	41ST	66	91SC	116
17	42(PwD)	67ST	92	117SP
18SC	43	68	93ST	118CUL
19SP	44	69	94	119SC
20CUL	45	70	95	120ST
21PwD	46SC	71	96
22	47	72SC	97SC
23	48	73	98CUL
24	49	74	99SP
25	50	75	100
(PwD-5%)	(CUL-5%)	(SP-5%)	(SC-15%)	(ST-7.5%)
3	6	6	18	9

 

   120 Point Reservation Roster- Percentage of Category and Seat Number-Wise

 

Sr. No.	Category	Percentage	Seat Number in Roster	Total Seats
1.	PwD	5%	1, 21, 42, 62, 82, 101	6
2.	CUL	5%	20, 38, 61, 81, 98, 118	6
3.	SP	5%	19, 40, 60, 79, 99, 117	6
4.	SC	15%	7, 12, 18, 26, 33, 39, 46, 52, 59, 65, 72, 78, 85, 91, 97, 106, 113, 119	18
5.	ST	7.5%	13, 27, 41, 53, 67, 80, 93, 107, 120	9

 

Fee Structure

Himachal Pradesh University

(NAAC Accredited ‘A’ Grade University)

Department of Commerce

Fee Structure for M.Com. 3rd & 4^th  Semester for one year

 

Sr.No.	Nature of Fee	Amount
1.	Continuation Fee	100-00
2.	Sports Fee	100-00
3	Youth Welfare Fund	50-00
4.	Holiday Home Fee	20-00
5.	Poor Student Aid	50-00
6.	Tuition Fee	1200-00 only for boys
7.	Dilapidation Fee	120-00
8.	Medical Fund	50-00
9.	Identity Card fee	50-00
10.	Cultural Activities	50-00
11.	Population Edu. Fee	120-00
12.	Amalgamated Fund	1200-00
13.	Magzine Fee	50-00
14.	Common Room Fee	20-00
16	Rover and Ranger Unit fee	50-00
	Total Fee (Boys)Gen./IRDP	3230-00
	Total Fee(Girls) Gen./IRDP	2030-00
16	Non-Subsidized	30,000/- P.A In addition to usual fee i.e Rs.3230/- (Both Boys &Girls)
17	Foreign students	Medical Charges i.e Rs. 50/- per year

 

 

Rangers & Rovers fee is charged @Rs. 50/- from regular students from the session 2023-24 vide Notification No. 9-26/99-HPU(Genl.) Vol.I (B) dated: 17.9.2022.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Himachal Pradesh University

(NAAC Accredited ‘A’ Grade University)

Department of Commerce,Shimla-5

Fee Structure for M.Com. Ist & 2^nd Semester for one year

Sr.No.	Nature of Fee	Amount
1.	Admission Fee	150-00
2.	Caution Fee	300 (one time refundable)
3.	Continuation Fee	100-00
4.	Sports Fee	100-00
5.	Youth Welfare Fund	50-00
6.	Holiday Home Fee	20-00
7.	Poor Student Aid	50-00
8.	Tuition Fee	1200-00 (only for boys)
9.	Dilapidation Fee	120-00
10.	Medical Fund	50-00
11.	Library Security	300-00 Refundable
12.	Identity Card fee	50-00
13.	Cultural Activities	50-00
14.	Population Edu. Fee	120-00
15.	Amalgamated Fund	1200-00
16.	Magzine Fee	50-00
17.	Common Room Fee	20-00
18.	Development Fund Gen./IRDP	250- 00 (Gen.)/100-00 (IRDP/BPL)/ 500-00 (Non-Sub. )Only once at the time of Admission
19.	Rover Ranger Fee	50-00
	Total fee (Boys) Gen./IRDP	4230-00/4080 -00
	Total fee ( Girls)Gen. /IRDP	3030-00/ 2880-00
20.	Non-Subsidized	30,000 P.A (in addition to usual fee i.e Rs.4480/- (Both Boys and Girls) Award of Uni. Employees Rs. 15000/- In addition to usual fee 4480/-
21.	Foreign Students	Library Charges i.e. Rs. 300/- Medical Charges i.e. Rs 50/- per year

 

 

Rangers & Rovers fee is charged @Rs. 50/- from regular students from the session 2023-24 vide Notification No. 9-26/99-HPU(Genl.) Vol.I (B) dated: 17.9.2022.

Fee Structure for Foreign Nationals:

The following fee structure shall be applicable for foreign students applying for admission under both categories, i.e. Through any scholarship agency/direct admission against the seats reserved for them:

PROGRAMME	PER ANNUM		ONE TIME
	(a)Tuition Fee (USD)	(b)Other Charges** (USD)	(c)Registration Fee (One Time) in USD	(d)One time processing fee in USD
M.Com	1200	300	300	One time processing fee USD100 will be charged from each of the students who will be admitted in PG course at HPU

 

**Other charges include Continuation fee, Sports fee, Breakage fee, Amalgamated fund, University development fee, Equipment fee, examination fee etc.

• Apart from the above fees, USD 100 processing fee shall be charged from all the foreign nationals who will be admitted through sponsored agency.
• The registration fee shall be charged once for the entire course and the tuition fee & other charges will be charged annually for the duration of entire course.
• Annual fee from foreign nationals shall be accepted in USD. The exchange rate will be accepted as the buying rate prevalent from the 1^st July for UG/PG courses and 1^st July & 1^st January for Ph.D. course in every year.
• The annual fees/charges shall be received in favour of Finance Officer, H.P. University, Shimla-5 and after ation of the receipt, the Finance Officer will provide the NEFT/RTGS/PFMS copy to the concerned department or to the office of Director, International Students’ Welfare so that the fee record could be maintained properly at the department level.

 

Rules Relating to Payment of Fee:

• In case, the rates of fee and other dues are enhanced by the University, the same will be applicable for the session 2025-2026 also.
• For late deposition / payment of fee, a fine of ₹ 10.00 per day, subject to a maximum of ₹ 100.00 will be charged and thereafter the name of the defaulter will be struck off.

ØThe Government of Himachal Pradesh, Department of Education, vide letter No. Shiksha-II(J)2-1/89 dated 2-8-1995 received from the Registrar’s Office vide letter No. 4-41/93-HPU (Genl.) dated 16^th September 1995 has exempted tuition fee for girls for admissions to various courses.

• The Registrar, H.P. University, Shimla vide letter/notification No. 4-16/2012HPU(Acad.) dated 2.1.2013 has conveyed the decision of Executive Council of its meeting held on 17.9.2012 taken vide Any Other Item adopted the H.P. State Govt.’s Instructions/Rules that no tuition fee be charged from the students with 40% and above disability:
• The student with special needs with more than 40% disability, admitted in any course of study running in the Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-5 will not be charged any fees with effect from the current academic session 2015-16 vide notification No. 4-51/2015 HPU(Acad.) dated 25 July 2015.
• The Fees along with annual charges is to be paid online.
• The names of defaulters will stand automatically struck off the rolls in case the fee and dues are not paid in times. On the first day of the month for which the fee has not been paid. If due to inadvertence, a defaulter`s name is not struck off, the attendance for the period for which name should have been struck off will not be counted. A defaulter may be re-admitted with the special permission of the Dean of Studies on payment of stipulated fine after recommendation of the Chairperson/ Director of the concerned Department. The re-admission will be allowed on specific recommendations of the Chairperson concerned.

ØIn case the fee is not paid up to the end of the following month, the re-admission shall not be allowed in any case.

• Annual charges for both the semesters in a year will be payable at the time of admission.
• The monthly dues will be realized in two installments in each semester according to the following schedule:

• At the time of Admission: Fee for July, August and September.
• In September: Fee for October, November and December.
• In December: Fee for January, February and March.
• In March: Fee for April, May and June.

 

 

• The Chairperson/ Directors of the Teaching Departments/ Institutes will decide the date for Semester continuation Fee at their own level in consultation with the Departmental           Council.
• Fee for every quarter must be paid according to the above schedule. A fine of Rs. 10.00 days, subject to a maximum of Rs. 100.00 will be charged up to the last day of the month. The names of defaulters will stand automatically struck off the rolls on the first day of the month for which the fee has not been paid. If due to inadvertence, a defaulter`s name is not struck off, the attendance for the period for which name should have been struck off will not be counted. A defaulter may be re-admitted by the end of the following month for            which fee has not been paid with the special permission of the Dean of Studies on payment of Rs. 100.00. The re-admission will be allowed on specific recommendations of the Chairperson concerned.
• If a student is not already registered with Himachal Pradesh University, the student has to pay extra as per university norms and extra Sports Fee will also be charged.
• If a student chooses to withdraw from the program of study in which he/she is enrolled, the institution concerned shall follow the following five tier system for the refund of fees remitted by the student.

Five Tier System for the Refund of Fee

 

Sr. No.	Percentage of Refund of Aggregate fees*	Point of time when notice of withdrawal of admission is received in the University/ Department
1.	100%	15 days or more before the formally notified last date of admission
2.	90%	Less than 15 days before the formally notified last date of admission
3.	80%	15 days or less after the formally notified last date of admission
4.	50%	30 days or less, but more than 15 days after formally notified last date of admission
5.	0%	More than 30 days after formally notified last date of admission

 

• In case of Sr. No.1. in the table above, the HEI concerned shall deduct an amount not more than 5% of the fees paid by the student, subject to a maximum of ₹ 5,000/- as processing charges from the refundable amount.
• Fees shall be refunded by the HEI to an eligible student within fifteen days from the date of receiving a written application from him/her in this regard.

Special Charges:

• If a student is not already registered with Himachal Pradesh University, the additional  registration fee will be charged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) Basis of Admission

Ph.D. is a full time regular course of study. The student has to qualify course work and  during the course work, regularly attend classes/ seminars. Doctor of Philosophy is the program where students get admission as per the latest UGC Guidelines and the procedure and direction of the University. The number of seats depends upon the availability of seats with the supervisors. Roaster (106) is applied for admission.

106 Point Reservation Roster w.e.f. 2014-2015

 

Seat No.	Seat No.	Seat No.	Seat No.	Seat No.
1	26SC	51	76	101
2	27ST	52SC	77	102
3	28	53	78SC	103
4	29	54ST	79	104SC
5	30	55	80	105
6SC	31	56	81ST	106ST
7	32SC	57	82
8	33	58SC	83
9	34	59	84SC
10	35	60	85
11	36	61	86
12	37	62	87
13SC	38	63	88
14ST	39SC	64	89
15	40	65SC	90
16	41ST	66	91SC
17	42	67	92
18.	43	68ST	93
19SC	44	69	94ST
20	45SC	70	95
21	46	71SC	96
22	47	72	97
23	48	73	98SC
24	49	74	99
25	50	75	100

   106 Point Reservation Roster- Percentage of Category and Seat Number-Wise                       

Sr. No.	Category	Percentage	Seat Number	Total Seats
1.	SC	15%	6, 13, 19, 26, 32, 39, 45, 52, 58, 65, 71, 78, 84, 91, 98	15
2.	ST	7.5%	14, 27, 41, 54, 68, 81, 94, 106	8

 

Fee Structure

H.P.University,Shimla-5

(NAAC Accredited ‘A’ Grade University)

Department of Commerce,Shimla-5

Fee Structure for Ph.D Department of  Commerce, H.P. University,Shimla-5

 

Sr. No.	Particular of fee	Ph.D fee	Remarks
1	Registration Fee	5000-00	One time
2	Library Security (refundable)	600-00	One time
3.	Research Fee	800-00	P.M
4.	Development  fee	500-00  for IRDP /BPL-250/-	One time of admission
5	Rangers & Rover	50-00	Per Annum  Since 2023-24
6.	Evaluation Fee	10,000-00	-
7.	Externsion fee  Charged as per University norms

 

Rangers & Rovers fee is charged @Rs. 50/- from regular students from the session 2023-24 vide Notification No. 9-26/99-HPU(Genl.) Vol.I (B) dated: 17.9.2022.