For admission to the 1st Year, a student must not be more than 23 Years (25 Years for girls) of age on 1st July 2022, e.g. the applicant should not be born earlier than 01/07/1999 in case of boys and 01/07/1997 in case of girls. However, in respect of SC and ST students a relaxation of 3 years is given.
The Vice-Chancellor of HPU Shimla has the power to permit age relaxation up to a maximum of 6 months. All such cases could provisionally be granted age relaxation upto six months by the Principal and a consolidated list of such cases be sent for approval of the Vice- Chancellor. A candidate who has availed age relaxation at the time of first admission shall be eligible for the same in the subsequent classes also.