PU Travel and Hospitality Aptitude Test: Exam Pattern, Insights and Details



Aspirants who are thinking of beginning a promising career in the fields of hospitality and tourism, should think about taking the upcoming Punjab University Tourism and Hospitality Aptitude Test (PUTHAT), which is conducted by the Punjab University on yearly basis, the next entrance test is scheduled for June 19, 2020 (10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.) for admissions to undergraduate courses related to Tourism and Hospitality. As per eligibility criteria, the candidates must have passed 10+2 in any discipline from a recognized board. The exam will be of 90 minutes and will have four sections: English Aptitude, Current Affairs & General Awareness, Reasoning Ability and Hospitality Industry Awareness. To know more about exam pattern, syllabus and exam insights, study tips and material, click the links below:



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Key Highlight
of PUTHAT
Registration Period:
Starts: March 24, 2020 Ends: May 22, 2020
Availability of admit card:
June 09, 2020
Application fees:
General Category: Rs. 2100 SC/ST/PWD: Rs. 1050
Online Examination:
June 19, 2020 (10 am to 11.30 am)
Eligibility Criteria:
12th or equivalent with 50% minimum percentage and 45% for ST/SC with English as a compulsory subject.
Exam Duration:
90 minutes
Declaration of Result:
June 30 - July 02, 2020
Counselling Dates:
1st: July 09, 2020 2nd: July 16, 2020

PUTHAT Exam 2020: Important Dates

  • Date to fill the application form: Mar 24 - May 22, 2020

  • Last date for Payment of Application Fee (online): May 27, 2020

  • Downloading of admit cards: June 09, 2020 onwards

  • Online Examination: June 19, 2019

  • Declaration of Result: June 30 - July 02, 2020

Eligibility Criteria for PUTHAT Exam 2020

  • Nationality / Citizenship: The candidate must be an Indian Citizen.

  • Educational Qualification: The candidate must have 12th or equivalent with 50% minimum percentage and 45% for ST/SC with English as a compulsory subject.

PUTHAT Exam 2020: Exam pattern

  • The offline test will be of 100 marks.

  • The exam will have 100 MCQs type questions

  • The total duration of the exam will be 90 minutes

  • The medium of language of the questions will be English

  • Sections in the exam: Four

    • English Aptitude

    • Current Affairs & General Awareness

    • Reasoning Ability

    • Hospitality Industry Awareness

  • There is negative marking: 25% will be deducted for each wrong answer

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Syllabus:  PUHAT Exam 2020

  • English section– 

Word substitution, spelling corrections, synonyms, Antonyms, sequence forming, convert the speech of the sentence from indirect to direct and direct to indirect, Passage Reading.

  • Current affairs-

Science and the Environment, Sports Personalities, Eminent Personalities, Instruments, Fundamental Rights, Top Brands, Crops and Cultivation, Awards and Trophies, Telecommunication, Signed MoUs, Global Agreements, Celebrated days, Railways and Connections, Social Media.

  • Logical Reasoning–

Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Relation, Finding Age, Coding/ Decoding, Pattern, Blood Relations, Statement and Conclusions, Bar Charts, pie charts, Assumptions.

  • Hospitality industry awareness–

front office, identification of vouchers, food production, housekeeping and laundry operations, food and beverages, personality and communication development, hygiene and sanitation.

Preparation tips for PUHAT Exam 2020

  • You need to finish 4 sections of the PUHAT Exam within 90 minutes, which means you need speed with accuracy in order to attempt 100 questions in total. The more you practice, the better chances you have of acing this exam.

  • Remember negative marking is a factor here. Therefore, try not to attempt those questions which put you in doubt.

  • Manage your time properly; give an appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests will time limit attached to each question; this way one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.

  • Studying in a stretch for hours can be tedious and hard and also not so good. Therefore, try to study several times in regular sessions during a day. This will make learning easy and fun, also you will have enough time to brush up the already studied topics in between intervals.

  • It is very important to maintain proper health, so you don’t fall sick on the big day. Give your brain an appropriate time to refresh itself. Don’t rush too much information into your head than its limit allows. Take it slow and steady. And get at least eight hours of sleep each night.

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