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UPCET
UP Combined Entrance Test (UPCET / CUET PG-style)
UPCET — Uttar Pradesh state engineering / management entrance (now via CUET). 100 MCQs in 2 hours.
Updated 31 Aug 2026 ·Vacancy counts change every cycle — always confirm the exact number in the latest official notification before applying.
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UPCET eligibility
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- Education
- Class 12 with PCM (engineering / pharmacy). 45% aggregate (40% for reserved categories).
- Attempts
- No formal attempt limit.
- Nationality
- Indian citizen.
- Other
- UP domicile required for state-quota seats. NTA conducts the exam; AKTU handles counselling.
UPCET cutoffs
Historical cutoffs are a guide, not a prediction. Use them to set a realistic target, not to predict next year's exact number.
Closing ranks — CSE at top AKTU colleges (Home State, Open, 2024)
| Year | Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HBTU Kanpur CSE | Rank ~500 – 800 |
| 2024 | MMMUT Gorakhpur CSE | Rank ~900 – 1,400 |
| 2024 | IET Lucknow CSE | Rank ~400 – 700 |
| 2024 | JSS Noida CSE | Rank ~2,500 – 4,000 |
Source: official ↗ · verified 2026-05.
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All-India top 1% — Premium choices
92–100% · Rank 1 – 800
- •Banaras Hindu University — Institute of Science, premium MA/MSc seats with research opportunities
- •Allahabad University — Top research-oriented programmes, faculty assistantships likely
- •Central universities — Strong profile for JNU, DU, HCU if also appearing there
- •Lucknow University — Departmental toppers, direct PhD track consideration
- •Full fee waivers and stipend-based assistantships highly probable
- •Gold medals and university-level academic recognition possible
Top 3% — Elite programmes
85–92% · Rank 800 – 2,500
- •Banaras Hindu University (BHU) — MA Economics, English Literature, MSc Physics (if using CUET PG scores, General cut-off ~87%)
- •Lucknow University — Top departments like MA Sociology, Political Science, MSc Statistics
- •Allahabad University — Preferred specialisations in flagship departments
- •University of Lucknow — MBA/MCA top-tier sections
- •Likely university merit scholarships and assistantships
- •Strong candidacy for central universities accepting CUET PG scores
Premier UP university contention
75–85% · Rank 2,500 – 6,000
- •Lucknow University — MA Political Science, Psychology, MSc Mathematics (General category seats)
- •Allahabad University — MA/MSc in core subjects, last year's cut-off approximately 76%
- •Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) — Select MA/MSc programmes if appearing in AMU entrance separately
- •CSJM University, Kanpur — High-demand programmes like MBA, MSc Computer Science
- •Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University affiliated institutions — MCA, MBA
- •Strong position for scholarship programmes
Good state university seats
65–75% · Rank 6,000 – 15,000
- •Lucknow University — MA Economics, English, History (General category, approximate cut-off 66-68%)
- •Allahabad University — MSc Biotechnology, Environmental Science
- •Banaras Hindu University affiliated colleges — Select PG programmes
- •Chaudhary Charan Singh University — MSc Botany, Zoology, MA English
- •Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra — MBA, MCA courses
- •Good chance at preferred subject in hometown university
Mid-tier university range
50–65% · Rank 15,000 – 40,000
- •Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut — MA/MSc in Commerce, Mathematics, Hindi (General category last cut-off ~52%)
- •Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University — MSc Physics, Chemistry, MA Political Science
- •Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur — PG programmes in Arts and Commerce streams
- •Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya — MA Education, Sociology
- •Bundelkhand University — Science stream admissions likely
Marginal qualification zone
35–50% · Rank 40,000 – 80,000
- •Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University — General SC/ST seats in select programmes
- •Bundelkhand University, Jhansi — MA/MSc in regional languages, Geography
- •Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly — General category waitlist possible
- •Private affiliated colleges in tier-3 cities
- •Management quota seats may be accessible
Below typical cut-off range
0–35% · Rank 80,000+
AI-curated from historic cut-off patterns. Always verify with the latest official notification before making decisions.
News & timeline
See older updates →Latest news
AKTU will conclude the UPTAC 2026 special round 2 registration on August 23. Choice filling for special round 2 will be held from August 23 to 30, 2026, with seat allotment scheduled for September 2.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University has released the UPTAC 2026 Round 3 allotment results for B.Tech and other courses. Opening and closing ranks have also been published for candidate reference.
AKTU officially announced the UPTAC 2026 counselling schedule for B.Tech admissions. Round 1 registration was open from May 25 to June 30, 2026, serving as the only registration window for regular counselling rounds 1-4.
Important dates
UPTAC Special Round 2 registration deadline
passedSun, 23 Aug, 2026
Registration at uptac.samarth.edu.in
UPTAC PG counselling for MBA/MCA (expected)
passedTue, 25 Aug, 2026
UPTAC PG counselling for MBA and MCA expected to begin in August 2026
UPTAC Special Round 2 choice filling window
passedSun, 30 Aug, 2026
Choice filling from August 23-30, 2026
UPTAC Special Round 2 seat allotment
passedWed, 2 Sept, 2026
UPCET 2027 notification (expected)
143 days awayMon, 1 Feb, 2027
UPCET is now merged with CUET; candidates should watch for CUET UG/PG 2027 notifications from NTA
Syllabus
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Physics
Units and Measurement (Class 11)
SI units, dimensional analysis, errors, significant figures.
Kinematics (Class 11)
Motion in 1D and 2D, projectile motion, relative velocity.
Laws of Motion (Class 11)
Newton's laws, friction, free-body diagrams.
Work, Energy and Power (Class 11)
Work-energy theorem, conservative forces, collisions.
Rotational Motion (Class 11)
Centre of mass, moment of inertia, torque, angular momentum.
Gravitation (Class 11)
Kepler's laws, escape velocity, satellites.
Properties of Solids and Liquids (Class 11)
Elasticity, Bernoulli, viscosity, surface tension.
Heat and Thermodynamics (Class 11)
Calorimetry, heat transfer, laws of thermodynamics.
Kinetic Theory of Gases (Class 11)
Ideal gas, RMS speed, mean free path.
Oscillations and Waves (Class 11)
SHM, simple pendulum, beats, standing waves, Doppler effect.
Electrostatics (Class 12)
Coulomb's law, field, potential, Gauss's law, dielectrics, capacitance.
Current Electricity (Class 12)
Ohm, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, drift velocity, potentiometer.
Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism (Class 12)
Biot-Savart, Ampere, cyclotron, solenoid, Earth's magnetism.
Electromagnetic Induction and AC (Class 12)
Faraday, Lenz, RLC circuits, resonance, transformer.
Electromagnetic Waves (Class 12)
Maxwell's equations, EM spectrum.
Optics (Class 12)
Ray optics, lens, prism, Huygens, interference, diffraction, polarisation.
Dual Nature of Matter (Class 12)
Photoelectric effect, de Broglie, Davisson-Germer.
Atoms and Nuclei (Class 12)
Bohr model, mass defect, fission, fusion, decay laws.
Electronic Devices (Class 12)
Semiconductors, P-N junction, diodes, BJT, logic gates.
Communication Systems (Class 12)
Modulation, propagation, bandwidth.
Chemistry
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (Class 11)
Mole concept, stoichiometry, empirical and molecular formulae.
Structure of Atom (Class 11)
Bohr model, quantum numbers, orbitals.
Classification and Periodicity (Class 11)
Modern periodic law, periodic trends.
Chemical Bonding (Class 11)
Ionic, covalent, coordinate; VSEPR, hybridization, MOT.
States of Matter (Class 11)
Gas laws, ideal vs real gases, van der Waals.
Chemical Thermodynamics (Class 11)
First law, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy.
Equilibrium (Class 11)
Chemical and ionic equilibrium, pH, buffers.
Redox Reactions (Class 11)
Oxidation numbers, balancing, redox titrations.
Hydrogen (Class 11)
Position of H, hydrides, water, H₂O₂.
s-Block Elements (Class 11)
Alkali and alkaline earth metals, important compounds.
p-Block Elements (Class 11 — Groups 13/14)
Boron and carbon families.
General Organic Chemistry (Class 11)
IUPAC, isomerism, mechanisms.
Hydrocarbons (Class 11)
Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons.
Environmental Chemistry (Class 11)
Pollution, green chemistry.
Solid State (Class 12)
Unit cell, packing efficiency, point defects.
Solutions (Class 12)
Concentration, Raoult's law, colligative properties.
Electrochemistry (Class 12)
Galvanic cells, Nernst, conductance, batteries.
Chemical Kinetics (Class 12)
Rate laws, integrated rate equations, Arrhenius.
Surface Chemistry (Class 12)
Adsorption, catalysis, colloids.
Isolation of Elements (Class 12)
Concentration, reduction, refining.
p-Block Elements (Class 12 — Groups 15-18)
Nitrogen, oxygen, halogen, noble gas families.
d- and f-Block Elements (Class 12)
Transition metals, lanthanoids, actinoids.
Coordination Compounds (Class 12)
Werner's theory, IUPAC, isomerism, VBT, CFT.
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (Class 12)
Nomenclature, SN1/SN2, elimination.
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (Class 12)
Preparation, properties, dehydration mechanism.
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (Class 12)
Nucleophilic addition, aldol, Cannizzaro.
Amines (Class 12)
Amines, diazonium salts, Hofmann bromamide.
Biomolecules (Class 12)
Carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids.
Polymers (Class 12)
Addition vs condensation, biodegradable polymers.
Chemistry in Everyday Life (Class 12)
Drugs, soaps, detergents, food preservatives.
Mathematics
Algebra
Quadratic equations, complex numbers, sequences, matrices, determinants.
Modern Algebra
Sets, relations, functions, group properties at introductory level.
Co-ordinate Geometry
Straight lines, circles, parabola, ellipse, hyperbola.
Three-Dimensional Geometry
Direction cosines/ratios, lines, planes.
Probability
Conditional probability, Bayes' theorem, binomial distribution.
Trigonometry
Trigonometric identities, equations, ITF, heights and distances.
Limit, Continuity and Differentiability
Limit definitions, continuity, basic differentiation.
Differential Calculus
Differentiation rules, applications — tangent, normal, max-min.
Integral Calculus
Indefinite and definite integrals, applications — area.
Differential Equations
Order, degree, variable separable, linear DEs.
Vectors
Dot/cross product, scalar triple product, projections.
Dynamics
Velocity, acceleration, projectiles, work and energy in mechanics.
Statics
Equilibrium of forces, centre of gravity, friction.
Statistics
Mean, median, mode, theory of probability, dispersion, SD.
Binomial Theorem
Expansion, general and middle terms, applications.
Permutations and Combinations
nPr, nCr, circular and restricted arrangements.
Mathematical Induction
Principle of mathematical induction and proofs.
Mathematical Reasoning
Logical statements, validity of arguments, tautologies.
Linear Programming
LPP formulation, graphical method, feasible region.