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AKTU UPTAC Admissions Guide 2025-26 - Complete Roadmap for Every UG & PG Programme

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AKTU UPTAC Admissions 2025-26, Complete UG & PG Guide and RoadmapAKTU UPTAC Admissions 2025-26, Complete UG & PG Guide and Roadmap

1. Big Picture - What UPTAC Covers

  • First-year entry to B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Pharm, B.Des, BHMCT, BFAD, BFA, BCA, BBA/BMS, Pharm D, five-year MBA/MCA and M.Tech Integrated programmes.

  • Second-year (lateral) entry to B.Tech, B.Pharm, MCA, MBA.

  • All 750+ colleges affiliated to AKTU - plus a few self-financed state universities - participate.

  • Central Admission Board (CAB) chaired by the AKTU Vice-Chancellor oversees every decision.

2. Admission Pathways by Course

Programme

Main counselling exam order

Special-round backup

B.Tech (all branches)

1. JEE Main 2025
2. CUET-UG 2025

Intermediate 10+2 marks

M.Tech Integrated

JEE Main 2025

CUET-UG, 10+2

B.Arch

1. NATA 2025 2. JEE Main 2025

NATA, JEE Main again

B.Des, B.Pharm, BHMCT, BFAD, BFA, BBA/BMS, BCA

CUET-UG 2025

10+2 marks

B.Tech Lateral

CUET-UG 2025

Diploma/B.Sc/D.Voc score

MBA

CUET-PG 2025

Graduation percentage

MCA

CUET-PG or CUET-UG*

Graduation with Maths


CUET-UG route applies to the five-year integrated MCA.

If your target course lists JEE Main or NATA first, write that paper - CUET only opens if seats stay vacant.

3. Eligibility Snapshot

  • General cut-off - 45 % in 10+2 (PCM/PCB/Arts as per course) - 40 % for SC/ST.

  • B.Arch - 50 % aggregate in PCM plus 50 % overall.

  • Fee-waiver seats exist in most courses (except B.Arch) - 5 % supernumerary, zero tuition.

  • No upper age bar for any programme.

4. Key Dates 2025-26

Activity

Window

Online registration & Rs 1000 fee

1 Feb - 31 Mar 2025

CET-based tests (where applicable)*

26 Apr - 18 May 2025

Result of each slot

Within 10 days

Choice-filling Round 1 opens

Mid-June (tentative)

Last date to freeze or withdraw

15 Aug 2025


B.Tech and B.Arch rely on national tests; AKTU CET runs only for courses like BHMCT and BFA

5. Step-by-Step Online Counselling Flow

  1. Register on uptac.admissions.nic.in and pay Rs 1000.

  2. Upload photo, signature and (if outside UP) parent domicile PDF - no hard copies now.

  3. Round 1 choice-filling - list unlimited colleges/branches; locking isn’t charged.

  4. Seat allotment - pay Rs 40 000 part-academic fee to accept. Non-payment = auto cancellation.

  5. Choose Freeze (done) or Float (auto-upgrade in Round 2).

  6. Sliding Round - final up-shifts, then print Provisional Admission Slip and report physically.

  7. Spot rounds - separate Rs 500 participation fee, all seats open as unreserved

6. Seat Matrix & Reservation Rules

  • Vertical - SC 21 %, ST 2 %, OBC 27 %, EWS 10 %.

  • Horizontal - Defence 5 %, PwD 5 %, Freedom-fighter 2 %, UP girls 20 %.

  • Region quota - 85 % seats for UP-educated or UP-domicile candidates, 15 % for others.

  • Management/NRI - 15 % in private institutes filled by colleges after counselling.

7. Special Admission Windows

  • NRI - up to 5 % supernumerary UG seats, direct merit, AICTE approval required.

  • Kashmiri Migrant & Pandit quota - one seat per institute above intake.Foreign National / OCI / CIWGC - separate supernumerary lane, no entrance test.

8. Direct Second-Year (Lateral Entry)

  • Quota - up to 10 % of last year’s intake.

  • B.Tech - three-year diploma holders first; B.Sc candidates considered only if seats remain.

  • B.Pharm - diploma in Pharmacy.

  • MCA & MBA - existing UG degree + specific papers as per Table II.

9. Document & Fitness Checklist

  • Entrance-score card, 10+2 marksheets, domicile/category proofs.

  • Medical fitness certificate - 6/9 vision (corrected), no untreated hernia, min 40 % disability for PwD seats.

  • Anti-ragging affidavit, blood-group report, four photos.

10. Fee & Refund Nuggets

  • Govt colleges follow state fee notifications; private institutes go by Fee-Fixation Committee rates.

  • Registration fee is non-refundable; part-academic fee forfeited if candidate exits after allotment.

  • Spot-round participation fee is Rs 500 and non-refundable.

11. Insider Tips to Boost Your Chances

  • Fill every choice - there is no penalty and float upgrades use that list.

  • Track CUET back-up - if you missed JEE or NATA, CUET can still secure a seat in special rounds.

  • Rural weightage - 3 % extra marks for UP-rural school pass-outs; upload Certificate 7.

  • Check vacancy PDFs nightly - AKTU rarely emails individual alerts.

12. Quick Word on Disha

If you are still juggling JEE preparation or feel lost during choice-filling, the mentor network on Disha can step in with one-to-one doubt clearing and personalised guidance. Use it, then return here and smash those UPTAC deadlines.

Final Call

UPTAC’s multi-exam matrix looks intimidating, but the rules reward organised applicants. Gather your scorecards, block the timeline above, and move step by step. When the portal opens, you will be miles ahead of the crowd - and that big green Seat Confirmed button will feel inevitable.

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