PW Disha is a one-on-one mentorship platform by Physics Wallah that connects students with mentors for JEE and NEET preparation.
Our mentors are from respected institutes like IITs, NITs, AIIMS, and more. They have cleared the same exams and understand what it takes to succeed—making them ideal mentors for NEET and mentors for IIT JEE.
Just fill your details, choose a mentor, pay the session fee, and pick a time slot that fits your schedule—just like any personalized student mentorship program.
You get personalized guidance on study planning, time management, doubts, and exam strategies—based on your unique needs, from a NEET guidance program or JEE mentor.
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.
Programme |
Main counselling exam order |
Special-round backup |
B.Tech (all branches) |
1. JEE Main 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.
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.
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
Register on uptac.admissions.nic.in and pay Rs 1000.
Upload photo, signature and (if outside UP) parent domicile PDF - no hard copies now.
Round 1 choice-filling - list unlimited colleges/branches; locking isn’t charged.
Seat allotment - pay Rs 40 000 part-academic fee to accept. Non-payment = auto cancellation.
Choose Freeze (done) or Float (auto-upgrade in Round 2).
Sliding Round - final up-shifts, then print Provisional Admission Slip and report physically.
Spot rounds - separate Rs 500 participation fee, all seats open as unreserved
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.