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UP Combined Entrance Test (UPCET / CUET PG-style)
UPCET — Uttar Pradesh state engineering / management entrance (now via CUET). 100 MCQs in 2 hours.
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Verified against the official notification. Source ↗ · last reconciled 2026-05.
Historical cutoffs are a guide, not a prediction. Use them to set a realistic target, not to predict next year's exact number.
| Year | Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HBTU Kanpur CSE | Rank ~500 – 800 |
| 2024 | MMMUT Gorakhpur CSE | Rank ~900 – 1,400 |
| 2024 | IET Lucknow CSE |
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All-UP top 500 — premium picks
92–100% · Rank 1 – 500
| Rank ~400 – 700 |
| 2024 | JSS Noida CSE | Rank ~2,500 – 4,000 |
Source: official ↗ · verified 2026-05.
Elite programmes — top 1500
85–92% · Rank 500 – 1,500
Top-tier UP university range
75–85% · Rank 1,500 – 5,000
AI-curated from historic cut-off patterns. Always verify with the latest official notification before making decisions.
With the examination scheduled for the upcoming cycle, the admit card download window is expected to open shortly. Candidates must verify personal details and photograph on their admit cards immediately upon download.
Source →The Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Department has announced a brief extension of the UPCET application window to accommodate additional candidates seeking admission to state university master's programs. Candidates are advised to complete their applications and document uploads before the revised deadline.
Source →Officials have confirmed that the upcoming UPCET examination will be conducted across multiple centers in all 75 districts of UP, ensuring accessibility for candidates from every region. Center allocation details will be available on admit cards.
Source →The examination authority has released detailed syllabus guidelines for various postgraduate streams including Arts, Science, Commerce, and professional courses. Candidates are encouraged to review the official notification for subject-wise exam patterns.
Source →Application portal opens
passedFri, 27 Mar, 2026
Online registration begins for UPCET postgraduate admissions
Last date for application submission
passedFri, 8 May, 2026
Final deadline including extended window for form submission and fee payment
Admit card release
passedFri, 15 May, 2026
Download window opens for examination hall tickets
📌UPCET examination day
2 days awayFri, 29 May, 2026
Computer-based test conducted across UP centers
Preliminary answer key release
9 days awayFri, 5 Jun, 2026
Provisional answer keys published with objection window
Result declaration
32 days awaySun, 28 Jun, 2026
Final scorecard and merit list publication expected
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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.
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.
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
Counseling registration begins
Sun, 5 Jul, 2026
Choice filling and document verification phase starts for qualified candidates
First round seat allotment
54 days awayMon, 20 Jul, 2026
Initial allocation of seats to state university postgraduate programs
Chemical Thermodynamics (Class 11)
First law, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy.
Trigonometric identities, equations, ITF, heights and distances.