UPTAC Round 1 Cutoff 2026 (July 18): Check Institute Wise Opening & Closing Ranks

UPTAC counselling usually has 5 rounds and 1 special round. Candidates eligible for UPTAC counselling must complete the UPTAC registration, upload their documents, undergo document verification, fill in their choices, check the allotted seats, submit their willingness, and pay the seat confirmation fee.

After every round of counselling, the AKTU releases the UPTAC counselling cutoff. UPTAC counselling cutoff 2026 is released in the form of opening and closing ranks. The exam authority releases the UPTAC cutoff separately for all the courses and categories. Candidates do not require any login credentials to check UPTAC cutoff.  However, candidates must fill in details like round, institute and category to check the UPTAC counselling cutoff 2026. 

Yes, via the UPTAC counselling admission to the following UG courses are granted based on CUET UG scores:

• B Tech (Bio-Technology)
• BTech (Agriculture)
• B Des
• B Pharmacy, Pharm D
• BHMCT
• BFAD
• BFA
• MBA (Integrated)
• MCA (Integrated)
• B Voc
• B Tech Lateral
• B Pharmacy Lateral
• BBA/BMS
• BCA

The CUET PG scores are accepted for admission to the following PG courses:

• MBA
• MCA
• MCA Lateral

The UPTAC cutoff is the closing ranks of the UPTAC counselling participating colleges. AKTU will release the cutoff for all UPTAC counselling rounds at its official website after each counselling round.

The participating institutes of UPTAC counselling are:

Universities & Institutions taking Admission through UPTAC 2026

1. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (All Institutions Affiliated/Constituent)

Other State Universities likely to Participate in UPTAC 2026

1. Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya - Mahamaya College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Ambedkarnagar
2. Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
3. C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur - Baba Shaheb (Dr.) B R Ambedkar College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Etawah
4. Ch. Charan Singh University Campus Meerut - Sir  Chotu Ram Institue of Engineering and Technology, Meerut
5. D. U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
6. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra
7. Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya
8. Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow
9. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow
10. Lucknow University, Lucknow
11. M. J. P. Ruhelkhand University, Bareilly
12. Maharaja Suhel Dev State University Azamgarh.
13. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut
14. Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur

No, you will not be eligible. You have to pay the seat acceptance fee, only then you will be eligible for any further counselling rounds in UPTAC counselling.

Seats in UPTAC counselling is allotted based on respective entrance exam scores. For BTech, the ranks of JEE Main is used to allot seats. Seats are allotted by taking into consideration the choices filled by the candidates, their ranks and their category.

BTech admissions in Uttar Pradesh are based solely on JEE Main scores. Candidates are allocated seats through the UPTAC counselling process, which is conducted at the state level.

UPTAC, or Uttar Pradesh Technical Admission counselling, is an online state-level counselling process for admission to the first year of various programs, including BTech, BArch, BBA, BMS, BCA, BDes, BPharm, BHMCT, BFAD, BFA, BVoc, MBA, MBA (Integrated), MCA, MCA (Integrated), and M Tech (Integrated), as well as the second year (lateral entry) of BTech, BPharmacy, and MCA. All institutions affiliated with or constituent to AKTU and other state universities participate in UPTAC counselling. 

The UPTAC centralised counselling is held based on various national-level entrance exam scores as given below: