UPTAC 2026 Choice Filling Starts [LIVE]: Rank Wise Colleges, Fill Preferences @ uptac.samarth.edu.in
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) has started the BTech counselling choice filling. Catch live updates on UPTAC 2026 counselling choice filling, how to fill choices, rank-wise colleges list and more below.
UPTAC BTech 2026 Counselling Choice Filling LIVE
UPTAC 2026 choice filling LIVE: AKTU has started the choice filling process for BTech, MTech (Integrated) & BDes candidates. The last date to fill and lock the choices is July 16.
The UPTAC 2026 choice filling can be done online on the official website, uptac.samarth.edu.in. For detailed information on choice filling, seat allotment, cutoff, and participating colleges, follow the live updates here.
AKTU conducts UPTAC counselling for admission to various first-year and second-year UG courses offered by all institutions affiliated to/constituent of AKTU and other state universities. Admission to various courses is based on national-level entrance exam scores like JEE Mains, CUET (UG/PG), and NATA.
How to Fill Choices in UPTAC Counselling 2026?
Candidates can follow the steps below to complete the choice filling process:
- Visit the official UPTAC counselling website at uptac.samarth.edu.in.
- Click on the UPTAC Counselling 2026 login link.
- Enter the application number and password.
- Access the choice filling section.
- Select the preferred institutes and courses.
- Arrange the choices in the desired order.
- Review the entered preferences carefully.
- Lock the choices and download the confirmation page for future reference.
UPTAC 2026 choice filling link - ACTIVE
UPTAC Counselling Round 1 Dates 2026
Check important dates of the round 1 counselling process of UPTAC below:
| UPTAC Round 1 | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Online Choice Filling and Locking | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Seat Allotment | Jul 18, 2026 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Payment of Seat Confirmation | Jul 18, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Online Willingness (Freeze/Float) | Jul 18, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
LIVE UPDATE
UPTAC 2026 Choice Filling Starts: Check Live Updates on Cutoff, Rank Wise Colleges and More
- 3:24 PM IST• 14 Jul 2026
UPTAC round 1 counselling dates
Check the important dates for UPTAC round 1 counselling below:
UPTAC Round 1 Start Date End Date Online Choice Filling and Locking Jul 13, 2026 Jul 16, 2026 Seat Allotment Jul 18, 2026 Payment of Seat Confirmation Jul 18, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 Online Willingness (Freeze/Float) Jul 18, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 - 1:43 PM IST• 14 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 choice filling last date
The UPTAC counselling round 1 choice filling deadline is July 16.
- 11:23 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
Pay UPTAC counselling seat fee promptly to avoid loss of seat
If you receive a new seat allotment in Round 1, the confirmation fee must be cleared between July 18 and 20. Delayed payment results in seat forfeiture.
- 10:46 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 Choice locking ends after Round 3
The final window to lock your choices is the online choice‑locking period of Round 3, running from 27 July 2026 to 28 July 2026; after this, options are fixed for later rounds. - 10:20 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
Check your UPTAC 2026 seat status online
Log in to the UPTAC portal with your JEE Main credentials after each round; the dashboard displays whether you have been allotted a seat, frozen or floated. - 9:49 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
UOTAC 2026 round 1 counselling LIVE: No‑seat candidates must reconfirm
Candidates who received no seat in earlier rounds must give online confirmation again to be considered for seat allocation in the next round; without reconfirmation, they are excluded.
- 9:25 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 Round 1 LIVE: Freeze option locks your seat
Choosing ‘freeze’ after seat allotment means you accept the seat and will not appear in subsequent counselling rounds, effectively locking the allocation. This also prevents any further seat upgrades. - 9:04 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
How Seats Are Allotted in UPTAC Counselling 2026
The system automatically matches your rank with the choices you filled; once the process ends, the allotment result is posted online for all candidates. - 8:27 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
Seat Acceptance Fee Details in UPTAC 2026
Pay INR 20,000 for General and OBC candidates or INR 12,000 for SC/ST aspirants to confirm your allotted seat and lock your choice immediately today. - 8:00 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 Counselling LIVE: Freeze or Float – What’s the Difference?
Choose ‘freeze’ to accept the current seat and stop further rounds, though category upgrades remain possible; ‘float’ keeps the seat while staying eligible for later upgrades. - Candidates who have been allotted seats (Freeze/Float) but have not paid the seat acceptance fee in the first stage.
- Candidates found ineligible after online document verification.
- 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
- MBA
- MCA
- MCA Lateral
- 7:22 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
Check Your UOTAC 2026 Allotted Seat Online
Log in to your UPTAC portal to see the seat that has been allotted to you based on your rank and filled preferences in round 1 on July 18.
- 6:20 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
UOTAC 2026 Choice Filling Shows All Eligible Colleges
During choice filling, candidates are presented with the entire set of UPTAC 2026 participating colleges, enabling them to rank preferred institutes based on their JEE Main rank. - 5:49 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
Ch. Charan Singh & D.D.U. Gorakhpur in UPTAC 2026 Counselling
Ch. Charan Singh University Campus Meerut and D.D.U. Gorakhpur University are part of UPTAC counselling 2026, among the state universities participating this year, offering engineering and agriculture programmes. - 5:14 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
State Universities on the UPTAC 2026 Counselling Participating Colleges List
Participating state universities include Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Mahamaya College of Agricultural Engineering, Bundelkhand University, C.S.A. University of Agriculture, and Baba Shaheb B.R. Ambedkar College of Agricultural Engineering. - 4:39 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
AKTU Affiliated Colleges Join UPTAC 2026 Counselling
All institutions affiliated or constituent with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University will take admissions through UPTAC counselling 2026 across various programmes this year. - 3:36 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
How to Check UPTAC 2026 Cutoff
Navigate to uptac.samarth.edu.in, click eServices, choose OR‑CR, enter round, institute, programme and category, then hit submit to view the opening and closing ranks instantly.
- 2:29 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
State‑Wise UPTAC Cutoff Available
The UPTAC cutoff page includes state‑wise rank tables, allowing candidates from different regions to compare opening and closing ranks across participating colleges within Uttar Pradesh. - 1:40 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
Category‑Specific Ranks of UPTAC 2026
Cutoffs are published separately for General, OBC, SC, ST and other categories, so you must select your exact category to retrieve the correct opening and closing ranks. - 12:33 AM IST• 14 Jul 2026
Round‑Wise UPTAC 2026 Cutoff Access
Each counselling round releases its own opening and closing rank table; just pick the desired round on the website to see the specific benchmarks for that stage. - 11:27 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
Factors Affecting UPTAC 2026 Cutoffs
Cutoff ranks of UPTAC counselling 2026 depend on seat count, last year’s trends, total applicants and the difficulty level of the qualifying exam.
- 10:41 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC Choice Filling 2026 LIVE: Check Previous Year Trends
The portal also lists previous‑year opening and closing ranks from 2021 to 2025, helping you gauge how seat availability and rank trends have shifted over time. - 10:10 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
No Login Needed to Check UPTAC Cutoff 2026
To view UPTAC 2026 cutoffs you simply select round, college and category on the eServices OR‑CR page; no credentials or password are required. - 9:35 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 Opening & Closing Ranks
UPTAC 2026 counselling cutoffs appear as opening and closing ranks for each round, institute and category, showing where admissions start and end for that session. - 9:13 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC counselling 2026 Special round verification
A special round of document verification is scheduled from 9 August 2026 to 11 August 2026; only candidates with pending queries will be contacted then through the portal. - 8:39 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 Seat allotment follows locked choices
Once you have locked your choices, the automatic seat‑allotment runs based on merit; results will be posted on the same uptac.samarth.edu.in site for you to view. - 8:18 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 LIVE: Online choice‑filling steps
The online choice‑filling process involves logging in, entering college and course preferences, ranking them, and finally locking the list; all actions are performed via the uptac.samarth.edu.in portal. - 7:30 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 counselling choice filling link
The UPTAC 2026 counselling choice filling link is made available at uptac.samarth.edu.in.
- 7:14 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC final choice lock‑in in round 3
Round 3, the final lock‑in window, opens on July 27 and closes on July 28; use the official portal link to lock your choices permanently, no further changes allowed after this. - 6:43 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC Counselling 2026 Special Round 1 choice filling dates
Special Round 1 for choice filling is scheduled between August 9 and August 12; access the uptac.samarth.edu.in portal during these dates to submit your ranked preferences. - 6:26 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UOTAC Counselling 2026 Round 2 choice alteration window
The second round for altering and locking choices runs from July 21 to July 22; log in to the same portal link to make changes before final lock. - 6:15 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC Choice filling closes on July 16
Candidates can log in to uptac.samarth.edu.in and start filling preferences from July 13 to July 16, keeping JEE Main rank handy.
- 5:40 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 choice filling link active
AKTU has started the UPTAC choice filling process.
- 5:28 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UOTAC 2026 Counselling LIVE: Consequences of not paying fee
If the seat acceptance fee isn’t paid, the candidate is disqualified from counselling and cannot participate in any subsequent rounds or seat upgrades. - 4:57 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 LIVE: Understanding willingness status
After seat allocation, the portal shows your willingness status; confirming willingness is required to move to the next counselling phase or to request a seat change. - 4:35 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UOTAC Choice Filling & Seat Allotment Round 1: Freeze vs Float options
Freeze means you accept the current seat and exit further rounds; Float lets you keep the seat while staying eligible for upgrades in later counselling stages. - 4:24 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 choice filling shortly
As per the latest update on the official website, UPTAC 2026 choice filling will start shortly.
- 4:19 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 round 1 counselling seat acceptance fee details
To confirm a seat, candidates pay the acceptance fee – INR 20,000 for General/OBC and INR 12,000 for SC/ST – then receive a seat acceptance notification. - 4:12 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 choice filling soon
The UPTAC 2026 choice filling has been delayed from the scheduled time of 4 PM. The choice filling will commence soon, stay tuned for updates.
- 3:45 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UOTAC 2026 counselling Seat allotment explained
Seat allotment is automatic; the system matches each candidate’s rank with their filled choices and publishes the allotted seat on the UPTAC website for download. - 3:21 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
How does choice filling work in UPTAC 2026?
Choice filling runs in scheduled windows; verified candidates must log in, enter their preferred courses, and lock the list before the deadline to be considered for seat allocation. - 2:55 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
Final in‑person verification in UPTAC 2026 Counselling
When online UPTAC counselling ends, report to the designated institution with your acceptance receipt to complete the admission formalities and receive your final seat confirmation.
- 2:36 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
Submit Willingness after UPTAC 2026 Round 1 Allotment
After seeing your UPTAC seat, submit your willingness: freeze or float by paying the confirmation fee; the portal instantly shows your acceptance status and instructions for the upcoming steps.
- 2:11 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 Round 1 Counselling LIVE: Accept your seat or lose it
Pay the seat acceptance fee to confirm the allotted seat; failure to pay disqualifies you from any further counselling rounds.
To confirm the admission process, candidates have to pay the seat confirmation fee. The seat confirmation fee is as follows:
- INR 20,000/- (General & OBC)
- INR 12,000/- (SC & ST)
- 1:46 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UTAC Round 1 Seat Allotment After Choice Filling
Once choice filling ends, the automatic seat allotment runs on merit; results appear on uptac.samarth.edu.in, where you can view your allotted college, course and next steps. The round 1 allotment will be out on July 18.
- 1:25 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
How to fill your choices in UPTAC 2026
- Visit Portal: Go to uptac.samarth.edu.in.
- Log In: Enter your application number and password.
- Access Section: Open the choice-filling tab.
- Select Options: Choose your preferred institutes and courses.
- Order Choices: Arrange your selections in priority order.
- Review Entries: Double-check your preference list carefully.
- Lock & Download: Lock your choices and save the confirmation.
- 1:09 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 round 1 seat allotment result
The UPTAC seat allotment results will be posted on the official UPTAC portal under each candidate’s login after the closing of each counselling round. The round 1 allotment date is July 18.
- 12:52 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UOTAC Counselling 2026 LIVE: Special Round 1 Choice Filling Dates
UPTAC 2026 special Round 1 choice filling will run from 9 August 2026 to 12 August 2026. Candidates can list their unlimited college‑branch combos during this period.
- 12:40 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UOTAC 2026 Final Choice Locking – Round 3
The final online choice locking in UPTAC counselling 2026 can be done in Round 3. After round 3, candidates will not be able to change their choices. The round 3 choice editing will be held from July 27 to 28.
- 12:28 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UOTAC 2026 Choice Filling Live: Round 2 Alteration Slot
The candidates who fill choices in round 1 and do not get any preferred allotment can change their slots in round 2. However, the alteration and locking window will be short from 21 July 2026 to 22 July 2026. Use this slot to modify any earlier choices.
- 12:02 PM IST• 13 Jul 2026
UPTAC 2026 Counselling Round 1 Choice Filling TODAY
Online choice filling and locking for Round 1 starts on 13 July 2026 and ends on 16 July 2026. Prioritise your college‑branch preferences carefully.
Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
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.
Commonly asked questions
The following candidates are not eligible for UPTAC counselling round 2:
Yes, via the UPTAC counselling admission to the following UG courses are granted based on CUET UG scores:
The CUET PG scores are accepted for admission to the following PG courses:
The last round of the UPTAC counselling is called the special round. Candidates who have confirmed their seats after last main round of the counselling process are not eligible for this round. Or, all such candidates who have been allotted seats and have paid seat acceptance fee but have not withdrawn in Stage 2 & 3 cannot appear in this round.
Fresh registration are held for the special round. Candidates have to register for using the link available on the official website of UPTAC for participating in UPTAC special counselling round.
Commonly asked questions
The class 12 marks is not considered while alloting seat to the candidates. BTech seats are allocated based on JEE Main ranks only. However, to be eligible for UPTAC counselling, candidates must have atleast 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates of reserved category) aggregate marks in class 12.
The official website for UPTAC counselling is uptac.samarth.edu.in. UPTAC counselling will be held online and the complete UPTAC 2026 counselling schedule will be uploaded on the official website. Candidates have to register for UPTAC counselling on the official website only and all the counselling related information will be uploaded on the official website. Candidates must keep track of the official website for all the UPTAC counselling updates.
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.
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