Will open and distance education be considered for educational qualification of UPCATET eligibility?

The exam conducting authority has clearly mentioned in the official broucher that "Open & Distance Education" will be considered for educational qualification eligibility criteria of UPCATET. Applicants who have completed their education as full time course will be eligible to fill the form and apply online. Only those students are required to fill the application form who fulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed by the authorities.

Can a non-resident of UP fill out the form of UPCATET?

No, it's mandatory to have a domicile of UP to get a normal seat in UPCATET exam. Authorities ask for the UP domicile during counseling process. Applicants who want to apply UPCATET online form must fulfil both age wise as well as educational eligibility criteria. The Eligibility criteria for UPCATET is mentioned below: Indian citizenship. Candidate must pass 12th standard exam from a recognised board. Uttar Pradesh domicile status.

What login credentials are required to check UPCATET result?

Applicants who will appear in UPCATET exam first visit the official website of the portal or visit Shiksha page. Then they have to click on link mentioned as "UPCATET Results". After clicking on the result a new window will be opened in which students have to fill login details such as their registration number (which was provided during registration time) and password (which will be sent to applicants on their registered email & mobile). After entering these details candidates will be able to access their result of UPCATET exam. Download and save it for future reference.

What are the options of the questions paper in UPCATET exam?

Applicants while filling their application form will be given four choice, PCB, PCM, PAG, and PHS. Students will have to choose any of this choice in the form as per their education qualification. They will be given paper of their choice in the UPCATET exam. There will be no change in the examination hall for any paper under any cicrumstances hence applicants must choose carefully while filling the form. Candidates will be given admission to the similar course for which they have appeared in the exam. There will be 200 questions in exam out of them 20 questions will be from General Knowledge topic and rest 180 will be from the group for which they have applied.

Will there be similar counselling for UG, PG and PhD courses in UPCATET?

No, there will be seperate counselling schedule is to be released for UG, PG & PhD courses by exam conducting authorities in online mode after declaration of the results. The authorities will release seperate counselling schedule for all the courses in online mode only. Since the counselling will be held in online mode only hence applicants need to prepare the important documents ready while appearing in the counselling.

Is there different exam pattern for UG and PG programme?

Yes there will be different exam pattern of UG and PG courses in UPCATET exam. The UG courses i.e BSc & BTech and Post graduate courses i.e MBA, MSc have different pattern. The number of courses for UG is 200 while for PG it is 100. The total marks allotted for UG courses is 600, while for PG it is 300. Though each question from UG and PG weigh same 3 marks only. Time duration for both UG and PG is also different, UG is of 3 hours and PG is of 2 hours.

What includes UPCATET exam analysis?

The exam anaysis of UPCATET 2024 includes the marking scheme, total number of questions, examination pattern, syllabus of the exam, type of questions asked in exam, pattern of questions asked in the exam. Along with this difficulty level of exam, number of average questions attempted by applicants, expected cut off of UPCATET. Students who want to check exam analysis can check Shiksha page after the exam.

Am I eligible for UPCATET if I pass the compartment exam for Class 12?

Yes, applicants who pass the 12th standard exam with compartment will also be eligible to appear in the UPCATET exam. There are no passing percentage marks for the UPCATET exam. Candidates need to just pass the exam. But there are wise criteria which must need to abide by. Students should not be more than 16 years and less than 22 years of age on December 31, 2024. Applicants who fulfill both criteria need to fill UPCATET application form and appear in the exam.

Is there any offline counselling for UPCATET exam?

Normally, UPCATET offline counselling is not be done in offline mode. Applicants who want to take part in admission process must participate in online counselling done by Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology ( Ayodhya). Candidate must note that after declaration of UPCATET results the exam conducting authorities will release the dates of UPCATET counselling schedule. But authorities also releases the special schedule of offline counselling. Candidates who want to take part in counselling must prepare the required documents as well as security fees which needs to be deposited during counselling process.

What is the release date for the UPCATET 2026 admit card?

The UPCATET 2026 admit card will be out on the official website on May 27, 2026, tentatively. Candidates who wish to appear for the UPCATET 2026 Exam must download their Hall ticket from the official website.

How to download the UPCATET admit card?

Follow these ways here to be able to download the UPCATET Hall Ticket. Go to the official UPCATET portal Fill in the registration number, preferred course and date of birth. Click on the download and take a printout of the entry card.

For how many days UPCATET counselling will be completed?

The counselling process of the UPCATET exam generally takes 20 to 25 days to complete. The schedule of UPCATET 2024 counselling will be released along with the release of the official notification in online mode in pdf file. Last year the counselling process was started on June 20th and completed by July 14th, 2023. There were two counselling for UG and PG courses while there was one counselling for PhD courses.

Is there any eligibility criteria to apply UPCATET exam?

There are different eligibility criteria decided by the exam conducting authorities whcih includes both age as well as education for UG courses. There is no age limit for PG and PhD courses. For BVSC & H course the minimum and maximum age limit of candidate need to be 17 and 25 by December 31. While for all other course the minimum and maximum age limit of candidates need to be 16 and 22 by December 31. Note: Person with Disability (PwD) will be given a relexation of 5 years in upper age limit.

Who can download UPCATET admit card?

Candidates who have filled the application form of UPCATET successfully can download the admit card. The exam conducting authorities released the admit card more than 10 days before the commencement of the exam. Students can download it by visiting the official website. To download the admit card applicants must enter their login credentials which will be provided to them after filling the application form.

What to do the after declaration of results of UPCATET?

Applicants who qualify the UPCATET exam for the respective courses for which they have applied further need to appear in counselling. Applicants need to join counselling process possess the following items i.e Mobile phone, email id, date of birth, roll number and scanned copy of documents. The process of counselling includes registration, choice filling, seat allotment, uploading of document, document verification, dowloading of allotment letter and last admission process of the allotted universities.

What is the difficulty level of UPCATET?

The UPCATET exam is compratively easy in comparison to JEE Main, BITSAT etc. exam. Applicants who have secured atleast 60 % marks in their academic exam are more likely to qualify the exam. Since it is state owned examination and number of users are also less in comparison to other competitve exam. Applicants just need to complete the syllabus within time and practise more and more to qualify the exam with good marks.

Can a student from Bihar appear for UPCATET exam.

No a student who belong to Bihar can not appear in UPCATET exam. As according to UPCATET eligibility criteria: A) Such students who are living in UP from the last 5 years and have completed the required qualification from state only. B) Such citizens of India whose father’s residence or place of origin is UP and he/she also belong to UP. C) Such citizens of India whose father’s residence or their residence is not from UP but they acquired and have been living in the state for 5 years.

What are steps for UPCATET counselling?

Candidates can follow the below mentioned steps for counselling Step 1: Online UPCATET counselling registration (fees submission) and documents upload. Step 2: Online choice filling and Locking. Step 3: Seat allocation and Security fee deposit. Step 4: Report at respective universities. By following these steps the admission process of a candidate will be completed after declaratio of UPCATET results.

What login credentials are required to check UPCATET result?

Applicants who will appear in UPCATET exam first visit the official website of the portal or visit Shiksha page. Then they have to click on link mentioned as "UPCATET Results". After clicking on the result a new window will be opened in which students have to fill login details such as their registration number (which was provided during registration time) and password (which will be sent to applicants on their registered email & mobile). After entering these details candidates will be able to access their result of UPCATET exam. Download and save it for future reference.

Can I show the admit card for UPCATET on the mobile phone in exam hall?

No, it is mandatory for candidates to carry a hard copy of the UPCATET admit card on exam day as required by the invigilator for exam attendance formalities. Since applicants will not be allowed to appear by carrying mobile phone in the exam hall hence applicants must carry the admit card of UPCATET to the authorities. Students just need to carry their original id & photo id proof to the UPCATET exam centre.

How many marks do I need to score to be able to crack the UPCATET Exam?

As per previous years' statistics, the application numbers are increasing each year, and therefore, students need to buckle up to prepare for the competitive exams. To get an idea based on the previous year's statistics, students must know that if they want to score well, it should be more than 400 marks, then 370 marks is also good, the average score is 300, and the below-average score is less than 300. However, these scores are based on the difficulty level of this exam, and this has nothing to do with students' capability as individuals.

What is the cutoff for UPCATET exam?

Those who wish to give the UPCATET exam must score a minimum of 20 per cent if they come from the General category, and for SC/ST, the cutoff is 10 per cent.

How to check UPCATET Cutoff?

After the UPCATET exam is over, the exam officials release the cutoff on the official portal. Students who clear the cutoff become eligible to participate in the counselling process. Students need to visit the official portal to check out their UPCATET Cutoff.

Will open and distance education be considered for educational qualification of UPCATET eligibility?

The exam conducting authority has clearly mentioned in the official broucher that "Open & Distance Education" will be considered for educational qualification eligibility criteria of UPCATET. Applicants who have completed their education as full time course will be eligible to fill the form and apply online. Only those students are required to fill the application form who fulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed by the authorities.

What is the process for UPCATET counselling?

Candidates are suggested to always go though the counseling instruction, to understand the counselling process for UPCATET Exam candidates must read the following points. The first steps is to register themselves by visiting the official website Then, candidates need to submit their online counseling registration fee Once registered, candidates must login through their login credentials. Then, candidates need to complete the choice filling and locking process. Then comes the upgradation rules. Candidates go through the seat availability process for UG programs At last, candidates go through the seat availability for master's programs

What is the counselling fee for UPCATET 2026 exam?

The Counseling Fees for the UPCATET Exam for the academic session 2026-27 for Unergraduate and postgraduate candidates is mentioned below: All the selcted candidates need to pay an amount of INR 500 as counselling fee, to be eligible for the further rounds of UPCATET Counseling. Those candidates who are allotted seats need to submit INR 5000 as a security deposit during the counseling rounds.

How many round of counselling will be done for PhD exam?

There will be two rounds of counselling in UPCATET exam for PhD course. The first counselling will be done in online mode while the second round of counselling will be done in offline mode. The exact dates of offline counselling does not release in the official notification only the dates of online counselling schedule is released in notification. The exact dates of offline counselling will be further notified in the counselling letter by the authorities.

What are the options of the questions paper in UPCATET exam?

Applicants while filling their application form will be given four choice, PCB, PCM, PAG, and PHS. Students will have to choose any of this choice in the form as per their education qualification. They will be given paper of their choice in the UPCATET exam. There will be no change in the examination hall for any paper under any cicrumstances hence applicants must choose carefully while filling the form. Candidates will be given admission to the similar course for which they have appeared in the exam. There will be 200 questions in exam out of them 20 questions will be from General Knowledge topic and rest 180 will be from the group for which they have applied.

What includes UPCATET exam analysis?

The exam anaysis of UPCATET 2024 includes the marking scheme, total number of questions, examination pattern, syllabus of the exam, type of questions asked in exam, pattern of questions asked in the exam. Along with this difficulty level of exam, number of average questions attempted by applicants, expected cut off of UPCATET. Students who want to check exam analysis can check Shiksha page after the exam.

What are the details which will be printed on the UPCATET score card?

The exam conducting authorities will release the result as well as the score card of applicants in online mode only. Candidates who have appeared in the exam can check the below-mentioned details in their score card: Candidate's Name Candidate's Roll No. Qualifying Status Individual and total passing marks Rank of candidate Applicants who have secured the minimum passing marks will be declared qualified in the UPCATET exam and must participate in further process.

What details will be printed on the UPCATET Admit Card?

The exam conducting authorities release the admit card of UPCATET in online mode. It includes the below-mentioned details available on the admit card. Applicant's name, registration number, roll number, signature & photograph, UPCATET exam center address, exam day instructions, Do's & Don't in the UPCATET exam hall. In case of any error in details mentioned on the admit card, applicants are advised to contact the exam conducting authorities immediately to remove the discrepancy in time. Students may be prohibited by the exam conducting authorities in case of any issue mentioned in the admit card from the identity of applicants

What to do if I forget the password of the UPCATET admit card login?

Applicants who forget the password of their admit card of UPCATET while downloading it. Candidates can recover the password of their UPCATET exam by clicking on the 'Forgot Password' button at the bottom of the login window. The exam conducting authorities will send the password of UPCATET to the registered email of the candidates. In case of not recieving any email applicants need to immediately contact to exam conducting authorities.

Can I show the admit card for UPCATET on the mobile phone in exam hall?

No, it is mandatory for candidates to carry a hard copy of the UPCATET admit card on exam day as required by the invigilator for exam attendance formalities. Since applicants will not be allowed to appear by carrying mobile phone in the exam hall hence applicants must carry the admit card of UPCATET to the authorities. Students just need to carry their original id & photo id proof to the UPCATET exam centre.

What are the details which will be printed on the UPCATET score card?

The exam conducting authorities will release the result as well as the score card of applicants in online mode only. Candidates who have appeared in the exam can check the below-mentioned details in their score card: Candidate's Name Candidate's Roll No. Qualifying Status Individual and total passing marks Rank of candidate Applicants who have secured the minimum passing marks will be declared qualified in the UPCATET exam and must participate in further process.

What will be the validity of UPCATET Results?

The validity of the UPCATET result is only considered for those candidates who qualify for the exam. The validity of UPCATET results will be valid for one year. Applicants need to use their score card to appear in the counseling for their respective courses in the same year only. After the completion of one year, students will be able to appear with a different scorecard.

Will the hard copy of the UPCATET scorecard be sent to the candidates?

Applicants who have appeared in the UPCATET exam and whether they have qualified for the exam should note that the exam conducting authorities don't send any hard copy of the result or score card to the candidates by post. Since the result & score card of UPCATET will be released in the online mode and it will be in PDF format only. Candidates need to note that no document is shared via post, whether it is an application form acknowledgment, admit card, or result.

What are the UPCATET participating universities?

There are four participating universities offering admissions on the basis of UPCATET results which are as follows: Banda University of Agriculture & Technology Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Chandra Shekhar Azad University Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology. Applicants who want to participate and take admission in these universities must appear UPCATET exam and pass the exam with good marks.

Which course can I get after qualifying for the UPCATET exam?

There are various courses which can be offered after qualifying UPCATET exam. UG Courses BSc (Hons) Agriculture BSc (Hons) Horticulture BSc (Hons) Forestry BSc (Hons) Home Science BVSc&AH BFSc BTech Biotechnology BTech Agriculture Engineering BTech Dairy Technology BTech Computer Science BTech Mechanical Engineering BTech Electronics & Communication Engineering PG Courses MSc Agriculture MSc Home Science MSc Veterinary Science MSc Horticulture MVSc MTech Agricultural Engineering MTech Mechanical Engineering MTech/ MSc Biotechnology MBA Agribusiness Applicants who will qualify the exam will be able to take admission in the above mentioned courses.

What to do the after declaration of results of UPCATET?

Applicants who qualify the UPCATET exam for the respective courses for which they have applied further need to appear in counselling. Applicants need to join counselling process possess the following items i.e Mobile phone, email id, date of birth, roll number and scanned copy of documents. The process of counselling includes registration, choice filling, seat allotment, uploading of document, document verification, dowloading of allotment letter and last admission process of the allotted universities.

UPCATET Exam 2026: Application Process, Admit Card Exam Date, Answer Key & More

206 Students Q&A

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

BSc, BFSc BTech MSc MTech MBA BVSc&AH MVSc

Updated on Dec 24, 2025 12:27 IST

By Ishita Chauhan, Retainer

UPCATET 2026 Application process is tentatively to start in the third week of March 2026. The students must visit the portal of UPCATET to submit their application form along with the application fee. Students need to use the online payment mode to submit the fee for the UPCATET Application form 2026.

The UPCATET Admit Card will be released online on the official portal ebfore exam. The expected date of the UPCATET hall ticket is May 27, 2026. Students should carry their UPCATET entry ticket to the exam centre. No one will get entry if they do not carry their admit card.

The UPCATET Result will be released in the fourth week of June 2026. Candidates need to visit the official website to download their UPCATET Result. The UPCATET 2026 Exam date is tentative on June 11, 2026, for undergraduate courses, and June 12, 2026, for postgraduate and PhD courses. Scroll through this page to find the UPCATET important dates regarding the application process, admit card, eligibility criteria, syllabus, exam pattern, and preparation tips.

Table of contents

What is UPCATET?
UPCATET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
UPCATET 2026 Highlights
UPCATET 2026 Counselling
UPCATET Fees
UPCATET Analysis
UPCATET 2026 Application Process
UPCATET 2026 Admit Card
UPCATET 2026 Result
UPCATET 2026 Cutoff
UPCATET Eligibility Criteria
UPCATET 2026 Exam Centres
UPCATET 2026 Contact Information
UPCATET 2026 FAQs

What is UPCATET?

UPCATET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UPCATET 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Mar ' 26	UPCATET 2026 Application Process TENTATIVE
May ' 26	UPCATET 2026 Correction Window date TENTATIVE
May ' 26	UPCATET 2026 Application Fee Payment Last Date TENTATIVE
May ' 26 - Jun ' 26	UPCATET 2026 Admit Card TENTATIVE
Jun ' 26	UPCATET 2026 Exam Date for UG, PG and PhD TENTATIVE
Jun ' 26	UPCATET 2026 Result date TENTATIVE
Jun ' 26	UPCATET 2026 Choice Filling & Choice Locking for BVSc & AH TENTATIVE
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Dates	Past Exam Dates
Nov ' 25	UPCATET 2026 UG, PG, PhD: Download counselling letter
Feb ' 25	UPCATET 2026 Online Counselling for MVSc and PhD: registration and fee submission