What is UPCATET counselling process?

The UPCATET (Uttar Pradesh Combined Agriculture and Technology Entrance Test) counseling process is the next step after the declaration of results and plays a crucial role in the admission procedure. The counselling process typically involves several steps, and candidates must follow these steps to secure admission to their preferred colleges or universities. Keep in mind that the specific details of the counseling process may vary from year to year, so it's essential to refer to the official UPCATET website or notification for the most up-to-date information. Below is a general outline of the UPCATET counseling process: Publication of Merit List: After the results are announced, a merit list is prepared based on candidates' performance in the UPCATET examination. Online Registration: Eligible candidates must register online for the counseling process. This registration usually involves providing personal details, choice of courses and colleges, and other required information. Choice Filling: Candidates need to select their preferred courses and colleges from the list of options available. It's essential to prioritize your choices carefully, as seat allotment depends on your preferences and merit rank. Document Verification: Shortlisted candidates are required to attend a physical or online document verification process at designated centers. During this stage, candidates must present their original documents for verification, including academic certificates, UP resident certificate, caste certificate (if applicable), and UPCATET admit card. Seat Allotment: Based on the merit rank and choices filled by candidates, seat allotment is conducted. Candidates are allotted seats in their preferred courses and colleges according to their merit. Payment of Admission Fee: After seat allotment, candidates must pay the admission fee as per the fee structure of the allotted college or university. Reporting to Allotted College: Candidates who have been allotted seats must report to the respective college or university within the specified time frame to complete the admission process. Failure to report on time may result in the forfeiture of the allotted seat. Second Round of Counseling (if applicable): In some cases, there may be a second round of counseling for vacant seats or for candidates who wish to participate in a further round. The process for the second round is similar to the first. Spot Counseling (if applicable): If there are still vacant seats after multiple rounds of counseling, spot counseling may be conducted to fill these seats. Spot counseling typically involves on-the-spot seat allotment. Commencement of Classes: After completing the counseling and admission formalities, candidates can begin their classes at the allotted college or university as per the academic calendar.

UPCATET BTech 2024: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: What are the UPCATET 2024 participating universities?

There are four participating universities offering admissions on the basis of UPCATET 2024 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.

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

There are various courses which can be offered after qualifying UPCATET 2024 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.

Q: What is the release date for the UPCATET 2025 admit card?

The UPCATET 2025 admit card is out on the official website on May 27, 2025. Candidates who wish to appear for the UPCATET 2025 Exam must download their Hall ticket from the official website until June 9, 2025.

Q: How to download the UPCATET 2025 admit card?

Candidates must follow the below mentioned steps to donwlod the UPCATET Admit Card: Visit the official UPCATET website Enter the registration number, date of birth, and prefrred course. Click on the download and take a printout of the UPCATET admit card.

Q: Is there any eligibility criteria to apply UPCATET 2024 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 Decemeber 31st 2024. While for all other course the minimum and maximum age limit of candidate need to be 16 and 22 by Decemeber 31st 2024 for CUPCATET 2024 exam. Note: Person with Disability (PwD) will be given a relexation of 5 years in upper age limit.

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

BSc, BFSc BTech MSc MTech MBA BVSc&AH MVSc

Updated on Oct 3, 2025 18:22 IST

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UPCATET 2025 Counselling Process in offline mode is going to start on October 6, 2025, for all the UG courses. Candidates need to report to the campus before 8:30 am. The counselling process will be ongoing till October 11, 2025, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, in offline mode, so candidates need to report campus as per their scheduled date and time.

Click Here: UPCATET 2025 Offline Counselling Schedule

The UPCATET Result was out on the official site on June 23, 2025. Candidates can visit the official website to download their UPCATET Result. UPCATET Exam was conducted on June 11, 2025, for UG and the exam date for PG and PhD courses was held on June 12, 2025.

Scroll through this page to find the UPCATET important dates regarding the application process, admit card, eligibility criteria, syllabus, exam pattern, and preparation tips.

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Table of content

What is UPCATET?
UPCATET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
UPCATET 2025 Highlights
UPCATET Fees 2025
UPCATET 2025 Counselling
UPCATET 2025 Analysis
UPCATET 2025 Application Process
UPCATET 2025 Admit Card
UPCATET 2025 Exam Centres
UPCATET 2025 Result
UPCATET 2025 Cutoff
UPCATET Eligibility Criteria
UPCATET 2025 Contact Information
UPCATET 2025 FAQs

What is UPCATET?

The UPCATET is a state-level entrance exam which is conducted once a year.. The UPCATET exam is conducted to evaluate applicants' performance who wish to get admission into various undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the agricultural fields.

This entrance exam is conducted for candidates who possess a domicile of Uttar Pradesh State. These courses are offered at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut; Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, etc. The UPCATET exam is conducted for a three-hour duration, and the test mode is offline (pen & paper) only.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the release date for the UPCATET 2025 admit card?

Q: How to download the UPCATET 2025 admit card?

UPCATET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UPCATET 2024 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Nov ' 25	UPCATET 2025 UG, PG, PhD: Download counselling letter TENTATIVE
Nov ' 25	UPCATET Counselling 2025: Campus Reporting UG Candidates TENTATIVE
Nov ' 25	UPCATET Campus Counselling 2025 for UG TENTATIVE
Nov ' 25	UPCATET Counselling 2025: Campus Reporting PG Candidates TENTATIVE
Nov ' 25	UPCATET Campus Counselling 2025 for PG TENTATIVE
Nov ' 25	UPCATET Counselling 2025: Campus Reporting PhD Candidates TENTATIVE
Nov ' 25	UPCATET Campus Counselling 2025 for PhD TENTATIVE
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Dates	Past Exam Dates
Sep ' 25	UPCATET 2025 Offline counselling at Meerut campus
Sep ' 25	UPCATET 2025 Campus Reporting
Sep ' 25	UPCATET 2025 Counselling letter will be issued
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UPCATET 2025 Highlights

The following table brings the key highlights and features of the UPCATET 2025 exam.

UPCATET Exam	Important Details
Exam Name	UP Combined Agriculture and Technology Entrance Test (UPCATET)
Conducting Body	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology
Exam Level	State-level
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Mode	Offline
Courses Offered	UG - BSc, BVSc, BTech, BFSc PG - MSc, MVSc, MTech, MFSc PhD
Exam Fees	INR 1,350 (General, OBC and EWS Male Candidates) INR 1,100 (SC, ST and PwD, General, OBC, EWS Female Candidates)
Number of Registrations	2,20,000 (as per the previous year)
Exam Duration	3 hours
Papers and Total Marks	PCB, PCM, PAG, PHS Total marks - 800
Total Questions	200
Marking Scheme	+4 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer
Language/Medium of Question Paper	English and Hindi
Number of Test Cities	11 cities in Uttar Pradesh
Accepting Colleges	Four Agricultural Universities in Uttar Pradesh
Seats Offered	UG – 2,102 PG – 913 (in 2024) PhD – 357
Official Website	online.upcatetexam.org
Contact Details	help@upcatetexam.org 9559849566

Commonly asked questions

Q: What includes UPCATET exam analysis?

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

UPCATET Fees 2025

Applicants who want to appear in the UPCATET exam must have a basic idea about the fees for various courses from the table given below:

Commonly asked questions

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

UPCATET 2025 Counselling

UPCATET 2025 Counselling Process started on June 27, 2025, for Round 1 as per the schedule for the BVSc and AH courses. The end date to register for candidates who wish to pursue different Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in the Agriculture field was June 28, 2025, till 5:00 pm. Only candidates who appear for the UPCATET Exam 2025 and qualify for the exam are eligible for the counselling process. Candidates need to first register themselves by visiting the official website to be eligible for the counselling process, and need to submit the counselling fee as well. Once the registration process is done, the selected candidates will be eligible for further rounds of the counselling process.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the difficulty level of UPCATET 2024?

Q: Can a student from Bihar appear for UPCATET exam.

UPCATET 2025 Analysis

According to the previous year's details, the paper was considered to be moderate. Some students said that the exam was challenging. While the difficulty level of the PCM group was tough, that of the PCB and PAG groups was easy to moderate.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the counselling fee for UPCATET 2025 exam?

Q: What is the process for UPCATET counselling?

UPCATET 2025 Application Process

UPCATET 2025 online registration for the academic session 2025-26 is over. The end date for candidates to fill out the UPCATET 2025 application form was May 18, 2025. After completing the UPCATET 2025 registrations, candidates need to fill out the application form in online mode on the official website of the exam.

Students first had to visit the official website, click on the 'New Registration' tab and then click on the 'I agree' checkbox. Upon clicking on the 'New Registration tab, candidates had to fill up their basic details, including contact details, followed by which the registration credentials were generated. After this, they had to log in, fill up the complete UPCATET application form and pay the application fee. Candidates had to pay the application fee online (via net banking/ debit card).

The Application fee for General, OBC Male candidates, EWS is INR 1350 (without any late fee charges), and the application fee for Female candidates from UR, OBC, SCT, ST category and SC/ ST students is INR 1100 (without any additional charges of late fee).

UPCATET 2025 Application Process

Check the steps of the UPCATET admission process 2025 below:

Step 1: Go to the official website - upcatet.net

Step 2: Click on New Registration and fill in details including mobile number, email ID, educational qualification, and click on the submit button.

Step 3: A new registration number and password were provided.

Step 4: Now, enter the registration number, fill in all other details and upload all the required documents.

Step 5: At last, pay the application fee and submit the UPCATET 2025 application form.

Commonly asked questions

Q: Is there any eligibility criteria to apply UPCATET 2024 exam?

Q: Who can download UPCATET admit card?

UPCATET 2025 Admit Card

The UPCATET Admit card was released on the official website on May 27, 2025, in online mode. The last date for students to download their admit card from the official website was June 9, 2025. To download the admit card, candidates needed to enter details such as their registration number/ full name, date of birth, and course. The UPCATET 2025 admit card appears on the screen, and it has to be downloaded in PDF format. The admit card of UPCATET includes information such as exam date, exam group, test centre address, and exam day guidelines, along with candidates' details.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What details will be printed on the UPCATET Admit Card?

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

UPCATET 2025 Exam Centres

UPCATET 2025 exam centre details are released by authorities along with releasing of the notification. Candidates can check UPCATET 2025 exam centres cities and codes below. Gorakhpur is a new test centre which is added this year.

Ayodhya 01
Agra 02
Bareilly 03
Banda 04
Kanpur 05
Meerut 06
Varanasi 07
Azamgarh 08
Jhansi 09
Lucknow 10
Gorakhpur 11

UPCATET 2025 Result

The exam conducting authority declared the UPCATET 2025 result on the official website today, on the official website. To check the UPCATET result, candidates need to enter their roll number/ registration number, date of birth, and course. Students must download their scorecards in PDF format or a hard copy as well. The result or scorecard carried information on the section-wise and overall scores and percentiles, along with the cutoff marks.

Commonly asked questions

Q: What login credentials are required to check UPCATET result?

UPCATET 2025 Cutoff

The UPCATET cutoff is the minimum mark a candidate needs to secure to qualify for the exam. The UPCATET 2025 cutoff was released after the counselling process was done. Candidates should know that the minimum cut-off percentage is 20 per cent (for the General category) and 10 per cent (for the SC/ ST category) to qualify for the UPCATET exam.

Registration

Exam Date

Results

Cutoff

Counselling

UPCATET Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for UPCATET 2025 for different courses i.e BSc and BFSc are given below:

BSc (Honours) Agriculture/ BSc (Honours) Horticulture/ BSc (Honours) Forestry: Candidates should have cleared Class 12 with Agricultural Science/ Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB)/ Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM)/ Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology (PCMB) subject to meet UPCATET eligibility criteria.
Bachelor in Fisheries Science (BFSc): Candidates should have cleared Class 12 with Agricultural Science/ Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB)/ Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology (PCMB) subject to meet UPCATET 2025 eligibility criteria.
BSc (Honours) Home Science: Candidates should have cleared Class 12 in the Arts stream with Home Science/ PCB/ PCM/ PCMB/ Agricultural Science subject to be eligible for the UPCATET exam. According to the official website, only female candidates can opt for this course.

Age limit: As of December 31, 2025, candidates should be more than 16 years old and less than 22 years old. However, for the BVSc & H course, candidates should be a minimum of 17 years old and a maximum of 25 years of age as of December 31, 2025. It may be noted that candidates belonging to the SC/ ST/ OBC category have an age relaxation of five years for any course they apply for.