UPCATET

For every right answer, students get 4 marks, and for a wrong answer, 1 mark is subtracted. If a student does not answer a question, no mark is removed. Students must think while answering a question. A better understanding of the UPCATET scoring system helps students who study well and answer carefully.

UPCATET asks only multiple‑choice questions (MCQs). Every question has four options. Students must choose the right answer. These questions help to analyse the speed and basic knowledge. This type of question is used for undergraduate, Postgraduate, and PhD courses. The difficulty changes, but the format remains the same. MCQs help students finish the exam on time and cover many topics in one test.

The UPCATET 2026 exam is not complex. The UPCATET paper has 200 questions in total. All questions are MCQ type. The total marks are 800. The mode of the exam is offline, so students write on paper. The exam duration is 3 hours. The language of the UPCATET exam paper is Hindi and English. Students can choose the language they know. This pattern helps students understand the exam easily.

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. 

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. 

You can freely download UPCATET's previous years' question papers (including MBA/ABM streams) from platforms like Shiksha or from the official website. They offer PDFs for sessions 2019–2023 with complete solved questions—ideal for preparation and understanding exam patterns.

Paid or management quota seats in government and private veterinary colleges usually remain available for ranks up to 5,000–10,000+

With your rank, you're comfortably eligible for paid or management quota seats in good colleges across UP. Just be proactive during counselling to lock in your preferred college and course.