Exam Date Released for UPSEE 2020
UPSEE 2020 notification stating that the exam will be conducted on May 10, 2020, tentatively is available on the official website of UPSEE. This exam is conducted by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University. This is the gateway through which the students can seek admissions to various AKTU Affiliated Institutions’ offering various professional courses of both UG and PG level.
UPSEE is an abbreviation that is expanded as Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination. After qualifying this examination, candidates can apply to more than 841 institutions and colleges affiliated to AKTU (Abdul Kalam Technical University).
| Name of the Exam | Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination |
| Common Name | UPSEE |
| Frequency of Exam | Once a year |
| Mode of exam | Offline |
| Test takers | More than 1.5 lakhs |
| Colleges accepting UPSEE Scores | 263 colleges |
| UPSEE 2020 Events | UPSEE Dates |
| Release of Application form | The third week of January |
| Last date to Apply | The third week of March |
| Admit Card release date | The third week of April |
| Exam Date | May 10 (Tentative) |
| Release of Answer Key | The third week of April |
| UPSEE Result | The first week of June |
| UPSEE 2020 counseling registrations round 2 | First week to the Third week of July |
| UPSEE 2020 seat allotment result round 2 | The third week of July |
UPSEE 2020 Eligibility Criteria
UPSEE is one of the important entrance exam conducted by AKTU. Before applying for UPSEE, candidates must check the eligibility criteria for appearing in UPSEE and applying for UPSEE Participating Institutions. Some of the major criteria are listed below:
1. Educational Qualification: Candidate must have completed his/her class 12th from any recognized Board with a minimum aggregate of 45% marks (40% for SC/ST).
2. Subject combination: Candidate must have Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects in Class 12th.
3. Age Limitation: There is no limit put on Age for appearing in UPSEE 2020 Exam.
UPSEE 2020 Reservation Criteria
There are two types of reservations offered by AKTU through UPSEE. These reservations are vertical reservation and Horizontal reservation. Vertical reservation shows reservation criteria for each category and Horizontal reservation shows the reservation criteria for each subcategory in each category. Given below are the details of both types of reservations.
| Category | Reservation |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) from UP | 21% |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) from UP | 02% |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) from UP | 27% |
| Sub-Category | Code | Maximum Percentage of Total Seats |
| Dependents of Freedom Fighters from UP | UPFF | 02% |
| Sons/ Daughters of defense personnel of UP either retired (superannuated) or killed/ disabled in action or defense personnel posted in UP/ defense personnel domicile of UP & posted outside UP | UPAF | 05% |
| Physically Handicapped/ Disabled from UP | UPHC | 03% |
| Females from UP | UPGL | 20% |
UPSEE 2020 Selection Procedure
Following are the steps of selection procedure through UPSEE:
This is the first step. Fill the application form of UPSEE in online mode by visiting its official website. fill all the details properly and submit the application form after checking it. Then pay the application fee.
| Category | Fee |
| Male/ Transgender of General and OBC Category | Rs. 1300 |
| SC/ST/Female and PH candidates of all category | Rs. 650 |
Once you have completed your registration, you can access the UPSEE Admit Card as soon as it is released by AKTU. Candidates can download the admit card by visiting the official website of AKTU and entering Registration credentials.
Step 3: UPSEE 2020 Examination
After downloading the UPSEE Admit Card, appear for the exam with full preparation. Exam details like venue, timing, exam date, etc. will be mentioned on the admit card. The exam is based on Objective type questions except for Drawing Aptitude Test.
AKTU, the exam conducting body of UPSEE will announce the result of the UPSEE examination after completion of all written examinations for all the papers. The result can be downloaded for its official website. AKTU will also release a separate merit list which is based on the performance of the candidates.
After the release of the result of UPSEE, candidates need to appear for UPSEE Counseling. In UPSEE Counseling, all candidates will be allotted seats by AKTU on the basis of their performance in the UPSEE exam and Merit list.
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