UPES B.Tech Admissions 2026
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CENTAC 2025 Seat Allotment - CENTAC Puducherry will conclude the choice filling for CENTAC round 3 seat allotment 2025 today, September 11, 2025. Candidates can visit the official website, centacpuducherry.in, to select their course preference, if required. The CENTAC 2025 ound 3 seat allotment will be declared based on the course preference. The seat allotment of CENTAC will include students' names, merit ranks, merit scores, allotment category, and status. Candidates need to check the CENTAC merit list first. Eligible applicants have to participate in the CENTAC counselling 2025 for successful seat allotment. The CENTAC 2025 round 2 seat allotment was out on September 4, 2025.
The table given below shows rank vs score for the past 5 years in JEE Advanced.
| Common Rank List - CRL | Minimum score in 2025 | Minimum score in 2024 | Minimum score in 2023 | Minimum score in 2022 | Minimum score in 2021 | 
| 1 | 332 | 355 | 341 | 314 | 348 | 
| 101 | 278 | 300 | 284 | 236 | 285 | 
| 201 | 262 | 281 | 269 | 221 | 266 | 
| 301 | 249 | 272 | 257 | 209 | 254 | 
| 401 | 241 | 265 | 248 | 199 | 245 | 
| 501 | 234 | 258 | 242 | 192 | 237 | 
| 601 | 228 | 251 | 237 | 186 | 231 | 
| 701 | 222 | 246 | 232 | 182 | 225 | 
| 801 | 217 | 242 | 227 | 177 | 221 | 
| 901 | 212 | 237 | 222 | 173 | 216 | 
| 1001 | 208 | 233 | 219 | 170 | 212 | 
 
                The Centralised Admission Committee considers 12th class marks and JEE Main 2025 marks for the CENTAC 2025 seat allotment. Candidates who gain admission through the CENTAC 2025 seat allotment process must produce the original documents at the time of joining the college. More information about the CENTAC 2025 seat allotment date is mentioned in this article.
The authority has uploaded the CENtTAC 2025 seat allotment dates online. Aspirants can check the detailed schedule of CENTAC 2025 from the table below.
| Event | Dates | 
| CENTAC 2025 registration dates | May 12 to 31, 2025 | 
| Draft merit list release date | June 2025 | 
| Seat Matrix | August 18, 2025 | 
| Choosing course preferences for Round 1 | August 18 to 19, 2025 | 
| Round 1 of CENTAC seat allotment 2025 | August 23, 2025 | 
| CENTAC round 1 last date | August 28, 2025 | 
| Round 2 CENTAC 2025 seat allotment | August 30, 2025 | 
| Last date for selecting course preferences for Round 2 | September 8, 2025 | 
| List of CENTAC seat allotment Round 2 release | September 4, 2025 | 
| CNETAL 2025 round 2 (last date) | September 8, 2025 | 
| Round 3 of CENTAC 2025 choice preference | September 9 to 11, 2025 | 
| Mop-up Counselling dates | to be notified | 
| Stray Counselling Dates | 
The Centralised Admission Committee define the CENTAC eligibility criteria based on which students are considered for admission to undergraduate programmes. Applicants (unreserved) need to score a minimum of 45% in the 12 class. It is 40% for candidates belonging to OBC/ BCM/ MBC/ EBC/ BT/ SC/ ST. The authority determines the CENTAC 2025 cutoff on this basis. The shortlisted candidates have to fill in the choice of courses and colleges. The authorities provide the CENTAC 2025 seat allotment list based on choices filled by candidates and the availability of seats in the B.Tech institutes in Puducherry. A mock allotment list is released before the final CENTAC seat allotment list. It helps in predicting the CENTAC result 2025.
A candidate whose name is mentioned in the CENTAC allotment list 2025, can follow the following options.
They may accept the seat and refuse to participate in further rounds of CENTAC counselling.
They may accept the CENTAC seat so allotted and also opt to participate in the next round of counselling. If such candidates is allotted another seat in the next round of CENTAC counselling 2025, then the seat earlier allotted will be offered to the next candidate having his/ her name in the CENTAC allotment list 2025.
Candidates can also reject the CENTAC 2025 seat allotment and thus opt to participate in the next round of counselling.
If the candidates do not want to participate in the CENTAC 2025, they can opt out of the admission process altogether.
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Candidates will be shortlisted through a merit list based on their performance in class 12 (Puducherry candidates) and JEE Main 2025 score (other state candidates).
CENTAC counselling 2025 will be conducted as per schedule.
CENTAC results for counselling will be announced online at the official website.
First, the mock CENTAC allotment list 2025 will be released allowing candidates to make any changes in the choices filled by them.
Later, the authorities will announce the final CENTAC seat allotment 2025 on the official website.
CENTAC admission 2025 will be done based on seat allotment results for candidates who report in person at the venue assigned for verification of documents and other formalities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The counselling fee is Rs. 750 (Rs. 350 for SC/ST candidates), payable via cash or a demand draft in favor of "The Convener, CENTAC," payable at Puducherry.
CENTAC is a government body that facilitates admission to B.Tech courses in Puducherry, based on Class 12 marks or JEE Main scores.
CENTAC conducts three to four rounds of counselling for admissions.
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