UPTAC Counselling 2026 - AKTU has announced the revised UPTAC 2026 counselling schedule on the official website, uptac.samarth.edu.in. The round 1 UPTAC 2026 choice filling process will begin on July 13, 2026. Candidates with a valid score in JEE Main/ CUET UG/NATA, etc, can fill in the desired choices during the UPTAC 2026 counselling. The last date to submit the UPTAC 2026 round 1 choice filling is July 16, 2026. The applicants can access the list of UPTAC participating institutes and the seat matrix to help them make informed choices regarding their admission preferences. It is important to note that only those who chose AKTU while applying for CUET UG/PG are eligible to apply for the counselling process of UPTAC 2026 through CUET.
AKTU has revised the complete UPTAC counselling 2026 schedule on the official website. The counselling dates are inclusive of registration, choice filling, seat allotment and more. Candidates can check the schedule for counselling of UPTAC with the latest events in the table below.
Rounds | Events | Start Date | End Date |
Round 1 | Registration, Payment of Fee, Document Upload (Only opportunity for registration in regular counselling rounds) | May 25, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
Document Verification | May 28, 2026 | July 2, 2026 | |
Respond to Queries | May 25, 2026 | July 3, 2026 | |
Document Verification (Responses to Queries) | May 25, 2026 | July 3, 2026 | |
Online Choice Filling and Locking | July 4, 2026 July 13, 2026 | July 7, 2026 July 16, 2026 | |
Seat Allotment | July 18, 2026 | — | |
Payment of Seat Confirmation Fee (₹20,000/₹12,000) | July 18, 2026 | July 20, 2026 | |
Online Willingness (Freeze/Float) | July 18, 2026 | July 20, 2026 | |
Online Choice Filling (Alteration) and Locking | July 21, 2026 | July 22, 2026 | |
Seat Allotment | July 24, 2026 | - | |
Payment of Seat Confirmation Fee for New Allotments | July 25, 2026 | July 26, 2026 | |
Online Willingness (Freeze/Float) | July 25, 2026 | July 26, 2026 | |
Online Withdrawal | July 25, 2026 | July 26, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Online Choice Locking (Last option to change choices) | July 27, 2026 | July 28, 2026 |
Seat Allotment | July 30, 2026 | - | |
Payment of Seat Confirmation Fee for New Allotments | July 31, 2026 | August 1, 2026 | |
Online Willingness (Freeze/Float) | July 31, 2026 | August 1, 2026 | |
Online Withdrawal | July 31, 2026 | August 1, 2026 | |
Round 4 | Seat Allotment (Auto Freeze) | August 3, 2026 | — |
Payment of Seat Confirmation Fee for New Allotments | August 4, 2026 | August 7, 2026 | |
Online Withdrawal | August 4, 2026 | August 7, 2026 | |
Physical Reporting at Allotted Institution | August 4, 2026 | August 7, 2026 | |
Round 5 (Internal Sliding) | Online Willingness for Internal Sliding | August 4, 2026 | August 7, 2026 |
Internal Sliding Allotment | August 8, 2026 | — | |
Seat Vacancy for Special Round | August 8, 2026 | — | |
Round 6 (Special Round 1) JEE Mains 2026, CUET (UG) 2026, 10+2 | Registration Phase 1 | May 25, 2026 | - |
Registration Phase 2 | August 9, 2026 | August 10, 2026 | |
Payment of Special Round Fee (₹20,000) | August 9, 2026 | August 10, 2026 | |
Document Verification | August 9, 2026 | August 11, 2026 | |
Choice Filling | August 9, 2026 | August 12, 2026 | |
Seat Allotment (No Refund) | August 13, 2026 | — | |
Seat Vacancy for Special Round 2 | August 13, 2026 | — | |
Physical Reporting | August 14, 2026 | August 15, 2026 | |
Round 7 (Special Round 2) - JEE Mains 2026, CUET (UG) 2026, 10+2 | Registration | To be notified soon | To be notified soon |
Payment of Special Round Fee (₹20,000) | To be notified soon | To be notified soon | |
Document Verification | To be notified soon | To be notified soon | |
Choice Filling | To be notified soon | To be notified soon | |
Seat Allotment (No Refund) | To be notified soon | — | |
Physical Reporting | To be notified soon | To be notified soon |
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Below is the detailed process of counselling for UPTAC 2026.
Registration: Register on the official website. After successful registration, upload the required personal and academic details, and pay the counselling fee.
Category | Counselling Participating Fee |
For all Categories | Rs 1,000 |
Document Verification: The Central Document Verification Team will verify the documents, and after successful verification, an SMS/e-mail will be sent to the candidate as a receipt.
Choice Filling: Log in to the UPTAC counselling 2026 portal using your registration ID and password to access the choice filling section. Select preferred colleges and courses from the available options.
Seat Allotment: The authorities will release the seat allotment result online. Candidates will be able to check their seat allotment results using their login credentials.
Seat Acceptance and Fee Payment: Once the seat allotment is done, candidates will have the option to Freeze or Float the Allotted Seat, for which candidates have to pay a Seat Acceptance Fee of Rs. 20000 (General and OBC)/Rs. 12000 (SC & ST). Once the payment of the acceptance fee is done, seat acceptance information will be generated. If you accept the seat allotment, you must accept the offered seat by paying the required admission fees within the specified time.
Online willingness - If a candidate is not satisfied with the allotment of seats, he/she can follow the process below.
Freeze: When a candidate chooses to "freeze", it means they accept the seat and do not wish to participate in further rounds of seat allotment.
Float: By selecting the “float” option, the candidate keeps their allocated seat but remains eligible for further rounds of counselling.
Withdrawal: By choosing a “Withdrawal” candidate can cancel their participation in the counselling process.
Reporting to the Allotted College: After accepting the seat and completing the fee payment, report to the allotted college within the given period. Carry all the necessary documents for verification and complete the admission formalities.
Here is the list of documents required for the counselling process.
UPTAC registration 2026 confirmation Page.
Class 10th and 12th mark sheet and passing certificate.
Category Certificate (if applicable) for reserved category candidates (OBC/SC/ST).
Domicile Certificate.
Character Certificate.
Transfer Certificate (TC) or Migration Certificate.
Medical Fitness Certificate.
Income Certificate (if applicable) for candidates seeking fee concessions.
Photo identification proof (such as an Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, or Passport).
Recent passport-sized photographs.
Candidates can check the information brochure to know the UPTAC counselling 2026 rules and guidelines. These are general guidelines and the specific rules for the UPTAC Counselling process.
Academic Eligibility: Candidates should have passed 10+2 with at least 45% marks (40% marks in SC/ST category) in Physics & Mathematics (Compulsory subjects) and Chemistry/ Bio-Technology / Biology/ Technical Vocational subject (Any one subject).
Exam passed: Candidates must have cleared the JEE Main entrance exam conducted by NTA.
Age limit: There is no age limit for participation in counselling for UPTAC.
Domicile: If the candidate has passed the qualifying exam outside the U.P. they must upload a domicile certificate of their parents at the time of registration and physical reporting.
Fee: The counselling registration fee for counselling is Rs. 1000/.
The seat allotment will be based on merit, choice filling and availability of seats
The counselling fee is non-refundable (except withdrawal from counselling), even if the candidate does not report to the allotted institutions.
While filling out the counselling form, candidates must upload scanned images of the latest colour photograph and signature. Applications with blurred photographs will be rejected.
20% of the total seats are available for admission in the first year in all courses in institutions affiliated with AKTU without reservation. These seats will be filled based on merit in the respective exams.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
AKTU conducts the UPTAC counselling for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate engineering and technology programs.
To register for UPTAC counselling, candidates have to visit the official UPTAC website and apply for the registration process online.
The required documents for UPTAC counselling includes mark sheets, certificates, scorecards, category certificates (if applicable), domicile certificates, and photo identification proof, and more.
Seats are allotted in UPTAC counselling based on factors such as the merit, choices filled, availability of seats, and category reservations.
Yes, the authorities will also conduct spot round counselling for candidates who have not been allotted a seat in previous rounds.
Yes, candidates can choose to withdraw from UPTAC counselling.
The UPTAC 2026 counselling registration fee is Rs 1000.