University of Petroleum & Energy Studies Engineering Aptitude Test (UPESEAT)

University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) will conduct UPESEAT 2020 from May 8 to 15. Candidates who wish to take admission in the B.Tech programmes offered by the institute will have to apply for the exam, if they meet the eligibility criteria of UPESEAT 2020 set by the institute. The application form of UPESEAT 2020 is now available in online mode. The institute offers admission to the candidates in B.Tech programmes on the basis of three channels: UPESEAT, JEE Main merit or Class 12^th through the centralised counselling. Candidates who successfully qualify the exam will be required to attend the counselling of UPESEAT 2020 along with the required documents for the verification purpose. Candidates will be allotted the seat upon successful document verification.

Admission to the B.Tech programmes will be through UPESEAT for 80% of the seat intake. The remaining 20% of the seats will be for the non-examination entry - JEE Main or class 12 merit. However, if seats are unfilled for these categories, the university will use UPSEAT merit to allot the seats.

Candidates who wishes to apply for the admission in UPES are required to check the eligibility criteria of UPESEAT 2020 before filling the application form of the entrance exam. The admission authority will set the UPESEAT 2020 eligibility criteria to limit the admissions and only the candidates meeting the set criteria will be allowed to appear for the examination. Candidates will be able to apply to UPES for the admission through any of the three channels. All the candidates applying for the admission in the University will be required to have an age of less than or equivalent to 22 years i.e., they should be born on or after October 1, 1998 to be eligible to apply. 

1. UPESEAT Entrance Exam 2020: Candidates applying for the admission in the university through the entrance exam conducted by the University will have to meet the following eligibility criteria of UPESEAT 2020:

• Candidates should have secured at least 50% marks in their Class 10^th & 12^th both
• Candidates should have secured at least 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics in their Class 12^th

2. Board Exams: Candidates who are applying for the admission in the University through the Board exams will be required to meet following eligibility criteria:

• Candidates should have secured at least 50% marks in their Class 10^th & 12^th both
• Candidates should have secured at least 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics in their Class 12^th

3. JEE Main 2020: Candidates who are willing to take admission in the University through JEE Main 2020 will be required to meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Candidates should have successfully qualified JEE Main 2020
• Candidates should have secured a minimum of 50% marks in their Class 10^th & 12^th both
• Candidates should have also secured a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics in their Class 12^th

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

The admission authority of the University has released the application form of UPESEAT 2020. The application form is available to the candidates in online mode. The final date to fill the application form of UPESEAT 2020 is May 3. Candidates will be required to pay Rs. 1350/- as the application fee of UPESEAT 2020 through online mode. 

Procedure to Fill the Online Application Form of UPESEAT 2020

STEP 1- Registration: Candidates will have to register first before filling the application form of UPESEAT 2020. For the registration candidates will be required to enter the following details: Name, Date of birth, Gender, Nationality, Email ID, Mobile number, City, State, Course you are applying for, etc. Click on the submit option.

STEP 2- Input the One Time Password (OTP): Candidates after submitting the details in the application form will receive an OTP on their registered mobile number. Submit the OTP received in the box provided. Once, this step is confirmed, a confirmation mail will be sent to the registered email of the candidate comprising of the username and password.

STEP 3- Log-in & Confirm the Details: Candidates should log into the portal by using the username and password received on the email. After log in, check all the details filled in the application form and then submit it by clicking on “Confirm”.

STEP 4- Payment of Application Fee: Candidates will be redirected to the payment page for the payment of application fee. The candidates will be required to pay Rs. 1350/- as application fee of UPESEAT 2020 can be done in online mode (Net Banking/Debit/Credit Card).

STEP 5- Entering Academic Details: After the payment of application fee has been completed, candidates will be redirected to the application form to enter the academic details of the qualifying examination. Candidates must provide all the valid information and then submit. After submission, application form will be available for download. 

Application Fees

Candidates appearing for the entrance examination are advised to have a look at the preparation tips of UPESEAT 2020 once. The preparation tips are for the benefit of the candidates only which will help motivate the candidate while preparing for the examination. Candidates can prepare well for the examination with proper focus and organised schedule. Candidates should give more preference to the mock tests and previous years question papers. Below are some of the preparation tips for UPESEAT 2020:

• Reference Material: Candidates must arrange all the study materials well in advance so that while preparation they doesn’t land in stress. The syllabus of most of the entrance examination is based on the Class 12^th syllabus. Thus, if the candidates is thorough with their Class 12^th syllabus, they will be having a plus point in this regard. Candidates are advised to be thorough with their syllabus and improve the aptitude in general knowledge and current affairs with regular newspaper reading.
• Mock Tests & Sample Papers: Candidates should take up more and more mock tests and sample papers while preparing for the examination. With the help of practising mock tests and sample papers, candidates will be able to manage their time and also prepare themselves for the UPESEAT 2020 examination. 
• Time Management: Candidates must know that the time is very precious, once gone it will never come back. The time should be arranged in such a way so that the candidates is able to cover all the topics within the stipulated time period. Also, the duration of exam is 3 hours, therefore candidates are advised to practise more and more question papers so that they are able to attempt all the questions within the given time frame.
• Equal Importance to each Subjects: Candidates should focus on all the subjects rather than focusing only on a single subject. Physics, Chemistry and Maths are equally important and neither of these should not be ignored. Candidates should divide the subjects in such a way that they are able to cover each and every topic before the exam. Major focus should be given to the topics from Class 12^th and then revision from class 11^th topics should be done.
• Strategy on Exam day: There are no negative markings in the question paper of UPESEAT 2020. Thus, candidates are advised to attempt all the questions so that they have maximum chances of getting the highest score in the examination. Candidates should start with that section which the candidate thinks is easiest as per their preparation and knowledge.

The candidates appearing for the UPESEAT 2020 exam are advised to go through the exam pattern of UPESEAT 2020 once before attempting the exam. UPESEAT 2020 exam pattern helps the candidate guide through the marking scheme, number of questions, arrangement of questions in the paper, types of questions, duration of exam and more. With the help of these information, candidates will have a general idea regarding the examination so that the candidate can attempt to it in a well manner.

UPESEAT 2020 Exam Pattern

The admit card of UPESEAT 2020 will be released by the authorities on April 18. Candidates will have to complete the slot booking process to access the admit card. Details regarding the examination such as date, timing, venue details and more will be available in the admit card.

The admission authority of the institute does not release the answer key of UPESEAT 2020. If in case, the authority releases the UPESEAT 2020 answer key, it will be made available to candidates from this page. Even if the answer key is released by any of the coaching institutes, it will be available to the candidates as soon as it gets released.