The State Entrance Examination - Uttar Pradesh Technical University(SEE-UPTU) (formerly known as UPSEAT) is an annual college entrance examination in
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
for engineering, architecture, pharmacy and management courses. All institutions affiliated to
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), before 2015 as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University ...
(formally Uttar Pradesh Technical University) admit students through centralized counselling of SEE-UPTU. The private institutions may, however, admit 15% of the total intake directly. The exam is conducted by
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), before 2015 as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University ...
. It is one of the highly reputed exams of India.
Examination format
As per the new format, it has two papers. The syllabus of the examination is based on topics covered by the
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Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...
and
Indian School Certificate
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private board designed to provide an examination in a course of general education, in accordance wi ...
board examinations, though all topics are not included in the syllabus. The pattern of questions in the exam is almost fixed. Currently, the examination has objective type question paper for all the subjects and uses machine readable
Optical mark recognition
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OMR is used to read questionnaires, multiple choice examination papers in th ...
answer sheets. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
History
It was started in 1959.
Seats
As per the statistics the number of applicants, each year, is progressive. In 2008, the number of applicants almost touched 3,12,000. Whereas, in 2015, total 3,48,453 registrations are confirmed. There are many private and government institutions affiliated to aktu. As per statistics, to get a seat in a good government institutions, an applicant must have rank below 3000.
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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), before 2015 as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University ...
(AKTU)
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JEE-Advanced, an entrance test for
Indian Institutes of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are central government owned public technical institutes located across India. They are under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. They are governed by the Ins ...
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JEE-Main, an entrance test for Engineering and Architecture courses other than
IITs
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are central government owned public technical institutes located across India. They are under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. They are governed by the Insti ...
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Standardised tests in India
Education in Uttar Pradesh
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Engineering entrance examinations in India
1959 establishments in Uttar Pradesh