SEE-UPTU
The State Entrance Examination - Uttar Pradesh Technical University(SEE-UPTU) (formerly known as UPSEAT) is an annual college entrance examination in Uttar Pradesh for engineering, architecture, pharmacy and management courses. All institutions affiliated to Gautam Buddha Technical University and Mahamaya 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 the two universities on a rotating basis. It is one of the highly reputed exam 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 UP Board, CBSE Board Examination (AISSCE) and the ISC Board Examination, though all topics of the AISSCE and the ISC are not included in the JEE 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 OMR answer sheets. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
History
This exam 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 uptu. As per statistics, to get a seat in a good government institutions, an applicant must have rank below 3000.
See also
- List of colleges affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University
- List of colleges affiliated to Mahamaya Technical University
- UPTU
- IIT-JEE, an entrance test for the IITs
- AIEEE An all India entrance test for Engineering and Architecture courses