UPCET Exam Day Guidelines: The NTA will conduct the UPCET examination in CBT mode tomorrow; applicants are encouraged to get their admit cards and review the exam day guidelines here.
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh Combined Entrance Test (UPCET) will commence tomorrow, September 5, 2021, according to the National Testing Agency (NTA). The UPCET entrance examination will last two hours and will be conducted on a computer. From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., the UPCET 2021 exam will be held. English Language, Number Aptitude, Thinking and Decision Making, and General Awareness shall be the four areas of the UPCET 2021 question paper. There will be no negative marking, so candidates should keep that in mind.
On the admit card, the administration has given the UPCET exam day rules. During the UPCET 2021 test, candidates must adhere to all of these rules. UPCET 2021 will be held in 57 cities throughout India at various examination locations. Out of 57 exam centres, 41 are in Uttar Pradesh and the rest are in other Indian states, according to the exam centres.
UPCET 2021 Important dates
| UPCET programmes | UPCET dates | UPSEE exam timing |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) | September 5, 2021 | Shift I: 8 am to 10 am |
| M.Sc. (Maths/ Physics/ Chemistry) | September 5, 2021 | Shift II: 12 pm to 2 pm |
| Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) | September 5, 2021 | |
| M. Tech. (Civil/ Computer Science & Engg./ Electronics & Comm. Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ Information Technology/ Electrical Engineering) | September 5, 2021 | Shift III: 4 pm to 6 pm |
| MCA (Master of Computer Application) | September 5, 2021 | |
| MCA (Integrated) | September 6, 2021 | Shift I: 8 am to 10 am |
| B.Tech. (Lateral Entry for Diploma holders) | September 6, 2021 | |
| B. Pharm. (Lateral Entry) | September 6, 2021 | |
| BHMCT, BFA, BFAD, B. Des, B. Voc. And MBA (Integrated)) | September 6, 2021 | Shift II: 12 pm to 2 pm |
| First-year of BBA | September 6, 2021 | |
| B. Pharm | September 6, 2021 | Shift III: 4 pm to 6 pm |
| B. Tech (Lateral Entry for B.Sc. Graduates) | September 6, 2021 | |
| First-year of B. Tech. (BT) First-year of B. Tech (AG) | September 6, 2021 |
UPCET 2021 admit card
Candidates must obtain the UPCET admit card from the UPCET official website and bring it to the examination centre; else, they will be unable to take the UPCET 2021 exam. The information on the UPCET admit card includes:
- Student’s name
- Student’s father’s name
- Test centre name and address
- Student’s gender
- Photograph and signature of the student
- Category/ Sub-category
UPCET exam pattern 2021
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of UPCET 2021 exam | Computer-based test (CBT) |
| Type of questions | Objective type comprising multiple choice question (MCQs) |
| Duration of the UPCET exam | 2 hours (120 Minutes) |
| Marking scheme | For each correct answer, the reward is +4 marksThere is no negative marking |
The UPCET question paper is divided into four sections; see the table below for the number of questions in each section and their scoring.
| Section | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
| English Language | 25 | 100 |
| Number Aptitude | 25 | 100 |
| Thinking and Decision Making | 25 | 100 |
| General Awareness | 25 | 100 |
| Total | 100 | 400 |
UPCET 2021 exam day guidelines
The following instructions must be followed by candidates taking the UPSEE test tomorrow.
- To take the entrance exam, you must bring your UPCET admit card 2021 and a valid picture ID evidence to the UPCET 2021 exam centres.
- Students must be at their designated UPCET exam centres at least 60 minutes before the exam begins.
- Electronic devices such as cell phones, Bluetooth, calculators, and smartwatches will not be permitted in the exam hall.
- At the UPCET exam centres, students must adhere to all COVID guidelines, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
- Candidates who bring any printed or written text material, scraps of paper, or any other material other than those permitted within the examination room will be denied entry.
About UPCET 2021
The National Testing Agency conducts the UPCET, a state-level admission test. Candidates who pass the UPCET exam will be admitted to a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate professional courses at private unaided institutions affiliated with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT), and other state universities in Uttar Pradesh, as well as government and government-aided institutions, for the academic year 2021-2022.
