JEECUP 2023

The Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Engineering Exam (UPJEE) or UP Polytechnic is one of the renowned state-level competitive exams which is conducted by the UP Joint Entrance Examination Council (JEECUP). The applicants willing to pursue diploma, post-diploma and post-graduate diploma programs in the fields of Technology, Pharmacy, Management and Engineering can opt to appear for the exam and seek quality education from polytechnic institutes affiliated with the Board of Technical Education, UP. 

Exam Name	Joint Entrance Examination Council Uttar Pradesh
Acronym	JEECUP / UP Polytechnic
Conducting Body	Joint Entrance Examination Council (JEEC), Uttar Pradesh
Level	State-level
Courses Offered	Diploma, PG Diploma, and Post Diploma
Mode	Offline for Group A & E Online for Group B, C, D, F, G, H, I & Group K1 to K8
Question Type	Multiple Choice Questions
No. of Questions	100
Medium	English and Hindi
Duration	3 hours
Total Marks	400

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JEECUP 2023 Application Form: Latest Update

• The exam application form has been released on March 6, 2023, and the candidates can apply online on the official website of the JEECUP Exam. (jeecup.admissions.nic.in.)
• The last date to fill up the application form is May 2023.
• Also, the exam dates have been released on the official website and they are likely to be conducted from June 1 – June 6, 2023.

JEECUP 2023 Exam Dates

The full schedule for the JEECUP Exam for applicants to the academic year 2023 is as follows:

Event	Dates (Tentative)
JEECUP Application Form Release	March 6, 2023
Last Date to Submit JEECUP Application Form	May 1, 2023
JEECUP 2023 Application Form Correction	May 2, 2023, to May 8, 2023
JEECUP 2023 Exam City Intimation	May 9, 2023, to May 16, 2023
JEECUP Admit Card Release	May 22, 2023
JEECUP 2023 Exam	June 1 – 6, 2023 (OUT)
JEECUP Result Announcements	July 2023
JEECUP Counselling Commencement	August 2023

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Eligibility Criteria

The official authorities have laid down some mandatory conditions which the aspirants have to fulfil in order to appear for the exam. Before you begin with the application process, it is essential to go through the eligibility criteria in detail. Tabulated below are the prerequisites for the JEECUP 2023. 

Basic Eligibility

• Age Limit: More than 14 years of age
• Citizenship: Indian and Permanent Resident of Assam. Permanent Resident Certificate is required at the time of counselling
• Domicile: Candidates who hold a valid domicile certificate of Uttar Pradesh state are eligible to apply for
• Qualifying: Candidates must pass the H.S.L.C. or its equivalent with Mathematics and Science as compulsory subjects. Below is the table of the qualifying exam for each category:

Category	Qualifying marks
General	40%
SC	35%
ST	33%

Group-Wise Eligibility

Groups	Courses	Eligibility Criteria
A	Diploma in Engineering and Technology	10th passed or appeared with a minimum of 35%  marks
B	Agriculture Engineering	Candidate must have passed or appeared in class 10th class with a minimum of 35% OR Agriculture subject in class 12th
C	Textile Design and Engineering, Home Science and Fashion Design	10th passed or appeared with a minimum of 35%  marks
D	(1) Modern Office Management & Secretarial Practice  (2) Library and Information Sciences	Qualified or appeared for 12th class with English and Hindi subjects in 10th and 12th Appeared or passed class 12th
E1 (Biology) E2 (Math)	Diploma in Pharmacy	Qualified class 12th with MPC subjects or  BiPC Subjects
F	Post Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology (Tissues Culture)	Appeared or passed BSc with Biology or Chemistry/ Biochemistry
G	Post Graduate Diploma course	Graduate in any field (qualified or appeared)
H	Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology	Passed or appeared in class 12th with at least 35%
I	Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering	Appeared or passed class 12th science with at least 50% marks in MPC Subjects
K1 to K8	Engineering and Technology (Diploma  Courses)	Applicants must have qualified class 12th or ITI

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JEECUP Exam Pattern

The exam will be conducted in both online and offline modes. The total duration of JEECUP will be 3 hours in which the candidates have to attempt 100 questions. For every correct answer, 4 marks will be given and for every incorrect answer, 1 mark will be deducted. Let us have a look at the important details of the JEECUP exam pattern: 

Medium of the Examination	English and Hindi
Mode of the Examination	Offline and Online
Type of Questions	Objective
Maximum Marks	400
Correct Answer	4 marks
Negative Marking	-1
Duration of the Exam	3 hours

JEECUP Courses

Here are the specialisations offered by polytechnic institutes in UP-

Group A-Engineering & Technology Diploma	Group B-Agriculture Engineering	Group C-Fashion Design, Home science and Textile design and engineering	Group D-Modern Office Management & Secretarial Practice	Group D- Library & Information Science
Group E- Diploma in Pharmacy	Group F- Post Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology (Tissue culture)	Group H-Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology	Group I-Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering	Group K- Engineering & Technology Diploma courses (Civil/Mechanical/Electronics/Textile/Print Electrical/Computer Science)

JEECUP Syllabus 

Since the syllabus for every group is different, we have tabulated below the important subjects of every group along with their weightage- 

Groups	Name of the Subjects	Percentage Weighting
Group A	-Physics and Chemistry -Mathematics	50% 50%
Group B	-Physics, Chemistry and Agriculture -Mathematics	50% 50%
Group C	-Reasoning and Intelligence -General Awareness -English and Hindi Comprehension	50% 30% 20%
Group D	-General Awareness -Reasoning and Intelligence -English and Hindi Comprehension -Numerical Ability	25% 35% 30% 10%
Group E	-Physics and Chemistry -Maths/ Biology	50% 50%
Group F	-Chemistry -Zoology -Botany	50% 25% 25%
Group G	-General Awareness -Reasoning  -General Intelligence -English and Hindi Comprehension -Numerical Ability	15% 30% 20% 20% 15%
Group H	-Scientific Aptitude -Logical Reasoning -Numerical Ability -English Language Ability	25% 25% 25% 25%
Group I	-Physics and Chemistry -Mathematics	50% 50%

Application Process 

This year onwards, the candidates have to register through online mode only. It is advised to complete the JEECUP 2023 application process in time as the last date is nearing. You can follow the below-mentioned steps and easily register for the UP Polytechnic exam:

• Visit the official website of JEECUP. 
• Click on the link “Apply for UPJEE Polytechnic 2023” and confirm your email address and contact number
• Select the online form i.e., JEE for Group A or JEE for Group B to K and carefully fill out the application form by entering all your essential details.
• Upload all the necessary documents including signature, photograph thumb impression, etc in the prescribed dimensions.
• Once you have filled in the details and uploaded all the documents, make the payment either offline or online modes. Submit a registration fee of Rs. 300 for the General category (Rs. 200 for SC/ST category) via online or offline mode.

Application Fee

• You can pay the application fee online with a credit card, debit card, or through net banking.
• The application cost can be paid offline at any SBI bank using an e-challan.
• Additionally, extra bank fees will be charged.

The Application fee for every candidate will be as follows:

Category	Application Fee
General/ OBC candidates	Rs 300/-
SC/ ST candidates	Rs 200/-

Admit Card

Once the candidates have successfully registered for the JEECUP or UP Polytechnic and submitted the application fee, they will be able to download the admit card when it is released. The admit card will be released on the official website at least 8 days before the set exam date. Students are advised to keep checking on the official website to know about the status of the admit card.

Exam Centres

Ghaziabad	Agra	Aligarh	Baghpat
Bulandshahar	Firozabad	Lucknow	Gopalpur
Saharanpur	Kanpur	Faizabad	Barabanki
Moradabad	Meerut	Bareilly	Amethi
Budaun	Mathura	Gonda	Hardoi
Rampur	Muzaffarnagar	Sitapur	Raebareli

JEECUP Result

JEECUP Results will be announced within ten days of the exams. Candidates can check the result online with their allotted application no. and date of birth. The result card should be downloaded for future use and the result contains important information like the total marks obtained, roll number, category-wise rank, and whether the candidate has qualified or not.

Answer Key

In April 2023, the online version of the JEECUP Answer key will be made available. The answer key in PDF format will be made available by the authority to each applicant online.

The answer key may be challenged by the applicants by mail if they have a problem with it. Following the conclusion of the objection facility, the definitive answer key will be made available.

JEECUP Cutoff

The cut-off list for JEECUP is always released after the final results are declared.

Group	Program	General	OBC	SC	ST
A	Diploma in Engineering/Technology	77	75.3	71.5	68.6
B	Agriculture Engineering	76	74.3	70.5	67.6
C	Fashion, Designing, and Garment Technology	74	72.3	68.5	65.6
	Home Science	72	70.3	66.5	63.6
	Textile Design	79	77.3	73.5	70.6
	Textile Design Printing	71	69.3	65.5	62.6
D	Library and Information Science	78	76.3	72.5	69.6
	Modern Office Management and Secretarial Practice	70	68.3	64.5	61.6
E	Diploma in Pharmacy	74	72.3	68.5	65.6
F	Post Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology Tissue Culture	62	66.3	62.5	59.6
	PG Diploma in Computer Applications PGDCA	68	66.3	62.5	59.6
	PG Diploma in Marketing and Sales Management	80	78.3	74.5	71.6
	PG Diploma in Customer Service Management	82	80.3	76.5	73.6
	PG Diploma in Beauty and Healthcare	79	77.3	73.5	64.6
	PG Diploma in Tourism and Travel Management	73	71.3	67.5	67.6
	PG Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations	76	74.3	70.5	67.6
G	PG Diploma in Textile Design	76	74.3	68.5	65.6
	PG Diploma In Fashion Technology	74	72.3	73.5	70.6
	Diploma in Mass Communication	79	77.3	70.5	67.6
	PG Diploma in Hardware and Networking	76	74.3	67.5	64.6
	Diploma in Web Designing	73	71.3	69.5	66.6
	PG Diploma in Accountancy with Computerized Account and Taxation	75	73.3	69.5	66.6
	PG Diploma in Retail Management	81	79.3	75.5	72.6
H	Diploma in Hotel Management	83	81.3	77.5	74.6
I	Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering	84	82.3	78.5	75.6
	Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Aviation	69	67.3	63.5	60.6

Reservation Policy

The following are the list of reservation policy for the UP Polytechnic entrance examination:

Categories	Reservation
OBC NCL (Other Backward Classes)	27%
SC (Scheduled Castes)	21%
ST (Scheduled Tribes)	2%
PwD (Persons with Disability with 40% or more disability)	3%
Ward of Military Personnel	5%

JEECUP Counselling 

The only mode of operation for JEECUP Counseling is online. From June 2023 onwards, candidates can sign up for the counselling process on their own.

Passing applicants for the entrance exam can apply for admission to the appropriate colleges through the counselling process. The number of rounds in which the counselling process will be conducted by the authority will depend on the number of seats that remain after each round of counselling.

The appropriate documentation must be brought by the candidates for verification throughout the counselling procedure. Seats will be assigned to candidates after verification.

Documents Required During Counselling

Here are the documents you may need for the counselling process of the JEECUP exam-

• Counselling Letter
• Scorecard
• Admit Card
• Character Certificate
• Class 10th Mark Sheet and Passing Certificates
• 1 Self-attested Photocopy of the Original Document
• 4 Photographs
• Domicile Certificate
• Migration Certificate
• Reservation Certificate
• Class 12th Mark Sheet and Passing Certificate

JEECUP Colleges in UP

Here is a list of JEECUP colleges in UP for students who wish to pursue diploma, post-diploma and post-graduation programmes in different technical courses-

1. Govt. Polytechnic College, Kanpur 
2. Govt. G.B. Pant Polytechnic, Lucknow
3. Govt. Polytechnic College, Ghaziabad
4. Government Polytechnic, Gorakhpur
5. Anar Devi Khandelwal Mahila Polytechnic, Mathura
6. Government Girls Polytechnic, Lucknow
7. Km. Mayawati Govt. Girls Polytechnic, Badalpur
8. Gandhi Polytechnic, Muzaffar Nagar
9. Kashi Institute of Management Sciences, Varanasi
10. Feroz Gandhi Polytechnic, Raebareli
11. Government Polytechnic, Mirzapur
12. Government Girls Polytechnic, Shamli, Muzaffar Nagar
13. ABSS Institute of Technology, Mawana Road, Meerut, UP
14. A.P.S. College of Technology, Meerut
15. Esaan College of Engineering, Mathura
16. Bon Maharaj Engineering College Ramanreti Vrindavan, Mathura

How to Prepare for JEECUP?

JEECUP is one of the hardest competitive exams in India attempted by lakhs of candidates. All candidates have access to mock tests released by the conducting body. Candidates should study the syllabus, and examine the exam pattern and previous question papers before starting the preparation. There are several books available to the candidates and they can easily buy them online and use them for practice and revision.

Mock Test

JEECUP mock test is available on the official website. Mock tests are a great way to prepare for the official exam. Students get the opportunity to understand the pattern and get enough practice to answer questions within the time frame.

JEECUP Books

JEECUP exam study material and reference books are available online on popular websites like Amazon and Flipkart. These guides cover the syllabus, and exam pattern and contain the previous year’s questions. To buy these books, click here.

FAQs

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