UPCATET 2021 Application Form (Available) Eligibility Registration Procedure Important Dates

UPCATET Application Forms 2021 is available from 28th Feb 2021. After the issue of application form, candidates interested in taking admission to the agriculture universities of Uttar Pradesh can fill the application form from the official portal of UPCATET 2021. The examination for the same will be conducted on 16th and 17th June 2021. To know in detail read this article.

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UPCATET Application Form 2021

In this article, we have shared all the necessary details related to UPCATET 2021. It includes information about the application form, important dates, application fee, eligibility, exam pattern, admit card, result and other important details.

UPCATET 2021 Important Dates/ Schedule

Activity	Tentative Dates
Date of start of online application	28th February 2021
Last date for online application	15th April 2021 (Till 5 pm)
Last Date of Submitting Online Fee	16th April 2021 (Till 5 pm)
Date of Modification in Application form	17th to 20th April 2021 (Till 5 pm)
Date of availability of admit card	From 1st June 2021
Date of examination	16th and 17th June 2021
Declaration of result	30th June 2021
Counseling for UG programs	June/ July 2021
Counseling for PG programs	June/ July 2021
Counseling for Ph.D. programs	July 2021 last week
Beginning of new academic session	July 2021 (UG) July 2021 (PG) August (Ph.D.)

UPCATET 2021 Eligibility

Applicants are advised to carefully read the eligibility criteria in the information brochure before applying.

The eligibility criteria for all the programs is shared below-

• Candidates must belong to Uttar Pradesh.
• For B.V.Sc. and AH course- Candidate must be of minimum of 17 years and maximum of 25 years as of 31^st December 2021. An age relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit of SC/ST/ OBC candidates is applicable.
• For all the other UG programs- Applicants must of age group from 16 years to 22 years as on 31^st December 2021. Relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit is permissible for SC/ST/ OBC candidates.
• There is no age restriction for PhD students.

Educational Qualification

The general educational requirement for all the programs is as follows-

• For UG programs-  Candidates must have qualified intermediate in PCM/PCB/PCMB/Agri.Sc. from a recognised board.

• For PG programs- Candidates must hold a graduate degree in respective subject from a recognised university.

UPCATET Application Fee

Category-wise application fee for UPCATET 2021 is given below-

Category	Application fee
UR and OBC candidates	Rs.1250/-
SC/ST candidates	Rs.1050/-

• Application fee can be paid only through the online mode i.e. debit card, credit card or internet banking.

UPCATET 2021- Reservation

Seats in the agriculture universities through UPCATET are allotted on the basis of reservation. Both horizontal and reservation applicable in UPCATET is as follows-

Vertical Reservation

Category	Reservation %
Schedule cast	21%
Schedule tribe	2%
Other Backward class	27%
Unreserved	50%

Horizontal reservation

Category	Reservation %
Children of freedom fighter (FF)	2%
Physically handicapped	3%
Children of armed force employees (except B.V.Sc. & AH)	1%
Children of  employees of all the four agriculture universities (UE)	10%

UPCATET 2021 Exam Centre

UPCATET 2021 exam will be conducted in the following cities of the state-

Exam center	Centre
Kanpur	1
Faizabad	2
Meerut	3
Banda	4
Varanasi	5
Lucknow	6

• Candidates have to select their preferred exam city at the time of application.
•  University can reject any of the exam center.
• University can allot any center to any candidate despite of the preference filled.
• No request for change of examination center will be entertained under any circumstance.

UPCATET 2021 Admit Card

UPCATET 2021 admit cards will be issued to the registered candidates from 1st June 2021. Candidates can download the admit card from the official portal by using registration no. and date of birth.  Candidates must download the admit card in time.

In case a candidate is not able to download the admit card due to any technical issue or any other reason, he/she can obtain the second copy of the admit card from the conducting university’s office. They have to make a cash payment of Rs.100 to get the admit card. They can also obtain it from the exam centre one day before the exam date.

Candidates have to carry a valid photo ID proof along with the admit card to the exam centre. Without the hall ticket no candidate will be permitted to take the exam.

UPCATET 2021 Exam pattern

• Exam will be conducted in an offline mode (pen and paper-based).
• Type of question- Multiple Choice Questions
• Medium of question paper- Hindi and English
• Exam duration-
  • Graduate and PG programs (3 hours)
  • MBA and Ph.D. programs (2 hours)

UPCATET 2021 Result

UPCATET 2021 Result will declare on 30th June 2021 through online mode. Result will be uploaded on the official website. No individual result will be sent to candidates through post or any other medium.

Candidates can check their result on the official website by using the login credentials.  

UPCATET 2021- Counselling

After the declaration of result, online counseling will be conducted. Candidates who will qualify the exam have to apply online within the stipulated time frame.

The online registration process for counseling will involve following steps-

• Registration and Uploading of documents
• Online choice filling and locking of choices
• Allocation of seats and security fee deposit
• Reporting at the allotted university.

At the time of reporting to the allotted university, candidates have to carry following documents in original with them-

• Admit card
• Seat allotment letter
• High school (class X) mark sheet and certificate
• Intermediate mark sheet and certificate
• Graduation and postgraduate degree certificate and transcript
• Resident proof
• Aadhaar card
• Character certificate
• Caste/category certificate
• Sports certificate
• Transfer/ migration certificate
• Affidavit
• Other relevant certificates  

Candidate who will not be allotted seats in the first round of counseling can apply for the second round.

UPCATET- About

Uttar Pradesh Combined Agriculture and Technology Entrance Test (UPCATET) is a state-level entrance exam conducted for the admission of suitable candidates in various Undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programs in various agriculture universities of the state.

UPCATET 2021- At a glance

Examination	UPCATET
Article category	Application form
Type of exam	State-level entrance exam
Conducting authority	Chandra Shekhar Azad University Of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur
Academic year	2021-22
Course	UG & PG agricultural courses
Application Status	Available Now
Mode of application	Online
Website	https://upcatet.org/

UTCATET is conducted on an annual basis and thousands of candidates take part in the examination. There are mainly four agriculture universities in the state of Uttar Pradesh and UPCATET is conducted by all these universities on a rotational basis. These universities are-  

• Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur
• Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda
• Narendra Dev University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Modipuram, Meerut

How to fill UPCATET Application Form 2021?

UPCATET application forms for the academic session 2021-22 are filled only through the mode. Hence, no other mode is applicable and application through other modes is not accepted under any circumstances.

Candidates those who are eligible must apply before the due date from the official website. They must keep all the necessary documents such as certificates, mark sheets, mobile no., email ID, etc. ready them with before filling the application form.

Candidates must keep the registered number active and safe with them till the counseling procedure completes as all the intimation related to the admission will be sent to this registered no. only.

The online application procedure for UPCATET 2021 is as follows-

• Step I- Information Brochure

Candidates firstly have to visit the UPCATET 2021 official website or concerned university website. They have to download the information brochure. Candidates are advised to read all the information and instructions carefully mentioned in the brochure.

• Step II- Registration

• Now, applicants have to visit UPCATET website.
• Click “Apply Now”
• Click on “Click here for new registration” link. They have to read all the instructions and have to click on “I Agree” and “Continue” Button. 
• They have to fill all the details asked and have to hit “Proceed”. Candidates will receive an OTP on their registered no. and they have to verify the No.
• After the verification of mobile no., candidates will receive a registration No. which they have to keep safe for future purpose.

• Step III- Application form filling

• Applicants have to log in the registration No.
• Application form will appear and they have to fill personal details, educational details, exam centers, and all the relevant details carefully in the provided fields.
• They also have to upload scanned photograph, thumb impression, and related certificates in the prescribed format in the application form.
• Applicants have to recheck all the details and have to make necessary corrections/ changes (if any).
• They finally have to click on “Submit” button. After submission, no changes can be made in the application form.

• Payment of application fee

After the submission of application form candidates have to click on “Registration fee payment” make payment of the application fee.

• Print Application Form

After the successful payment of application fee, applicants can take two printouts of the filled-in application form for future correspondence. They can download and print the application form after 24 hours of the application.

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