Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University has released the UPTAC 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result, and candidates now have a firm deadline to act on it. The result is live on the official counselling portal, and the last date to complete seat acceptance and fee payment is July 20, 2026. UPTAC conducts centralised counselling for admission to first-year and second-year undergraduate courses across institutions affiliated to or constituent of AKTU and other state universities in Uttar Pradesh.
This cycle's schedule has already been revised more than once, so candidates should treat every date on their dashboard as final rather than assume further flexibility. Admission through UPTAC is based on national-level entrance scores including JEE Main, CUET UG/PG, and NATA, depending on the programme. Candidates weighing their options can check the UPTAC College Predictor to see how their rank compares against previous years' opening and closing ranks.
How to Check Your UPTAC 2026 Round 1 Seat Allotment
- Visit the official UPTAC portal at uptac.samarth.edu.in
- Log in using your registration number or registered email ID and password
- Open the Round 1 seat allotment result section on your dashboard
- Check your allotted institute, course, and category
- Choose your willingness option: Freeze, Float, or Withdraw
- Pay the applicable seat acceptance fee to confirm your choice
- Download the provisional allotment letter after successful payment
Revised UPTAC 2026 Round 1 Schedule
| Event | Revised Date |
|---|---|
| Round 1 choice filling begins | July 13, 2026 |
| Round 1 choice filling closes | July 16, 2026 |
| Round 1 seat allotment result | July 18, 2026 |
| Seat acceptance fee payment deadline | July 20, 2026 |
| Round 2 choice filling and option modification | July 21, 2026 |
| Round 2 seat allotment result | July 24, 2026 |
This year's counselling structure includes four main rounds, one internal sliding round, and two special rounds reserved for candidates from outside Uttar Pradesh once the main rounds conclude. Candidates should keep checking the official portal directly rather than relying on unofficial sources, since AKTU has revised this calendar multiple times already.
Freeze, Float, or Withdraw: Understanding Your Options
Once a seat is allotted, candidates must choose one of three options. Freeze means accepting the allotted seat permanently and exiting further rounds of counselling. Float keeps the current seat as a safety net while remaining eligible for a potentially better allotment in the next round. Withdraw means opting out of the current allotment and, depending on the round, potentially exiting the counselling process altogether. Candidates who fail to submit their willingness and pay the seat acceptance fee within the deadline risk having their allotment automatically cancelled.
Candidates should pay the UPTAC Round 1 seat acceptance fee on or before July 20, 2026. Missing this deadline will result in the seat allotment being cancelled automatically.— UPTAC Counselling Advisory
Seat Acceptance Fee: How Much and How to Pay
| Category | Seat Acceptance Fee |
|---|---|
| General / OBC | ₹20,000 |
| SC / ST | ₹12,000 |
This fee is separate from the ₹1,000 registration fee paid earlier during the initial UPTAC registration stage, which is non-refundable. The seat acceptance fee, by contrast, is refundable if a candidate withdraws during a designated withdrawal window later in the process. Payment can be made online through the candidate's dashboard using net banking, debit card, or credit card; no offline payment mode is accepted.
What Happens After You Confirm Your Seat
Once fee payment is successful, the system generates a seat acceptance confirmation and updates the candidate's willingness status for the next round. Candidates who freeze their seat should watch for reporting instructions from their allotted institute, while those who float remain in contention for Round 2, which opens for choice modification on July 21 with results expected on July 24.
Which Colleges Are in Play This Round
UPTAC allotments this round span AKTU's wide network of affiliated government and private institutions across Uttar Pradesh. Candidates can browse detailed fee, placement, and admission profiles for institutes such as the Institute of Engineering & Rural Technology, Allahabad, the Centre for Advanced Studies, Lucknow, and the Rajkiya Engineering College, Bijnor, among government options, alongside private institutes like GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Inderprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad, and Anand Engineering College, Agra.
If You Didn't Get a Preferred Allotment
A Round 1 outcome rarely settles things for most candidates. With Round 2 opening for choice modification on July 21 and three more main rounds plus special rounds still ahead, there's real room to improve on today's result. Candidates reassessing their options can compare institutes side by side using the College Compare tool, or explore the wider CaderaEdu College Predictor across other exams and states.
The Takeaway
With Round 1 allotment out and a hard fee-payment deadline of July 20, candidates need to act quickly and deliberately: check your dashboard directly on the official portal, weigh the freeze, float, or withdraw decision against your actual preferences, and complete payment well before the cut-off to avoid automatic cancellation. Those still finalising their choice strategy for Round 2 can use the UPTAC Exam Predictor, or book a free session through CaderaEdu's counselling programme for personalised guidance. For continuously updated, verified coverage through every subsequent round, follow the CaderaEdu education news section, and browse more engineering admission options anytime on the CaderaEdu homepage.