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Content Curator | Updated On - Apr 16, 2024
UPCET Exam Centers 2023 will be located in 61 cities across India with 41 in Uttar Pradesh and the rest in other states. Candidates can choose upto four centers in order of their preference while filling UPCET Application Form 2023.
- The final exam center name and address will be mentioned on the candidates’ admit card along with the date and time of the exam. Check UPCET 2023 Exam Date
- In case a candidate wants to change his/ her exam city, they will be able to do so once the application form correction portal is live. However, once UPCET Admit Card 2023 has been published, the exam center cannot be changed.
- Due to COVID-19, certain safety regulations will apply at UPCET Exam centers. Candidates must familiarise themselves with these government-issued guidelines for maintaining the safety of themselves as well as other candidates and exam authorities.
UPCET Exam Center 2023: Highlights
Exam Conducting and Center maintaining body | NTA |
Number of Exam Centers | 61 |
Number of Test Center options during UPCET Registration | 4 |
Documents to Carry to Exam Center | Admit card, photo id proof, passport size photo |
Items Prohibited | Electronic devices or textual materials |
List of UPCET Exam Centers 2023
The section below covers the list of UPCET Exam Centers 2023 along with the city code and state. There are 41 cities in Uttar Pradesh while the rest 20 are spread across other states in India.
UPCET Exam Centers 2023: In Uttar Pradesh
S.No | Name of Exam City | City Code |
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1 | Agra | UP01 |
2 | Aligarh | UP02 |
3 | Allahabad/ Prayagraj | UP03 |
4 | Ambedkar Nagar | UP25 |
5 | Azamgarh | UP19 |
6 | Ballia | UP20 |
7 | Banda | UP26 |
8 | Barabanki | UP27 |
9 | Bareilly | UP04 |
10 | Basti | UP28 |
11 | Bijnor | UP21 |
12 | Bulandshahr | UP29 |
13 | Deoria | UP30 |
14 | Etawah | UP31 |
15 | Faizabad/Ayodhya | UP06 |
16 | Firozabad | UP22 |
17 | Ghaziabad | UP07 |
18 | Ghazipur | UP23 |
19 | Gorakhpur | UP08 |
20 | Greater Noida | UP09 |
21 | Jalaun (orai) | UP32 |
22 | Jaunpur | UP24 |
23 | Jhansi | UP10 |
24 | Kanpur Dehat | UP11 |
25 | Kanpur | UP11 |
26 | Kushinagar | UP33 |
27 | Lakhimpur Kheri | UP34 |
28 | Lucknow | UP12 |
29 | Mathura | UP13 |
30 | Mau | UP35 |
31 | Meerut | UP14 |
32 | Mirzapur | UP36 |
33 | Moradabad | UP15 |
34 | Muzaffarnagar | UP16 |
35 | Noida | UP09 |
36 | Raebareili | UP37 |
37 | Saharanpur | UP38 |
38 | Shahjanpur | UP39 |
39 | Sitapur | UP17 |
40 | Sultanpur | UP40 |
41 | Varanasi | UP18 |
UPCET Exam Centers 2023: In Other States
S.No. | Name of State | Name of Exam City | City Code |
42 | Assam | Guwahati | AM02 |
43 | Bihar | Bhagalpur | BR02 |
44 | Bihar | Gaya | BR05 |
45 | Bihar | Patna | BR07 |
46 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | CH01 |
47 | Delhi/NCR | Delhi/New Delhi | DL01 |
48 | Haryana | Gurugram | HR04 |
49 | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu | JK02 |
50 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | JH04 |
51 | Karnataka | Bangalore | KK04 |
52 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | MP03 |
53 | Maharashtra | Mumbai | MR16 |
54 | Rajasthan | Ajmer | RJ01 |
55 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | RJ06 |
56 | Rajasthan | Udaipur | RJ11 |
57 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | TN01 |
58 | Telangana | Hyderabad | TL01 |
59 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | UK01 |
60 | Uttarakhand | Roorkee | UK06 |
61 | West Bengal | Kolkata | WB10 |
Guidelines at UPSEE (UPCET) Exam Center 2023
In order to practice caution amidst the pandemic, the government has issued certain guidelines to be followed at various stages of UPCET 2023 exam. These guidelines have been divided to ensure safety and smooth conduct of exam.
Preparations at UPCET Exam Center 2023
- Standard operating procedures such as sanitising all parts of the center will be implemented. Seating area, exam rooms, desks, chairs, every door handle, lift buttons, staircase railings will be thoroughly disinfected.
- Distance between 2 seats will be in keeping with the standards issued by the Government of India.
- Hand sanitizers will be stationed at every point between entry and exit for both candidates and staff to use.
- Temperature of candidates will be checked using thermo guns.
- The room or hall number will be communicated to candidates at the registration room.
- The exam conducting body will ensure that all procedures are followed without human touch/ contact to keep maximum possible social distance.
- Candidates are requested to reach their test center by the entry time mentioned in the hall ticket in order to avoid crowding the entry gate.
- All invigilators and staff present at the test center are required to wear gloves throughout the examination.
- Five A4 sized sheets will be provided on the desks of each candidate to do their rough work.
Check UPCET 2023 Exam Pattern & Syllabus
Pre-exam Preparation at UPCET Exam Center 2023
- Candidates must reach their test center at the time specified in the admit card in order to avoid any crowding near the gates.
- The admit card and undertaking must be filled in properly and completely as per the instructions in the admit card.
- Candidates may not carry any items other than the ones permitted at the examination center.
Guidelines at the Time of Entry
- Candidates must not arrive at the examination center with more than one guardian/escort who will remain outside the gate while the exam is being conducted. It is their responsibility to ensure that safety norms are observed.
- At all times, candidates are required to maintain at least 6 feet distance from one another. Queue managers, ropes, and floor marks will be present outside the test center.
- The room number will not be displayed outside the test center to avoid crowding at one place.
- Candidates are required to sanitize their hands with soap as well as hand sanitizer before entering the test center. Sanitisers will be placed in various locations throughout the exam center.
- Candidates must carry their admit cards along with the required documents and avoid carrying any forbidden items with them.
- Items permitted inside the exam hall include drinking water in a transparent plastic bottle, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, face mask, and gloves.
- Candidates will be taken into two registration rooms in batches of 10. Thermal scanning will be carried out at the entry of that room.
- Candidates whose body temperature is found to be more than the COVID 10 norm will be required to take the exam in a different room.
- Instructions provided by the exam staff must be strictly followed all times.
- All mandatory processes such as temperature check, document verification and frisking will be carried inside the registration room.
- Hand-Held Metal Detectors will be used for caring out contact-free frisking.
- Candidates are required to display the necessary documents for verification to the exam functinary across the table.
- Documents that must be verified include the admit card with passport size photograph and thumb impression, a valid and original identification proof, and one additional photograph for the attendance register.
- A fresh 3 ply mask will be offered to candidates at entry point which they are expected to wear to avoid any chances of UFM use at the examination center. Masks from home will be required to be removed. Only the mask which has been provided can be used.
- The invigilator inside the registration room will check the hall ticket, identity proof, and other documents before directing candidates to his/her exam room in batches of 5 to maintain social distancing norms.
- Candidates who violate the COVID 10 norms or regulations laid down by the government applicable on the exam day will be barred from appearing in the examination. The guidelines are mentioned on the admit card.
Check UPCET 2023 Eligibility Criteria
Guidelines to be followed during UPCET 2023 Exam
- The seating area including desks and chairs will be sanitized thoroughly. Candidates may further sanitize the same if they want to with the disinfectants available at the exam hall.
- A passport size photograph must be pasted on the attendance sheet after sanitizing their hands.
- Any rough work during the examination must be done on the sheets provided to them by the authorities at the test center. Roll number and name must be written on the rough sheets.
Guidelines to be followed After UPCET Exam Conclusion
- After the examination has been conducted, candidates will be given permission to move out of the rooms in order; one candidate at a time.
- At each step, they are required to wait for further instructions from the authorities and not leave their seats until instructed to do so.
- After the conclusion of the examination, candidates must drop their admit card and rough sheet in a dropbox. failing to do so might result in repercussions against the individual which includes action taken against him/her.
UPCET 2023 Exam Center Timings
Candidates must report to their respective UPSEE (UPCET) Exam Center as mentioned in the admit card for all mandatory activities like temperature checking, document verification, important instructions, and filling the booklet. Based on UPCET 2021 exam dates and schedule, UPCET 2023 exam timing for all three sessions has been mentioned below:
Activities | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
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Timings | 8:00 am to10:00 am | 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm to 6:00/7:00 pm |
Reporting Time at Test Center | As mentioned on the admit card | As mentioned on the admit card | As mentioned on the admit card |
Last Entry to the Exam Hall Permitted till | 07:30 am | 11:30 am | 03:30 pm |
Sitting on the seat of assigned Hall/Room | 07:45 am | 11:45 am | 03:45 pm |
Important Instructions, Announcement and Checking of Documents by Invigilator | 07:45 am | 11:45 am | 03:45 pm |
Exam Starts | 08:00 am | 12:00 noon | 04:00 pm |
Exam Concludes | 10:00 am | 02:00 pm | 6:00/7:00 pm |
Note: No re-exam will be scheduled for candidates who fail to appear at the test center on specified time and date under any circumstances.
Check Detailed UPCET 2023 Exam Pattern
UPSEE (UPCET) Exam Center Instructions
- Candidates are required to read all instructions mentioned on their admit card (including guidelines pertaining to COVID 19) and follow the same strictly without fail.
- The test center will open 2 hours before the commencement of the exam. Candidates must take all factors into consideration such as traffic, weather, availability of transportation before leaving their home.
- It is the responsibility of each candidate to familiarise themselves with the exact location of their exam center and plan travelling accordingly as late entry will not be permitted under any circumstances.
- Biometric data of all candidates will be captured.
- To avoid unauthorized candidates from appearing in the test, identity checks are mandatory for which cooperation is requested from all.
- unregistered candidates will not be allowed into the examination center.
- friends/ relatives/ guardians/ accompanying the candidate will not be allowed inside the test center or allowed to contact the candidate while the test is ongoing.
- Candidates must take their allotted seats immediately after the test center opens to avoid missing important instructions pertaining to the exam.
- All seats will have the roll number allotted to each candidate. If anyone is found on the seat other than the allotted one, their candidature will remain cancelled.
- Invigilators will verify the admit card and sign in the space provided at the attendance sheet.
- Candidates who fail to bring their admit card (with passport size photo and thumbprint affixed) downloaded from the website of NTA will not be allowed to appear in the exam.
- Face masks provided at the test center must be worn throughout the exam. Candidates must also carry a hand sanitizer.
- No baggage is allowed in the exam center.
- Smoking, spitting, chewing gutka will not be permitted inside the exam hall.
- Candidates must ensure that the question paper displayed on the computer matches the subject code mentioned on the admit card. The invigilator must be notified in case of mismatch.
- Candidates are to sign the attendance sheet on the specified space in presence of invigilator. It must be dropped at the dropbox after the conclusion of the exam.
- The photo on the admit card must be affixed on the specified space.
- Candidates will be provided with 5 sheets for rough work calculations. Candidate name and roll number must be mentioned on each sheet which has to be dropped at the dropbox.
- It is not permissible for any candidate to leave the exam room before the conclusion of the exam.
Documents Required at UPCET Exam Center 2023
- Printed hard copy of admit card (downloaded from NTA official website)
- Admit cards must have passport size photographs as uploaded on application form and left hand thumb impression affixed.
- A passport size photograph for the attendance sheet (same as one uploaded on the application form).
- One government authorized photo identity card
- PwD certificate issued by a medical officer; if applicable
Accepted Identity Documents
Candidates must bring the original copy of the following documents:
- Valid Pan Card
- Passport
- Aadhar Card (with photograph)
- Aadhar Enrolment No.
- Ration Card
- Driving Licence
- Any other valid photo ID issued by Indian Government
Note: The name on the photo id card should match the one on the admit card. In case of name change due to marriage/ divorce/ decree/ legal change of name, a relevant supporting document must be shown.
Items Prohibited At UPCET Exam Center 2023
Candidates are forbidden to carry certain items with them at the examination hall. Those found with the same may be prohibited from taking the test. These include:
- Textual material, bits of paper, writing pad, are not to be carried. Sheets for rough work will be provided at the test center.
- Stationary such as geometry box, pencil box, electronic pen, scale.
- Pen drive, scanner, calculator.
- Electronic devices such as mobile phones, Bluetooth devices, earphones, pager, microphone, health band, smartwatch.
- Wallets, googles, belts, handbags, or caps.
- Opened or packed food item,
- Camera, tape recorder, or any devices with can be used for use of unfair means
Note: Diabetic students are allowed to carry sugar tablets or fruits but may not carry packaged items such as chips or chocolate.
UPCET Exam Centers 2023 FAQs
Ques. Will UPCET 2023 be conducted in cities outside UP?
Ans. Yes, UPCET 2023 will be conducted in several locations across India. There will be 41 exam cities in Uttar Pradesh and 20 in other states with various UPCET Exam Centers 2023.
Ques. Can I change my UPCET 2023 Exam Center after the submission of the application form?
Ans. Yes, you can change your preferred UPCET Exam Center 2023 at the time of application form correction. However, once the form correction window closes, no change in exam center will be entertained.
Ques. If I am unable to appear for UPCET 2023 at the allotted exam center, can I reschedule my exam?
Ans. No, a re-exam can not be scheduled under any circumstances for any candidate who fails to appear at their UPCET Exam Center on the specified time and date. Hence, it is essential that candidates reach the allotted test center on the exam date.
Ques. I am diabetic. Can I carry food to UPCET Exam Center 2023?
Ans. Diabetic students are allowed to carry sugar tablets or fruits to their UPCET Exam Center but may not carry packaged items such as chips or chocolate.
Ques. What documents must I bring to UPCET 2023 Exam Center?
Ans. Candidates are required to carry their UPCET hall ticket, a photo, a valid ID proof to their respective UPCET Exam Center.
Ques. Where will UPCET 2023 be conducted outside Uttar Pradesh?
Ans. UPCET 2023 will be conducted in 20 different cities outside Uttar Pradesh. Some of these include Guwahati, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Patna, Chandigarh, Delhi/New Delhi, Gurugram, Jammu, Ranchi, Bangalore, Bhopal, Mumbai, Ajmer, Jaipur, Udaipur, Chennai, Hyderabad, Dehradun, Roorkee, Kolkata, etc. However, new cities may be added when the officil notification for UPCET 2023 is released.
Ques. Can I choose more than 1 exam city while filling UPCET 2023 Application form?
Ans. Yes, candidates will be allowed to choose a total of 4 UPCET exam cities in order of preference while filling the application forms. Candidates can choose either the exam cities in UP or Other States or both.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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