UPCET is an entrance test for students who are looking for admission to courses at the undergraduate level and postgraduate level at all affiliated institutes of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow is a State Government University. Formerly known as UPTU. Exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency. The university is approved by AICTE and UGC. The university offers various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate courses. There are many private colleges affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University. There are more than 250 private colleges affiliated to AKTU. The best part about the university is that the curriculum is designed according to industry standards. Now the university also has an office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.There are many government and private colleges affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University. For a student to join a B.Tech course, he/she has to appear for UPCET entrance examination and continue with the counselling process for admission into a government or private college. Through Management quota too, the student can get enrolled with university or colleges.
UPCET 2022 Exam Centers in UP
| S.No | Name of Exam City | City Code |
| 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 2022 Exam Centers 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 |