Students are admitted into Engineering colleges in Uttarakhand on the basis of their scores in the JEE (Main). Uttarakhand does not have its own state level engineering entrance exam. 

Admissions take place through an online counseling procedure that is conducted every year by the Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun (UKTU). All seats are allotted through this online counseling procedure.

The Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun conducts this online counseling procedure in 2 rounds. The first round is for all the seats that are available for admission in all B.Tech/B.E courses. If seats are left vacant after the 1^st round, another round of counseling is conducted.

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What percentage of seats is the counseling conducted for?

Please Note: The following information is based on the reservation norms followed in the academic year 2012 – 2013. They are subject to change.

The counseling is conducted for 100% seats in Government and Government Aided engineering colleges as well as for 85% of the total seats in Private and Unaided Colleges in Uttarakhand.

Out of the total seats that are available for allotment through the counseling in Government and Government Aided engineering colleges in Uttarakhand, 85% seats are reserved for Uttarakhand State Domiciles and the rest of the 15% seats are reserved for candidates from across the country under the ‘All India Quota’.

The colleges which follow this system include College of Technology – Pantnagar, G.B Pant Engineering College – Pauri, Bipin Chandra Tripathi Kumaon Engineering College – Dwarahat and other colleges that are associated with the Uttarakhand Technical University such as the T.H.D.C Institute of Hydro Power and Engineering Technology – Tihri and Seemant Institute of Technology  – Pitthorgarh.

Out of the total seats that are available for allotment in Private Engineering colleges associated with the Uttarakhand Technical University, 50% of the total seats are reserved for Uttarakhand State Domiciles, 35% seats are reserved for candidates from across the country under the ‘All India Quota’.

Keep in mind that counseling for the rest of the 15% of seats in private colleges is conducted separately by individual colleges (under Management Quota). Details for allocation of seats under this category can be found on the websites of these institutions and private colleges.

What are the eligibility criteria to apply for the counseling?

You will be eligible for admission if you have passed your Class 12^th examinations from a school/board in Uttarakhand and if you are a domicile of Uttarkhand or are of Uttarakhand origin. This will make you eligible for seats under the State Quota.

To be eligible for admission (If you do not belong to the state of Uttarakhand), you should have passed your Class 12^th from a school in Uttarakhand. This will allow you to be eligible for seats under the State Domicile Category as well for seats under the ‘All India Quota’.

Candidates who are not of Uttarakhand origin and have passed their Class 12^th examinations from a school/board outside of Uttarakhand are eligible for admission only for the seats that are reserved under the ‘All India Quota’.

All candidates who seek admission into the B.E/B.Tech courses in a college in Uttarakhand, need to have passed their Class 12^th or equivalent examinations with Physics, Math and either one of Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ a Technical Vocational Subject as their main subjects with a minimum aggregate percentage of 45% (40% for SC/ST candidates).

Additionally, you will only be eligible for admission if you have appeared for the JEE (Main) examination in the same year as the one you’re seeking admission in.

What is the counseling procedure?

To apply for the online counseling procedure, the first thing you would need to do is make the payment for the counseling fee.

Visit the Uttarakhand Counseling website (http://ukcounseling.nic.in), enter you JEE (Main) Roll number and E – mail ID and download and print the Bank Challan form. You will need to deposit the counseling fee payment in cash along with this Bank Challan form at any branch of the State Bank of India (SBI).

Once you’ve made the fee payment, you would need to register yourself on the above mentioned website by filling in necessary details and information about yourself.

You will receive a confirmation message once you’ve been successfully registered on the website. Take a print out of this message for future reference.

Once the first round of the online counseling starts, you will be able to log on to the website and choose the colleges you wish to join. You will only be able to choose from the colleges/courses you’re eligible for, based on your reservation category and other details. You will be allowed to change and modify your choices till a certain date.

Once the allotment results are out, log on to the website and see whether you’ve been allotted a seat or not. In case you’ve been allotted a seat, you will see a ‘Provisional Allotment Letter’ from the institute/college online.

If you’re satisfied with the seat you’ve been allotted and do not wish to participate in the 2^nd round of counseling, print this allotment letter and take it along with copies and originals of all your important documents (mentioned in Provisional Allotment Letter) and report to the institute/college in person. You will also need to submit the necessary admission fee to confirm your admission.

If your documents are found to be genuine, then your admission will be confirmed online and you will be provided with an ‘Admission Letter’. You will have to submit the fee deposit to confirm your seat.

If you choose to upgrade your seat to a better college, or if you have not been allotted a seat in the 1^st round, you will have to visit the above mentioned website and apply for the 2^nd round of counseling.

If you wish to participate in the 2^nd round of counseling, you should not report to the college/institute you’ve been allotted a seat in. Wait for the 1^st round of counseling to get over and then make your choices for the 2^nd round of counseling through the Uttarakhand Counseling website.

Important Dates for Uttarakhand Engineering Counseling 2014 – 2015: