UPSEE to be scrapped from 2021, JEE Main scores to be used for admissions

UPSEE to be scrapped from 2021 – According to the officials the conducting body of the Uttar Pradesh State Engineering Entrance Exam (UPSEE), Abdul Kalam Technical University will not be conducting the exam anymore from 2021 and therefore, this is the last time AKTU is conducting the UPSEE exam in 2020. And from next year, JEE Main scores will be used for admissions in 1.40 lakh seats in 750 colleges across the state.

According to the media reports the vice-chancellor of AKTU, Prof Vinay Pathak said “The decision has been taken to scrap UPSEE from 2021. The decision has been made to make preparations from students easier as they prepare for both UPSEE and JEE Main separately. We have decided to implement this from 2021 so as to give students time to prepare in a better manner.

Many states are already using JEE Main scores for admissions in their respective states.” a senior bureaucrat at UP chief minister’s office had confirmed that the decision has been thoroughly discussed with the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath along with the presentation which was made before him explaining the benefits of using JEE Main scores for admissions and how this is going to de-stress students from the pressure of the preparation for two separate entrance examinations. JEE Main conducts exams twice every year for admissions in engineering, architecture and planning courses in the IITs, NITs, IIITs and several other states and private engineering institutes.