JEECUP Exam or Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examination (Polytechnic) is conducted by Joint Entrance Examination Council for admission to various Polytechnics Institutes affiliated to Board of Technical Education, U.P. JEECUP is basically a qualifying entrance examination for providing admission to different Diplomas/ITI courses/programs offered at various Polytechnic and ITI institutions in state of Uttar Pradesh. The exam is also known as UPJEE.
JEECUP 2018 was held on 22 April, 2018 in two shifts, morning from 9.00 am to 12.00 (for Group A) and afternoon from 2.30 to 5.30 (for Group B to K).
(Group A is for Engineering Polytechnic Diploma while Group B to K consists of several Diploma Courses.)
Group A to K courses are mentioned below:
JEECUP 2018 Exam Pattern
JEECUP Exam pattern is designed in a way that it covers the basics of subjects like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Agriculture, Reasoning, Analytical skills, General intelligence etc, depending upon the group for which the candidate is giving the exam.
- Format: UPJEE is a pen and paper examination held with question booklet and answer sheet (OMR answer sheet).
- Duration: Duration of the exam is 3 hours
- Sections: Generally the exam has 3 sections, but it differs from course to course (or from group to group)
- Language: Paper is in two languages that are English and Hindi.
- Number of questions: The exam will have 100 questions in total which will be optional/ multiple-choice.
- Total marks: Total marks of the paper will be 400. Each question carries 4 marks.
- Marks allotment criteria: For every correct answer 4 marks will be awarded to the candidate and there will be negative marks as well. 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
JEECUP 2018 Syllabus
Syllabus of the exam covers mostly topics from class 10th and 12th, as per the course opted by the candidate in the exam.
For example: For candidates of Engineering and Technology Diploma, questions from mathematics, Physics and Chemistry from class 10th and 12th are asked. The syllabus for diploma in the pharmacy will contain questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics subjects.
Syllabus is mentioned in the table below-
| Groups | Subjects covered | Syllabus |
| Group A
|
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry | Class 10th standard and syllabus from class 10th UP Board |
| Group B
|
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Agriculture | Class 10th and 12th syllabus of UP or equivalent board |
| Group C | English & Hindi comprehension, Reasoning & Intelligence General Awareness | Class 10th syllabus of UP Board |
| Group D | English & Hindi comprehension Reasoning & Intelligence Numerical Ability General Awareness |
Class 10th and 12th standard and Syllabus of class 10th and 12th UP Board |
| Group E | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology | Class 11th and 12th standard and syllabus of class 11th and 12th UP board |
| Group F | Chemistry, Zoology and Botany | Class 11th and 12th Standard and Syllabus of UP Board for 11th & 12th Classes |
| Group G | English comprehension Numerical Ability Reasoning General Intelligence General Awareness | Graduation level exam and pattern based on competitive exams |
| Group H | Reasoning & Logical Discussion- Numerical Ability & Scientific attitude English General Knowledge | Class 12th based exams including English language exam of class 11th and 12th |
| Group I | Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Class 11th and 12th Standard and Syllabus of UP Board for 11th and 12th |
| Group K | Physics, Chemistry a Mathematics and Engineering | Syllabus is based on ITI (2 year’s course) Class 10th, 11th & 12th standard as per the syllabus of UP Board |
Each subject of every group has certain wightage according to the groups the candidates have applied, generally the weightage is divided equally among all the subjects of the group, but for some group it is different.
JEECUP 2018 Recommended books
| Subjects | Name of the books | Authors/Publishers |
| Mathematics | Uttar Pradesh Polytechnic Entrance Exam (JEEC 2018) | Arihant publication |
| Physics | Uttar Pradesh Polytechnic Entrance Exam (U.P.) | Dr. Lal and Jain |
| Chemistry | UP Polytechnic Entrance Exam Guide | Vidya Editorial Board |
| Previous year solved/ Model paper | Uttar Pradesh Polytechnic Joint Entrance Exam JEEC 2018 Physics/Chemistry/ Mathematics with Previous Years’ Solved Paper | Arihant Experts |
| Previous year solved | UP Polytechnic Solved Papers & Practice Sets | Vidya Editorial Board |
