UPTAC 2026 Round 3 Seat Allotment

Round 3 is the third seat allotment round of UPTAC (Uttar Pradesh Technical Admission Counselling) 2026, conducted by AKTU for B.Tech, B.Pharm, MBA, and MCA admissions across 600+ government, government-aided, and private institutes affiliated to the university. It evaluates candidates who chose Float after Round 2 as well as candidates who remained unallotted through Rounds 1 and 2. If you haven't reviewed the Round 2 allotment guide, it's worth understanding that stage first since Round 3 outcomes build directly on it.

By Round 3, government and government-aided institutes — HBTU Kanpur, MMMUT Gorakhpur, KNIT Sultanpur, IET Lucknow — have typically filled their most competitive CSE/IT branches almost entirely, so movement in Round 3 concentrates more heavily among private AKTU-affiliated colleges, which carry much larger seat capacity. A meaningful share of Round 3 movement also comes from candidates who Froze in Round 1 or Round 2 at top institutes, occasionally later withdrawing and releasing capacity back into the pool.

Since Round 4 functions as an auto-freeze round — where any candidate still floating is automatically locked into the best seat they've held across all rounds — Round 3 is the last round where actively choosing to Float carries a meaningful decision point. Because Float can never result in a worse seat than your current allotment, most candidates who are not already at their first-preference choice continue to Float through Round 3 as well.

UP government reservation norms — 27% OBC, 21% SC, 2% ST, and 10% EWS, along with horizontal reservations for PwD and women candidates — continue to apply afresh in Round 3, layered with the UP domicile reservation at state-funded institutes. Candidates should re-check their eligibility across categories, since vacancy patterns shift each round as other candidates accept, upgrade, or withdraw.