Joint Entrance Examination Council (Sanyukt Pravesh Pariksha Parishad, U.P.) has been established on 4th Novermber 1986. Principal Secratary, Technical and Vocational Education U.P. Government is ex officio Chairman of the Council. Joint Entrance Examination Council is a Self-Finance body which is established under the society Act-1860. 
     
JEEC conducts examination for admission of boys and girls to the Polytechnics / Institutes affiliated to Board of Technical Education, U.P.. This year admission test has been conducted in 57 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Admission in the Entrance Examination for about 269 Polytechnics/Institutes is being conducted through JEEC, Lucknow. There are 63 Government Polytechnics, 16 Government Girls Polytechnics, 16 Government Aided Polytechnics, 02 Government Girls Aided Polytechnics, 165 Private Polytechnics / Institutes and 04 Private Girls Polytechnics / Institutes.

 The 58 courses for which JEEC conducts examination is spread over 11 groups (Group-A to Group-K) Only Group-K is for admission to second year (Lateral Entry) of the three years diploma in Engineering courses in seven branches.