MMMUT has its roots in Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College (MMMEC), established in 1962.

From the session 2021-2022, Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE-MAIN) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) replaced the MET for future BTech (First Year) admissions in the University.

Admission to the MTech programme is done based on Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering- GATE Score of the candidate.

Pharm., BTech II (Lateral Entry), MBA, MCA, MTech in 12 specialization streams, and MSc courses through the Uttar Pradesh Combined Entrance Test (UPCET) from the academic session 2021-2022.

UPCET is the replacement of UPSEE conducted earlier and is also referred to as Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examinations (UPJEE).