Prominent Engineering Entrance Examinations

Prominent Engineering Entrance Examinations

1.      Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)

JEE is an all India common engineering entrance examination which is conducted for admission in various engineering colleges and courses all over the country.

JEE is being conducted in two parts, JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced.

JEE-Main exam is for admission in IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology), NITs (National Institutes of Technology), CFTIs (Central Funded Technical Institute) and IIEST Shibpur, for admission to its dual degree programme.The Merit List is formed by combining the performance in JEE MAIN(60% weight age) and normalized performance in class XII boards(40% weight age).

Examination Pattern: JEE-Main Exam has two papers, Paper-1 and Paper-2. Candidates may opt for either or both of them. Both papers contain multiple choice questions.

·         Paper-1 is for admission in B.E./B.Tech (online and offline).This usually has 30 questions each of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

·         Paper-2 is for admission in B.Arch and B.Planning (offline only).

Tentative Schedule: Usually the notification and forms are relaeased in November. Exam Takes place in early April.

Official Website: www.jeemain.nic.in

JEE-Advanced is for admission in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and Indian School of Mines Dhanbad (to be converted into IIT) .The merit list is purely on basis of performance in JEE ADVANCED examination.Students who qualify JEE-Mains can appear for JEE-Advanced examination. Approximately 150,000 students qualify to appear for JEE-Advanced examination.

A candidate can attempt this exam a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years.

Examination Pattern: It consists of 2 papers of three hour duration each taken in two shifts on same day. Both papers have equal number of questions of Physics, Chemistry and Maths. It is available in two languages- English and Hindi. Candidates have to attempt objective type (multiple choice) and numerical answer type questions that are designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates. Some sections carry negative marking also.

Tentative Schedule: JEE Advanced is generally conducted in  fourth week of May for which online registration and filling of application form will commence from the month’s first week after declaration of JEE MAIN Score.

Official website: http://jeeadv.iitb.ac.in/

Other Colleges taking admissions on basis of JEE ADVANCED

Following are the colleges which gives admissions on basis of performance in JEE ADVANCED examination

1.      Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs)

To promote high quality scientific education, research and training, Ministry of HumanResource Development (MHRD), Government of India has set up six Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs). They offer a five year BS-MS Dual Degree program. It has three channels for admitting students

1.Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Basic Science Stream

2.Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)

3.State and Central Boards

Applications are invited in June month.

Official Website: http://www.iiseradmission.in/

2.      Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)

 It is the first university in Asia to be solely dedicated to the study and research of outer space.It was inaugurated on 14 September 2007 by G. Madhavan Nair, the then Chairman of ISRO.^[3] IIST was set up by the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) under the Department of Space, Government of India.It offers  three different courses in B.Tech were offered, namely B.Tech in Aerospace, Avionics and Physical Sciences.

Admissions are based on performance in JEE ADVANCED. Forms and detailed advertisement is published around month of April.

Official Website: https://www.iist.ac.in/admissions/undergraduate

3.      Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

 It is a training and education institute that gives technical and management training to the petroleum industry and was formally opened on July 2008. It has been accorded the Institute of National Importance status and admits undergraduate students from the rank list of students who have qualified JEE(Advanced) Examination.

Official website: http://www.rgipt.ac.in/

4.      Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Bachelor of Science (Research) Program is a new program offered from 2011. It is designed to serve as a launching pad for research and doctoral studies in science and technology. Major disciplines currently offered include Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Materials, Mathematics and Physics. Admissions are based on scores from the following national examinations: KVPY-SA, KVPY-SB, KVPY-SX/SB+2, JEE(Mains and Advanced), AIPMT.

Official website: http://www.iisc.ernet.in/ug/

Following are some prominent colleges which admit students on basis of JEE MAIN examination:

1.      IIIT HYDERABAD

 IIITH is one of the top Computer Science institutes of the country. The institute runs Computer Science courses and research projects and is focused on research. Admissions are based on performance in JEE MAIN Paper-1 examination. Also it admits students qualified in Olympiads/KVPY on basis of a separate written test.

Forms are generally filled in May or June.

Official website: https://www.iiit.ac.in/

2.      IIIT Delhi/NSIT/DTU

Admissions to these institutes are done on basis of JEE MAIN rank. A separate Joint counseling is done for them. Separate forms are filled in June end.

Official website: http://www.jacdelhi.nic.in

3.      DAIICT, Gandhinagar

The institute's offers B.Tech program in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) .Admissions are done on basis of JEE MAIN. Separate forms are to be filled in May/June.

Official website: http://admissions.daiict.ac.in/pages/ug.html

4.    LNMIIT, Jaipur

It is one of the better private colleges in India. Admissions are based on JEE MAIN Paper -1 Score. Applications are invited generally in March/April.

Official website: http://www.lnmiit.ac.in/

5.    NIRMA, Ahmedabad

Institute of Technology, NIRMA University admits students on basis of JEE MAIN examination. Applications are invited in June month.

Official website: http://www.nirmauni.ac.in/ITNU

There are also many other colleges which admits students on basis of JEE MAIN viz TIET Patiala, IIIT Bhubaneswar,etc.

2.    BITSAT

The BITSAT is an online entrance test for admissions into the courses of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani. There are nearly 200 seats in all which includes all three campuses namely Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad.

BITSAT  Paper Pattern

It’s a computer based teat comprising of 150 questions as explained in the table below

BITSAT Exam Section	Subject	No of questions
Part I	Physics	40
Part II	Chemistry	40
Part III	(a) English Proficiency (b) Logical Reasoning	15 10
Part IV	Mathematics	45
	Total:	150

There are many other engineering entrance examination conducted by VIT, Manipal , SRM, etc.