Competitive Exams After 12th for Engineering

After a long 2 years of struggle and appearing your Jr. College boards, then comes the selection of your Career in an ocean of booming educational sectors and one such field is ENGINEERING.

A Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree for a tenure of 4 years affiliated with different universities across states of Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Gujarat, etc. There are more than 20,000 colleges across India offering n number of specializations to the eligible candidates. Eligible? So yes eligibility matters and once such factor is your ENTRANCE EXAM.

As per recent stats, In 2018 more than 12 lakhs students appeared for a national level entrance exam called JEE Main. So what are these JEE Mains and other competitive exams? What is the purpose of it? This can be a little doomed at the beginning but can be fully taken charge of once you through this blog.

There are precisely 2 levels of Competitive examination in India when it comes to pursuing Engineering:

1. National Level

2. State Level

Top 5 Competitive exams National Level:

1. JEE Main: Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) MAIN

JEE Main is conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency) with certain criteria of candidates securing 75% and above marks in 12th examination. This is a screening test for applying into NIT’s (National Institutes of Technology), IIITs (The Indian Institute of Information Technology) and CFTIs (Central Funded Technical Institute). This is also a qualifying test for JEE Advanced. Candidates can appear twice a year – January and April. Only 2.64 Lakhs ranking students can appear for JEE Advanced.

• Test Type:​ Computer Based Test / Pen and Paper Based
• Subjects: ​Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
• Number of Questions:​ 90
• Maximum Marks:​ 360
• Negative Marking: ​¼ th Mark will be deducted for incorrect responses
• Related Links​: ​https://jeemain.nic.in/webinfo/Public/Home.aspx

2. JEE Advanced​: ​Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced Candidates qualifying JEE Main can only apply for JEE Advanced which is conducted once in a Year and students passing this examination is eligible to secure admission in one of the 16 IITs in India.

• Test Type:​ Computer Based
• Test Subjects: ​Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
• Number of Questions: ​2 Papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2, Each Paper – 54 Questions.
• Maximum Marks:​ Marks always varies – 180 Marks each paper in the year 2018.
• Negative Marking: ​Depends on the nature of the Questions.
• Related Links: ​https://jeeadv.ac.in/brochures.html

3. BITSAT: Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test Birla Institute of Technology and Science is a private institute which stands among 6th Indian Institutes of Eminence recognized by Government of India. In order to get enrolled with BITS any of the 3 Campuses – Pilani, Hyderabad, and Goa, candidates have to give an Online Entrance Test called BITSAT.

• Test Type:​ Computer Based
• Test Subjects:​ Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, and Logical Reasoning
• Number of Questions: ​150
• Maximum Marks: ​450
• Negative Marking: ​1 Mark will be deducted for each incorrect responses
• Related Links: ​https://www.bitsadmission.com/bitsatmain.aspx?id=11012016

4. VITEEE: Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Test Vellore Institute of Technology works on slot system where students can select the slots to appear for the test once their application is confirmed. It is based on First Come First Serve, so candidates have to be very attentive regarding the dates. VIT has two Campuses in Vellore and in Chennai and 2 autonomous campuses VIT-AP University in Andhra Pradesh and VIT-Bhopal University in Bhopal.

• Test Type: ​Computer Based
• Test Subjects: ​Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English
• Number of Questions:​ 125
• Maximum Marks:​ 125
• Negative Marking:​ No Negative Marking
• Related Links: ​http://www.vit.ac.in/btechadmissions/viteee2019

5. SRMJEE: SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Exam The Entrance Test for B.Tech Admissions will be conducted at their campuses Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani, and Delhi-NCR.

• Test Type: ​Computer Based
• Test Subjects: ​Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
• Number of Questions: ​105
• Maximum Marks: ​315
• Negative Marking: ​No Negative Marking
• Related Links: ​http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/admission-india/engineering/srmjee-ug

Competitive exams State Level: ​Each State has a State level examination with certain eligibility criteria. To name a few, the following are a few lists of State level Test.

1. MHT CET: Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test It is conducted at the State Level by the Government of Maharashtra. A large number of students participate in this test every year, 2018 was recorded as the highest number of students taking this test roughly around 3.8 Lakhs students appeared for the test.

• Test Type: ​Computer Based
• Test Subjects: ​Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
• Number of Questions:​ 150
• Maximum Marks:​ 200
• Negative Marking:​ No Negative Marking
• Related Links: ​https://mhtcet2019.mahaonline.gov.in/

2. KCET: Karnataka Common Entrance Test

It is conducted by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) at the State level for various B. Tech programmes offered by Government of Karnataka and private colleges of Karnataka. Important to note that unless any candidate having a relevant passing from Karnataka for the past 7 years; he or she will not be eligible to attend the test.

• Test Type:​ Computer Based
• Test Subjects:​ Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
• Number of Questions:​ 180
• Maximum Marks:​ 180
• Negative Marking:​ No
• Negative Marking
• Related Links:​ ​http://kea.kar.nic.in/

3. GCET: Goa Common Entrance Test

It is conducted by DTE Goa. There are many participating colleges in Goa who provides various engineering courses and allows the candidates to pursue B.Tech in various programs.

• Test Type:​ Paper and Pen-Based (Offline)
• Subjects:​ Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
• Number of Questions: ​225
• Maximum Marks: ​225
• Negative Marking: ​No Negative Marking
• Related Links:​ ​https://dte.goa.gov.in/

4. GUJCET: Gujarat Common Entrance Test It is conducted by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB). There are over 112 participating colleges where candidates belonging to their state as well as completed their 10th and 12th from GSEB are eligible to appear GUJCET.

• Test Type: ​Paper and Pen-Based (Offline)
• Subjects: ​Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
• Number of Questions: ​120
• Maximum Marks: ​120 Negative Marking: ​0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer
• Related Links: ​https://gujcet.gseb.org/

5. KEAM: Kerala Engineering, Architecture, Medical Entrance Exam It is conducted by Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE). It is a state level Examination where more than 50 Government colleges, Government Sponsored Self Financing Colleges and Private Self Financing Colleges located in the state are participating in it.

• Test Type: ​Paper and Pen-Based (Offline)
• Subjects: ​Paper 1: Physics and Chemistry; Paper 2: Mathematics Number of Questions:​ 120 questions for each paper
• Maximum Marks: ​480 Marks for each Paper
• Negative Marking: ​1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer
• Related Links: ​http://www.cee-kerala.org/

The above is the best-recommended lists of Entrance examination. Based on your interest as well as state, you can prepare for these examinations.

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