Pursuing
Engineering education is the first choice of almost all students of Class 12th
of Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Engineering
profession attracts them most. Every engineering aspirants make attempts to
qualify in one of the top engineering entrance examinations in the first place.
Engineering is also one of the most sought after career fields in India. It may
be because of the attraction of student towards pursuing engineering education
or satisfying his or her parents. That is why a glimpse of the top 10
engineering entrance examination is given below. The student must know about
the following top 10 engineering entrance examinations in India
1. JEE
(MAIN) 2018
Earlier, it
was known as the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), those who
get a rank among the top 2 lakh candidates in the Joint
Entrance Examination (JEE Main), advance to the next stage- JEE Advanced.
The Paper-1
(B. E./B. Tech.) of JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE
(Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for the
admissions in the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.
Admission
test for undergraduate engineering programmes in:
30 National
Institutes of Technology (NITs)
23 Indian
Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs, IIITM and IIITDM)
16 Central
Government/State Government Funded Institutions
Various self
financed deemed universities and other institutions
Institutions
in the states of Gujarat, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab,
Uttarakhand and Odisha, which were earlier admitting based on their State Level
Examination, have joined the JEE (Main) system too.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidates must
have passed in final examination of class 12 or its equivalent with five
subjects.
Class 12
results of candidates will be a factor only in determining the eligibility
criteria and not the JEE rankings from 2017 onwards. To qualify for appearing
in exam, students need to have at least 75 percent marks or be in top 20
percentile in their Class 12 examination. The SC/ST/OBC students should have 65
percent marks.
Candidates
can attempt JEE Main for a maximum of three times.
JEE Main
Important Dates 2018
Events Exam Dates (Tentative)
Correction
Window to be Activated on 2nd
half of January 2018
Release of
JEE Main Admit Card 2nd week of
March 2018
Offline Exam
Date (Pen & Paper Based Test) 08
April 2018
Online Exam
Date (Computer Based Test) 15 & 22
April 2018
2. JEE
Advanced 2018
The JEE
Advanced is the only gateway to bag one of the 15,000 odd seats for
undergraduate studies in the various IITs. It is considered to be the most
difficult engineering entrance examination in India.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidates
have to be among the top 200000 rank holders in JEE Main.
JEE
Advanced 2018 Important Dates
Events Dates
1. JEE Advanced Mock Test December 19, 2017
2. Application form availability of JEE
Advanced 2018 or Online Registration May
2, 2018
3. Application form end date of JEE
Advanced 2018 or Online Registration May
7, 2018
4. JEE Advanced 2018 registration with
late fee May 8, 2018
3. KIITEE
-2018
Kalinga
Institute of Industrial Technology Entrance Examination (KIITEE) is conducted
by the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology for admission to courses in
its group of institutions which includes KIIT University, Kalinga Institute of
Medical Sciences, and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences. KIITEE 2017 will be
held in online mode i.e. it will be a Computer Based Test (CBT).
Admission
test for:
Engineering
courses in Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidate
must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with minimum 60 percent
aggregate in PCM
KIITEE
2018 Important Dates
Events Important Dates
1. Availability of Online Application Form November 20, 2017
2. Final Date to Submit Filled Application
Form of KIITEE 2018 March 31,
2018
3. Slot Booking of KIITEE 2018 April 1-5, 2018
4. Last date for hosting Admit Card on the
website April 10, 2018
4. WBJEE-2018
The West
Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) is one of the most popular
engineering exams of the country taken by more than 2 lakh candidates every
year. the WBJEE is considered to be more of a test evaluating the speed of
person to solve problems rather than intellectual depth.
Admission
test for:
All the
engineering colleges in the state of West Bengal.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidates
must have passed higher secondary (10+2) examination of West Bengal Council of
Higher Secondary Education or equivalent examination from a recognized
council/board.
Candidates
seeking admission to government engineering/technology colleges, reserve
category seats of any institution, including TFW category seats, must be
domicile of West Bengal.
WBJEE
2018 Important Dates and Application Process
Events Dates (Tentative)
Availability
of Information Brochure 3rd week of
December 2017
Online
Application Form Starts December
19, 2017
Last Date to
Fill Online Application Form January
19, 2018
Documents
Upload Last Date 3rd week of January 2018
5. BITSAT-
2018
The Birla
Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT) is almost as difficult
as the JEE Advanced, as per the statistics. BITSAT 2016 will be held in online
mode i.e. it will be a Computer Based Test (CBT).
Admission
test for:
Engineering
degree courses in BITS campuses in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad.
Eligibility
criteria:
Only those
aspirants with a minimum of 75 percent marks in PCM in their class 12 Board
exams are eligible for it.
Candidates
having first rank in all the central and state boards in India for the year
2016 will be given direct admission to the programme of their choice,
irrespective of their BITSAT 2016 score as per the eligibility criteria
mentioned above.
BITSAT
Important Dates 2018
Event Start Date
1. Start date for application December 19, 2017
2. Changes in the application form March 20, 2018
3. Allotment of exam centres March 21, 2018
4. Slot booking by candidates March 23, 2018
6. MHTCET-2018
The
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHTCET) for entry into various engineering
colleges in Maharashtra is held in two phases at two different times of the year.
Admission
test for:
Various
engineering colleges in the state of Maharashtra.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidates
are required to have passed 10+2 from any recognized Board in India with a
minimum of 50 percent marks in PCM. Minimum marks required by SC/ST/OBC
candidates is 45 percent.
Candidates
will get the college of their preference according to their scores in MHCET.
MHT CET 2018
Important Dates
Events Dates
2. Last date for submission of MHT CET
2018 March 25, 2018
3. Online registration & confirmation
of Application Form on Website (with additional late fee) March 26 to 31, 2018
4. Availability of Online Admit Card April 24 to May 10, 2018
5. MHT CET Exam 2018 May 10, 2018
7. VITEEE-2018
The VIT
Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) is conducted by the Vellore Institute
of Technology for admission to 5,000 engineering seats. It is counted as one of
the best private engineering colleges of India.
Admission
test for:
Engineering
degree courses in VIT Vellore and VIT Chennai.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidates
should have secured an aggregate of 60 percent in PCM/PCB in plus two
examinations (or its equivalent). The aggregate should be 50 percent for
SC/ST/OBC, J&K and Northeast states candidates.
VITEEE
2018 Important Dates
Event Date
Last date
for submitting the Application form March
18, 2018
VITEEE Mock
Test 2018 January 6, 2018
Slot Booking
of CBT Third to Fourth week of March,
2018
VITEEE Admit
card 2018 download date Fourth week
of March, 2018
8. AP
EAMCET-2018
For
admission into the various colleges of Andhra Pradesh, one needs to take the
Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET). The scores
of this test are accepted in not only engineering colleges, but also medical
colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
Admission
test for:
Various
engineering colleges of Andhra Pradesh.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidates
are required to have secured minimum 45 percent in 10+2 or equivalent exam with
mathematics and physics as main subjects along with Bio-Technology/chemistry/biology
as the optional subject. Minimum marks required by SC/ST/OBC candidates is 40
percent.
Applicants
are required to belong to Andhra Pradesh and should satisfy the Local or
Non-Local status - as per the requirements of the Andhra Pradesh Education
Institutions order, 1974.
AP EAMCET
Important Dates 2018
S.No. AP EAMCET 2018 events Important dates
1 Notification form AP EAMCET 2018
available on February 26, 2018
2 AP EAMCET application form releases on February 28, 2018
3 Last date to submit application by March 29, 2018
4 Last date to submit applications with
late fee of Rs. 500 April 6, 2018
9. UPSEE-2018
The Uttar
Pradesh State Entrance Exam (UPSEE) is conducted by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Technical University for taking admission into various courses like
Engineering, Pharmacy, Fashion and
Design, Architecture and Management etc .
Admission
test for:
About 1.50
lakh engineering seats including around 4,000 government college seats at
different technical institutes across Uttar Pradesh.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidates
are required to have secured minimum 45 percent in 10+2 or equivalent exam with
Mathematics and Physics as main subjects along with
Bio-Technology/Chemistry/Biology/Technical Vocational subject as the optional
subject. Minimum marks required by SC/ST/OBC candidates is 40 percent.
10 percent
of the total sanctioned seats in Engineering/Architecture at private
institutions in the state will be kept open for candidates of other states
also. These 10 percent seats will be filled on the basis of combined merit of
UPSEE 2016.
UPSEE
Important Dates 2018
S.No. Events Dates
(Announced)
5 Download date of UPSEE 2018 admit card April 20, 2018 (11 am)
6 UPSEE 2018 entrance exam April 29, 2018
7 Availability of UPSEE 2018 answer key May 2018 (tentative)
8 Result announcement date of UPSEE 2018 First week of June 2018
10. KCET-2018
The
Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) is conducted to admit students into
engineering colleges in Karnataka.
Admission
test for: Various reputed engineering colleges in Karnataka.
Eligibility
criteria:
Candidates
are required to have passed 10+2 from with a minimum of 45 percent marks in
PCM; the subjects should have been studied in English. Minimum marks required
by the SC/ST/OBC candidates is 40 percent.
The
candidates should be a resident of Karnataka possessing original proof of their
residency. Candidates hailing from outside Karnataka can sit for the KCET only
if they have studied seven years in Karnataka.
Candidates
will be selected on the basis of marks obtained by a candidate in KCET 2016.
Important
Events Dates (Announced)2018
Fee Payment
Last Date 22nd March 2018
Availability
of Admit Card 10th April 2018 (11:00
AM)
Date of Exam 18th April (Biology & Mathematics) &
19th April (Physics & Chemistry)
Kannada
Language Test 20th April 2018
