Amrita Engg Entrance on April 22

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has announced the Engineering Entrance Examination to be conducted by it on All India basis for admission to the 4 year B.Tech Degree programmes offered in the three Schools of Engineering campuses at Amritapuri (Kollam), Bengaluru and Ettimadai (Coimbatore).

The Entrance Examination will be held from, 10 am to 1 pm on 22.4.2012 (Sunday) at the following Centres.

Tamil Nadu: Chennai (101), Coimbatore (102), Cuddalore (103), Dindigul (104), Erode (105), Hosur (106), Karur (107), Madurai (108), Nagercoil (109), Namakkal (110), Neyveli (111), Ooty (112), Pudukottai (113), Pudhucherry (114), Salem (115), Thanjavur (116), Tirunelveli (117), Tirupur  (118), Trichy (119), Tuticorin (120), Vellore (121); Kerala: Alappuzha (201), Amritapuri (202), Ernakulam (203), Kalpetta (204), Kannur (205), Kasaragod (206), Kollam (207), Kottayam (208), Kozhikode (209), Malappuram (210), Palakkad (211), Pathanamthitta (212), Thiruvananthapuram (213), Thrissur (214), Thodhupuzha (215); Karnataka: Belgaum (301), Bengaluru (302), Bijapur (303), Davangere (304), Gulbarga (305), Hubli (306), Karwar (307), Mangalore (308), Mysore (309), Raichur (310), Shimoga (311), Udupi (312); Andhra Pradesh: Anantapur (401), Hyderabad (402), Kakinada (403),  Nellore (404), Tirupati (405), Vijayawada  (406), Vishakhapatnam (407); Assam: Guwahati (411); Bihar: Patna (416); Chandigarh: Chandigarh (421); Chhattisgarh:Raipur (426); Delhi: New Delhi (431); Goa: Panaji (436); Gujarat:Ahmedabad (441), Vadodara (442); Jharkand: Dhanbad (446), Ranchi (447);Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal (451); Maharashtra: Mumbai (456), Nagpur (457), Pune (458); Orissa: Bhubaneshwar (461); Rajasthan: Jaipur (471), Kota (472), Uttaranchal: Dehra Dun (476); Uttarpradesh: Lucknow (481), Varanasi (482), West Bengal: Durgapur (486), Kolkatta (487); Andaman &  Nicobar: Port Blair (491)

Courses: The various B.Tech programmes offered in the three Schools of Engineering are as follows.

Amritapuri Campus: Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Bengaluru Campus: Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.
Coimbatore Campus: Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Candidates should have been born on or after 1st July 1991. He/She should have passed in the final examination of 10+2 ( class XII ) or its equivalent securing at least 60% marks in Mathematics, and minimum of 55% marks separately in Physics and Chemistry with an aggregate of 60% in the three subjects or should have obtained a three year Diploma in Engineering awarded by any State Board of Technical Education, with minimum 60% marks. Those who are appearing for the above examinations in April / May 2012 and expect to secure minimum marks as above may also apply.

Application Form: Application forms will be issued from 20.12.2011 (Tuesday) till 27.03.2012 (Tuesday). Application form will be in a format that can be processed by Optical Mark Reader (OMR). Cost of Application kit is Rs. 850/-, which covers the cost of Application form, University Brochure, Information Handbook and Examination fee.

Application forms of Amrita Entrance Examination-Engineering 2012 can be obtained by Post, from the Admission Co-ordinators of Amrita Schools of Engineering at Amritapuri (Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri, Clappana (PO), Kollam, Kerala-690525) , Bengaluru (Amrita School of Engineering, Kesavanahalli, CArmelaram (PO), Bengaluru, Karnataka- 560035) and Coimbatore (Amrita School of Engineering, Amritanagar (PO), Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu- 641112), on a written request indicating full communication address of applicant together with a Demand Draft for Rs.850/- drawn in favour of ‘Amrita School of Engineering’, payable at Coimbatore. It can be obtained from the University counter of Amrita Schools of Engineering at Amritapuri, Bengaluru and Coimbatore on producing a DD for Rs.850/- drawn in favour of ‘Amrita School of Engineering’, payable at Coimbatore.

It can be obtained from designated Post Offices, branches of AXIS Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd., Karur Vysya Bank (Tamil Nadu) & Federal Bank on payment of Rs.850/-. The list of outlets will be available athttp://amrita.edu/admissions/admissions.php

Application can also be submitted online athttp://amrita.edu/admissions/admissions.php. Such applicants should submit the printout of the application in an A4 sheet with a passport size colour photograph affixed in the specified location, along with a DD for Rs.850/-. Instructions related to online applications will be available at the website.

Applicants should write his/her Name and ‘B.Tech Application’, on the back of the Demand Draft, when a Demand Draft is attached. Applicants may keep a photocopy of the application and Demand Draft with them for future reference.

Last Date for submission of Application: Duly filled-in application (OMR & On-line), should reach ‘The Admission Co-ordinator, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, (P.O) Amritanagar, Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu-641 112’, latest by 30.03. 2012 (Friday).

Examination: The Examination of 3 hours duration will have only one question paper containing objective type questions from Mathematics (60 questions), Physics (30) and Chemistry (30). Each question will be followed by four answers of which only one will be correct/most appropriate. Maximum marks will be 360. Three marks will be awarded for every correct answer. One mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. If no response is indicated in the answer sheet against a question, no marks will be awarded or deducted. If more than one answer is indicated against a question, it will be treated as ‘incorrect answer’ and mark will be deducted. The answer sheets are machine graded and scrutinized with precision. Hence request for revaluation, rechecking or re-totaling will not be entertained. The question booklet will be in English.

Rank List: Rank list will be published in the University website within four weeks from the date of examination.

Counseling: Counseling for admission will be held in May/June 2012. Counseling call letter will be sent to eligible candidates after the publication of rank list. The counseling schedule will be available in the university website at that time. Counseling will be arranged simultaneously in the three campuses using satellite connectivity. Candidate can appear for counseling in any one of the three campuses and opt a branch in any campus according to his/her preference and availability of seat. But candidates who have studied and passed +2 examination in Karnataka state are advised to attend the counseling at the Bengaluru campus. A certain percentage of seats in each campus will be earmarked for the candidates from the State in which the campus is situated. Candidate must be physically present for counseling. Parent/Guardian should accompany the candidate for counseling.

At the time of Counseling, candidates should produce originals of the following:
(i)Marks statements of class X and XII
(ii)Hall tickets of class XII Examination & Amrita Entrance Examination-Engg. 2012
(iii)Transfer Certificate from the school last attended
(iv)Community certificate in case of SC / ST
(v)Other testimonials as specified in the call letter.

If the original certificates are not produced by a candidate, he/she will not be permitted to attend the counseling. When a candidate accepts the seat allotment, his/her original certificates will be retained by the University, unless otherwise decided by competent authority.

Fees: The Annual Tuition fee for the Programme is Rs. 1,15,000/- at Amritapuri (Kollam) and Bengaluru and RS. 1,25,000/- at Ettimadai (Coimbatore). The total amount payable at the three campuses at the time of admission will be RS. 1,51,500/- (Amritaopuri), Rs.1,53,000/- (Bengaluru) and Rs.1,68,000/- (Coimbatore). Before seat allotment, each candidate has to pay Rs. 30,000/- by Demand Draft as part of tuition fees. Candidates are required to pay the balance fees and complete all other formalities within the time limit prescribed in the provisional admission order. The time limit will normally be ten days from the date of counselling. Request for extension of time for payment of fees will not be entertained. If a candidate fails to remit the fees on the stipulated date his/her admission will get automatically cancelled without any notice.

Scholarship Scheme: Scholarship will be provided to15% of the top ranking candidates, who passed the qualifying examination from Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and admitted in the respective campuses. Scholarship amount of Rs.50,000/- per annum will be waived from the tuition fees. Award of scholarship will be governed by the rules framed for the purpose.The first year B.Tech classes are expected to start by the last week of July.

Withdrawal: Refund of fees will be made as per the regulations of the Govt.of India. If a student admitted to the B.Tech. programme withdraws from the programme before the starting of the classes, the fees collected from the student will be refunded after deducting a processing fee of Rs.1000/-. If a student leaves after starting the classes, but before closing the admission, and if the seat consequently falling vacant is filled by another candidate before the last date of admission, the University will return the fees collected with proportionate deductions of monthly fees. If the vacancy is not filled up as above, the fee will not be refunded.

No refund will be given to a student leaving after the closing of admissions. The date of closing of admissions will be announced by the University.

Admission Office can be contacted on 0422-2685000.

Website: http://amrita.edu/admissions/admissions.php