AIEEE 2010: Online application started

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination for admissions into NITs, IIITs, Deemed Universities and other government funded institutions will be held on April 25 next year. The entrance, to be conducted by CBSE across the country and some centres abroad, will be held in two parts -- the first past for B.E./B.Tech and second one for B.Arch./B.Planning, the CBSE said. Submission of online application form for AIEEE 2010 has started . The last date for online submission of form will be December 31.

This is supposed to be the single largest entrance examination being conducted on a particular day. Last year more than one million students had appeared for this examination. The 9th All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) for admission to BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B Planning courses in the Participating Institutions (provisional list given at http://aieee.nic.in/aieee2010/aieee/tentative.htm) for 2010-11 will be held on 25th April, 2010 (Sunday), at various centres across the country and abroad.

Scheme of Examination : The Entrance examination would consist of two papers. Paper 1 (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) to be held from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm on 25.4.2010, for those seeking admission to BE/B.Tech Courses will have objective type questions from the three subjects with equal weightage. Paper 2 to be held from 2 pm to 5 pm on 25.4.2010, will have 3 parts, namely Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II) & Drawing Test (Part III) with Parts I and II containing objective type questions and Part III having questions to assess the drawing aptitude of the candidate.

Those seeking admissions to B.Arch/B.Planning courses have to take Paper 2. Those desirous of being considered for BE/B.Tech as well as B.Arch/B.Planning courses have to attend both Papers. Objective type questions are to be answered on specially designed machine gradable answer sheets, using ball point pen (black/blue) only.

Scoring scheme: Objective type questions will have four options with one correct answer. For each incorrect response marked, one fourth (1/4) of the total marks allotted to the question would be deducted. No deduction from the total score will, however, be made if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet. More than one answer indicated against a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked.

Syllabus: The syllabus for the examination is given as Appendix III of the Prospectus and also at http://aieee.nic.in/aieee2010/aieee/syllabus.htm

Language of Question Papers: Candidates can opt for question papers either in English or in Hindi and the option has to be exercised while filling Application Form and the same cannot be changed later.

Examination Centres: The list of Examination Centres is given at http://aieee.nic.in/aieee2010/aieee/examcentre.htm from which applicant is required to give four options convenient to them.

Eligibility : Qualifying Examination: The minimum academic qualification for admission through AIEEE 2010 is a pass in the final examination of 10+2 (Class XII) or its equivalent qualifying examination which includes the following (i) The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.

(ii) Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.

(iii) Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

(iv) Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.

(v) H.S.C. Vocational Examination.

(vi) A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.

(vii) 3 or 4-year Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Those appearing in 10+2 (Class XII) final or equivalent examination may also appear in AIEEE 2010 for consideration of provisional admission. Those appearing in 10+2 (Class 12) in 2011 are not eligible to appear in AIEEE-2010.

Subject combinations: For admission to B.E./B.Tech. Courses, applicant should have studied Physics & Mathematics and any one of Chemistry/Bio-technology/Computer Science/Biology. For admission to B.Arch/B.Planning, applicant should have studied Mathematics and should have 50% marks in aggregate at 10+2 level.

No of attempts: A candidate can attempt AIEEE only 3 times, in consecutive years. Those who have passed +2 exam in 2008, 2009 or are appearing in +2 in 2010 are eligible to appear in AIEEE-2010. Those who have passed +2 in 2007 or before or are appearing in 2011 are not eligible to appear in AIEEE-2010.

Date of Birth: Applicant should have been born on or after October 01, 1985. Upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years in case of SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates. Those belonging to these categories, born on or after October 01, 1980 are eligible.

Application Procedure: Application can be made either ‘Online’ or submitted in the prescribed Application Form.

Cost of Application form: BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/ B.Planning only: The cost of Information Bulletin inclusive of examination and counselling fee for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/ B.Planning only is Rs. 450/- (General/OBC) and Rs. 225/- (SC/ST applicants).

Additional Fees with Filled Form: BE/B.Tech & B.Arch/ B.Planning: Those who wish to appear for both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B.Planning should send their filled application form along with additional fee in the form of Demand Draft of Rs. 300/- (General/OBC) and Rs. 150/- (SC/ST) drawn in favour of Secretary, CBSE payable at Delhi/ New Delhi.

Centre Fee: For those opting examination centre in foreign country, the examination and counselling fees for appearing in BE/B Tech only or B Arch/B Planning only is Rs. 1000/- (General/OBC) and Rs. 500/- (SC/ST). Such applicants should send additional fees @ Rs. 550/- (General/OBC) & Rs. 275/- (SC & ST) in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Secretary, C.B.S.E payable at Delhi/New Delhi. Those who want to appear both BE/B.Tech & B. Arch/B Planning together, at examination centre in foreign country should send their application form along with additional fee in the form of Demand Draft of Rs.1550/- (General/OBC) and Rs. 775/ - (SC/ST), drawn in favour of Secretary, CBSE payable at Delhi/New Delhi.

Online submission of application: Application may be submitted online at www.aieee.nic.in from 17.11.2009 to 31.12.2009. On submission of details asked, a Confirmation page with Registration No. will be generated. Applicant should take printout of Confirmation page and paste photographs, put left hand thumb impression and Sign in the space earmarked for the purpose. Payment of Fee can be made either by Credit Card or by Demand Draft from any Scheduled Commercial Bank. For Credit Card payment, Service/Processing Charges of 2.25% of the examination fee will have to be paid by the candidates, in addition to Examination Fee. The Computer generated confirmation Page along with Demand Draft of any Scheduled Bank/Challan/Proof of remittance of exam fee is to be sent by Registered/Speed Post to CBSE. Those submitting applications online are required to retain a photocopy of Confirmation Page with Registration No. and also a copy of mode of remittance of Examination fee.

Availability of Printed Application Forms : In Person: Information Bulletin containing Application Form for appearing for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/ B.Planning only, can be obtained personally from Regional Offices of CBSE and Designated Branches of Syndicate Bank /other Banks / Designated Institutions as per the list given at http://aieee.nic.in/aieee2010/aieee/InfoBulletin.pdf between 1.12.2009 and 31.12.2009. In addition to Examination Fee, /Processing Charges of Rs. 5/- will have to be paid at designated branches of Syndicate Bank or designated institutions.

By Post : Information Bulletin containing Application Form for appearing for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/ B.Planning only, can also be obtained by Post from the Assistant Secretary (AIEEE), Central Board of Secondary Education, PS 1-2, Institutional Area, I P Extension, Patparganj, Delhi-110092, by sending a request along with a Bank Draft of Rs.500/- (General/OBC) and Rs. 275/- (SC/ST), drawn in favour of ‘The Secretary, CBSE’, payable at Delhi/New Delhi and a self-addressed envelope of size 12” x 10”. The request has to reach the Assistant Secretary (AIEEE) latest by 10.12.2009.

Last date for submission of filled up forms: Filled up applications including Registration Forms with Bank Draft should reach AIEEE Unit, CBSE, PS1-2, Institutional Area, IP Extension, Patparganj, Delhi-110092, latest by 5.1.2010.

Admit Card: Admit Card will be sent ‘Under Certificate of Posting’ to the candidates, between 10.3.2010 and 31.3.2010. Those who do not get the Admit Card by 6th April 2010, should contact in person/write to the Assistant Secretary (AIEEE), Central Board of Secondary Education, PS 1-2 Institutional Area, IP Extension, Patparganj, Delhi-110 092, with 2 photographs (as pasted on the Application Form), one attested by Principal of the institution where candidate is studying/passed XII or by a Gazetted officer, Photocopy of the Application Form, proof regarding remittance of fee (photocopy of the Demand Draft/Challan) in respect of those candidates who have made application online, and the original postal receipt issued by the Post Office for having despatched the Application Form by Registered/Speed Post and a Demand Draft for Rs.50/- taken in favour of Secretary,CBSE payable at Delhi/New Delhi as fee, in order to get a duplicate

Admit Card: Those meeting in person can do so between 10.04.2010 and 25.04.2010. Those who require the Duplicate Admit card by Post (outstation candidates) will have the facility between 10.04.2010 and 20.04.2010. They have to make an additional payment of Rs.30/- as postal charges. Duplicate Admit Card will not be issued at the Examination Centres.

Results and Score Card: The results of AIEEE-2010 are likely to be declared on or before 7th June, 2010. Separate rank lists will be prepared for B.E./B.Tech and B.Arch/B.Planning. Score Card indicating All India Rank and State Rank with total marks and marks in each subject will be sent to all candidates appearing in AIEEE. The score cards will be dispatched to the candidates from 12.06.2010 to 27.06.2010 under Certificate of Posting (UPC). In case of non-receipt of the score card within the stipulated period, candidate may apply for duplicate score card on payment of Rs. 50/- (plus postal charges of Rs. 30/- for outstation candidates) in the form of Demand Draft in favour of Secretary, CBSE, payable at Delhi/New Delhi between 09.07.2010 and 31.08.2010.

Counselling: Those scoring above a certain cut off percentage of marks (which will be different for General, OBC, SC/ST/PH category candidates) to be called for counselling shall be determined at the time of declaration of AIEEE results. As per the notified cut off score, candidates declared eligible up to the notified Rank will be called to appear for counselling. All India/State Rank and marks shall be put on AIEEE website also. The All India/State Rank to be called for central counselling will be decided by Central Counselling Board which will be constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. The decision of seat matrix etc. will be taken by Central Counselling Board. The required information will be displayed at appropriate time at www.ccb.nic.in.

Final list of institutions admitting students (with intake in each discipline and category as per reservation) through AIEEE-2010, including counselling procedure, counselling schedule and counselling centres would be displayed on the CCB website in May/June 2010.

Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC and Physically Handicapped candidates will be applicable as per Govt. of India/State concerned existing rules or amended from time to time.

Details including the Prospectus are available at www.aieee.nic.in

AIEEE : Online regn till 31st Dec 2011

November 16, 2011: The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) for admission to the BE/B.Tech Programmes and B.Arch/B.Planning Programmes in institutes across the country including National Institutes of Technology, IIITs, CFIs & Universities/Self financed Institutions coming under the purview of AIEEE and for filling up seats for these Programmes by some states through their own counseling, would be held online/offline (as applicable) in April/May 2012.

Papers for AIEEE: The entrance examination would consist of two papers. Paper 1 will be for admission to B.E/B.Tech courses to be held in the offline/online mode and consisting of objective type questions in three parts - Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics- with equal weightage for the three subjects. Paper 2, for admission to B.Architecture/B. Planning will be an Aptitude Test, designed to evaluate candidate’s perception, imagination, observation, creativity and architectural awareness and will consist of three parts- Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing- and will be held in offline mode only. Questions in Mathematics and Aptitude Test will be of the Objective type.

Question pattern: Objective type questions will have four options with a single correct answer. For each incorrect response, one fourth (1/4th) of the total marks allotted to the question would be deducted. No deduction from the total score will be made if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet. More than one answer indicated against a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked. All objective type questions are required to be answered on specially designed machine gradable answer sheets. Answers are to be marked using ball point pen (black/blue) only.

Dates of Exam: Paper 1: Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics will be held in the offline mode from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm on 29.04.2012 (Sunday) and Paper 2 having Mathematics  in Part I, Aptitude Test in Part II & Drawing Test in Part III will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm on 29.04.2012 (Sunday).

The Online examination for B.E. /B.Tech only (Computer base testing) will be held between 7.5.2012 and 26.5.2012 in two shifts, the first being from 9 am to 12 noon and the second from 2 pm to 5 pm. Applicants will be informed by various modes, their center and shift of online examination to be conducted between 7th May and 26th May, 2012. The pattern of question paper & time duration of online examination and offline examination would remain the same

Those who apply for B.E./B.Tech and B.Arch/B.Planning and who are appearing in Online Exam for B.E./B.Tech have to take their B.Arch/B.Planning exam through Offline Mode on 29.4.2012.

Those who have applied for offline examination and are unable to appear in AIEEE on scheduled date of examination for any reason, including loss of Confirmation Page/admit card in transit, will not get a chance to attend the examination as there is no provision for reexamination. The schedule will remain unaltered even if the date is declared as a public holiday.

Students may move out of the venue of examination for refreshment etc. after examination of B.E./B.Tech. is over, if they have applied both for BE/B.Tech. and B.Arch/B. Planning.

Centres: The online examination would be conducted in BE/B.Tech only. It will be from 7th May 2012 to 26th May 2012 at Hyderabad (Code 901), Vijaywada (902) Visakhapatnam (903) Chandigarh (904), Delhi(Ncr Except Faridabad) (905), Ahmedabad (906), Bangaluru (907), Ernakulam (908), Trivandrum (909), Bhopal (910), Mumbai (911), Nagpur (912), Bhubaneshwar (913), Jalandhar (914), Jaipur (915), Kota (916), Chennai (917), Dehradun (918), Allahabad (919), Lucknow (920), Noida (921), Kolkata (922). No offline examination for B.E./B.Tech will be conducted in these cities. However, the 2nd paper for B.Arch/B.Planning will be held at these cities also.

Offline AIEEE will be conducted for BE/B.Tech & B. Arch /B. Planning Courses at the following centres on 29th April, 2012. 

Andaman & Nicobar: Port Blair (Code: 201); Andhra Pradesh: Guntur(202), Tirupati (203), Warrangal (204); Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar (205); Assam: Guwahati (206); Silchar (207); Bihar: Gaya (208); Muzzafarpur (209); Patna (210); Chhattisgarh: Raipur (211); Dadar & Nagar Haveli: Dadar & Nagar Haveli (212); Daman & Diu: Daman & Diu (213); Goa: Panaji (214); Gujarat: Surat (215); Vadodara (216); Haryana: Faridabad (217); Hissar (218), Kurukshetra (219); Himachal Pradesh: Hamirpur (220), Shimla (221); Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu (222), Srinagar(223); Jharkhand: Bokaro (224), Dhanbad (225), Jamshedpur (226), Ranchi (227); Karnataka: Hubli (228), Mangalore (229); Kerala: Kozhikode (230); Lakshyadeep: Kavarati (231); Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior (232), Jabalpur (233), Indore (234), Maharashtra: Amravati (235), Aurangabad (236), Nasik (237), Pune (238), Thane (239); Manipur: Imphal (240), Meghalaya: Shillong (241); Mizoram: Aizwal (242); Nagaland: Kohima (243); Orissa: Rourkela (244); Puducherry: Puducherry (245); Punjab: Bhatinda (246); Rajasthan: Ajmer (247), Jodhpur (248), Udaipur (249); Sikkim: Gangtok (250); Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore (251), Madurai (252); Tripura: Agartala (253): Uttarakhand: Haldwani (254),  Pantnagar (255), Roorkee (256); Uttar Pradesh: Agra (257), Bareilly (258),  Gorakhpur (259), Kanpur (260), Varanasi (261); West Bengal: Durgapur (262), Siliguri (263); Abroad: Dubai (264), Riyad (265)

Syllabus: The question papers for the Examination will be based on a common minimum syllabus drawn from syllabi taught in different State Boards, which is given at Appendix III of the Information Bulletin that can be downloaded fromhttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/AIEEE%202012%20Information%20Brochure.pdf
Language of the Question Papers: Candidates can opt for question papers in English or in Hindi (that will be bilingual in Hindi & English both) both for offline and online examination. The option has to be exercised while filling Application Form and it cannot be changed later. However, those candidates who will opt question paper medium as Hindi, Bilingual question papers both in Hindi & English will be provided to them for offline.

Eligibility Criteria: Those appearing in AIEEE 2012 must have passed in final examination of 10+2 (Class XII) or its equivalent qualifying examination. Those appearing in 10+2 (Class XII) final or equivalent examination in 2012 can also appear in AIEEE 2012 provisionally. However, admission criteria in the concerned institution/university will be followed as prescribed by concerned university/institution and as per the guidelines & criteria prescribed by AICTE.

The Qualifying Examinations include
(i) The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi
(ii) Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University
(iii) Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy
(iv) Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system
(v) H.S.C. Vocational Examination
(vi) A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects
(vii) 3 or 4-year diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Subject combination: For admission to B.E./B.Tech, applicant should have studied Physics & Mathematics and any one of Chemistry, Bio-technology, Computer Science, and Biology. For B.Arch/B.Planning, applicant should have passed the qualifying examination with Mathematics with 50% marks in aggregate at 10 + 2 level.

Chances: The number of attempts that a candidate can avail at AIEEE is three, in consecutive years, uniformly for all applicants. Those who passed +2 exams in 2010, 2011 or those who are appearing in +2 in 2012 only are eligible to appear in AIEEE-2012. Those who passed +2 in 2009 or before or are appearing in 2013 are not eligible to appear in AIEEE-2012.

Date of Birth: Applicant should have been born on or after October 1, 1987. Those belonging to SC/ST/PWD categories, born on or after October 01, 1982 are eligible.

Application Fee: Application Fee for Offline Examination for General and OBC applicants will be Rs.800/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only. This would be Rs.1400/- for both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning. In case of SC/ST and PWD Applicants, these would be Rs.400/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only and Rs.700/- both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning.

For Online Examination, for General and OBC applicants, the fee is Rs.500/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only. This would be Rs.1100/- for both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning. In case of SC/ST and PWD Applicants, these would be Rs.250/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only and Rs.550/- both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning.

Those opting a centre outside the country for the offline examination, the fee is Rs.2000/- for BE/B.Tech only or B.Arch/B. Planning only and Rs.3000/- for both BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B. Planning for General/OBC applicants. It would be Rs.1000/- and Rs.1500/- respectively for SC/ST/PWD Applicants.

Applicants can pay the fee either by Credit/Debit card (see the linkhttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/Online/makepayment.aspx) or through a Demand Draft, taken in favour of the ‘Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi’ drawn on a Nationalized Bank payable at Delhi. Those Applicants making fee remittance through Debit/Credit card, have to pay 2% additional fee in addition to examination fees + service tax as applicable.

Application: Application can be submitted only online both for Offline Examination (Paper/Pen Test) as well as Online Examination (Computer Based Test), by following the instructions strictly as given athttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/welcome.html

After successful filling of online form a confirmation page will be generated bearing the entire information as filled by the applicant and a unique Registration no, which the applicant can use in future correspondence. This confirmation page will work as application form for the candidate. Candidates must keep a photocopy of the confirmation page for use wherever and whenever required. They have to sign the Confirmation Page at one specified place. It should also be signed by Father/Guardian. Candidate should put his/her left hand thumb impression at the specified place failing which candidature will not be accepted and will be summarily rejected. Two recent passport size photographs taken on or after 1st October, 2011, one pasted in the space marked for it and one duly attested by the Principal/Head of institution where the candidate is studying in class XII/Passed XII or by Gazetted officer has to be arranged. If fee has been paid by way of DD, the candidate should write his/her name, address, registration number (as given on confirmation page) and paper opted on the back of the Demand Draft.

The print out of the computer generated Confirmation page, complete in all respects with the documents applicable  should reach the Joint Secretary (AIEEE), Central Board of Secondary Education, P.S.1-2, Institutional Area, Patparganj, I.P. Extn., Delhi-110092 by Speed Post/Registered Post only, latest by 05.01.2012.

Applicants may retain photocopy of computer generated confirmation page with Registration No. The candidate can get his/her confirmation page after confirmation of fee by bank or CBSE for which,. The candidate can check the status of receipt of fee by entering Regn. No. Name & date of birth. Information regarding receipt of applications in the AIEEE Unit of the CBSE will be put on the websitewww.aieee.nic.in.

Candidates can check the receipt of their Application Number on the website from 05.01.2012. Those whose particulars do not appear on the website from 01.02.2012 onwards may write to the Joint Secretary, AIEEE Unit and forward a photocopy of the Confirmation Page, proof of payment of fees, the Demand Draft or any other mode of payment and two passport size photographs (as pasted on the Confirmation Page) up to 28.02.2012.

In case the Admit Card is not received by 6th April, 2012 candidates should write/contact the CBSE between 7th April, 2012 and 21st April, 2012 giving details of the Post Office, date of dispatch, original receipt of postal dispatch, Photostat copy of the Confirmation Page, two photographs (as pasted on the Confirmation Page one is duly attested and proof regarding remittance of fee.
Candidate must preserve the Admit Card till the admission process is over. Request for issue of duplicate Admit Card will not be entertained after the examination in any case. To facilitate the candidates to submit the application online, help centers as per list available at the linkhttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/List_facilitation_Centre.pdf will be available for submission of online application. Candidates may utilize the facility after visiting the centre.

The list of Institutions that participated in AIEEE 2011 counseling, the list of branches available, the detailed syllabus of the Examination, the activities and time schedule of the activities on the day of examination are all given in detail at the linkhttp://aieee.nic.in/aieee2012/aieee/welcome.html and also in the Information Brochure. 

AIEEE 2010

All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Entrance Examinations(AIEEE) is an entrance examination for admission in engineering/architecture bachelor courses throughout most of the engineering/architecture institutes across the country. Admission in all the National Institute of Technology(NITs) as well as most of the state level institutes and private institutes happens through AIEEE. Therefore AIEEE is the most popular engineering Entrance examination for BE/BTech aspiring students across the country. Last time nearly 9 lakh students appeared for AIEEE.

AIEEE is considered to be highly competitive exam for those aspiring to get admission in NITs or other top colleges. Therefore students start preparing for it much before the actual entrance examination. AIEEE is conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) therefore the syllabus of AIEEE is from CBSE class 11th and 12th syllabus.

Application Forms Availability for AIEEE 2010

Application forms for AIEEE 2010 are expected to be available in first week of December till first week of January in designated branches of Syndicate bank, CBSE Regional Offices and certain institutions. Form can also be requested by sending a demand draft to AIEEE Unit, CBSE. A notification is issued in all leading national dailies for the availability of forms. Candidates can also apply online, fill the information and send the printout to AIEEE office.

AIEEE 2012: Application to be online only

Application for AIEEE will be accepted only online this time through the CBSE/AIEEE Websites. Offline mode of submitting the applications is being dispensed with. It is proposed to accept the examination fee through CREDIT/DEBIT Cards or Demand Drafts. To facilitate the students for filling online application, a facilitation centre will be opened in each and every city from where physical forms were being sold in past. This has been announced by CBSE in Press Note of CBSE. The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), 2012 will be held online in 22 cities across the country between 7th May 2012 and 25th May 2012 as per the note. The cities where AIEEE will be held online are the following. Ahemdabad Allahabad Bangaluru Bhopal Bhubaneshwar Chandigarh/Mohali/Pachkula Chennai Dehradun Delhi/NCR except Faridabad Eranakulam Hyderabad Jaipur Jalandhar Kolkata Kota Lucknow Mumbai Nagpur Noida Trivandrum Vijaywada Vishakhapatnam The CBSE has also informed that those applying for the online examination will be given a concession of Rs.150/- to Rs.300/- in examination fees. Mock test software will be uploaded on CBSE Website in December 2011 for the purpose of practice by the examinees who wish to appear for the online examination in these cities and to get acquainted about the online examination. The AIEEE, Offline Examination (Paper/Pen Test) will be held on 29th April, 2012 in the following 65 cities. Agartala Agra Aizwal Ajmer Amravati Aurangabad Bareilly Bhatinda Bokaro Coimbatore  Dadar& Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu Dhanbad Dubai Durgapur Faridabad Gangtok Gaya Gorakhpur Guntur Guwahati Gwalior Haldwani Hamirpur Hissar Hubli Imphal  Indore Itanagar Jabalpur Jammu Jamshedpur Jodhpur Kanpur Kavarati Kohima Kozhikode Kurukshetra Madurai Mangalore Muzaffarpur Nasik Panaji Pantnagar Patna Port Blair Puducherry Pune Raipur Ranchi Riyad Roorkee Rourkela Shillong Shimla Silchar Siliguri Srinagar Surat Thane Tirupati Udaipur Vadodara Varanasi Warangal The Press Note is available at http://cbse.nic.in/AIEEE%202012%20ONLINE%20EXAM_2011.pdf More details about the examination can be expected at http://cbse.nic.in/welcome.htm and http://aieee.nic.in/ in due course.

AIEEE Results 2011 Announced

The Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) announcing the results for the All India EngineeringEntrance Examination (AIEEE) Today. AIEEE 2011 Result published on 5th June, 2011 at 1:30 PM. The paper was scheduled to be conducted on May 1, 2011. AIEEE results 2011 made available in the board's official website: http://www.aieee.nic.in/.

Students who have appeared the CBSE All India EngineeringEntrance Exam (AIEEE) able to check their results by logging in the aforementioned website. For any further queries one can visit the board's aforementioned official website.

This year 11,14,880 candidates were registered and 10,53,832candidates appeared for AIEEE 2011

AIEEE Counselling 2011 commence from June 11

All India Counselling 2011 will commence from June 11. Students who have got AIEEE All India Ranks will be able to participate in it.

The important dates of the online counselling is provided below. Please note that these dates may change and you should verify them with the AIEEE for the actual and final counselling process flow and dates.

AIEEE 2011 Counselling Dates:
1. Online Registration Starts: June 11 to June 23
2. First Round of Seat Allotment: June 25
3. Second Round of Seat Allotment: July 5
4. Third Round of Seat Allotment: July 13
5. Fourth Round of Seat Allotment: July 25

To download the notification of AIEEE 2011 Counselling Process  Click Here (PDF) or visit www.aieee.nic.in

AIEEE Results on or before June 7

AIEEE Results : According to AIEEE website, the results to be declared on or before June 7

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) is getting tougher by each passing exam. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts the exam.

The marks allocation was also quite different from previous year’s exams. This year, a total of 30 questions in each subject physics, chemistry and mathematics were asked.

Out of these, 24 questions were of four marks each and six questions of eight marks each. One-fourth negative marking was also one of the elements in the paper.

The AIEEE examination scores are used for admission to BE, BTech, BArch and BPlanning in 20 NITs, IIITs, IIITM, IIITDM, 16 deemed universities and nine central and State government-funded institutions.

It is also estimated that the cut-offs will be marginally lower this year.

According to the AIEEE official website, the results are likely to be declared on or before June 7 and the scorecards would be dispatched to candidates from June 12 - 27.

AIEEE admit cards sent

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which is conducting the ninth All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) 2010 for admissions to B.E./B.Tech. and B.Arch./B. Planning in various national level institutes has informed that it has despatched the admission cards for candidates appearing in the examination.

The CBSE in a release said all candidates will receive their admission cards latest by 7th April 2010. "In case any candidate does not receive his/her admit card, he/she may contact CBSE immediately to get duplicate admit card. A list of all the candidates and their examination centre has been displayed on Board’s website www.aieee.nic.in and www.cbse.nic.in . The candidates may also check their particulars after punching their application form number or registration number of AIEEE 2010," the release said.

The CBSE said in few of the cases, the medium of question paper has been mentioned as Hindi in lieu of English or has been left blank. "It is for information of all such candidates that wherever the medium of question paper has been mentioned as Hindi or left blank, the question paper will be bilingual i.e. Hindi and English; and therefore, such candidates who have inadvertently mentioned the medium of question as Hindi in place of English need not worry," the release added.

The AIEEE is being held for admission to NITs, IIITs, Deemed Universities, Government funded institutions, DTU and State Institutes of Haryana and Uttarakhand on 25th April 2010 all over India and abroad.

AIEEE allotment Process starts today

The activities related to the admissions to the Participating Institutes based on the All India Engineering Entranced Examination (AIEEE) 2010, undertaken by the Central Counselling Board (CCB) with Director, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, as its Chairman, commences on 8th June 2010.

Admissions will be made through this process on the basis of rank in AIEEE 2010, to the first year of Engineering/ Technology and Architecture/ Planning programmes, in 30 NITs, 5 IIITs/ IIITM/ IIITDM, 10 other Central / State Government funded institutions and some Self Financed Deemed Universities/ Institutes (see http://ccb.nic.in/ccb2010/PARTICIPATING_INSTITUTES.htm

AS part of this process, all eligible candidates of AIEEE 2010, will be able to exercise their branch/institute choices at the CCB website www.ccb.nic.in using Internet, from June 8 to June 23, 2010 from places convenient to them.

Candidates will be offered admission considering their AIEEE All India Rank over multiple rounds of allotment. Those allotted seats and offered admission, have to report to any one of the ‘Admission Centers' (see http://ccb.nic.in/ccb2010/Listof20AdmissionCenters.pdf) during the time frames specified, get the documents verified and pay the initial fee to mark their acceptance of the offer of admission. Seats allotted to candidates who do not report to the Admission Center within the stipulated time will be cancelled and these candidates will not be considered for seat allotment in subsequent rounds.

Plan for common counselling for IITs and NITs

With seats in certain national level institutes remaining vacant due to multiple counselling, the IITs and NITs could start common counselling, a move that would smoothen the admission process and reduce hardship of students.

At present, the IITs admit students by conducting their own counselling while the NITs, which are institutions of national importance, take students from the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) merit list.

As the IIT-JEE counselling and AIEEE counselling are held separately, students block seats in more than one institute and finally take admission in the institute of their choice. This results in vacancy of seats in some of the institutes.

"There is a plan to have common counselling of IIT-JEE and AIEEE. But this may not happen before 2011," an IIT director said. The IIT directors discussed the issue with HRD Minister Kapil Sibal last month.

In case of separate counselling, the students have to go to different centres to attend the counselling and select the institute of their choice.

The IIMs are also planning to have a common counselling for admission. At present, each IIM is holding its own counselling to take students from the CAT merit list. The IIM directors have discussed the issue with Sibal also.

An IIT director said the IITs have their own JEE committee which is studying the reforms to be brought in. The NIT Council, the apex body to take decision on matters of NITs, has also set up a committee to revisit the AIEEE and suggest any change required.

"A decision on common counselling issue will be taken after both the IIT and NIT committees submit their reports on reforms in the entrance examination," he said.

The proposed system will be of immense help as it will smoothen the process of admission. Students will be able to chose their institute from the common counselling session and take admission there.

About 10 lakh students appear for AIEEE every year while about four lakh sit for IIT-JEE.

About 2.5 lakh students are appearing for CAT.

Online AIEEE : Date selection from 17th

The online option for date selection for AIEEE 2012 for those who have already opted online method will begin on 17th January on AIEEE Website. The AIEEE – 2012 online examination will be conducted between 7th May 2012 to 26th May 2012. The online option for date selection  will be from 17th Jan 2012 to 31st Jan 2012. The online examination dates are 7th May, 12th May, 19th May and 26th May. Students can select the date of their choice. The selection of date is on first come first serve basis. If the capacity of a particular date is exhausted, then he/she will have to select another available date. Therefore it is better to make the selection of date of exam at the earliest to avoid non availability of date of choice, says a press release from CBSE.

Twelve lakh to write AIEEE today

About 12 lakh engineering aspirants across the country will take the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) on Sunday.Conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examinations (CBSE), the exam score is accepted by premier engineering colleges of the country. Some institutes that accept the score are the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT), besides a few other central and state-funded institutions. Last year, over 9.5 lakh students had appeared for the examination.

The entrance examination will be held in two phases on Sunday. During the morning session, students will appear for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The score will be taken into account for admission to Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses.

The second session will have papers on Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing for students aspiring to join Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Planning courses.

Students looking for a seat in coveted institutes have devised strategies to clear the exam. Compared to other exams, AIEEE is considered lengthier.

AIEEE 2010 on April 25

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), which paves the way for admission to top technology institutions like the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), will be held on April 25 next year.

The exam would be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

AIEEE helps students get admission into 20 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), deemed universities and government-funded institutions, among others.

Last year, nearly 10 lakh students appeared for the examination

AIEEE: Students confused by marking pattern

The All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) today offered different marking patterns, creating some confusion among students as nearly 12 lakh candidates took the test for admission into NITs, IIITs and many prestigious engineering institutes.

The paper, to be completed in three hours, carried 90 questions for 432 marks. These questions comprised 30 each in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Each subject had 24 questions of four marks each and six questions of eight marks each.

The All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) today offered different marking patterns, creating some confusion among students as nearly 12 lakh candidates took the test for admission into NITs, IIITs and many prestigious engineering institutes.

The paper, to be completed in three hours, carried 90 questions for 432 marks. These questions comprised 30 each in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Each subject had 24 questions of four marks each and six questions of eight marks each.

AIEEE, AFMC exams rescheduled after paper leak

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination(AIEEE), being taken by over 12 lakh students across the country, was delayed by three hours Sunday over reports that one of the papers had been leaked, an official said Sunday.

"The first paper that was scheduled to start at 9.30 a.m. has been delayed by three hours. We have notified over 1,600 examination centres across the country," said an official from theCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the nodal agency for conducting the exam.

The paper is conducted in two halves over the day. While the first paper is for bachelor of engineering (B.E.) aspirants, the second paper (2 p.m. to 5 p.m.) is for students wanting to pursue bachelor of architecture (B.Arch).

"The authorities will soon notify students on the timings of the second exam. Students need not worry," added the official.

However, there was no official information on the question paper leak.

"It is difficult to say anything on the question paper leak as of now. We are only going by reports," the official said.

Over 12 lakh students across the country are appearing for around 26,816 engineering and architecture seats under the AIEEE.

AIEEE 2012: Online Choice Filling from June 16

Candidates eligible for central counseling based on AIEEE 2012 will get the facility for filling their choices for Institutions and branches included in the allotment, at the CCB website between June 16 and June 25, 2012 from places convenient to them.

The Central  Counseling Board (CCB) constituted by the Govt. of India to coordinate admissions to UG Degree Programmes in Engineering, Technology and Architecture in selected institutions has published the Information Brochure related to the allotments and admissions to 30 NITs, 5 IIITs/IIITM/IIITDM, 13 Central/State Government funded institutions and 45 Self Financed Institutes that will admit candidates on the basis of their performance in AIEEE-2012, to  the first year of Engineering/Technology and Architecture/Planning programmes through a centralized  counseling procedure, for the academic session 2012-13.

The entire admission process consists of four steps, namely...
(i) Online registration: Here the candidates eligible for central  counseling have to register themselves for online  counseling in the CCB website between June 16 and June 25, 2012 from places convenient to them with facility for Spot Round registrations during 3rd August to 6th August, 2012

(ii) Online choice filling and locking: Online choice filling and locking of choices is to be done after registration, when the candidates will be able to exercise their branch/institute choices on the CCB website using Internet during June 16 to June 25, 2012, from places convenient to them

(iii) Online Seat Allotment and Reporting to a Center: Candidates will be offered seats based on their choices in the order of merit (AIEEE All India Rank) over multiple rounds of allotment. Candidates who are allotted a seat/offered admission, have to report to any one of the ‘Reporting Centers' during the time frames specified, get the documents verified and pay the initial fee to mark their acceptance of the offer of seat and exercise upgrade Options, if required. They will also be issued a provisional admission letter

(iv) Getting Admitted to Allotted Institute: Candidates have to be physically present at the ‘Allotted Institute' where the candidate is getting admitted after verification of all original documents as per the procedure of the allotted institute.

The first four rounds of admissions will cater for admissions to all institutions except Self Financing Institutions, which will be considered for Spot Round only.

Pre-allotment steps: All eligible candidates will get the facility to register and fill their choices online, during the period from June 16 to June 25, 2012 at www.ccb.nic.in. Details related to the Registration 3.1 of the Brochure. They must verify their personal information during online registration and also read carefully all terms and conditions before clicking on the ‘I agree’ check box. Indicative seat availability will be displayed at frequent intervals on the CCB website during June 16 to June 25, 2012 to enable the candidates to assess the institutions and branches likely to be available to them as per their All India Rank (AIR). During this period, the candidates are free to change, reorder, delete and add to their choices of branches/institutes as per their preference.

All the candidates must lock their final choices before 5 pm on June 25, 2012. Candidates will not be able to unlock their choices once they are locked. If candidates fail to explicitly lock their choices by 5 pm on June 25, 2012, their last saved choices will be automatically locked after this deadline. Candidates must take printout of their locked choices. This print out, which will also mention the terms and conditions to be agreed by the candidates, has to be signed and submitted at the time of reporting for admission.

Registered candidates who did not fill any choices or failed to save them will not be considered for seat allotment and admission. However, they are permitted to fill choices after the third round for participating in the fourth round. If they again fail to fill any choices and/or fail to save them, they will not be considered for seat allotment in the fourth round. However, they can be considered for the spot round admission, if they register for it, between August 3 and August 6, 2012. Eligible candidates who did not register during June 16 to June 25, 2012 are permitted to do fresh registration and choice filling for fourth round.

Some of the institutions and branches have, additional restrictions on qualifications, age, gender and categories. Candidates should ensure themselves that they satisfy all the additional criteria before they fill in their choices for these branches/institutes. Details are given in Section 6.3 of the Information Brochure.

Seat Allotment and reporting to Reporting Center: The   first round of seat allotment will be displayed on   June 27, 2012, at www.ccb.nic.in. Individual allotment letters will not be sent to the candidates. All the candidates who get an allotment will have to report in person to any one of the Reporting Centers, failing which allotted seat will be cancelled. Further, they will not be considered for further rounds of seat allotment, except for Spot Round for which they have to register afresh during August 3 to August 6, 2012.

Payment of Fee: Candidates belonging to OP, OPPH, OBC, OBCPH, OM and OMPH categories have to pay an initial fee of Rs.35,000/- and those belonging to SC, SCPH, ST and STPH categories, Rs.25,000/-. The payment can be made through Credit/Debit card or through e-challan or through NEFT or through Demand Draft. This initial fee would be adjusted towards the total fee payable by the candidates at the Allotted Institutes.

When a candidate checks his/her seat allotment online for each round of allotment, the provisional seat allotment result that is displayed in the web site will have a link, ‘Note: For Initial Fee payment click here’. On clicking this link, the mode of fee payment window will appear. Candidates can choose one of the four modes of initial fee payment (i) Online payment using Debit/Credit card, (ii) e-challan, (iii) NEFT or (iv) Demand Draft. Details are available in the Brochure at Clause 3.4.2.

Candidates have to produce all the relevant certificates in original for verification, signed printout of locked choices and provisional allotment letter, printed from the web site, when they report to the Reporting Center.

Proof of payment of initial fee of Rs. 35,000/- (for OP, OPPH, OBC, OBCPH, OM and OMPH candidates)/Rs. 25,000/- (for SC, SCPH, ST and STPH candidates) is to be produced at the time of reporting.

Candidates shall, at this point, indicate their willingness to be considered for further allotments. They can express their willingness to be considered for all of their higher preference choices (across the institutes) during further rounds of seat allotment (Option I) OR choose to remain within the institute allotted to them for consideration of higher choices within the institute (Option II) OR choose to remain with the institute and branch allotted to them (Option III).

A provisional admission letter will be issued to the candidates at the Reporting Center after the fees are paid, and all certificates/credentials are found in order. The second round of allotment will be displayed on July 5, 2012, and the third round of allotment on July 12, 2012.

Option I and Option II candidates will forfeit their claim on seats allotted to them in earlier rounds, if they are allotted other seats against their higher preference choices during subsequent rounds.

Candidates at any stage before July 30, 2012 can approach the Reporting Center, where they had initially reported, to withdraw from the CCB-2012 counseling process and also to initiate the process of  refund of initial fee (admissible amount) paid by them.

Reporting at Reporting Center/Allotted Institute:  Candidates, who get their seat allotment for the first time in any of the first three rounds of allotment, will report to any one of the Reporting Centers during the respective reporting periods. During the reporting period against the second round of allotment, candidates who have taken provisional admission during the first round may change their Option from Option I to Option II, or Option I to Option III or Option II to Option III. For this purpose, they will have to report during July 6 and July 10, 2012 to the same Reporting Center to which they had reported earlier for provisional admission.

At the end of reporting for the third round of allotment on July 16, 2012, candidates who have taken provisional admission in Round 1, 2 or 3 of allotment will have to report either to Allotted Institute or Reporting Center as follows:
(i) Candidates who participated in third round as Option II or Option III candidates, will go to their Allotted Institute for admission (July 17 to July 22)
(ii) Candidates, who participated in third round as Option I candidates and are now satisfied with the seat allotted to them, will go to their Allotted Institute for admission (July 17 to July 22)
(iii) Candidates, who participated in third round as Option I candidates and are NOT satisfied with the seat allotted to them but wish to continue to be considered for admission in further rounds, should report again to their respective Reporting Centers for surrendering their seats and getting their choices unlocked (July 13 to July 16)
(iv) Candidates who are allotted seats for the first time in the third round should report to a Reporting Center for taking provisional admission  (July 13 to July 16). Of these candidates, those choosing Option II and Option III will go to their Allotted Institutes for admission (July 17 tJuly 22) after reporting to the Reporting Center. Those choosing Option I after third round should report to the Reporting Center only for surrendering their seats and getting choices unlocked (July 13 to July 16).

All Option I candidates who report to the Reporting Center between July 13 and July 16, 2012 and wish to continue to be considered for admission, will have to surrender all claims on the seat currently allotted to them. The Reporting Center will unlock their original choices and these candidates can modify their choices during July 17 and July 22, 2012.

Eligible candidates who did not register during June 16 to July 25, 2012 are permitted to do fresh registration, choice filling, saving and locking for fourth round. Moreover, registered candidates who did not fill any choices or failed to save them are also permitted to fill choices after the third round for participating in the fourth round.  Tentative number of candidates reported and admitted will be displayed on the CCB website during July 17 to July 22, 2012.

Candidates reporting for admission to the Allotted Institute during July 17 to July 22, 2012, will be given an opportunity to exercise their branch choices within the institute for fourth round of allotment and internal sliding, irrespective of the Option chosen by them in round 1, 2 and 3.

Candidates who have been offered seats in round 1, 2 or 3, but do not report to the Reporting Center and/or to the Allotted Institute as the case may be, after the third round, will forfeit their claim on the allotted seats and will not be considered for seat allotment in the fourth round. However, they will be permitted to participate in the Spot Round, for which they have to again register during August 3 to August 6, 2012.

Choices of all registered candidates who do not get a seat allotment in round 1, 2 or 3 will be automatically unlocked on July 17, 2012. These candidates can also modify their choices during July 17 and July 22, 2012. They are not required to approach any Reporting Center for getting their choices unlocked.
Classes will begin on July 23, 2012 in all the Participating Institutes.

Fourth Round: A fourth round of seat allotment that takes into account the modified choices of eligible candidates and newly registered candidates will be done on July 25, 2012. Candidates who are allotted a seat in the fourth round should report directly to the Allotted Institutes during July 25 to July 30, 2012. These candidates may fill in their preferences of branches within the Institute at the time of reporting. Candidates who do not report to the Allotted Institute (Admitting Institute) will forfeit their claim on the allotted seat. However, they will be permitted to participate in the Spot Round, for which they should register again during August 3 to August 6, 2012.

Internal Sliding: After four rounds of allotment, 'internal sliding' amongst candidates admitted in an institute will be conducted, on August 1, 2012. The sliding is based on the choices/preferences filled in by candidates at the time of getting admitted to the institute. After this internal sliding, vacancies will be displayed on August 2, 2012 at www.ccb.nic.in 

Spot Round: Candidates who are eligible for central counseling and have not taken admission in an institute within the 4th round are eligible for the Spot Round. Candidates who are eligible for central counseling but had not registered during June 16 to June 25 and July 17 to July 22, 2012, would also be permitted to register and fill their choices. Intending candidates should register, fill choices and lock them online from places convenient to them or from Help Centres during August 3 to August 6, 2012. Registrations, if any, done earlier will stand cancelled. The declared vacancies will include those available in NITs, IIITs and other Central/State Government Funded Institutions (GFIs) after internal sliding along with all the seats offered by Self Financed Institutions (SFIs). Details on the procedure of Spot Round are given in Section 4.6 of the Information Brochure.

After registration and choice filling candidates must visit the nearest Reporting Center to get their documents verified, pay the fee of Rs. 45,000/- (for OP, OPPH, OBC, OBCPH, OM and OMPH candidates) / Rs. 40,000/-(for SC, SCPH, ST and STPH candidates) in the form of Demand Draft only. The result of the Spot Round of allotment will be displayed on August 8, 2012.

In case of GFIs a candidate is deemed to be admitted subject to fulfilling conditions laid out for admission by the admitting institute. In case of SFIs admission on allotment is provisional, to be confirmed by the institute concerned after the balance dues are paid by the candidate.

Candidates admitted in GFIs will report to their respective Institutes for classes, immediately after allotment. Class attendance will be counted from August, 13, 2012 onwards. It is unlikely that there will be more spot rounds. However, in case such situation arises, announcement will be made in the CCB website at appropriate time.

The list of Participating Institutions, their contact details, fee structure, details of offered seats, tentative Admission Schedule, Flow Chart of Tentative Admission Procedure, list of Reporting Centers and Help Centers are all given in the Information Brochure.

For more details, visit www.ccb.nic.in 

AIEEE: Registration and Choice Filing begin

The facility for registration and filling of Choices for allotment to the BE/BTech and B Arch/B Planning Programmes based on AIEEE 2012 results in the Participating Institutes has commenced at http://ccb.nic.in/ccb2012/website/index.html as announced. The facility will be available till 25th June 2012. Locking of the filled Choices has to be completed between June 23 and June 25, 2012.

Mock Counselling based on the choices filled up to a certain time point will be regularly made available in the website to enable the candidates to know the chances for allotment based on the choices filled by them and also to help them to modify their choices if necessary by adding more choices or deleting choices or changing the order of filled choices.

Candidates should ensure that they fill a many choices as possible for better placement opportunity. First round of seat allotment will be announced on June 25, 2012. There is a different policy for seat allotment this time for National Institute of Technology as compared to the principle followed in 2011.

Till 2011, 50% seats in an NIT was ‘All India Quota’ and the remaining 50% was treated ‘Home State Quota’. The Home State Quota was exclusively for the students who passed the qualifying examination from the state in which the NIT is situated and the ‘All India Quota’ was open for any candidate including those from the Home State. So a candidate from the state in which the NIT is situated was considered for both Quotas in his State.

This has been modified this year with the All India Quota being replaced by the ‘Other State Quota'.The ‘Other state quota’ seats in an Institute will be available only to candidates from other states. Home state candidates are forbidden from these seats. This means that the candidates of the Home State will be considered only for the Home State seats in the NIT in the State.

Allotment of seat will be made based on a candidate’s AIR and his/her choices. A candidate belonging to a reserved category will be first considered for Open seats in terms of merit. If he/she does not get a seat under Open category, then he/she will be considered for the seats reserved for the category to which he/she belongs.

A candidate who is offered a seat under SC/ ST/ OBC category and/or PH sub-category shall be considered for allotment in OP category in subsequent rounds subject to eligibility and availability of vacant seats. This process is repeated till an allotment is made or the choices are exhausted.

For all Participating Institutes except NITs, there is All India Quota only. A candidate will be considered for allotment of seat under All India quota, based on All India Rank and his/her choices. This process will be repeated till an allotment is made or the choices are exhausted.

For details visit www.ccb.nic.in

Kapil Sibal's next agenda - making AIEEE online

A committee consisting of three National Institutes of Technology (NIT) Directors has been constituted to look into the current system of conducting the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE).

The Committee will look at the possibility of making the exam online in addition to the regular pen and paper test being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) at present.

The decision of constituting the Committee was taken during the first meeting of the NITs Council held here today under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Mr. Kapil Sibal.

The Committee will also look into the structure of the entrance exam and as to whether weightage could be given to Class XII Exam results as Directors of the NITs were of the view that the proliferation of coaching institutes was skewing the pattern of entrants into the NITs.

The Committee consisting of the Directors of NITs Allahabad, Calicut and Agartala will submit its report by January and will also look at the problem of seats across NITs staying vacant despite a number of rounds of counseling - whether certain courses are not market friendly and are thus not drawing students - the Committee could recommend alternate courses etc.

During the meeting a decision was also taken to constitute a Committee to look into curriculum framework, i.e. revising the curriculum, looking at the current needs of the of the country, industry and the market and also design the curriculum looking at future needs of the country.

The Committee consisting of the Directors of NITs Trichy, Surathkal, and Warangal will also interact with industry organizations to know their requirements so that the students have the best possible job prospects.

Kapil Sibal also asked all the 20 NITs to give a vision statement which would be discussed in the next meeting of the NITs Council.

He also asked the NITs to show, in their vision statements, how they could build their brand image to attract talent from within the country and abroad. The vision could also include whether they would like to set up campuses abroad.

The Minister also underlined that the meetings of the Council would be held every six months. The Minister pointed out that with high growth in the country and the booming middle class, enormous requirement for professional courses, graduate programmes will be generated.

The Vision document thus should show how the NITs propose to expand. He also exhorted the NITs to charter a unique eco- system for themselves and also pay emphasis towards greater research and Doctoral, Post Doctoral work.

The Minister agreed to the NITs request that for the hiring of faculty, in case of exceptional circumstances, hiring can be of an individual at a higher grade pay with the approval of the Board of Governors of the NITs. Norms will have to be formulated by the NITs on when such exceptions can be made.

The Council also unanimously approved the setting up of a standing committee to go into the nitty-gritty of various proposals and suggestions that are received.

The Council authorized the Chairman and the Vice-chairman to constitute this committee.

Secretary, Higher Education, R.P. Agrawal welcomed the members of the IIT Council.

Informing them that all NITs would be provided with 1 Gbps of connectivity shortly, he asked them to use this to full extent. He also told the NIT Directors that the Performance Related Incentive System (PRIS) would be applicable in the NITs.

N.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, besides Chairmen, Board of Governors of NITs; Directors of the NITs, Chaiman, UGC among other members of the Council were present at the meeting.

CUSAT SECOND ALLOTMENT TODAY

The second allotment to the BTech and MSc Photonics (Five Year) courses of Cochin University of Science and Technology will be published on 27th June by 5 pm. Those who get allotment will have to join the colleges by 1st or 2nd of July. In the first allotment only 37.5 pc students have joined the college and the rest of the seats are vacant. In the second allotment also many number of seats may lay vacant since the second day of joing the NITs based on AIEEE is is 2nd July. The third allotment of Cusat may fill almost all the seats. However, even after Kerala Engineering allotment some students who have already joined may vacate and so additional seats may be available.

The lateral entry counseling and admission of those who got allotment will be held on 4th July. Second online allotment of Lateral students and third allotment of BTech and MSc Photonics will be held on 5th July.

Unlike Kerala Medical, Engineering Entrance and AIEEE, there will not be any chance for re-arranging the online options in Cusat.