Top Engineering Entrance Exams in India 2015 – Part I

Engineering is still the course of choice for students who pursue the science stream in class XI and XII in India. Well, this is no longer just a statement because we have stats to substantiate these claims.

Going by figures shared by official sources, JEE Main 2014 was undertaken by more than 13 lakh students. Apart from JEE, other popular engineering entrance exams like VITEEE, BITSAT, EAMCET and UPSEE saw registrations from 1.90 lakh, 1.80 lakh, 3.95 lakh and 1.83 lakh students respectively in 2014.

Most of the engineering entrance exams are conducted at the national level. However, there are some popular BTech entrance tests that are conducted at the state level and students should consider appearing for them as well if they want to receive quality education in the engineering branch of their choice.

So, some of the popular engineering entrance tests students should consider appearing for in India are as follows:

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2015 to offer admissions to eligible candidates in BE/ BTech programmes taught at NITs, IIITs and CFTIs.

Candidates are given the choice to appear for either a computer based test or a pen-paper test in JEE Main. In this engineering entrance test, aspirants need to attempt 90 questions in three hours.

JEE Main 2015 Important Dates

Event	Date
Last date for submission of online application form	December 18, 2014
Availability Of Admit Card	March 1, 2015 onwards
JEE Main 2015 For Pen And Paper Based Examination	April 4, 2015
JEE Main 2015 Computer Based Examination	April 10 & April 11, 2015
Declaration of result & list of candidates eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2015	April 27, 2015
Declaration of JEE Main All India Ranks (AIRs)	July 7, 2015

Candidates who fall among the top 1,50,000 rank holders in JEE Main are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced 2015. On the basis of their score in JEE Advanced candidates can secure admissions into 16 IITs and Indian School of Mines (ISM).

In JEE Advanced, candidates need to sit for two entrance tests – Paper 1 and Paper 2 on the same day itself. Both the exams are of three hour duration each.

JEE Advanced 2015 Important Dates

Event	Date
Last date for online registration	May 7, 2015
Start date for downloading admit card	May 9, 2015
Last date for downloading admit card	May 14, 2015
JEE Advanced 2015 Paper 1 JEE Advanced 2015 Paper 2	May 24, 2015 ( 9 am to 12 noon) May 24, 2015 (2 pm to 5 pm)
Display of marks allotted	June 13, 2015
Declaration of JEE Advanced 2015 results	June 18, 2015
Start date for registration of AAT	June 18, 2015
Last date for registration of AAT	June 19, 2015

Colleges accepting JEE Advanced 2015 scores

College	Short Form	Location
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	IITB	Mumbai
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneshwar	IITBBS	Bhubaneshwar
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)	IIT(BHU)	Varanasi
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	IITD	New Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati	IITG	Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar	IITGN	Gandhinagar
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad	IITH	Hyderabad
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore	IITI	Indore
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur	IITJ	Jodhpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	IITK	Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	IITKGP	Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	IITM	Chennai
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi	IITMandi	Mandi
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna	IITP	Patna
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	IITR	Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar	IITRPR	Ropar
Indian School of Mines	ISM	Dhanbad

Other institutes which use JEE Advanced 2015 ranks for admission (in the recent past) are as follows:

• Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc)
• Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) located in Bhopal, Mohali, Kolkata, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram
• Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Tiruvananthapuram (IIST)
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli (RGIPT)

Know more about colleges that accept JEE Advanced 2015 scores.

EAMCET

From 2015 onwards EAMCET engineering entrance exam will be conducted as two different tests, which will be:

• EAMCET 2015
• AP EAMCET 2015

Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test 2015 (EAMCET 2015) will be conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad on behalf of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE).

On the other hand AP EAMCET 2015 will be conducted by JNTU Kakinada on behalf of AP State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE).

EAMCET 2015 and AP EAMCET 2015 scores will form the basis on wish aspirants will be offered admissions into engineering/ architecture/medical programmes taught at private colleges as well as universities in the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh respectively.

AP EAMCET 2015 Important Dates

Event	Date
Last date for submission of online applications without late fee	April 11, 2015
Downloading of Hall Tickets from the website	May 2 to May 6, 2015
AP EAMCET 2015 Examination	May 8, 2015

EAMCET 2015 Important Dates

Event	Date
Last date for submission of online applications without late fee	April 9, 2015
Downloading of Hall Tickets from the website	May 8 to May 12, 2015
EAMCET 2015 Examination	May 14, 2015

VITEEE

Vellore Institute of Technology engineering entrance exam 2015 (VITEEE 2015) is conducted by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University to offer admissions to interested candidates in BTech programmes on offer by the college.

VITEEE 2015 will be conducted as a computer based test (CBT) and consist of 120 questions which aspirants have to attempt in duration of two hours and thirty minutes.

VITEEE 2015 Important Dates

Event	Date
Last date to register	March 15, 2015
Slot booking	March 20 to March 22, 2015
VITEEE 2015	April 8 to April 19, 2015
Declaration of results (Tentative)	April 30, 2015

Colleges accepting VITEEE 2015 scores

• VIT, Vellore
• VIT, Chennai

Know more about colleges that accept VITEEE 2015 scores.

UPSEE

Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination 2015 (UPSEE 2015) is conducted by Uttar Pradesh State Technical University (UPTU). UPSEE is the means through which aspirants can secure admissions into professional courses which are offered at UPTU and its affiliated colleges.

UPSEE 2015 will comprise of 150 questions which candidates have to attempt in three hours.

UPSEE 2015 Important Dates

Event	Date
Last date to register	March 25, 2015
UPSEE 2015	April 19, 2015

Know more about colleges that accept UPSEE 2015 scores.

BITSAT

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) conducts Birla Institute of Technology and Science Aptitude Test 2015 (BITSAT 2015) to offer admissions to aspirants in BE, Pharma as well as MSc programmes offered by it.

BITSAT comprises of objective-type multiple choice questions. The test paper consists of 150 questions which candidates need to attempt in three hours. However, if any candidate is able to attempt all the 150 questions in the given time then he/she will be given the opportunity to attempt 12 additional questions within the time duration of three hours of this engineering entrance exam.

BITSAT 2015 Important Dates

Event	Date
Last date to register	February 20, 2015
Candidates to reserve Test dates	March 1 to March 20, 2015
Download the Hall tickets with instructions	April 15 to April 30, 2015
BITSAT Online test	May 14 to May 29, 2015
Declaration of Admission List and Wait List	July 1, 2015

Colleges accepting BITSAT 2015 scores

• BITS Pilani
• BITS Goa
• BITS Hyderabad

Know more about colleges that accept BITSAT 2015 scores.

There are some other popular engineering entrance tests which candidates should consider giving in India. View details about the top 10 engineering entrance exams of India 2015 – Part II here.