VITEEE 2015 - Notification Dates

VITEEE 2015 - VIT University Engineering Entrance Exam 2015 Notification Dates

Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam - VITEEE 2015

VIT invites application for B.Tech Programs VIT admissions will be purely on the basis of the marks secured in the VITEEE 2015 Computer Based Test (CBT)conducted by VIT University

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is labeled among top 10 engineering institutes in India; over the years, the institute has created an identity of its own in offering quality engineering education in different disciplines

Every year, the college conducts its entrance exam VITEEE, based on which candidates are admitted to the first year of under graduate degree in engineering i.e. Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology

For more than a decade now the college has been conducting VITEEE through which it judges the comprehensive understanding of students in the field of engineering and technology

B.Tech Programmes offered at Vellore Campus

Bio-Medical Engg, Biotechnology, Civil Engg, Chemical Engg, Computer Science and Engg, Computer Science & Engg (Spec in Bioinformatics), Electronics and Communication Engg, Electrical and Electronics Engg, Electronics and Instrumentation Engg, Information Technology, Mechanical Engg, Mechanical (Spec in Automotive Engineering), Mechanical (Spec in Chemical Process Engg), Mechanical (Spec in Energy Engg), Production and Industrial Engineering

B.Tech Programmes offered at Chennai Campus

Civil Engg, Computer Science and Engg, Electronics and Communication Engg, Electrical and Electronics Engg, Mechanical Engineering

Eligibility

Nationality: The applicant should be a Resident/Non Resident Indian National

Qualifying Exam: Candidates appearing for the VITEEE-2015 should have either completed or shall be appearing in 2015, in any one of the following qualifying exams:

The final examination of the 10+2 system of Higher Secondary Examination conducted by the State Board, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE, New Delhi), The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE, New Delhi)

Intermediate or Two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University

High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva

General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Srilanka) at the Advanced (A) level
Candidates who have studied in Regular, Full time and Formal Education alone are eligible to apply

Eligibility Criteria in the Qualifying Exam

Candidates appearing for the VITEEE in 2015 should have secured an aggregate of 60% in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology in the qualifying examination (+2/ Intermediate)

The average marks obtained in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology (PCM / PCB) in +2 (or its equivalent) put together should be 50% for the following categories:

i) Candidates belonging to SC/ST

ii) Fill in the proforma as given in Annexure-III and have it attested by a competent authority
CERTIFICATE TO PROVE NATIVITY should be produced at the time of counselling failing which they will not be considered for admission

iii) Candidates who have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are eligible for all the 15 B.Tech Degree Programmes

iv) Candidates who have studied Physics, Chemistry and Biology are eligible for B.Tech Bio-Medical Engg and Biotechnology programs; they are also eligible for B.Tech Computer Science and Engg (Spec in Bioinformatics) but after joining, registering Mathematics as bridge course is mandatory

Age Limit

Candidates whose date of birth falls on or after 1st July 1993 are eligible to apply for VITEEE-2015 the date of birth as recorded in the High School/SSC/X Certificate will be considered authentic

Candidates should produce this certificate in original as a proof of their age at the time of counselling, failing which they will be disqualified

Pattern of the Entrance Examination (CBT)

i) All Questions will be of Objective Type

ii) Part-I: Physics

iii) Part-II: Chemistry

iv) Part-III: Mathematics /Biology

v) Candidates attempting Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics are eligible for all the 15 programs offered

vi) Candidates attempting Physics, Chemistry & Biology are eligible for B.Tech. Bio-Medical Engg, Biotechnology and Computer Science and Engg (Spec. in Bioinformatics) programs only

vii) The selection of pattern (Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics or Biology) has to be decided at the time of slot booking

viii) All the questions will be mostly from the State Board of Higher Secondary Education and the CBSE syllabus only

ix) Each part has 40 questions and each question carries one mark

x) Each question is followed by 4 alternative answers; the candidate will have to choose the correct answer and click the same

xi) No negative marks for wrong answers

xii) The Question paper will be in English only

Admission Procedure

The admission will be purely on the basis of the marks secured in the VITEEE-2015, conducted by VIT University

Candidates who have not appeared for the VITEEE are not eligible for admission

The candidates will be short-listed based on their entrance examination marks and will be called for the counselling

Test Cities

The VITEEE - 2015 will be held in 112 cities; the list of Test Cities along with their corresponding codes is found in APPENDIX- III of this information brochure

Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Port Blair), Andhra Pradesh (Ananthapur, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam, Warangal), Arunachal Pradesh (Ita Nagar), Assam (Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Silchar), Bihar (Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna), Chandigarh (Chandigarh), Delhi (Delhi), Goa (Goa), Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara), Haryana (Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Kurukshetra), Himachal Pradesh (Dharmasala, Shimla), Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu, Srinagar), Jharkhand (Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi), Karnataka (Bangalore, Hubli, Mangalore), Kerala (Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain), Maharashtra(Amravati, Aurangabad, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Thane), Manipur (Imphal),Meghalaya (Shillong), Mizoram (Aizwal), Orissa (Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela),Puducherry (Puducherry), Punjab (Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana), Rajasthan (Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur), Sikkim (Gangtok), Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Coimbatore, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore), Tripura (Agartala), Uttar Pradesh (Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Noida, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Varanasi), Uttarakhand (Dehradun, Pant Nagar, Roorkee), West Bengal (Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata, Siliguri), Abroad (Dubai, Kuwait)

Issue of Application Forms - OMR

The Prospectus and the information brochure for the B.Tech programme, along with the necessary enclosures which include the Application Form and a printed self addressed envelope, can be obtained against cash payment of Rs.990/- from the various post offices as given in the VIT website www.vit.ac.in

Candidates can obtain the application form in person from the

i) VIT University, Vellore Campus

ii) VIT University, Chennai Campus

iii) Anna Nagar Office,

New No. 6, (Old No W-73), Second Street (Opposite Towers Club), Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040 , by handing over a Demand Draft for Rs 990/- drawn in favour of ‘VIT University’, payable atVellore
Candidates can also obtain the application form through post by sending a Demand Draft for Rs.990 /-drawn in favour of ‘VIT University’, payable at Vellore, with a covering letter addressed to“Director - UG Admissions”, VIT University, Vellore-632014, requesting for the application form and indicating their complete postal address

On receipt of the DD, the application form with the enclosures will be sent by post

The postal charges will be borne by the Institute. Candidate should write his/her name, Mobile Number and address on the reverse of the demand draft

Candidates are advised to purchase the information brochure/application form only through means mentioned above and not from any private publishers/ vendors; fake application forms will not be processed and will be rejected

Important Dates

Online Application/ Offline Application Forms will be available from: 01st December 2014 onwards

Last date for Receipt of Application form: 27th February 2015 (Saturday)

VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE-2015): 8th to 19th April 2015

Declaration of Results (Tentative): 30th April 2015 (Thursday)

Commencement of Classes (Tentative) - Vellore Campus

B.Tech - ECE, EEE, EIE: 03rd July 2015 (Friday)

B.Tech - CSE, IT, Computer Science Engg with (Spec in Bioinformatics): 06th July 2015 (Monday)

B.Tech (Bio-Medical, Biotech, Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Mech (spec. in Energy Engg), Mech (spec. in Chemical Process Engg), Mech (spec. in Automotive Engg), Production & Industrial Engg): 08th July 2015 (Monday)

Commencement of Classes (Tentative) - Chennai Campus

B.Tech (Civil, CSE, ECE, EEE, Mechanical): 06th July 2015 (Monday)