All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Entrance Examinations (AIEEE) is amongst the famous exams for admission in engineering/architecture bachelor courses throughout most of the leading engineering/architecture institutes across the country. Therefore AIEEE is the most popular engineering Entrance examination for BE/BTech aspiring students across the country. Every year a huge number of students from all over the country participate in this exam to get admission in the various reputed NIT’s and state level institutes. Last time nearly 9 lakhs students appeared for AIEEE exam.

Institutes under this examination:

Admissions in all the National Institute of Technology (NITs) as well as most of the state level institutes and private institutes are through AIEEE. These institutes have fixed number of seats for the applicants and the competition is quite tough.

Availability of forms:

All India Engineering Entrance exam form will be distributed from the beginning of the month of December. Students can collect the application form from the different centers mainly in various Syndicate banks in various parts of the country.

Popularity of the exam:

All India Engineering Entrance Exam is recommended and 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 2011

Application forms for AIEEE 2011 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.

Important Dates (Tentative)

Date of Examination: last week of April, 2011

Date of availability of forms: 3rd week of December, 2010 to 1st week of January, 2010

Last date for receipt of request for form: end of December, 2010

Last date for receipt of completed application form: 2nd week of January, 2011

Dispatch of Admit card: mid to end of March, 2011

Declaration of results: on or before 1st week of June, 2011

Dispatch of Score cards: mid-end of June, 2011

Please note that the dates are only tentative and are not final. The post will be updated as soon as the dates are officially released.

Eligibility Criteria for AIEEE Exam:

For admission through AIEEE a candidate needs to pass in Class 12th. A candidate can only appear for AIEEE 2011 if he/she has passed/appearing class 12th in 2008, 2010 or 2011. Those who want to appear for BE/BTech entrance should compulsory have Physics and Mathematics in class 12th and at least one of the subjects among Chemistry, Biotechnology, Computer Science or Biology. Those appearing for architecture courses should have Mathematics in class 12th with at least 50% marks aggregate. Besides a candidate’s date of birth should be on or after 1st October, 1985

Courses offered:

B.E./B.Tech

B.Arch/B.Planning

Pattern of examination:

BE/BTech: Entrance examination is of 3 hours having objective questions from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with equal weightage given to each subject. Each question will have four options. There is a negative marking of 1/4th marks also for incorrect answers.

B.Arch/B.Planning: Entrance examination will be of 3 hours having three parts: Mathematics, Aptitude test and Drawing test. While Mathematics and Aptitude test will have objective questions, drawing test will have questions to check the drawing aptitude of a student.