Apart from JEE, there are lots of private engineering exams and state wise exams conducted where lots of students appeared to get admission into state wise and private engineering colleges.
Every year, thousands of students appear for the engineering entrance exams either at the national or state level. Joint Entrance Exam is considered as the most coveted as it opens door of the most prestigious engineering institutes of the country, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), NITs among others. Apart from it, there are engineering exams held by private colleges/ universities like BITSAT or VTUEEE that are equally competitive and popular among aspirants. By September, most engineering exams schedule will be released. Here is the list of the engineering examinations and the tentative schedule for reference.
Engineering entrance exams 2019: Important dates
JEE Main: The final schedule for the Joint Entrance Main examination has been released by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry recently. The first examination will be conducted from January 6 to 20, 2019 and the second examination from April 6 to 20, 2019. A score of at least 75 per cent in Class 12 board exams or a place among the top 20 percentile of the Boards is required to be eligible for JEE main or advanced. For candidates of the SC and ST categories, this has been lowered to 65 per cent.
JEE Main 2019: Important dates
JEE Main I: Commences from January 6
Online submission of application forms: September 1 to September 30, 2018
Downloading of admit cards: December 17, 2018
Dates of examination: January 6 to January 20, 2019 (8 different sitings and candidate can choose any one)
Declaration of results: January 31, 2019
JEE Main II: Commences from April 6
Online submission of application forms: February 8 to March 7, 2019
Downloading of admit cards: March 18, 2019
Dates of examination: April 6 to April 20, 2019 (8 different sittings and candidate can choose any one)
Declaration of results: April 30, 2019.
READ | JEE Main 2019: Exam dates, application, eligibility, syllabus, fees, counselling details
WBJEE 2019
West Bengal Joint Engineering Entrance Exams (WBJEE) is a state engineering entrance exams conducted for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and technology, pharmacy and architecture in universities, government colleges and self-financed institutes in the state. This year, around 1.25 lakh candidates appeared for the examination, the result of which was released on May 23. Abhinandan Bose of Kolkata’s South Point High School topped the exam while Dedeepyo Ray of Hariyana Vidya Mandir in Salt Lake stood second and Archisman Saha of DPS Ruby Park secured the third rank. 1,05,081 (99 per cent) of the students cleared the examination successfully.
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