AIEEE 2011

All India Engineering Entrance Examination, popularly referred to as AIEEE, is conducted for selecting deserving candidates for admission into Engineering and Architecture / Planning programmes at the undergraduate level that includes B. Tech / B.E / B. Arch. / B. Planning. Numerous universities and institutions all over India, including National Institutes of Technology (NIT), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT), Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM), several Deemed Universities, Central Government Funded Institutions and other State Institutes consider AIEEE scores as part of their admission procedure. A candidate can attempt the entrance examination consecutively for three years only. The upcoming AIEEE 2011 is scheduled to be held on April, 24, 2011.

AIEEE is regarded as one of the highly competitive entrance examinations. It is conducted every year by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Every year, lakhs of students from across the country register themselves and appear for AIEEE, through approximately 1600 centers located in 86 cities across India. After the completion of the single-stage entrance examination, a centralized online counseling is organized, in order to fill All India seats, by the Central Counseling Board. The list of the states that generally use AIEEE ranks to fill their seats through their own counseling include West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Delhi Technological University, Delhi and N.S.I.T, Delhi under Delhi University

AIEEE tests the candidate’s abilities in particular disciplines studied by them at 10+2 level. For B. Tech/ B.E course, the candidate should have studied physics and mathematics as compulsory subjects along with any one of the following - Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Computer Science, and Biology as optional subject at 10+2 level while for B. Arch. / B. Planning programme, the study of mathematics is necessary as a mandatory subject. Those, who are waiting for their 10+2 results can also apply. Apart from educational qualification, an age criterion also needs to be followed. The upper age limit to appear in All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) is fixed as 25 years although relaxation of 5 years is there for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PH category.