VITEEE: All you need to know about this engineering entrance exam
For most Indian students, engineering is a go-to career choice right after their higher secondary. This is because engineers have the highest number of job opportunities in India. While national level entrance exams like JEE and AIEEE are preferred admission tests for aspiring engineers, there are other All-India entrance exams, like the very popular Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam or VITEEE conducted once every year by Vellore Institute of Technology. Qualifying this test makes aspiring candidates eligible for admission to its under-graduate courses, B. Tech (30 courses in total) and B. Des (in Industrial Design) across four campuses: Vellore, Chennai, Bhopal and Amravati. This year VITEEE happened in June. Registrations will soon open for VITEEE 2022. Here are all aspiring engineers need to know about this entrance test.
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates must be resident/non-resident Indian National.
- Candidates should be born on or after 1st July 2000 to be eligible for VITEEE. Their age should be specified in their high school certificates that need to be presented during the time of admission.
- Candidates should have successfully passed their class XII board exams with minimum 60% (for General category) with any science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology) under any recognised Indian school board. Reserved category students along with the ones living in either Jammu and Kashmir or Ladakh or any of the North-eastern states are given a relaxation of 10%.
- Candidates who have cleared Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination are also eligible.
- Candidates who have cleared High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or the International Baccalaureate Diploma, Geneva, are also eligible.
- Candidates who have cleared the General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination with an Advanced (A) level are also eligible.
Exam pattern
VITEEE has a single compulsory paper divided into five sections – Mathematics/Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Aptitude and English. There are 80 multiple-choice questions (MCQs), 25 each from the first three sections, followed by 3 questions in the Aptitude section and 2 in the English. The syllabus of VITEEE follows any 10+2 curriculum.
Marking scheme
The total marks of the paper are 80. The mark division for the first three sections are 25 each, followed by 3 plus 2 for the last two sections. Each correct answer is awarded with 1 mark. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers or unattempted questions.
Mode and duration
VITEEE follows online remote proctored examination mode. The duration of the entrance test is 90 minutes. Candidates can answer their paper in only English.