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ALL INDIA ENGINEERING ENTRANCE EXAM (AIEEE)

Presently a number of tests are conducted by various states/ engineering colleges for entrance to various professional and technical programmes in the country. Multiplicity of such tests causes immense mental and financial burden on students and their parents without adding any value to the system.

As per Guidelines for Deemed Universities, admissions to the identical courses are required to be made on an All-India basis through a common entrance test. In view of this, there have been attempts to hold an All India Engineering Entrance Examination for past some time. This finally fructified in the year 2002, when the first AIEEE was conducted.

The responsibility of conducting All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) is assigned to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The Entrance Examination is designed in such a manner that the students coming from rural background are not put to any disadvantage.

Seat Allocation in NITs through AIEEE

Students who have cleared the cut-off mentioned by the Counselling Board of AIEEE are called for centralized counselling where the seats are allocated depending on the student’s rank and his/ her preference of bracnches/ colleges. In the year 2009 the cut-off for the GE category to be eligible for centralized counselling was 100 marks.

In each NIT, 50% of the seats are reserved for the students who have appeared for the Qualifying examination (+2 or equivalent) in that state. All the remaining seats in the NITs are allocated as per the candidate’s national rank.

Syllabus for AIEEE

Syllabus for the test is based on common minimum syllabus drawn from different State Boards of School Education. Syllabus is available in the brochure for AIEEE. Timing of the examination is such that the students can fully use their preparations for Class 12 Examination. It is usually conducted in the end of April or beginning of May every year.

Click here for AIEEE 2010 syllabus

Pattern of AIEEE

Till the year 2005, AIEEE examination comprised of two compulsory papers for which all the students appear and one additional paper meant only for the B.Arch aspirants. Paper 1 contained Physics and Chemistry; Paper 2 contained Mathematics. The weightage for the three subjects was the same but the number of questions and even the time duration of the paper varied. Please refer to the table below

2002 2003 2004 2005*
Paper 1:P – 75 Q; C – 75 Q 150 min Paper 1: P – 75 Q; C – 75 Q 150 min Paper 1: P – 75 Q; C – 75 Q 150 min Paper 1: P – 75 Q; C – 75 Q 150 min
Paper 2: M – 75Q Paper 2: M – 75Q Paper 2: M – 75Q Paper 2: M – 75Q
Negative Marking: 4:1 Negative Marking: 4:1 Negative Marking: 3:1 Negative Marking: 3:1

* Differential marking was introduced in AIEEE for the first time in the year 2005. There were questions carrying 1.5, 3 and 4.5 marks.


AIEEE NOW

The Examination now comprises of two papers – Paper 1 for aspirants of B.Tech and Paper 2 for aspirants of B.Arch. Detailed scorecards with rank / Marks are put up on the web site along with the results.

    2006 2007 2008 2009
    SINGLE PAPER EXAM FOR B.TECH
    P – 55 Q C – 55 Q M – 40 Q 180 min P – 40 Q C – 40 Q M – 40 Q 180 min P – 35 Q* C – 35 Q M – 35 Q* 180 min P – 30 Q* C – 30 Q M – 30 Q* 180 min
    Total 540 Total 360 Total 315 Total 360
    Negative Marking: 3 : 1 Negative Marking: 3 : 1 Negative Marking: 3 : 1 Negative Marking:

    4 : 1
    4,90,193 candidates in 912 centres 5,99,096 candidates
    in 1047 centres    		 7,92,752 candidates
    in 1298 centres    		 9,62,119 candidates in 1460 centres
    App.11,000 seats 13,653 seats 17,163 seats 24,531 centres

* In AIEEE 2008 and AIEEE 2009 there were Assertion Reasoning and comprehension type questions other than the regular Multiple Choice Questions.

AIEEE 2010

The Central Board of Secondary Education conducted the 9th All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) on 25th April 2010 in 84 cities all over the country and in 2 cities abroad.

The exam for admission to B.Tech /B.E. courses (Paper 1) was conducted from 9.30 to 12.30 hrs. The exam pattern was similar to that of 2009 and the highlights of the exam are

  • A single objective paper with separate sections for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Total marks for the paper was 432.
  • Equal weightage was given to Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry – with equal number of questions and marks. There were 30 questions with a total score of 144 marks in each subject.
  • Each objective question had four options with a single correct answer to be marked on an OMR sheet.
  • There were Assertion Reasoning questions in Mathematics and Physics; Comprehension type questions were there in Physics.
  • There were six questions each carrying eight marks and 24 questions each carrying four marks. The questions were NOT grouped as per the marks they carry.
  • Negative marking was at the rate of 4 : 1. An incorrect response will result in deduction of one fourth of the total marks allotted to the question.

Students aspiring to do the B.Arch/ B.Planning courses appeared for Paper 2 which was conducted from 14.00 to 17.00 hrs. This exam consisted of Mathematics, Aptitude on drawing & architecture and a drawing test.

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum academic qualification for admission through AIEEE is a pass in the final examination of 10 + 2 (class XII) or its equivalent examinations (see table of equivalent examinations below). The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination shall be limited to 03 (three) uniformly for all the candidates in consecutive years. The candidates passed +2 exam in 2008, 2009 or appearing in +2 in 2010 are only eligible to appear in AIEEE-2010. Candidates passed +2 in 2007 or before or appearing in 2011 are NOT eligible to appear in AIEEE-2010.

  1. The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi
  2. Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
  3. Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
  4. Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
  5. H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
  6. A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
  7. 3 or 4-year diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Subject combinations required in the qualifying examination for admission to B.E/B.Tech, B.Arch/B.Planning is:

Course Compulsory Any One of the Subjects(Optional Subjects)
B.E/B.Tech Physics & Mathematics Chemistry, Bio-Technology, Computer Science, Biology
B.Arch/ B.Planning Mathematics with 50% marks in aggregate at 10 + 2 level Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Engineering Drawing

Details are available at the website http://www.aieee.nic.in