AIEEE 2011 informations

About AIEEE

Q.1      What is AIEEE? Ans.   AIEEE stands for All India Engineering Entrance Examination.  It is an common entrance exam for admission to Engineering and Architecture/Planning Programmes at undergraduate level in  various Institutions, like National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Deemed  Universities, Technical Institutions & other Govt. funded Institutions.             Q. 2     When was AIEEE Introduced?          Ans.    AIEEE was introduced in the year 2002.          Q.3      Who is the Conducting body of AIEEE? Ans.    AIEEE is conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education  (CBSE),New Delhi. Q.4      What were NITs previously known as? Ans.   NITs were previously known as Regional Engineering  Colleges (RECs) and governed by their respective State Government.  Q.5      What is the schedule of Examination of AIEEE 2011? Ans.    The AIEEE 2011 offline Mode will be conducted on              24th April 2011(Sunday).            Timings:            B.E./B.Tech.          : Paper-I  9:30 am to 12:30 pm.            B.Arch./B.Planning   : Paper-II 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.            Online Exam (for first 01 Lac candidates only)  will be conducted  between 1st  to 15th May, 2011. Q.6      What is the full form of NITs & How many NITs are there in India? Ans.    NITs stands for National Institutes of Technology. There are 30 NITs  in India in  the following cities :]Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut,  Durgapur, Hamirpur,Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jameshedpur, Kurukshetra, Nagpur, Patna,  Raipur, Rourkela, Silchar, Surathkal, Mangalore, Srinagar, Surat,  Tiruchirappalli, Warangal, Goa, Pudhucherry, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Mizoram,  Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal- Pradesh, Sikkim.   Q.7      What is the Eligibility criteria for AIEEE? Ans.   Student must secure at least 50% marks belonging to General Category  or 40% marks belonging to SC, ST, OBC & PD categories, aggregate in the  qualifying examination in 10+2 with PCM.There is no minimum age limit but it  must not be more than 25 years. In the case of SC, ST, & PD candidates  the upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years. There are three attempts  for all the candidates in the consecutive years.  Q.8     What is the reservation criteria for AIEEE? Ans.   The reservation criteria for AIEEE is as per the Govt. rules of India.  15% -SC, 7.5% ST, 27% for OBC & 3% for PD in each category.  There is 50% reservation for the home state & the placement is totally  based on All India rank.  Q.9     What is the syllabus & Pattern of examination of AIEEE? Ans.   The syllabus of AIEEE is based on Class XI & XII board  CBSE/NCERT. The question paper of AIEEE is of objective type. There  will be two question papers of three hours duration. The 1st question papers  will consist of three separate sections of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics  of equal weightage for B.E/B.Tech course. Candidates who want  to go for B.Arch/B.Planning they have to appear in the 2nd papers it  consists of Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing.  Q.10    How many students were appeared in AIEEE 2010? How many  seats were there for both the courses? Ans.   10,65,100 students were appeared in AIEEE 2010. Approximately  26,816 seats for B.E/B.Tech & 936 for B.Arch/B.Planning in various institutions.