Rescheduled AIEEE

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) 2011 is rescheduled from 24.04.2011 to 01 May 2011.

All India Candidates in Maharashtra Engg Colleges

Eligible candidates from Outside Maharashtra State (OMS) and seeking admission to Engineering Degree courses in Unaided Private Institutes should take the MHT-CET 2011 scheduled on 12th May 2011.

They will be admitted by the Engineering colleges directly under the Institute level quota.

Government of Maharashtra shall conduct a single combined “Common Entrance Test” MHT-CET-2011 for all Health Sciences, Engineering and

Pharmacy degree courses for the academic year 2011-2012. The said Common Entrance Test will be held on Thursday, 12th May 2011.

CAP: Dates Extended

The dates for submitting the application forms for admission to First Year BE in Maharashtra through Centralized Admissions Process (CAP) have been extended. The previous last date was 01 July 2010. The date has been extended to 06 th July 2010. The candidates will have to upload the information i.e. submit the form online, take a print out and submit the print out in ARC by 06 th July 2010.
There are around 290 colleges and 91,000 seats in First Year BE in Maharashtra to choose from.

New IITs

The government has established 8 new IITs.

The sites for six IITs are finalized.

Andhra Pradesh: Medak

Bihar: Bihta

Orrisa: Khurda

Madhya Pradesh: Indore

Punjab: Ropar

Himachal Pradesh: Mandi

For IIT at Rajasthan, State Government had proposed Kota as the possible location, however, this was not accepted by the Union Government.

The State government has identified the location for IIT, Gujrat. The proposal is still in pipeline.

A new engineering college located in Nagpur has advertised in local dailies.

The college has been permitted by AICTE and seeks candidates for admission to I BE in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering under Institute level quota.

Each branch will have an intake of 60.

Very little information is available on the website of the college at www.wbsnagpur.org. It shows the information about society that runs the college and the intake of each branch.

All other pages are "Under Construction".

No details are available regarding

the number/percentage of seats for Institute level quota.

the affiliation of college to any university/deemed to be university,

the location of

and whether the college will admit students through Centralized Admission Process (CAP) of Government of Maharashtra.

If yes, then the ode number of the college.

The college is probably located at "Nagpur Ghorpad, Kamptee, NAGPUR 441001" as per the address given on the website.

For more information, a toll free number is mentioned as 1 800 209 9727.

Watch out for more information about the college.

CAP Autonomous Admissions Commence

The admissions to six autonomous institutions in Maharashtra starts on 29th July 2010. The candidates with merit numbers from 1 to 250 will be counselled in the morning session while those from 251 to 500 will be admitted in the afternoon session.

Happy engineering!!!!!!!!!!

Best of luck!!!!

CAPCAI: Autonomous Colleges in Maharashtra

Applications are invited from eligible candidates of Maharashtra State for four year degree courses in Engineering/Technology by CENTRALISED ADMISSION PROCESS THROUGH COUNSELING FOR AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTES (CAPCAI) for the academic year 2010-2011.

The participating institutes are:
1. College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), Pune
2. Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT),Mumbai
3. Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, (VJTI), Mumbai
4. Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, (SGGSIET),Nanded
5. Walchand College of Engineering, Vishrambag, Sangli
6. Vishwakarma Institute of Technology,Pune


The details of minimum qualification required are given at the following link.

http://www.coep.org.in/admdocs/fybtech/201011/Admission_Notification_2010.pdf

Here are the requirements:
1. The candidate must have scored 150 out of 300 marks (i.e. 50% marks)at HSSC (State Board or CSBE) examination in Physics, chemistry and Mathematics.
2. He must have scored a minimum 110 marks out of 200 marks in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics added together at MH-CET 2010.

For candidates in reservation quota, the requirements are as below:
1. The candidate must have scored 135 out of 300 marks (i.e. 45% marks)at HSSC (State Board or CSBE) examination in Physics, chemistry and Mathematics.
2. He must have scored a minimum 100 marks out of 200 marks in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics added together at MH-CET 2010.

The sale of Information booklet and application form will cost Rs 600.00 for General candidates and Rs. 400.00 for candidates from reservation quota, and will be available from 11th June 2010 to 21st June 2010.

MH T CET 2010

For admission to I year of Engineering and Medical courses in colleges of Maharashtra, MH-T-CET 2010 will be held on 6th May 2010.

Exam Centres: All district places in Maharashtra

IIT Rajasthan location decided?

Jaipur: Congress leaders have at last converged to settle their discrepancy over the site to be chosen for setting up an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Rajasthan.

"Jodhpur is the deemed location for the IIT while Udaipur will get the IIM", said an official from the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry.

According to sources, a five-member HRD ministry team, headed by Ashok Thakur, the Additional Secretary in HRD Ministry, is expected to arrive in Rajasthan today to authenticate the anticipated IIT-Rajasthan and IIM sites.

"Although, the Ministry has already decided on the locations, the committee's visit is only a regulation", the sources added.

A brawl among the Congress leaders as well as with the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) over the location has been an impediment for classifying a site for IIT-Rajasthan, which has been operational from IIT-Kanpur.

Rajasthan was the only state out of the seven proposed new IIT states where the issue was still pending to be resolved.

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh and Former CM Vasundhara Raje had already announced the upcoming of the IIT in the state.

PhD Admissions at IIT Gandhinagar

PhD Admissions

Ph.D. degree will be available in the Engineering disciplines of Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical; in Science disciplines of Chemistry and Physics and Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines of Economics/Finance, English, Sociology, Philosophy.
Eligibility: One of the following in appropriate areas:

A. First class or equivalent Master’s Degree in Engineering / Technology (55% for SC/ST)

B. A First class Master’s degree (55% for SC/ST) in Science or a first class in Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (55% for SC/ST).

C. A First class Master’s degree (55% for SC/ST) in Arts/Commerce OR a first class in Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (55% for SC/ST).

Candidates meeting the above mentioned requirement must also fulfill one of the following additional requirements :

Valid GATE score
CSIR / UGC / NBHM / DBT award
Minimum 2 years of professional work experience.

Application procedure: Application forms for admission to Ph.D. Programme can be obtained & submitted throughout the year. Such applications will be processed from time to time. Candidates can mention upto THREE disciplines (in order of preferences) in one application form. For further choices, if any, additional forms may be used. Those who are applying for multiple disciplines are required to submit as many sets of complete application materials.

Along with the Application form, candidates are required to submit:
a) Statement of Purpose Form
b) Recommendations Letters (At least Two)

Application form along with formats for Statement of Purpose (SoP) and Letters ofRecommendations can be downloaded from http://www.iitgn.ac.in/phd.htm

Along with application material each applicant is required to submit a Demand Draft of Rs.300/- (Rs.150/- for SC/ST candidates) drawn in favour of “IIT Gandhinagar at IIT Bombay” and payable at State Bank of India, IIT Powai branch. A candidate applying for more than three disciplines have to submit additional draft. Please indicate your name, email address, category & discipline(s) in which you are applying on the reverse side of the Demand Draft.

Please mail the completed application form and attached documents to the following address in a big size envelope (27 cm x 20 cm) without folding the application materials. The envelope should be marked “PhD Application for Discipline”.

Dean (Academic Programme),
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar,
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Campus,
Chandkheda, Visat‐Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India – 382424

Additionally, a filled-in/scanned electronic copy of your application form should be emailed to phd.application@iitgn.ac.in. Mention “PhD Application for Discipline” in the email subject line.
Email : phd.application@iitgn.ac.in
Further details can be taken from: Webpage: http://www.iitgn.ac.in/phd.htm
Phone: 079 - 2397 2583;
Fax: 079 - 2397 2586
Address: Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Campus, Chandkheda, Visat-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India- 382424.
Last date of submission of Forms: 10th November, 2009

IITs, engineering colleges may start joint counselling

New Delhi: In order to ensure that engineering seats don't fall vacant after the selection procedure is over, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other leading engineering colleges have started "informal discussion" for initiating common counselling.

The process of allotting students' seats is popularly known as counselling in engineering colleges. Currently IITs take students through Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and others through an All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE).

"The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry is keen on such a proposal. There was some informal discussion as well," an IIT director told sources on Thursday, while requesting anonymity.

Authorities said the effort will solve the problem of a number of seats going vacant after the selection procedure is over. Many students seek admission to more than one institute as they sit through separate counselling in quest of the best institute.

The director said that this does not mean that JEE and AIEEE will merge. "It's all about keeping the counselling a single affair to reduce seats going vacant."

On Wednesday, all IIT directors had a meeting with HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, who had assured them that their demand for a better pay packet will get due attention.

"We are not going to divulge any details right now. But for sure, we are happy," the director added.

IITs across India had staged massive protests in their campuses and had taken mass casual leaves to highlight their demand last month. IANS

NICMAR 2010 admissions announced

NICMAR is a leading educational Institute run by the Indian construction industry. NICMAR is an autonomous, non-government, non-profit academic body, incorporated in India as on September 1983 as a ‘Society’ and a public charitable ‘Trust’. It is recognised by Government of India as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - SIRO.

Visit NICMAR India website www.nicmar.ac.in for information about Academic Programmes including distance learning courses, Admission Procedures and Campuses.

Admission Schedule for 2010 announced by NICMAR.
The application forms can be procurred from NICMAR offices or can be downloaded from website. The last date of submission of application forms is December 01, 2009.

ON CAMPUS FULL TIME POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES...

PGP ACM : Post Graduate Programme in Advanced Construction Management

Two-year, full time, residential Programme for degree holders, offered from Pune, and Hyderabad.
This is a flagship campus studies course of NICMAR started with UNDP/ILO technical assistance. Syllabus developed with cooperation of MIT, USA. This unique two year programme trains techno-managers for the construction industry and value leading to career prospects.

PGP PEM : Post Graduate Programme in Project Engineering and Management

Two-year, full time, residential Programme for degree holders, offered from Pune.

Projects growing in size and complexity are creating enormous need for professionally educated, Project Engineers and Managers capable of meeting the increasing demand in Engineering, Execution and Management of the multidisciplinary projects in Mechanical, Electrical, Petroleum and Chemical fields along with Telecom, Pharmaceutical, Automobile, Services and other sectors. This two year full time Post Graduate programme programme aims at developing professional project managers with the skills to solve the multifaceted project management problems of all these business sectors.


PGP REUIM : Post Graduate Programme in Real Estate And Urban Infrastructure Management

Two-year, full time, residential Programme for degree holders, offered from Pune.

The PGP REUIM is the newest addition to the NICMAR academic programme portfolio. The inter-disciplinary PGP REUIM builds upon the concepts and methodologies of management, engineering, architecture, law, information technology, urban economics and behavioural sciences to combine theory with practice.

Admissions to 10 New NITs from 2010-2011

17 September 2009
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved the setting up of 10 new National Institutes of Technology (NITs). This will take the total count of NITs across the country to 30.

The new NITs will come up at Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Goa (which will also cater to UTs of Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep), Puducherry (which will also cater to Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Sikkim, Delhi (which will also cater to Chandigarh) and Uttarakhand.

The process for setting up of these new NITs will start in 2009-10 with formation of their respective societies, constitution of their Board of Governors, appointment of Directors, etc.

The admissions in these new NITs will be made from the academic session 2010-11 and NITs will start classes either in campuses taken on lease or temporarily in mentor NITs.

Work for construction of campuses for these new NITs will also be initiated subject to the land being provided free of cost by the concerned States/UTs. The process of setting up will be completed over a period of five years.

The new NITs are being setup so as to cater to the needs of States/UTs which do not have NITs as of now. This will meet a long standing demand of these States/UTs. These Institutes will be covered under the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 making them institutions of national importance, which will ultimately help in addressing the aspirations of people especially of the North East region where 6 new NITs are to be established.

The new NITs will be able to provide high quality education to many of the bright students from these States/UTs, as 50% of the seats are to be filled from the eligible students from these States/UTs.

Many of the States/UTs where these new NITs are being opened, especially those in North East are lacking in national level technical institutions.

This will bring such states from the North East in the main stream of the technical education.

The new approved NITs have been categorized under two Schemes, as Scheme "A" consisting of proposed NITs at Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Goa, Puducherry and Sikkim and Scheme "B" consisting of approved NITs at Delhi and Uttarakhand.

Each of the NIT under scheme A will be established at a cost of Rs.250 crores while each of the NIT in scheme B will be set up at a cost of Rs.300 crores. Total project cost is Rs.2600 crores.

During 11th Plan the expenditure will be of the order of Rs.540 crores and for the year 2009-2010 expenditure will be of the order of Rs.50 crores.

Main beneficiaries will be the students from the States/UTs which at present do not have NITs as seats will be earmarked for such students in these NITs along with seats earmarked to be filled on all India merit basis.

Presently there are 20 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), located at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Hamirpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Rourkela, Silchar, Srinagar, Surat, Surathkal, Tiruchirapalli and Warangal.
Seventeen of these NITs were earlier known as regional Engineering Colleges (RECs). These RECs were set up as joint and co-operative ventures of the Central and State Governments with an aim to meet the increased demand for technically qualified manpower.

In 2003, the seventeen erstwhile Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) were rechristened as National Institution of Technology (NITs) and taken over as fully funded institutes of the Central Government and granted deemed university status. Subsequently, Bihar College of Engineering, Patna; Government Engineering College, Raipur; and Tripura Engineering College, Agartala, were also converted into NITs in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively.

NITs are governed by National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 which came into force w.e.f. 15th August 2007. The NIT Act 2007 declares these NITs as institutions of national importance.

50% of the seats in NITs at Under Graduate level are filled from the eligible students of the State where the NIT is located. Remaining seats are filled on all India merit basis. However, Students of States/UTs which are not having NITs have complained being at a disadvantage, though this Ministry if compensating such States/UTs by way of allocating supernumerary seats in NITs.

To address this problem, MHRD has proposed to set up new NITs, provision for which is available in the 11th Five Year Plan, so as to cater to the needs of non-NIT States/UTs.

GATE 2010 Announced

GATE 2010 will include both ONLINE and OFFLINE examinations as per the following details:

ONLINE Examination : Examination using computers where the candidate will select the correct answer out of four options with the help of keyboard and mouse for TF : Textile Engineering and Fibre Science and MN : Mining Engineering
OFFLINE Examination : Examination in the usual manner as in the previous years where the candidate will mark the correct answer out of four options in an Optical Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble.

The question papers will be in English only.

IMPORTANT DATES
Commencement of: sale of Information Brochure and Application Form/ Online Application Form submission Tuesday Sept 22, 2009

Last date for issue of Information Brochure and Application Form :
1) by post from GATE Offices Tuesday Oct 20, 2009
2) at bank counters Wednesday Oct 28, 2009
3) at GATE office counters Friday Oct 30, 2009
Last date for :
1) Submission of Online Application Form (website closure) Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 (18:00 hrs)

2) Receipt of completed Offline/ Online Application Form at respective zonal GATE Office Tuesday Nov 03, 2009

Date of the examination :
1) Computer based ONLINE Examination for TF and MN paper from 09.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs Sunday Feb 07, 2010

2) OFFLINE Examination for all papers except TF and MN from 09.30 hrs to 12.30 hrs Sunday Feb 14, 2010

Announcement of results Monday Mar 15, 2010
More Information about the GATE 2010 available on http://www.gate.iitb.ac.in/gate2010_website/

AIEEE 2010 Date Announced25th April 2010

All India Engineering Entrance Examination AIEEE 2010
AIEEE 2010 will be held on 25th April 2010 (Sunday)

All India Engineering Entrance Examination AIEEE exams are conducted for Admission to Undergraduate Engineering Courses & Architecture (including Planning) programmes at the undergraduate level at NITs & IIITs. AIEEE is conducted by CBSE. The All India Engineering Entrance Examination offered 9,000 seats in 117 institutions, namely 18 National Institutes of Technology, 15 Deemed Universities and 79 other technical institutions, including 3 other govt. funded institutions and 2 state Universities through this examination. Almost all unaided colleges (around 230 in number) in Maharashtra State have reserved seats for candidtaes with AIEEE score.

AIEEE Offered Various Opportunities in Engineering and architecture field for all eligible candidate who want to take admission in B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch/B.Planning for academic year 2010.

Courses offered after AIEEE 2010
B.E./B.Tech
B.Arch/B.Planning

Eligibility Criteria for AIEEE 2010
The Candidate who want to apply for All India Engineering Entrance Examination should have passed 12th or Equivalent from a recognized Board/University with a minimum aggregate of 50 % marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Appearing in 10+2 final or equivalent examination may also apply for AIEEE
The candidate must between 16-24 of Ages

Pattern of examination for AIEEE 2010
Pattern of BE/BTech
3 hours having objective questions from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with equal weightage from each subject.
In AIEEE is a negative marking of 1/4th marks also for incorrect answers.
Pattern of B.Arch/B.Planning
The Entrance Exam will be of 3 hours having three parts: Mathematics, Aptitude test and Drawing test.

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Second Round of CAP allotment

The DTE has announced the allotment of Second round in CAP.
Please check the allotment by proviing the Application ID and roll number at http://dte.org.in/result/webmodules/MHTCET2009EnggAllotment/frmAskApplicationIDnSeatNo.aspx

Second Round of CAP of DTE

THe DTE has announced the second round of admissions under Centralized Admissions Procedure (CAP) for First Year BE in the session 09-10. The seats falling vacant after the first round can be claimed in second round. The detailed list of available vacancies is available on www.dte.org.in/fe09
The options for second round will start from 03 Aug 2009 and will continue till 06 Aug 2009. The candidates can submit minimum 01 and maximum 30 options for second round. If the candidtae is alloted a seat against his preference from 01 to 15, (s)he will have to take the admission. For candidates getting allotment between 16 to 30 of their preferences, can either take the alloted seat or wait for third round.
Same is true for both types of seats... SEEE and AIEEE..

Best of luck.