What is GATE, JEE Main, BITSAT, MHT CET, UPSEE, KEAM

Appearing in engineering entrance exams this year? Know all the basic details about GATE, JEE Main, BITSAT, KEAM, MHT CET, and UPSEE here.

Since long, engineering has been the most sought after programme among Indian youth after completing their Higher Secondary or Intermediate (10+2) education. To pursue their dream of becoming an engineer, lakhs of students appear in national-level, state-level, and university-level exams held across the country every year. These engineering entrance exams provide platform for all aspirants to get admission into government and private institutions in India.

Qualifying Undergraduate entrance exams like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, BITSAT, MHT CET etc. and postgraduate entrance exams like GATE ensure applicants’ enrollment to a university or institute for quality higher education and brighter future. These exams act as a gateway to the premier engineering institutes IITs, NITs and IIITs. To know about top engineering entrance exams in India, read the full article.

What is GATE? Know GATE full form and other details

Full form of GATE is Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). The exam is conducted every by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) jointly on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. Qualifying GATE paves way for students to pursue postgraduate and doctorate level courses in India’s top institutes and universities.

GATE 2020 will be conducted for 25 subjects (also referred to as “papers”). As per the GATE 2020 schedule, the exam will be conducted on 1, 2, 8, and 9 February, 2020. The GATE examination centres are spread in different cities across India, as well as, in six cities outside India. GATE 2020 registrations will begin from September 3, 2019 and last till September 24. Candidates aspiring for exam must fulfill all the GATE 2020 eligibility conditions before registering for the exam. The examination would be purely a Computer-based Test (CBT).

What is JEE Main? Know JEE Main full form and other details

Full form of JEE Main is Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main. It is a national level undergraduate engineering entrance exam conducted for admission to BTech or BE programmes offered by 31 NITs, 25 IIITs and 28 CFTIs. Also, JEE Main is the qualifying test for JEE Advanced through which candidates get admission to 23 IITs. From 2019 onwards, JEE Main is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) twice in a year i.e. January and April.

As per JEE Main schedule, January 2020 exam will be conducted on January 6-11 and April 2020 exam will be conducted on April 3-9. JEE Main 2020 registrations for January session will held from September 2 to September 30, 2019 and that of for April session will held from February 7-March 7, 2020. All aspirants must adhere to the NTA prescribed JEE Main 2020 eligibility criteria before appearing for the exam. The examination would be purely a Computer-based Test (CBT).

What is BITSAT? Know BITSAT full form and other details

Full form of BITSAT is Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test. It is a computer-based online test for admissions to Integrated First Degree programmes of BITS Pilani campus, K K Birla Goa campus and Hyderabad campus. BITS Pilani is India's top ranked non-government institute (as per QS BRICS, QS Asia and QS India 2019 rankings). It is also among the six Institutes of Eminence, as announced by MHRD, Government of India.

BITSAT 2020 schedule will be announced by the institute along with the official admission notification. It is expected that the BITSAT 2020 admission forms will be made available online from the first week of January next year. Interested candidates can check the BITSAT 2020 eligibility conditions to be fulfilled at the time of registration.

What is KEAM? Know KEAM full form and other details

Full form of KEAM is Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical. It is an entrance exam conducted by Commissioner of Entrance Examination (CEE) every year for admission to professional degree courses in Kerala. KEAM is probably the only entrance test in India that is conducted by a State Government directly.

KEAM 2020 exam dates will be announced by CEE along with the official admission notification and in-detail prospectus. It is expected that KEAM 2020 admission forms will be made available online from the first week of February next year. Interested candidates can check KEAM previous year question papers to understand the difficulty level of the exam.

What is MHT CET? Know MHT CET full form and other details

Full form of MHT CET is Maharashtra Common Entrance Test. It is conducted annually by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Maharashtra, for admission to undergraduate degree courses of Engineering, Pharmacy, and Agriculture streams in various college across the state. Earlier the test scores were also used for admissions to medical degree courses but after introduction of NEET, the same has been scrapped.

MHT CET 2020 Exam dates will be announced by the DTE along with the official admission notification and in-detail prospectus. It is expected that MHT CET 2020 admission forms will be made available online from the first week of January next year. Interested candidates can check previous year MHT CET 2020 cut off.

What is UPSEE? Know UPSEE full form and other details

Full form of UPSEE is Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Exam. The entrance exam is conducted by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University Uttar Pradesh for degree level engineering institutions and other professional courses.

UPSEE 2020 application forms are likely to be available from the third week of January next year. Interested candidates can check UPSEE previous year question papers to understand the difficulty level of the exam.

FAQs regarding Engineering Entrance Exams in India

Q. How many entrance exams are there for engineering in India?

A. There are over 50 engineering entrance exams in India. Candidates can get all the details related to major exams above. Details of all the exams are available on shiksha.com.

Q. What are some major entrance exams for B Tech?

A. JEE Main 2020 is the national level undergraduate engineering entrance exam. Other than that, candidates can also appear in the exams like BITSAT, MHTCET, UPSEE, AP EAMCET, TS EAMCET and many others.

Q. Is it necessary to give an entrance exam for engineering?

A. Different colleges have different criteria for checking the eligibility of students to the BTech programme. Candidates have to appear and qualify any of the engineering exams (as prescribed) for admissions.

Q. How many types of engineering exams are there?

A. Engineering entrance exams in India are, National-level, State-level, Univerity-level and Institute-level.

Q. Which is the toughest engineering exam in India?

A. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is one of the toughest engineering entrance exams in the world which has a success rate of around 1 in 45.

Q. What is the salary after BTech?

A. The salary of an engineer (fresher) is around 2.0 lakh to 3.0 lakh annually.

Q. Is MHT CET easier than JEE Main?

A. MHT CET is a little bit easier than JEE Main.

Q. Is JEE Main compulsory for B Tech?

A. No, it is not mandatory to give JEE Main exam for Admission to BTech. There are many institutes that accepts the score of other engineering entrance exam as well. But if a candidate wants to take admission in colleges like NITs, IITs etc. then JEE is mandatory.