Exam

As per the Carnegie Mellon University admission requirements, any standardized test such as ACT or SAT is not mandatory but they are highly recommended to have an edge against other applicants. 

Other than the above mentioned requirement, below are the rest of them: 

• Must hold a high school or equivalent from an accredited institution
• Must provide English Language Proficiency exam score of any (TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo DET)
• Provide other supporting documents
• Must submit two professional recommendations
• Submit an essay (maximum 500 words)

Mathematics does not usually form part of the UGC NET subject list since this subject comes under the domain of the CSIR NET (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - National Eligibility Test). The CSIR NET is a specifically held test on the subject of sciences along with Mathematical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences. UGC NET on the other hand is principally subjects on Humanities, Social Sciences, Languages, Commerce and other non-science subjects and are targeted to be eligible as Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship in the respective subjects.

NTSE NCERT temporarily discontinued the scheme and no official NTSE exam was conducted in 2024 at all levels (including Hyderabad) by NCERT. A certain examination date of some states was tentative or delayed. But there were debates and chances that the plan would restart in 2025 and may still serve students who have missed out. It is also important to check the updated and correct information available through an official NCERT site on the condition of the scheme of NTSE.

No, as a rule, in case you pass the BITSAT exam in CSE in 2025 audience of BITS Goa, the offer of admission is valid only during the academic year 2025-2026. BITS Pilani (including the Goa campus) usually will not allow the candidates to defer the offered admission to the next year (2026). In a case you reject the 2025 offer, you would be required to re- sit BITSAT in the year 2026 and repeat the entire process of application to obtain a position in 2026-2027 academic year. The best deferral policies are always indicated in the official BITS admission brochure and which are more precise and up to date.

According to the feedback of both experts and students, the JEE main 3rd April 2025 Shift 2 paper was, in general, regarded as of a moderate to difficult level. Chemistry ranked highly as the tougher part because the questions are unpredictable and many times time consuming, Physics was moderate, and Mathematics was also moderate but moment consuming and thought-provoking with difficult computations. Generally, it was slightly more demanding as compared to the morning of the same day and with regards to the January 2025 session.

In case you crack BITSAT 2025 and get an offer of Admission to CSE then, in most cases, you are offered admission of the running year (2025-26). The policy of deferring the admission to the next academic year in BITS Pilani is normally absent. In case you rebuff the offer then you would have to re-take the BITSAT exam in 2026 and redo the admission process. The policies on deferrals are always pegged on the official BITS admission bulletin, which is revised regularly.

You should go to the official web portal of NTA JEE Main (jeemain.nta.nic.in) to see your JEE Main result. Search the link which reads, "View JEE Main Result" or "Scorecard." They will ask you to type in your application number, date of birth (or password) plus a security pin. Once you fill these details, your result with your NTA percentile scores in every subject and aggregately will be shown. You can print out a copy of your scorecard in the future as it is not sent.