SMEAT

Yes, there are seat reservations available for students. There is an intake of 180 students per year for B.Tech programme, out of which 50% seats are reserved for the students with state of eligibility as Manipur and the rest 50% seats are for the students of other states of India. For admission to this Institute, students have to qualify JEE (Main).

Candidates are often confused about how much percentile is required for NIT, the minimum mark to get admission in NIT through JEE Main has to be around the 85-95 percentile. At the same time, the candidates must feature among the top 15,000 - 20,000 ranks range to get admission to the top NITs.

With a JEE Main rank between 25000 and 50000 as a good rank and with this rank, you can secure a seat in NITs.

Yes, the Central University of Punjab adheres to the Government of India's required seat reservation policy. The university abides by the government's reservation regulations put forth for several groups. The following are typical reservation categories:

Scheduled Castes (SC): A portion of the available seats are set aside for students who fall under this category. The purpose of this reservation is to encourage social inclusion and equity.

Scheduled Tribes (ST): Students from Scheduled Tribe communities are given priority for a specified number of seats. This reservation intends to give students from underserved native tribes options.

Seats are reserved for pupils from non-creamy layer Other Backward Classes (OBC) in accordance with government regulations. This reserve guarantees that students from socially and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds are represented and have access to opportunities.

Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): The Central University of Punjab also offers reservations to students who qualify as EWS. This reservation was established to aid students from low-income families who might not fit into typical reservation categories.

Institute reserves 15% seats for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribe (ST) and 27% seats for OBC (Non Creamy) candidates respectively in each programme for regular seats.

3% seats are reserved for differently abled candidates in each programme for regular seats as per the Persons with Disability Act 1995. Such candidates should submit the disability certificate issued by medical board notified by State / Central authority certifying their disability as 40% or more.

10% seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) as per MHRD office memorandum number 12-4/2019-UI dt. 17/01/2019. (As per MHRD office memorandum number 12-4/2019-UI dt. 17/01/2019 regarding Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS), candidates who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and whose family has gross annual income below Rs. 8 lakh (Rupees eight lakh only) are to be identified as EWSs for benefit of seat reservation in FDDI Admissions 2023.)