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 The Vellore Institute of Technology has announced the dates for Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) 2017 for taking admission to the Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programmes. The application form for VITEE- 2017 will be available from the second week of November 2016.

About the exam

The exam is a computer based test (CBT) held in centers across India and abroad. Questions are based on the specified syllabus with options to attempt papers either in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English (PCME) or Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English (PCBE). Those who clear the exam with merit will be called for the counselling process later.

Eligibility

  • Candidate appearing in PCME  is eligible for all the 18 BTech Engineering programmes.
  • Those appearing in PCBE (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English) is eligible for only three BTech Bio-stream Engineering programmes.
  • Candidates whose date of birth falls on or after July 1, 1995 are eligible to apply for VITEEE-2017.
  • They should have secured 60 per cent aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology in the qualifying examination Class XII (10+2). The average marks obtained in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology (PCM / PCB) in Class XII should be 50 per cent for the SC/ST & North Eastern State.

Exam pattern

The test consists of objective-type multiple-choice questions and has three parts. Part I will be on Physics, part II on Chemistry, part III on Mathematics or Biology and part IV on English. There will be no negative marking for wrong answers.

The duration of the entrance examination will be of 2 hours 30 minutes.

Exam will be conducted three sessions per day — 9 am – 11.30 am, 12.30 pm – 3 pm and 4 pm – 6.30 pm. The number of examination days in a particular centre is based on the total number of application registered in that centre.

Important dates

The application form will be available from the second week of November 2016. VITEEE will be conducted from April 5 to 16, 2017.