BITSAT-2018
A Computer Based Online Test for Admission to Integrated First Degree programmes of BITS, Pilani, 2018-19
The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani is an all India Institution declared as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. Admissions to all the Integrated First Degree programmes of BITS, Pilani, at Pilani campus, Goa campus, and Hyderabad
Campus for the academic year 2018-19 will be made on the basis of a Computer based Online Test conducted by BITS, Pilani. This test will be referred to as ‘BITS Admission Test –2018’, in short as BITSAT-2018 hereafter in this document. 1.Integrated First degree programmes to which admissions will be made on the basis of BITSAT-2018:-
(i) at BITS, Pilani –Pilani Campus:
B.E.: Chemical,Civil,Computer Science,Electrical and Electronics,Electronics & Instrumentation,Mechanical, Manufacturing.
B.Pharm.;
M.Sc.: Biological Sciences, Chemistry,Economics,Mathematics,Physics and
M.Sc.: General Studies.
(ii) at BITS, Pilani –K. K. Birla Goa Campus:
B.E.: Chemical, Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical.
M.Sc.: Biological Sciences,Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics.
(iii) at BITS, Pilani –Hyderabad Campus:
B.E.: Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Manufacturing.
B.Pharm.;
M.Sc.: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics,Mathematics, Physics.
Note: Final list of degree programmes offered at three Indian campuses for the academic year 2018-19 will be made available at the BITS admission website, by 1st of May 2018.
Eligibility for BITS:
(i) For admission to all the above programmes except B.Pharm.:Candidates should have passed the 12th examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and adequate proficiency in English.
(ii) For admission to B.Pharm.: Candidates should have passed the 12th examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and adequate proficiency in English. However candidates with PCM may also apply for Pharmacy program. Admissions to all the programmes are subject to the conditions given below:
The candidate should have obtained a minimum of aggregate 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects (if he/she has taken Mathematics in BITSAT) or a minimum of aggregate 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects (if he/she has taken Biology in BITSAT) in 12th examination, with at least 60% marks in each of the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/ Biology subjects.
Only Students who are appearing for 12th examination in 2018 or who have passed 12th Examination in 2017 are eligible to appear in the BITSAT-2018
test.
If a candidate has taken more than one attempt in 12th class or its equivalent, only his latest performance is considered, provided this attempt has been for the full component of subjects/courses prescribed.
Students who have passed 12th examination in 2016 or earlier are NOT eligible to appear in BITSAT-2018. Students who are presently studying in BITS at any of its campuses are not eligible to appear in BITSAT-2018.
Admissions will be made purely on merit. The merit position of the candidate for admission will be based on the score obtained by the candidate in the BITSAT
-2018. However, their eligibility for admission is subject to fulfilling the requirement of minimum marks in 12th examination, as mentioned above.
Direct Admission to Board Toppers:
In the past, admission process of the Institute always ensured guaranteed admission to all the students who obtained first ranks in their respective board examinations.
This has given a very vital input of highly meritorious students from all over India. First rank students of all the central and state boards in India for the year
2018 will be given direct admission to the program of their choice, irrespective of their BITSAT-2018
score as per the eligibility criteria mentioned above. Further details about this scheme will be available at BITS admission website by 1st of May 2018.
Details of BITSAT-2018: ‘Computer Based Online test’ means the candidate sits in front of a computer and the questions are presented on the computer monitor and the candidate answers the questions on the computer through the use of keyboard or mouse. Each computer is connected to aserver, which prepares the question set and delivers it to the candidate on the computer.
This is unlike the traditional paper-pencil based test, which is generally offered on a single day to all candidates. BITSAT-2018
will be offered over a period of time and the candidate can choose the Center, the Day and Time of his/her convenience to take the test, as
described in the later sections.
BITSAT-2018
Test Format:BITSAT-2018
will be of total 3-hour duration (without break). The test consists of four parts:Part I:Physics
Part II:Chemistry
Part III:
(a) English Proficiency and
(b) Logical Reasoning
Part IV:
Mathematics
or Biology (For B.Pharm candidates)
All questions are of objective type (multiple choice questions); each question with choice of four answers, only one being correct choice. Each correct answer fetches 3 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark(-1mark).No marksare awarded for questionsnot attempted. While the candidate can skip a question, the computer will not allow the candidate to choose more than one option as correct answer.
There will be 150 questions in all. The number of questions in each part is as follows:
Subject
Part I= Physics
Part II=Chemistry
Part III=(a) English Proficiency (b) Logical Reasoning
Part IV=Mathematics/Biology (For B.Pharm)
There is no time limit for individual parts of the test. The candidate can go back and change any of his/her answers among the 150 questions.
If a candidate answers all the 150 questions (without skipping any question), the candidate will have an option of attempting 12 (twelve) extra questions, if there
is still time left. These extra questions will be from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biologyonly; four questions from each part. Further, once the candidate has opted for extra questions, he/shecannot go back for correction of any of the earlier answered 150 questions.
The questions are so designed that a good student will be able to answer 150 questions in 180 minutes. The extra questions (a maximum of 12) will give a chance to highly meritorious candidates to score higher. However, candidates should keep in mind the fact that there is negative markingfor wrong answers and any attempt to answer the questions by pure guessing of the answers is not likely to have any advantage, but may result in a reduction in
the total score. The questions will be selected at random from a large question bank. Different candidates will get different question sets. An expert committee will ensure that the question sets are of comparable difficulty level, content, question type etc. In this matter, the decision of the
expert committee will be final and binding on the candidate.
All the questions and instructions of the test will be in English only.
Candidates should bring a pen for the purpose of rough work, signing etc. Blank sheets for rough work will be provided, if required. Calculators and logarithmic tables are not allowed in the test centers.
Candidates are not allowed to bring any other personal belongings such as mobiles.
Each candidate who registers for BITSAT-2018 will be instructed to download a ‘Hall Ticket’.
Candidates with the hall ticket only will be allowed inside the Test centers. All centers are closely monitored for security reasons and candidates’ identity and activities will be recorded Vusing web cameras and/or closed circuit TV camerasfitted in the test centers. Candidate’s finger print and photograph
will be taken at the time of the test (BITSAT-2018) and will be matched at the time of admissionat particular BITS campus.
Anyone violating the rules of the test center will not be allowed to continue with the test and will automatically be disqualified.
BITSAT-2018 Syllabus:
The BITSAT-2018 test will be conducted on the basis of NCERT syllabus for 11th and 12th class. The detailed syllabus is given in the Annexure. Candidates may refer to the NCERT textbooks for the contents. A sample test demon strating the features of BITSAT-2018 will be made available to the registered candidates at the BITS admission website on which he/she can practice as many times as desired
Test Centers for BITSAT-2018:
In order to facilitate a large number of students all over India to participate in BITSAT-2018,apart from Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses of BITS where it is expected that a large number of students will take the test, the Institute is also planning to offer the tests at dedicated test centers in several other cities. The planned test centers are in the following cities:
- Agra
- Hyderabad Campus of BITS
- Pune
- Ahmedabad
- Hyderabad City
- Raipur
- Allahabad
- Indore
- Rajahmundry
- Bangalore
- Jaipur
- Ranchi
- Bhopal
- Jalandhar
- Roorkee
- Bhubaneswar
- Jammu
- Siliguri
- Chandigarh
- Jamshedpur
- Surat
- Chennai
- Jodhpur
- Tirupati
- Coimbatore
- Kanpur
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Delhi
- Kolkata
- Vadodara
- Dubai Campus of BITS(International Center)
- Lucknow
- Vijayawada
- Ghaziabad
- Mumbai
- Visakhapatnam
- Goa Campus of BITS
- Nagpur
- Agartala
- Gorakhpur
- Nasik
- Mangalore
- Gurgaon
- Noida
- Udaipur
- Guwahati
- Patna
- Kohima
- Gwalior
- Pilani campus of BITS
The candidate can choose the centers from within India or Dubai. If a candidate chooses centers within India, he/she will be asked to give three preferences and will be allotted one out of these three.
If a candidate chooses Dubai as a center, he/she will not be asked for any other center preference and will be allotted Dubai centeronly.
The final list of test centers in India and the operating days at each center in India and Dubai will depend on the number of applicants and their preferences and will be announced only after all the applications are received and candidates will be informed of the same through
BITS admission website, so that the candidates can choose their date and slot for the test as per their convenience and availability of slots in
any of these centers.
Important dates and deadlines:
Deadline to apply online for BITSAT-2018: 13th March2018 (5.00pm)
Revision/editing (online) in the application form by candidates: 15th–19th March 2018
Test center allotment and announcement to candidates: 21st March 2018
Candidates to reserve Test date and slot: 23rd March–5thApril 2018
Candidates to download the Hall tickets with instructions: 12th April–10th May 2018
- BITSAT Online tests: 16th May –31st May 2018
- Apply for admission with 12th marks andPreferences: 1stMay –18th June 2018
- Admit list and Wait list announcement: 20th June 2018
How to apply for writing BITSAT-2018
Interested candidates should register their names for BITSAT-2018 by applying in the prescribed application form online.Complete the application form online at http://www.bitsadmission.com
and pay the prescribed fees. Also take the printout of the filled-informfor your future reference.
The prescribed fee for BITSAT-2018 is Rs.2950/- (two thousand nine hundred fifty) for male candidates and Rs. 2450/-(two thousand four hundredfifty) for female candidates.
If a candidate chooses Dubai as a test center the application fee for both male and female candidates will be same and will be US $70 (or Indian Rs.
4500/-).
Details for payment of fees are available at the admission website while applying online.
Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2018 online along with the fee payment is 5.00pm on 13th March 2018 (Tuesday).
Those who register for the test and reserve test dates have to download the ‘Hall ticket’, alongwith instructions, from BITS admission website as per the schedule given earlier. The tests will be conducted during 16th May –31st May 2018.
Procedure for Applying for admission to BITS:
In addition to applying and appearing for BITSAT-2018, candidates have to also apply for admission to BITS giving details of their 12th marks and preferences to different degree programmes offered at three Indian campuses of BITS. The prescribed application form for admission, the detailed application procedure, details of academic flexibilities such as Dual Degree, Transfer etc;
admission modalityand the final list of Degree programmes offered will be made available at the BITS admission website, by 1stMay 2018.
The completed application form with the required application fee has to be submitted online at the BITS admission site on or before 5.00pm on 18th
June 2018.
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