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BITSAT 2010 : Selection Procedure
Date of Examination :
10th May to 10th June 2010.
Form Details :
Application.
| DESCRIPTION |
DATE |
| Last date to apply for BITSAT-2010 |
30th January 2010 |
Test center allotment and announcement
to candidates |
by 15th February 2010 |
Candidates to reserve Test dates |
18th Feb to 10th
March 2010 |
Candidates to download the Hall
tickets with instructions |
10th April – 30th
April 2010 |
BITSAT Online tests |
10th May to 10th
June 2010 |
Candidates to apply for admission
with 12th marks and
preferences to Degree programmes |
20th May to 30th
June 2010 |
Admit List and Wait List announcement |
1st July 2010 |
Interested candidates should register their names for BITSAT-2010
by applying in the prescribed application form in one of the
following modes.
Online Application:
Complete the application form Online at http://www.bitsadmission.com
and take the print out of the filled form. The completed
application form along with the prescribed fees of Rs. 1000/-
(Rs. 500/- for female candidates) should be sent to Admissions
Officer, BITS, Pilani – 333 031. Details for payment of
fees are available at the website while applying online
OR
Obtain the application form by post from the under-mentioned
by sending a request on plain paper giving the
candidate’s name, and gender with complete postal address,
accompanied by a crossed demand draft for
Rs. 1100/- (Rs. 600/- for Female candidates). This amount includes
the prescribed fees and Rs. 100/- towards
postal and handling charges. The form will be sent by Speed
Post / Registered Post. Requests by post will
be accepted only till 21st January 2010. Demand drafts
should be drawn in favour of ‘Birla Institute
of Technology & Science’ payable at State Bank of
India, Pilani (code: 11309) Or State Bank of
Bikaner & Jaipur, Pilani (Code: 10398) or UCO Bank, Vidya
Vihar, Pilani (Code: 0150) Or ICICI Bank,
Jhunjhunu
(Code: 0799)
In addition to applying for and appearing in BITSAT-2010, candidates
have to also apply for admission to BITS giving
details of their 12th marks and preferences to different
degree programmes offered. The prescribed
application form(s) for admission, the detailed application
procedure and the final list of Degree programmes
offered will be available at the BITS website, by 20th
May 2010.
Completed application forms for BITSAT-2010 and for admission
are to be sent by registered post/speed post
or personally submitted to the under-mentioned so as to reach
him before the announced deadlines to “The
Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani – 333 031, Rajasthan”.
Eligibility Criteria :
Admission to all the programmes is subject to the conditions
given below.
For admission to any of the above Integrated First Degree Programmes,
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. Further the candidate should have obtained
a minimum of aggregate
80% marks in Physics,
Chemistry and Mathematics subjects in 12th examination,
with at least 60% marks
in each of the Physics,
Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects and should have adequate
proficiency in
English.
Students who are appearing for 12th examination in
2010 or who have passed XII Examination in 2009
only are eligible to appear in the BITSAT-2010 test.
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.
To be eligible for admission under the 'Direct admission to
Board toppers' scheme, the candidate should be the topper from
the science stream having taken Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
subjects in 12th. To identify the topper, the following
criteria will be adopted.
- Has taken Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects in
12th and
- Has obtained the highest aggregate percentage of marks in
12th among all the students who have taken
Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects in 2010 from the
Board. For the purpose of calculating the
aggregate
percentage, the aggregate marks should include the marks of
Physics, Chemistry, and
Mathematics subjects
in addition to other subjects which are required to pass the
12th examination from
the Board
under consideration. Further, the Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
subject marks should be
included in the aggregate,
irrespective of whether the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
subjects are
identified as main/optional/elective
in his marksheet(s).
- Applicants under the scheme should attach documentary proof
in support of their claim, along with the 12th
mark sheet and a letter from the Board declaring
the candidate as the topper in the specified stream. The
Institute will also make efforts to get these data
from the different boards on its own. In all cases, the
Institute will be guided by the data provided by
the concerned Board. In cases where for a particular
board, the data available before the deadline is insufficient
or inconclusive, the admission committee may
decide not to make any offer under the scheme for that specified
Board. In all such cases, the decision of
the
Vice chancellor will be final and binding on the applicants
Examination Pattern :
BITSAT is a computer based online test of total 3-hour duration
(without break).
| DATE OF EXAMINATION |
PART |
SUBJECTS |
No. OF QUESTIONS |
DURATION |
10th May
to
10th June 2010 |
I |
Physics |
40 |
3 Hours |
| II |
Chemistry |
40 |
| III |
(a) English Proficiency |
15
|
| (b) Logical Reasoning |
10 |
| IV |
Mathematics or Biology |
45 |
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, Mathematics
only; four questions from each part. Further, once the candidate
has opted for extra questions, he cannot 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.
Scoring and negative marking:
- There will be 150 questions in total and each correct answer
fetches 3 marks, while each incorrect answer has
a penalty of 1 mark. No marks are awarded for not attempted
questions.
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