Monday, 15 April 2013

BITSAT elligibility criteria


Eligibility:

 

 

For admission to any of the above Integrated First Degree Programmes, candidates should
have passed the 12
class examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State
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board  or  its  equivalent  with  Physics,  Chemistry,  and  Mathematics.  Further  the  candidate
should  have  obtained  a  minimum  of  aggregate  75%  marks  in  Physics,  Chemistry  and
Mathematics  subjects  in  12
examination,  at  least  60%  marks  in  each  of  the  Physics,
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Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects and should have adequate proficiency in English.
Only  Students  who  are  appearing  for 12
examination  in 2013  or who  have  passed
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12
Examination in 2012 are eligible to appear in the BITSAT-2013 test.
If a candidate
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has taken more than one attempt in 12
class or its equivalent, only his latest performance is
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considered,  provided  this  attempt  has  been  for  the  full  component  of  subjects/courses
prescribed. Students who have passed 12
examination in 2011 or earlier are NOT eligible
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to  appear  in  BITSAT-2013.  Students  who  are  presently  studying  in  BITS  at  any  of  its
campuses are not eligible to appear in BITSAT-2013.
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-2013. However, their
eligibility  for  admission  is  subject  to  fulfilling  the  requirement  of  minimum  marks  in  12
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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 2013 will be given direct admission to the
program of their choice, irrespective of their BITSAT-2013 score as per the eligibility criteria
mentioned above. Further details about this scheme will be available at BITS website by 20
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May, 2013.
3.  Details of BITSAT-2013:
‘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 a
server, 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-2013 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-2013 Test Format:
 
 
BITSAT-2013 will be of total 3-hour duration (without break). The tes t consists of four parts:
Part I   :  Physics
Part II  :   Chemistry
Part III  :   (a) English Proficienc y and     (b) Logical Reasoning
Part IV  :   Mathematics
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 marks  are
awarded for questions not attempted. While the candidate can skip a question, the computer

 

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