How to get Admission in Engineering College after 12th.pdf

Learn about the requirements, eligibility, application process, and entrance exams for engineering colleges after completing your 12th grade.

1. Theenrollmentofstudentspursuingscienceeducationintheir12thgradeorits
equivalentisnotablyhighinIndia.AsignificantproportionofIndianstudentsaspire
tobecomeengineerswellbeforecompletingtheir12th-gradeexaminations.Their
motivationsforthiscareerpathvary;somearedrivenbyadesiretoinnovate,while
othersaimtosecurehigh-payingengineeringpositions.
Nonetheless,asubstantialnumberofstudentslackadequateguidance,rendering
themuncertainabouttheadmissionprocessforengineeringcollegesafterthe12th
grade.Consequently,manymaylosefocusormissvaluableopportunitiestogain
admissiontoprestigiousinstitutions.Thisresultsinthesquanderingofprecioustime
thatcouldbebetterutilizedinpreparingfortheadmissionprocess.Thoselacking
awarenessareill-equippedtocontendwiththefiercecompetitionofentrance
exams,makingthemsusceptibletoelimination.
Toaddressthisissue,wehavecompiledanextensiveguideonhowtosecure
admissioninanengineeringcollegefollowingthe12thgrade.
ScopeofEngineering:
Beforedelvingintotheadmissionprocess,itisessentialtograspthescopeof
engineering.Engineeringcomprisesnumerousspecializations,offeringawidearray
ofcareeroptionsforprospectivestudents.Graduatesfromreputableinstitutionscan
pursuecareersnotonlyinIndiabutalsoabroad.Theyareoftenofferedlucrative
salarypackagesduringcampusplacements,withesteemedcompaniesconsistently
recruitingfreshengineeringtalenteachyear.
Therearemorethan20engineeringspecializationsavailable,withsomeofthe
popularonesincluding:
-CivilEngineering
-ChemicalEngineering
-ComputerScienceandEngineering
-AeronauticalEngineering
-ElectronicsEngineering

2. -MechanicalEngineering
-NuclearEngineering
-MarineEngineering
-MiningEngineering
AdmissioninEngineeringCollegeafter12thorEquivalent:
Variousengineeringcollegesemploydifferentadmissionprocedures.Most
commonly,studentsarerequiredtoundertaketheJointEntranceExamination(JEE)
Maintogainadmissiontoengineeringcolleges.Someinstitutionsacceptafewother
entranceexams,whileothersrelysolelyonone.
Admissionbasedonentranceexams:
TheJEEMainisthemostwidelyacceptedengineeringentranceexamforboth
nationalandstate-levelcolleges.Somestatesconducttheirownengineering
entranceexamsforadmission.Certaincollegesreserveseatsforstudentswhohave
takennational-levelentranceexams,whileothersreserveseatsforthosewhohave
completedstate-levelentranceexams.
Admissionwithoutentranceexams:
Privatecollegesofferseatsunderthemanagementquotatostudentsseekingdirect
admission,circumventingtheneedtoqualifyinanentranceexam.However,
studentsgainingadmissionthroughthisroutearerequiredtopaysubstantially
higherfeesthanthoseadmittedviaentranceexams.
Admissionthroughthecentralizedadmissionprocesswithoutentranceexams:
Somestatesdonotconductcommonentranceexamsandadmitstudentsbasedon
their12th-gradescores.Thisprocessisknownascentralizedadmission.

3. EntranceExamsforAdmissioninanEngineeringCollege
after12th:
Thereareprimarilytwotypesofengineeringentranceexams:nationalleveland
statelevel.Differentstatesconductvariousentranceexamsforengineering.
Studentswhoqualifystate-levelexamscangainadmissiontocollegeswithintheir
respectivestates.
Studentswhoachieveahighrankinnational-levelengineeringentranceexams
havetheopportunitytosecureadmissionanywhereinIndia.Prominent
national-levelentranceexamsinclude:
-JEEMain
-JEEAdvanced
-KalingaInstituteofIndustrialTechnologyEntranceExamination(KIITEE)
-VITEngineeringEntranceExamination(VITEEE)
-BirlaInstituteofTechnologyandScienceAdmissionTest(BITSAT)
BothJEEMainandJEEAdvancedareregardedasthemostchallengingand
competitiveentranceexamsinIndia.Everyyear,morethan10lakhaspirantssitfor
eachexam,butthereareonlyalimitednumberofseatsavailableinthetopcolleges
throughoutthecountry.JEEMainandJEEAdvancedareadministeredbydifferent
bodies,withJEEMaingrantingaccesstonationalcollegesandJEEAdvanced
specificallytotheIndianInstitutesofTechnology(IITs).
Certainprestigiousuniversitiesconducttheirownentranceexamsanddonot
acceptscoresfromothercommonentranceexams.Studentsaspiringtoattend
theseuniversitiesmustsitfortheirrespectiveentranceexams.

4. EligibilityforAdmissioninanEngineeringCollegeafter
12th:
Althoughdifferentinstitutionsacceptdifferententranceexams,theeligibilitycriteria
forstudyingengineeringareconsistentthroughoutIndia.Tobeeligibleforan
engineeringprogram,astudentmustmeetthefollowingqualifications:
-Successfulcompletionofthe12th-gradeexaminations.
-Aminimumpercentageof50%inthe12th-gradeexams.
-Abackgroundinmathematics,physics,andchemistryduringthe11thand12th
grades.
-Forthoseinterestedinbiomedicalengineering,abackgroundinbiologyduringthe
11thand12thgradesisalsorequired.
ApplicationProcessforAdmissioninanEngineering
Collegeafter12th:
Oncetheresultsoftheentranceexamsarereleased,theengineeringadmission
processcommences,whichisconducteddifferentlybyvariousauthorities.
ForstudentswhohavequalifiedintheJEEMainexam,thefollowingstepsare
necessarytocompletetheadmissionprocess:
1.RegisterfortheJointSeatAllocationAuthority(JoSAA),whichmanagesa
centralizedadmissionprocess.
2.Attendthecounselingsessiontoselectthecollegeforwhichtheyqualifyand
completethefeepayment.
3.Submitverifieddocumentstofinalizetheadmissionprocess.
Studentswhohaveappearedforstate-levelentranceexamsmustfollowasimilar
processconductedbythestateauthorities.Evencollegesadmittingstudentsbased

5. on12th-grademarksrequireadherencetoasimilarprocessconductedby
respectiveauthorities.Itisimportantforstudentstoremembertoregisterfor
counselinginthecentralizedadmissionprocess.
Studentswhohavenottakenanyentranceexamsandseekadmissiontoan
engineeringcollegefollowingthe12thgradecandosobyvisitingthecollege's
websiteandsubmittingaseparateapplicationform.Alternatively,theycan
completetheadmissionprocessbyvisitingthecollegeinpersonandpayingthe
requisitefeesdirectly.However,itshouldbenotedthatthefeesforsuchdirect
admissionsaresignificantlyhigher.
Thecompetitionforadmissiontoengineeringcollegesfollowingthe12thgradeis
fierce.Asaresult,manystudentsdedicatethemselvestoachievinghighrankingsin
entranceexams.Somemayevenoptforadditionalcoachingafterthe12thgradeto
enhancetheirchancesofgainingadmissiontoprestigiousinstitutions.Students
aspiringtostudyengineeringmustbepreparedtoworkdiligentlyinordertoexcelin
thishighlycompetitivefield.