Wednesday, 6 May 2015

PESSAT 2015 Eligibility Criteria

PES Scholastic Aptitude Test 2015 is conducted by PES University for the aspirants who are seeking admission in various under graduate and Post Graduate courses in PES University. For B.Tech courses entrance test will be held in various test centers and for the rest of courses entrance test will be held in Bangalore only. The PESSAT 2015 entrance test will be held from 2nd May 2015 to 20th May 2015.

PESSAT 2015 Eligibility

  • Mandatory Educational Qualifications
  1. In order to appear for PESSAT, applicants must have scored at least 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Maths in class 12th or equivalent( For reserved category applicants the percentage criteria is 50% in class 12th or equivalent.
  2. Applicant must have studied physics, maths and chemistry as their major subjects in class 12th
  • PESSAT 2015 Age limit
Candidates who want appear for PESSAT 2015 must be above 17 years and below 25 years of  age.
  • PESSAT 2015 Nationality
The applicant must be a citizen of India in order to apply for PESSAT 2015.
Applicants are advised to check the eligibility criteria thoroughly before applying for PESSAT 2015.If   any lapse is found while scrutiny candidate’s application is liable for rejection.

NATA 2015 Eligibility Criteria & Participating Colleges

The Council of Architecture (COA) is the conducting body of National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) 2015 for admission into Bachelor Degree Programme in Architecture in all recognized institution at Government, Government-aided, Private Unaided, University Departments, Deemed Universities of India. The test is conducted throughout the year at various part of the country. NATA 2015 is conducted to measure the level of candidates in aptitude in the field of Architecture.

NATA 2015 Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidates who have cleared SSC (10) or can appear for the NATA
  • Candidates who have passed 10+2 or its equivalent with at least 60% in aggregate and cleared NATA 2015 are eligible for admission in B. Arch.
  • Candidates must have mathematics as a main subject in 10+2
  • NATA score shall be valid for a period of two years from the year in which one appeared
  • During admission process, candidates should be mentally as well as physically fit
  • There will be no direct lateral admission is applicable at any year/stage of B.Arch. course based on any qualification

NATA 2015 Participating Colleges

NATA 2015 is examination for admission into architecture courses in various Institute of India.  The exam is conducted across the country. The following table presents the participating colleges with its seat allotment.
Name of Partcipating CollegeNumber of Seat
School of Planning & Architecture85
Faculty of Architecture, College of Engineering40
School of Architecture CSI Institute of Technology80
Sri Venkateswara College of Architecture120
S.A.R. College of Architecture20
ANU College of Architecture & Planning80
Deemed to be University Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh80
Masterji College of Architecture80
Vaishnavi School of Architecture & Planning80
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management80
Maestro School of Planning and Architecture80
Deccan School of Planning & Architecture40
Varaha College of Architecture & Planning40
School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Studies80
J.B.R. Architecture College40
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada80
M.R.K.College of Architecture40
Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Sciences University40
Guwahati College of Architecture80
Royal School of Architecture Betkuchi40
Faculty of Architecture National Institute of Technology, Bihar40
International Architecture Research Academy (IARA40
Department of Architecture Birla Institute of Technology, Bihar40
Ambedkar Institute of Architecture40
Faculty of Architecture National Institute of Technology, (Chattisgarh)62
Dignity College of Architecture, Chattisgarh40
Chandigarh College of Architecture40
School of Planning & Architecture, Delhi122
College of Architecture, Vastu Kala Academy, Delhi80
Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia80
University School of Architecture & Planning Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi80
MBS School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi120
K.R.Mangalam School of Architecture & Planning, Delhi80
Goa College of Architecture40
Faculty of Architecture, M. S. University of Baroda40
Faculty of Architecture Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology University, Gujarat40
D.C. Patel School of Architecture Arvindbhai Patel Institute of Environmental Design, Gujarat80
Faculty of Architecture Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, Gujarat80
College of Architecture Sardar Vallabhai Patel Institute of Technology, Gujarat80
Vyavasay Vidya Pratishthan’s Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, Gujarat60
School of Architecture, Vadodara Design Academy80
Institute of Architecture, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University40
Shri Gijubhai Chhaganbhai, Patel Institute of Architecture, Interior Design and Fine Arts, Gujarat80
Grow More School of Architecture, Gujarat40
Anant Institute of Architecture, Gujarat80
School of Design and Architecture Navrachana University, Gujarat40
Parul Institute of Architecture and Research, Gujarat80
ITM School of Architecture Art and Design, Gujarat120
Shantaben Manubhai Patel School of Studies, Gujarat40
Institute of Design, Environment & Architecture, Gujarat40
Bhagwan Mahavir College of Architecture, Gujarat80
L.J. School of Architecture, Gujarat80
Raman Bhakta School of Architecture, Gujarat40
Institute of Architecture, Gujarat40
Laxmi Institute of Architecture, Gujarat40
Kalol Institute of Architecture & Design, Gujarat80
Venus Institute of Design & Architecture, Gujarat40
Faculty of Architecture National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur40
Faculty of Architecture Birla Institute of Technology, Jharkhand40
School of Architecture & Landscape Design, Faculty of Engineering, Jammu and Kashmir40
School of Architecture, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering  Karnataka40
Faculty of Architecture, National Institute of Technology Calicut40
Sir J.J. College of Architecture80
Faculty of Architecture and Design, College of Engineering & Technology40
Piloo-Mody College of Architecture Ajay, Binay Institute of Technology80
Faculty of Architecture, Malviya National Institute of Technology Rajasthan40
School of Architecture & Planning, Anna University Tamil Nadu80
Department of Architecture & Planning,  Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee30
Faculty of Architecture, Zakir Hussain College of Engineering & Technology, UP24

NATA Cutoff 2015

NATA 2015 cutoff is the minimum marks or rank required for admission into the Architecture courses in India. NATA 2015 Cutoff will vary according campus wise.  Council of Architecture will publicly announce and disclose the cutoff list of NATA 2015 by the month of September 2015. Those candidates who score more than or equal to cutoff marks will be considered for admission into 5 year Bachelor of Architecture in various campuses. Candidates can check their cutoff on the official website of NATA 2015.
Candidate should score 40% (80/200) for consideration of admission into first year B.Arch. programme
NATA 2015 Cutoff will depend on following factors:
  • of candidates appeared in the NATA 2015 Entrance Exam
  • Difficulty level of question paper
  • Last year NATA Cutoff list
  • Number of Seats available in each campus
  • Performance of the candidates in the Exam

NATA 2015 Exam Centres


NATA 2015 is a national level test. Council of Architecture conducts NATA 2015 across the country at all institutes/schools/colleges of Architecture including Government, Government-aided, Private Unaided, University Departments, and Deemed Universities.
  • Firstly candidates need to register and avail the NATA 2015 Appointment Voucher from the selected NATA 2015 Test Centre.
  • Candidates may select any test centre from the list according to their convenience
  • Candidates have to select and schedule the exam date at their selected exam centre according to the provided list of the NATA 2015 Exam Centres and test slot availability.
UluberiaMangloreHapurVasad
DurgapurHyderabadMeerutRajkot
KanpurGuwahatiMoradabadPatan
SaharanpurVijayawadaIGhaziabadHimmatnagar
GorakhpurVisakhapatnamDehradunBaddi
LucknowPatnaDindigulShimla
Greater NoidaDelhiTrichyGurgaon
MathuraPanajiVirudhunagarSonepat
BulandshahrVadodaraChennaiRohtak
AgraAhmedabadKarurKARNAL
MuzaffanagarVallabh VidyanagarKanyakumariAmbala
BareillySuratCoimbatoreFaridabad
SalemHisarGharuanMysore
NagapattinamJhajjarAmritsarBapror
VillupuramHassangarhMandigobindgarhPhagwara
TiruchirappalliBallabgarhRoparRajpura
ErodeRanchiMohaliBathinda
KomarapalayamRas Al KhaimahCuttackBhubaneswar
OotyDubaiBhopalGwalior
ThanjavurBangloreJabalpurIndore
Krishnagiri / HosurHubliPanvelPune
RamanathapuramBijapurNagpurRaigad
JaipurTumkurJalgaonAmravati
UdaipurBelgaumThaneWardha
LoniSangliAurangabadSolapur
GondiaKolhapurPalakkadAkola

KEAM 2015 Exam Centres

KEAM 2015 Entrance Examinations will be held at the selected venues in all Districts in Kerala State,Mumbai, New Delhi and Dubai. No request for change in KEAM 2015 exam centre will be entertained.

KEAM 2015 Exam Centres: Districts in Kerala:

AlappuzhaKollamPathanamthitta
ErnakulamKottayamThiruvananthapuram
IdukkiKozhikodeThrissur
KannurMalappuramWayanad
KasaragodPalakkad

KEAM 2015 Exam Schedule

KEAM 2015 exam will be conducted at selected venues as per the followingschedule and time:
KEAM 2015 Engineering Entrance Examination:
DateTimePaper
April 20, 2015 (Monday)10.00 am to 12.30 pmPaper I – Physics & Chemistry
April 21, 2015 (Tuesday)10.00 am to 12.30 pmPaper II – Mathematics

KEAM 2015 Medical Entrance Examination:
DateTimePaper
April 22, 2015 (Wednesday)10.00 am to 12.30 pmPaper I – Physics & Chemistry
April 23, 2015 (Thursday)10.00 am to 12.30 pmPaper II – Biology

KEAM 2015 Exam Pattern

KEAM 2015 Exam is conducted by Commissionerate of Entrance Examinations (CEE). KEAM Entrance Examinations forEngineering and Medical & Allied courses will be conducted separately, each test with arelative weightage of 5:3:2 in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in Engineering EntranceExamination and in Biology, Chemistry & Physics for Medical Entrance Examination.
  • KEAM 2015 exam will be objective type with Multiple Choice Questions and based on single response.
  • For each question, five options would be given.
  • Each Paper will have 120 questions
  • Each Paper will be of two and a half hours duration.
  • There are negative marking.

KEAM 2015 Papers for the Engineering Entrance Examination:

Paper IPhysics and Chemistry
Paper IIMathematics
The Candidates will have to appear for Paper I – Physics & Chemistry and Paper II -Mathematics of Engineering Entrance Examination for admission to B.Tech. (Agri.Engg.), B. Tech. (DSc. & Tech.) and B.Tech.(Food Engg.)courses.

KEAM 2015 Papers for the Medical Entrance Examination:

Paper IPhysics and Chemistry
Paper IIBiology

The Candidates will have to appear Paper I – Chemistry & Physics and Paper II – Biology of Medical Entrance Examination for admission to the Veterinarycourses and Agricultural courses.
Note: The Candidates wishful of being considered for Medical & Allied courses and EngineeringCourses will have to write both papers of the Medical Entrance Examination as well asEngineering Entrance Examination.

KEAM Marking Scheme

In KEAM 2015 Exam pattern, it has negative marking. For each correct answer, the candidates will be awarded four marks, and for each incorrect answer, one mark will be deducted from the total score in KEAM Engineering and MedicalEntrance Examinations.