Joint Entrance Exams Orissa

Orissa JEE, the common entrance test to take admission for various courses like engineering, medical, pharmacy, MBA, MCA and Architecture in various colleges and universities in Orissa. Orissa JEE 2013 held on 12th May, 2013 (Sunday). The application form is issued during February and last date for filling application is till end of March through post and online. Acknowledgment card will be dispatched to candidate by Mid April, 2013.

Orissa JEE Engineering Entrance Exam

In the year1979, Rourkela Engineering College (REC) conducted a joint entrance exam (JEE) for the students of Orissa to take admission into various courses. At that time, there are only two engineering colleges- REC and University Engineering College (UEC), Burla are offering engineering courses. From 2003, the face of Orissa JEE has changed, when Biju Pattnaik University and Technology (BPUT) had taken over the charge of its governing body.

Now, there are more than thirty engineering colleges and five to six deemed universities offer engineering courses. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Sambalpur University and Berhampur University and North Orissa University are offering engineering courses by giving admission through Orissa JEE.

ELGIBILITY FOR ORISSA JEE :

• An applicant should pass or appear the 10+2 exam by CHSE, Orissa or any equivalent exam with Physics and Mathematics as the main subject.
• An applicant must have 18 years or above in order to appear the test.
• Generally, an engineering degree or bachelor of technology (B. Tech) is a four year program with various specializations including civil engineering, Telecomm, Computer Science and Information Technology.
• Engineering entrance exam covers all papers including Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry and most of the questions are objective type. The test is for around two and half hours and has negative mark also for wrong attempts.
• The admission process starts just after the announcement of results and as per the rank basis. Those scores high and have a good rank can get a seat in a top notch engineering college or in a university.