Saturday, May 4, 2013

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Admissions-2013


Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
“Declared as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956”
Valiamala P.O., Thiruvananthapuram – 695 547, INDIA

Bachelor of Technology Admissions-2013
Online application portal:
admission2013.iist.ac.in
Opening Date : 20th May 2013 (10.00 AM)
Closing Date : 10th July 2013 (11.30 PM)

IIST offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programmes in three branches, namely
(i) Aerospace Engineering
(ii) Avionics and
(iii) Physical sciences.
The total number of seats for the B.Tech Programmes in IIST for the academic year 2013-14 is 156. The seat matrix for different programmes is as follows:
B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering : 60
B.Tech. in Avionics : 60
B.Tech. in Physical Sciences : 36

ELIGIBILITY FOR B.TECH. ADMISSION
Candidates must make sure that they satisfy ALL the eligibility criteria described below for applying for admission to B.Tech Programmes in IIST.
Citizenship
Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply for admission in IIST.
Date of Birth
Candidates belonging to General category (GEN) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories must have been born on or after October 1, 1988. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PD) categories must have born on or after October 1, 1983.
The date of birth as recorded in the high school/first Board /or its equivalent will be accepted. If the certificate does not mention the date of birth, candidate must submit an authenticated document from competent authority indicating the date of birth at the time of Counselling.
Qualifying Examination (10+2 or Equivalent)
Candidates seeking admission to IIST should have passed their Qualifying Examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects of the curriculum.
Candidates belonging to GEN and OBC categories must secure an aggregate of at least 70% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) in the qualifying examination and those belonging to SC/ST/PD should have an aggregate of at least 60% marks in PCM subjects in the qualifying examination.
The qualifying examination should be any of the following:
(i) The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi; Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE), New Delhi, etc.
(ii) Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
(iii) Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
(iv) Vocational Higher Secondary Examination.
(v) Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
(vi) Any Public School/Board/University examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
(vii) General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
(viii) High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
In case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination at an earlier level.

JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced) – 2013 Examinations
Candidates should appear for the Joint Entrance Examination (Main)-2013 conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi to qualify themselves to appear for Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)-2013 conducted by IITs and secure the minimum prescribed category-wise marks in JEE (Advanced)-2013 as given below:-
a. General Candidates (GEN): At least 20% marks in aggregate and at least 5% marks in each of the three subjects (Physics Chemistry and Mathematics).
b. Other Backward Community – Non Creamy Layer OBC (NCL) Candidates:
At least 18% marks in aggregate and at least 4.5% marks in each of the three subjects (Physics Chemistry and Mathematics).
c. SC, ST & PD Candidates: At least 10% marks in aggregate and at least 2.5% marks in each of the three subjects (Physics Chemistry and Mathematics).
(Please note that the marks secured by the candidate in JEE (Advanced)-2013 examination will be used ONLY for deciding his/her eligibility for admission to IIST and NOT for preparing IIST Admission Rank List See Section 7 for more details).

RESERVATION OF SEATS
As per the reservation policy of Government of India applicable to Central Educational Institutions (CEI), candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed criteria. These categories and the corresponding percentage of reservation are as given below:
(i) Scheduled Castes (SC) : 15%
(ii) Scheduled Tribes (ST) : 7.5%
(iii) Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) : 27%
(iv) Persons with Disabilities (PD) : 3% (Horizontal Reservation)
Benefit of reservation under SC/ST/OBC shall be given only to those castes/tribes which are recognized by the Government of India and are included in the respective central list published by the Department of Personnel and Training.

IIST ADMISSION RANK LIST
Candidates who are desirous to join B.Tech Programmes in IIST must apply separately for admission to IIST by registering at the online application portal admission2013.iist.ac.in IIST Admission Rank list will be generated only for those candidates who have registered online for the admission to IIST and satisfying all the eligibility criteria prescribed in Section 5 of this Information Brochure. Rank list will be based on their position in the All-India Rank list (including category rank) prepared and published by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). CBSE prepares All-India rank list giving 60% weightage to the score in JEE (Main) examination and 40% weightage to the normalised score in Class 12th qualifying examination and is expected to be published by 7th July, 2013. Please visit http://www.jeemain.nic.in  for more details about the CBSE All-India rank list.

ONLINE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO B.TECH PROGRAMMES IN IIST
Online application portal admission2013.iist.ac.in will be open from 10:00 AM (IST) on 20th May 2013 till 11:30PM (IST) on 10th July 2013.
For online registration of the application, the candidate should have access to a computer, a laser printer and Internet connection. They should also have their JEE (Main)-2013 Roll Number, JEE (Advanced)-2013 Roll Number and a valid email id.

Registration Fee
Candidates should register their application only through online portal admission2013.iist.ac.in and Download/Print the Challan to remit the registration fee as given in the table below:
Category Registration Fee
Male candidates in GEN and OBC Rs. 600/- (Six Hundred only)
Female candidates in GEN and OBC Rs. 300/- (Three Hundred only)
All SC, ST, PD candidates Rs.300/-(Three Hundred only)
The payment is to be made in any one of the branches of State Bank of India (SBI) or Union Bank of India (UBI), using a Challan that has been downloaded / printed from the website on successful completion of Online Registration. The Registration fee is nonrefundable.

Last Date for remitting the Registration fee is 12th July, 2013

For NRI Candidates: Candidates residing abroad can remit the Registration fee through Demand Draft (DD) issued by any bank outside India. The Demand Draft for the amount mentioned above should be drawn in favour of “THE REGISTRAR, IIST” payable at THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA. Candidates are requested to write the Name and Registration Number on the back side of the Demand Draft (DD) and send to The Chairman, B.Tech. Admissions-2013, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Valiamala (P.O.), Thiruvananthapuram-695547 Kerala, India. This is a special facility extended to Indian nationals residing abroad alone. Any Demand Draft issued from a bank within India will
NOT BE ACCEPTABLE.

How to register Application online for Admission.
Read the eligibility criteria (Section 5) carefully before registering online for Admission.
Visit the online application portal admission2013.iist.ac.in follow the instruction given in the portal and fill all the details in the online application form.
 After submitting all the information, Download/Print the Challan/NRI Payment Form and remit the Registration Fee.
Enter the Bank Transaction Details by logging into the online application portal using Registration Number and Password.
Upload the scanned image in PDF/JPEG format of the Institute copy of Challan countersigned by Bank.
OR
Send the Institute Copy of Challan countersigned by the designated Bank through SPEED POST to Chairman, B.Tech Admissions-2013, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Valiamala (P.O.), Thiruvananthapuram-695547, Kerala, India.
Last date for receiving the Institute Copy of the Challan (in original) at IIST is 15th July, 2013.

For NRI Candidates:
Write your Name & Registration Number on the back side of the Demand Draft. Send the Demand Draft along with Institute Copy of “NRI Payment form” by POST to Chairman, B.Tech Admissions-2013, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Valiamala (P.O.), Thiruvananthapuram-695547, Kerala, India.

Last date for receiving the Demand Draft at IIST is 15th July, 2013.

IMPORTANT DATES
Online registration of application opens 20th May, 2013 (10 a.m.)
Online registration of application closes 10th July, 2013 (11:30 p.m.)
Last date of remitting Registration fee 12th July, 2013
Last date of entering payment details by the candidate in the online application portal 15th July, 2013
Last date of uploading the scanned image (PDF/JPEG) of the Institute copy of Challan
OR
Last date of receipt of Institute Copy of Challan at IIST by SPEED POST
For NRI Candidates: Last date of receipt of Demand Draft & Institute copy of the NRI
payment form at IIST by POST 15th July,2013
Date of publishing Admission Rank List. 19th July,2013
Announcement of date and venues for Counselling.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Chairman
B.Tech Admissions-2013
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Valiamala (P.O.)
Thiruvananthapuram - 695547
Kerala, INDIA
Help Line: 0471-2568477, 2568478
Website: www.iist.ac.in

Students who wish to apply are advised to download and read information provided in the  IIST B.Tech Admission 2013 Information Brochure. 

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