Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)

BITS First Degree Admission Notice 2014

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) have invited applications for admission to the Integrated First Degree Programmes for 2014-15 from those who have appeared for BITSAT 2014 and satisfy the eligibility conditions for admission to Integrated First Degree Programmes of BITS.

The Programmes offered at Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad Campuses of BITS include the BE (Hons), MSc (Hons), MSc (Tech) and B Pharm (Hons) Programmes. The Integrated First Degree Programmes to which admissions will be made on the basis of BITSAT-2014 are the following.

Pilani Campus: B.E (Hons.): Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Manufacturing; B.Pharm.(Hons.); M.Sc (Hons.): Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics and M.Sc (Tech.): General Studies

Goa Campus: B.E (Hons.): Chemical, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical. M.Sc (Hons.): Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics

Hyderabad Campus: B.E (Hons.): Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Manufacturing; B.Pharm (Hons.); M.Sc (Hons.): Biological Sciences, Chemistry; Economics, Mathematics, Physics.

For admission to all the Integrated First Degree programmes, applicants should have passed the 12th examination of 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State board or its equivalent with adequate proficiency in English. Except for admission to B.Pharm.(Hons.) the applicants should have Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects. For admission to B.Pharm.(Hons.), candidates should have Physics, Chemistry and either Biology or Mathematics as subjects.

Candidate should have obtained a minimum of aggregate 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (if he/she has taken Mathematics in BITSAT) or a minimum of aggregate 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (if he/she has taken Biology in BITSAT) in 12th examination, with at least 60% marks in each of the Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics / Biology.

Those, who have appeared in BITSAT-2014 and are interested in admissions, should submit application forms with marks of Class 12 and programme preferences, before 30th June 2014, online. Online application is to be submitted at http://bitsadmission.com/fd/.  

The form will have three parts. Part I will display the personal details of the applicant. Part II will require the student to fill in the marks of Class 12, subject wise. Part III will require the candidates to fill in the choices of Programmes in the order of preference. A remittance of Rs250/- will have to be made. Application fee can be paid in one of the different modes available.

Payment can be made by all credit cards issued by Master and Visa or by debit Cards issued by VISA of Andhra Bank, Axis Bank, Barclays Bank, Canara Bank, City Union Bank, Corporation Bank, Deutsche Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, IOB Bank, Kotak bank, Standard Chartered, SBI, Syndicate bank, Federal Bank, Karur Vysya Bank and GE Money financial services.

Payment can be made through Net Banking service of Allahabad Bank,Axis Bank,Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait,Bank of Baroda,Bank of India,Bank of Rajasthan,Citi Bank,City Union Bank,Corporation Bank,Deutsche Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank,Federal Bank,HDFC Bank Retail,ICICI Bank,IDBI Bank,Indian Bank,Indian Overseas NetBanking,Karnataka Bank,Oriental Bank Of Commerce,South Indian Bank, Standard Chartered Bank,State Bank of India,Union Bank of India,Vijaya Bank or Yes Bank.

Payment can be made by cash at all ICICI bank branches as per the list given at

http://www.bitsadmission.com/fd/FDAPPLY/brouchers/ICICIBankBranches.pdf.  While Filling the BITSAT Application form online, applicant should choose the Payment option ‘Payment by cash at ICICI bank branches through Challan’.  On selecting this option, an online fee payment challan will be automatically generated. Applicant should take a printout of this challan, sign at the designated places and take this challan to any of the ICICI Bank branches and remit the amount in cash. The bank will note down a bank transaction no on the challan, sign and stamp at two parts of the challan. The bank will keep the ‘Bank copy’ part of the challan for their records and return the ‘Student Copy’ to the applicant. Applicant should keep the student copy with him/her for records. Applicant should attach a photocopy of the same along with the printout of the application form to be sent to BITS.

The filled form along with the prescribed fees of Rs.250/- and other enclosures are to reach Dean, Admissions, BITS, Pilani -333031, by 5 pm on 30th June 2014.

Candidates have to fill only a single application form for seeking admission to all the degree programmes offered at Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses. The candidate’s order of preference for different programmes offered at Pilani, Goa, and Hyderabad campuses of the Institute is processed through computer software and the offers are made accordingly. This may take a few iterations and at each stage, the status is made available to the candidates at the Institute’s website www.bitsadmission.com.

The merit position of all eligible candidates (those who have appeared in BITSAT-2014 and have submitted application form for admission in the prescribed format with 12th marks, preferences and the required fees) will be prepared on the basis of their total scores in BITSAT-2014. When the BITSAT score of two candidates are the same, those with higher score in Mathematics/Biology in BITSAT will be placed higher in rank. If the tie still exists, then their scores in Physics in BITSAT will be considered for separating them. Further tie is eliminated using their scores in Chemistry in BITSAT. Finally, their PCM total marks in 12th examination will be considered for their separation.

Dual degree for students of M.Sc. (Hons.) programmes: To meet the ambitions of the students who could not get admission to B.E. (Hons.) programmes, the Institute has created facilities by which any student who is admitted to M.Sc. (Hons.) programmes is accommodated in a dual degree scheme for a second degree in B.E.(Hons.) programmes. This assignment is made by competition on their performance at BITS at the end of first year, separately in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses. Requirements of both the degrees are structured to be completed normally in five years. There will be restriction on the availability of flexibility such as transfer and dual degree allotment for students admitted to B. Pharm. (Hons.) programme with PCB input. Since all the first degree programmes other than B. Pharm. (Hons.) programme requires PCM input, no transfer/dual degree allotment is possible with PCB input.

Direct admission to Board toppers: To be eligible for admission under the 'Direct admission to Board toppers' scheme, the candidate should be the topper from the science stream having taken Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics subjects in 12th standard.

To identify the topper in PCM Group, the following criteria will be adopted. The topper is the student who (a) has taken Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects in 12th and (b) has obtained the highest aggregate percentage of marks in 12th among all the students who have taken Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects in 2014 from the Board. For the purpose of calculating the aggregate percentage, the aggregate marks should include the marks of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects in addition to other subjects which are required to pass the 12th examination from the Board under consideration. Further, the Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics subject marks should be included in the aggregate, irrespective of whether the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects are identified as main/optional/elective in his mark-sheet(s).

In the case of first rank candidate of Physics, Chemistry, Biology stream, the criteria is same as above, replacing the word ‘Mathematics’ with ‘Biology’ in the above paragraph. However, the first rank holder of PCB stream will be considered for admission to B. Pharm. (Hons.) programme only.

Applicants under the scheme should attach documentary proof in support of their claim, along with the 12th mark sheet and a letter from the Board declaring the candidate as the topper in the specified stream. The applications are to be made online at http://www.bitsadmission.com/fd/FBAPPLICATION/brdtopper.html.

The completed application form along with the prescribed fees of Rs. 250/- in the form of crossed Demand Draft drawn in favour of BITS, Pilani payable at  UCO Bank-Pilani (Code: 0150) or SBI-Pilani (Code: 11309) or ICICI Bank-Pilani (Code: 1538) should reach ‘Dean, Admissions, BITS, Pilani-333 031 (Rajasthan)’ by 5 pm on 30th June, 2014.

For more details, visit www.bitsadmission.com