Application Form

15th December 2004 : BITS, Pilani announces a unique and pioneering method of Computer based Online test for admissions.

The advertisement calling for applications for BITSAT-2005 is now released

Deadline to apply for BITSAT-2005 by submitting the completed form is 5.00 PM on 31st January 2005 .

The completed form should reach 'The Admissions officer, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan - 333 031 ( India )' before the above deadline.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should register their names for BITSAT-2005 by applying through one of the following modes:

Apply Online and take the print out of the filled form. The printed and completed application form along with the prescribed fees of Rs. 600/- in the form of crossed Demand draft should be sent to Admissions Officer, BITS, Pilani - 333 031.

Obtain the application form by post from Pilani by sending a request on plain paper giving the candidate's name with complete postal address, accompanied by a crossed demand draft for Rs. 700/- (i.e., requisite fee of Rs. 600/- + Rs. 100/- towards postal and handling charges). The form will be sent by Speed Post / Registered Post. Requests by post will be accepted only till 20 th January 2005 .

Demand drafts should be drawn in favour of Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani payable at State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, Pilani (Code: 1398) or UCO Bank, Vidya Vihar, Pilani (Code: 0150).

Eligibility:

For admission to any of the Integrated first degree programmes, the candidate should have passed the 12th examination of the 10+2 system from a recognized Central/ State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Since the medium of instruction at BITS is English, candidates should have adequate proficiency in English. Further, the candidate should have obtained a minimum of aggregate 80% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects in 12th examination, with at least 60% marks in each of the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects.

Admissions will be made purely on merit. The merit position of the candidate will be based on the score obtained by the candidate in the BITSAT-2005.

Students who are appearing in 12th examination in 2005 are eligible to appear in BITSAT-2005. However, their eligibility for admission is subject to fulfilling the requirement of minimum marks in 12th examination, as mentioned above. Since admission is highly competitive and the admission process has to keep all the students on the same level playing ground, the Institute's merit list for admission will only contain those students who have passed the 12th examination in 2005.

Any candidate who has passed the 12th examination in previous years and has not appeared in any examination higher than 12th, will be considered for admission only if the explanation for this gap is on genuine grounds like medical etc. and this will be done on a case by case basis after the case is fully examined by the admission committee.

Candidates who have passed 12th examination in previous years and have already joined any other educational institution for higher studies will be considered under 'Advanced standing' basis

Admission with Advanced Standing

When a candidate for any programme in the three tiers of education of the Institute comes with a preparation beyond the minimum requirement for admission in that programme, the admission of such a candidate is handled under the flexibility 'admission with advanced standing'. For example, a student who has passed the 12 th examination of the 10+2 system and has joined any other educational institute for higher studies can compete for admission to BITS, Pilani only under the clause of 'Admission with advanced standing'. This admission will be determined on a case by case basis taking into consideration the candidate's performance in latest examination and the type of courses that the candidate has already completed after 12 th, to decide whether the candidate can be considered for admission under advanced standing as well as to decide the type of credits for the courses the candidate has already completed. If a student has already joined BITS, Pilani for a particular programme, he/she is not eligible to write BITSAT-2005 to seek admission afresh. Such students can only apply for a transfer from one programme to another as per the existing 'transfer' flexibility of the Institute and the decision will be based on the performance of the student at BITS. The same dispensation will be applicable for students from other institutes applying to BITS under 'advanced standing'. When such a student applies to BITS, the Institute will verify the performance of the student in that Institute. If the performance is not through a public/university examination, the student has to wait until he/she gets the results, for the Institute to take a decision on the student's application. While the decision in such cases are done on a case by case basis, simultaneously the Institute will also inform the decision regarding the advanced credit that will be awarded for the courses the student has already completed. Since admission to BITS, Pilani is highly competitive, the number of seats available under this flexibility will be small and only exceptionally meritorious students can expect to compete under the clause of 'admission under advanced standing'.

Those who wish to apply under the above scheme, should wait till the formal announcement calling for application for admission to BITS Pilani is released, some time in May 2005.