Institute for Career Guidance and Research India: VITEEE 2017

VITEEE 2017 - VIT University will conduct VITEEE 2017 online from April 5 to April 16, 2017, while the application form of VITEEE 2017 is available now, from November 9, 2016 onwards. Candidates can fill and edit the application form of VITEEE 2017 in online as well as offline mode till February 28, 2017. The university has also released the tentative dates for VITEEE 2017 result announcement, ie: on or before April 24, 2017. VIT Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE) 2017 will be conducted in 3 sessions per day, from April 5 to 16. Timings for these 3 sessions for VITEEE 2017 will be 9 am to 11.30 am (first session), 12.30 pm to 3 pm (second session) and 4 to 6.30 pm (third session).

According to the officials of VIT University, the number of examination days in a particular centre is based on the total number of applications registered in that centre. VIT University conducts VITEEE for admission to over 5000 undergraduate engineering seats across its four campuses – VIT Chennai, VIT Vellore,VIT Andhra Pradesh and VIT Bhopal. It’s advised for aspiring candidates to check all the events related to VITEEE 2017 well in advance before applying. Aspirants must check beforehand all important details related to the exam like eligibility criteria, application form availability, exam date, admit card availability, result and counselling dates, etc.

A brief about VITEEE 2017

S.No.
1	Exam name	VIT Engineering Entrance Exam
2	Commonly known as	VITEEE
3	Exam Type:	UG Entrance Exam
4	Exam Category:	University Level
5	Conducting Institute	VIT University
6	Application availability for NRI candidates	September 30, 2016
7	Application availability for Foreign candidates	September 30, 2016
8	Application availability for Other candidates	November 9, 2016
9	Mode of exam	Online
10	Exam takers	2 lakh (Approximately)

VITEEE 2017 Eligibility Criteria

Age Criteria: Candidates born on or after July 1, 1995 can apply for VITEEE-2017.

Qualifying marks: Aspiring candidates should have obtained an aggregate of 60% marksin Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology in the qualifying examination (+2/Intermediate).

Qualifying marks: For candidates belonging to SC/ST categories and North Eastern State, the average marks obtained in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology (PCM / PCB) in +2 (or its equivalent) put together should be 50%.

Education type criteria: Only those candidates, who have studied in regular, full time and formal education are eligible to apply.

'NIOS' candidates can also apply for VITEEE2017.

VITEEE 2017 Important Dates

Candidates aspiring to appear in VITEEE 2017 must go through all the important dates related to all the events of VITEEE 2017 before applying for the exam. Having awareness about all the important dates of VITEEE 2017, helps candidates avoid missing on any important event of the exam.

Important Dates of VITEEE 2017

Event	Date
VITEEE NRI/Foreign students Application Form	September 30, 2016
VITEEE Application Form begins	November 9, 2016
Last date for issue/receipt of NRI Application Form	April 30, 2017
Last date for issue/receipt of Foreign Application Form	June 10, 2017
Last date for issue/receipt of Application Form	February 28, 2017
Last date for editing submitted online Application Form	February 28, 2017
CBT Slot Booking	Third week of March 2017
Admit card download	Third week of March 2017
VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE 2017)	April 5 to April 16, 2017
VITEEE 2017 Entrance exam result	On or before April 24, 2017 (Tentative)
Counselling Phase 1	Second week of May 2017

VITEEE 2017 Application Form

The application form of VITEEE 2017 is available now, from November 9, 2016 onwards. Aspirants can fill, submit and edit VITEEE 2017 application form in online as well as offline mode till February 28, 2017. Earlier, VITEEE application form 2017 for NRI and Foreign candidates was released on September 30, 2016. Candidates are advised to be ready with a valid email id and contact number as all the further communication will happen through email only.

VITEEE 2017 online application form:

Image uploading details: Softcopy (scanned copy) of recently taken passport size colour photograph with 50 kb-100 kb (Dimensions - 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm)/Softcopy (scanned copy) of signature of the candidate with 20 kb–50 kb (Dimensions - 3.5 cm x 1.5 cm) in JPG/JPEG format.

Note: Selfie photos will not be accepted.

Mode of Payment: The application fee for VITEEE 2017 application form can be paid through net banking /Debit card/Credit card/Demand Draft

Cost of VITEEE 2017 OMR Application Form: Rs 990

Cost of VITEEE 2017 Online Application Form: Rs 970

Application Form of VITEEE 2017 for NRI candidates is available now. Click here

Application Form of VITEEE 2017 for Foreign candidates is available now. Click here

VITEEE 2017 offline application form:

The offline application form of VITEEE 2017 is now available across some head post offices and some institutes. According to VIT University, interested institutes can buy the offline application forms in Bulk have to contact the below mentioned address.

Director, UG Admissions

VIT UNIVERSITY,

VELLORE - 632014

Contact No. 0416-220 2157/ 2168

VITEEE 2017 Slot Booking

Every candidate aspiring to appear in VITEEE 2017 has to opt for VITEEE 2017 slot booking. Slot booking for VITEEE 2017 will tentatively be available during the third week of March. Through VITEEE 2017 slot booking, the applicants have to choose slot from any of the available slots out of already declared test dates to take the CBT VITEEE 2017. Slots for booking will be available on first come first serve basis.

Note: If a candidate fails to book a slot, he/she will not be allowed to take VITEEE 2017.

VITEEE 2017 Exam Pattern

Total number of questions: There will a total of 125 questions for B.Tech paper, 40 questions each for Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry sections, while English section will have 5 questions.

Marking scheme: Each question in all the subjects will carry equal weightage, i.e. 1 mark. All questions will be objective in nature. There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers.

Nature of questions: All questions will be objective in nature.

Time duration: Two and half hours

VITEEE 2017 Exam Pattern

Sections	Total number of questions	Marks per question	Total marks
Physics	40	1	40
Chemistry	40	1	40
Mathematics / Biology	40	1	40
English	5	1	5
Total	125		125

For PCM, the university will admit candidates for 18 B.Tech. programmes

For PCB, the candidates will be able to apply for only 3 B.Tech. Bio-stream Engineering programmes.

VITEEE 2017 Syllabus

VITEEE 2017 Syllabus helps aspiring candidates in preparing for the entrance exam as per the given topics in the syllabus. The syllabus of VITEEE 2017 helps keep the focus and prepare for the test in an organised manner without taking pressure of the topics that are expected to come in the actual paper of VITEEE 2017.

Click here to check VITEEE 2017 syllabus for Physics

Click here to check VITEEE 2017 syllabus for Mathematics

Click here to check VITEEE 2017 syllabus for Chemistry

Click here to check VITEEE 2017 syllabus for English

Click here to check VITEEE 2017 syllabus for Biology

VITEEE 2017 Exam Centres

Exam Centres of VITEEE 2017 are the venues where the entrance examination will be conducted. For 2017, VITEEE will be conducted in 119 exam cities including India and abroad (Dubai, Kuwait and Muscat). In 2016, VITEEE was conducted in online mode across 112 cities in India and 3 abroad – Dubai, Muscat and Kuwait.

VITEEE 2017 Admit Card

VITEEE 2017 admit card will be available online in the form of e-admit card for candidates who will have booked his/her schedule through the Online Test Booking System (OTBS) before the last date. After the online slot booking is done and e-admit card of VITEEE 2017 is generated, the candidates have to take print out of it. In 2016, VITEEE Slot Booking was available in the third week of March. The e-admit card of VITEEE 2017 will carry specifications like e-Admit Card number, photograph of the student, address of the test centre, test date and time selected by the candidate.

Note: If candidates find any incorrect information or discrepancy in the VITEEE 2017 admit card, they must bring to the university’s notice immediately.

VITEEE 2017 Participating Institutes

The participating institutes of VITEEE 2017 are the institutes that offer admission to various B.Tech and B.E. programmes available at the university. VITEEE 2017 has only 2 participating institutes - VIT Chennai and VIT Vellore, which together offer admissions to undergraduate engineering aspirants at 5000 seats.

VITEEE 2017 Result

The result of VITEEE 2017 will tentatively be declared on or before April 24, 2017. The university makes use of Equipercentile Equating Method to as a basis to announce VITEEE result. In Equipercentile Equating method, the varsity uses percentile of a candidate to find out his/her ranks. In order to check their results online, the candidates have to login using their VITEEE 2017 application number and date of birth.

VITEEE 2017 Sample Papers

The sample papers of VITEEE 2017 are previous years' question papers which are solved with their answers available. By using VITEEE 2017 sample papers for practice, the aspirants are able to master the topics and subjects, while it also helps them to understand the nature of the questions that come into the actual exam of VITEEE. Practising VITEEE 2017 sample papers also helps the candidates to learn time management and solve the problems related to the questions more efficiently.

VITEEE 2017 Counselling

For VITEEE 2017 Counselling, the candidates will be shortlisted based on their VITEEE 2017 ranks. Further, they are called for VITEEE 2017 counselling on different dates and in different phases based on their ranks. The university also conducts biometric authentication for the shortlisted candidates during the counselling procedure and while joining the university. VIT University follows a common selection and admission procedure through single window counselling at both of the campuses - Vellore and Chennai. Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend the same campus personally, for which they have been shortlisted.

For the academic year 2015-16, a total of 1,84,483 had taken the entrance exam, while seats were allotted to only those candidates who were ranked 99,999 or above.

Click here to know all details pertaining to fee structure for international students.

VITEEE 2017 Cutoff

VIT University doesn't declare any cutoff marks for admission to B.Tech/B.E. programmes available at the 4 campuses of Chennai, Vellore, Andhra Pradesh and Bhopal. VITEEE 2017 cutoff can be considered as the closing rank for different branches for which VITEEE 2017 counselling will be held in different phases.

For academic year 2016-17, the candidates in the top merit slab of 1 to 20,000 were called for counselling on different days in the first phase of counselling. Candidates are offered admission to different branches at the two campuses based on their percentile merit. The closing rank in one phase of counselling of VITEEE 2017 for a particular branch can be termed as VITEEE cutoff for that branch.

Contact Info:

VIT University- Vellore Campus

Vellore- 632 014

Tamil Nadu, India

Tel: 91-416-2243091/93

Fax: 91-416-2243092, 91-416-2240411

VIT University- Chennai Campus

Vandalur - Kelambakkam Road

Chennai - 600 127

Ph.: 044 3993 1555

Fax: 044 3993 2555

admin.chennai@vit.ac.in