Compare NIT Agartala vs PEC Puducherry

Admission to NIT, Agartala is made in accordance with the instructions received from the Ministry of Education (MoE), formerly the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India from time to time. Seats are reserved for candidates belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, physically challenged candidates and other backward communities as per the guidelines issued from Ministry of Education (MoE).

Admission to all courses is made in the odd semester of each session at the first year level through Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) Ministry of Education, Govt of India

Admission to the first year professional courses (Engineering and biology based courses) offered in Government and private colleges in the U.T. of Puducherry is done through Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC), constituted by the Government of Puducherry every academic year.

Lateral Entry- Admission to second year B.Tech. courses in PEC for the diploma holders is done through Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC-LE), constituted by the Government of Puducherry every academic year.

A Candidate for admission to the four-year degree course in Engineering must have passed the Intermediate examination (10+2) of the Board of Intermediate Education with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) as subjects or any other examination.

Candidates for admission to the first semester of the 8 semester B.Tech. Degree programme should be required to have passed:

The Higher Secondary Examination of the (10+2) curriculum (Academic Stream) prescribed by the Government of Tamil Nadu or any other examination equivalent there to with minimum of 45% marks (a mere pass for OBC and SC /ST candidates) in aggregate of subjects – Mathematics, Physics and any one of the following optional subjects: Chemistry / Biotechnology/ Computer Science / Biology (Botany & Zoology) or an Examination of any University or Authority recognize d by the Executive Council of the Pondicherry University as equivalent thereto.

For Lateral entry in to third semester of the eight semester B.Tech programme:

The minimum qualification for admission is a pass in three year diploma or four year sandwich diploma course in engineering / technology with a minimum of 60 % marks  (50% marks for OBC and a mere pass for SC/ST candidates) in aggregate in the subjects covered from 3 rd to final semester or a pass in any B.Sc. course with mathematics as one of the subjects of study with a minimum of 60 % marks (50% m arks for OBC and a mere pass for SC/ST candidates) in aggregate in main and ancillary subjects excluding language subjects. The list of diploma programs approved for admission for each of the degree programs is given in Annexure A.

Age Limit: The candidate should not have completed 21 years of age as on 1 st July of the academic year under consideration. For Lateral Entry admission to second year of degree programme, candidates should not have completed 24 years as on 1 st July of the academic year under consideration. In the case of SC/ ST candidates, the age limit is relaxable by 3 years for both the cases.