Assam Combined Entrance Examination

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Assam Combined Entrance Examination
AcronymAssam CEE
TypePen & Paper based
Developer / administrator Assam Science and Technology University
Knowledge / skills tested Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
PurposeAdmission to B.Tech/B.E course in Engineering Colleges of Assam
Duration3 hours
OfferedOnce a year
Countries / regions Assam
LanguagesEnglish, Assamese language
Annual number of test takers25,000 - 40,000
Website www.astu.ac.in

Assam Combined Entrance Examination (Assam-CEE) is a state-government controlled centralized entrance examination, conducted by the Assam Science and Technology University for admission into the seven premier government engineering colleges in Assam. The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to graduation (also known as Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor of Engineering) courses. The exam can be taken by those who studied Pure Science stream in plus two level with the specific subjects tested in the examination, which are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. Every year approximately 25,000 - 40,000 students take the examination, and it is increasing every year. Students of both Assam Higher Secondary Education Council and the Central Board of Secondary Education board take the test. Formerly the examination was conducted by Dibrugarh University and since 2018 it is conducted by Assam Science & Technology University. [1] It was previously known as the Assam Joint Admission Test (Assam-JAT) until the year 2012 and comprised both engineering and medical entrance examinations. Since then, the medical section of JAT was known as Assam Medical Entrance Examination (Assam-MEE).

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It is a highly competitive test having selection ratio of approximately around 4.48%.

Eligibility criteria

To appear in the Assam CEE exam, applicants are must to meet with following eligibility criteria:

Upper age limit is relaxed to 22 years in case of B.Sc. passed Candidates. Upper age limit is relaxed by 3 years for Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe candidates.

Exam pattern

The examination pattern was changed from the year 2017 onwards. [2] The new pattern is given below:

The examination have multiple choice questions and consist of single paper and take three hours. Questions will be distributed as follows:

Four marks will be awarded for every right answer and one will be deducted for every wrong answer. No mark will be awarded if the candidate selects more than one option. Therefore, the maximum mark is 480 and the minimum is -120. Once marked, an answer cannot be changed.

Participating Institutes

Participating public colleges under the State government are listed below: [3]

With permission from Director of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Assam, other Private Institutions may also be allowed to participate in the counselling process. Some of the institute/college are listed below: [3]

Exam centers

  1. Silchar
  2. Bongaigaon
  3. Nalbari
  4. Lakhimpur
  5. Guwahati
  6. Tezpur
  7. Nagaon
  8. Jorhat
  9. Dibrugarh

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References

  1. ↑ "Assam CEE under ASTU from DU".
  2. ↑ "Information Brochure for DTE Assam Combined Entrance Examination 2017" (PDF). DTE Assam Combined Entrance Examination 2017.
  3. 1 2 "List of Assam CEE Participating Institutes".
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