Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi

Admission

NRI/Foreign Students

Eligibility Criteria and Admission Procedures		How to Apply	Fees Structure	Application Form	Letter of Recommendation
UG Programs	PG Programs

In addition to the minimum educational qualification or equivalent as prescribed for various courses, a candidate seeking admission under direct channel of admission must fulfill the following conditions in order of preference.

The candidate must be the Son or Daughter of an NRI / a PIO / or a foreign national, and must have obtained prescribed qualification from a School / College located abroad, or
The candidate must have stayed abroad for at least five years during the preceding eight years from the year of admission, or
The candidate must be the citizen of a foreign land holding a valid passport issued by a foreign country. These students shall pay prescribed fees in USD or equivalent.
The candidate must have a duly valid Certificate indicating PIO status issued by a competent authority

Under Graduate Programs

Minimum Qualifications for Undergraduate Programmes

Course	Minimum Qualifications / Eligibility Criteria
B.E.	Pass at Class 12 or equivalent examination, with a) Physics and Mathematics (compulsory subjects), and b) Any one of the optional subjects – Chemistry /Computer Science / Biology / Biotechnology with minimum 60% in aggregate in Class 12 or equivalent examination
B. Arch	1) Pass at Class 12 or equivalent examination, with a) Mathematics (compulsory subject) and b) Any one of the optional subjects – Physics / Chemistry / Computer Science / Biology / Engineering Drawing with minimum 60% in aggregate in Class 12 or equivalent examination 2) Candidates for the B. Arch programme must also qualify in an Aptitude Test in Architecture to be conducted by the Institute at Mesra before their applications are further processed for admission. See later page for syllabus of the Aptitude Test
B. Pharm	Pass at Class 12 or equivalent examination, with a) Physics and Chemistry, and b) Mathematics / Biology / Biotechnology with minimum 60% in aggregate in Class 10 and Class 12
BBA	Pass at Class 12 or equivalent examination in any stream with minimum 50% in aggregate in Class 10 and Class 12
BCA	Pass at Class 12 or equivalent examination with Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Science / Information Practices as one of the subjects, with minimum 50% in aggregate in Class 10 and Class 12
B.Sc. (A & M)	Pass at Class 12 or equivalent examination in any stream with minimum 50% in aggregate in Class 10 and Class 12
BHMCT	Pass at Class 12 or equivalent examination in any stream with minimum 50% in aggregate in Class 10 and Class 12

Notes:
1) The maximum age limit for admission to all undergraduate programmes is 21 years as on 01.10.2007
2) Candidates appearing for final examinations of Class 12 or equivalent in 2007 can also apply. They must fax a copy of their final result immediately on publication or latest by 30 June 2007 for their applications to be processed.

Aptitude Test for B. Arch:
Candidates who wish to join the B. Arch course must qualify in an Aptitude Test in Architecture before their applications are further processed for admission. They should contact the Head, Department of Architecture for the syllabus, date and other details of the Aptitude Test on architecture@bitmesra.ac.in

Post Graduate Programs

Eligibility Criteria for M.E. Programmes:

First class or 60% marks in aggregate in B.E./B.Tech/AMIE or equivalent in the appropriate disciplines / branches mentioned below for the respective courses.

M.E. Programmes	Specializations	Eligible Branches
Automated Manufacturing Systems	-	Production / Manufacturing / Electrical / Mechanical / Electronics & Communication / Computer Science / Mechatronics
Civil	a) Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering	Civil
Civil	b) Structural Engineering	Civil
Computer Aided Analysis & Design	-	Any branch of Engineering.
Electrical	a) Power System	Electrical
Electrical	b) Control System	Electrical / Electronics & Communication / Electrical & Electronics / Electrical Instrumentation & Control or equivalent
Electronics & Communication	a) Instrumentation & Control	Electronics & Communication / Instrumentation or equivalent
	b) Microwave	Electronics & Communication or equivalent
	c) Wireless Communication	Electronics & Communication or equivalent
	d) Software Defined Radio	Electronics & Communication or equivalent
Mechanical	a) Heat Power	Mechanical / Chemical / Marine
Mechanical	b) Design of Mechanical Equipment	Mechanical / Production
Polymer	-	Polymer / Chemical / Plastics / Rubber / Mechanical / Production
Quality Engineering & Management	-	Any branch of Engineering.
Software Engineering	-	Computer Science or equivalent
Space Engineering & Rocketry	a) Aerodynamics	Mechanical/Aeronautical/ A.M.Ae.S.I. / AMIE or equivalent
Space Engineering & Rocketry	b) Rocket Propulsion	Mechanical / Aeronautical / Chemical / A.M.I.Ch.E. / A.M.Ae.S.I. / AMIE or equivalent
Maintenance & Safety Engineering	-	Metallurgy / Material Science / Manufacturing / Production/ Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Computer Science / Mining

Eligibility Criteria for M. Pharm Programme:

Programme	Specializations	Eligibility Criteria
M. Pharm	Pharmaceutics	B. Pharm degree from PCI and AICTE accredited Institute with First class or 60% marks in aggregate
	Pharmaceutical Chemistry
	Pharmacognosy
	Pharmacology

Eligibility Criteria for M. Tech Programmes:

First class or 60% marks in aggregate in the appropriate qualifying examination in the disciplines / branches mentioned below for the respective courses, except NMPT (see below).

M. Tech Programmes	Qualifying examinations / disciplines eligible
Computer Science	B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science / Electronics / Electrical or equivalent or MCA or M. Sc in Computer Science or equivalent
Environmental Science & Engineering	M.Sc. in Physics / Chemistry / Biology / Geology or B.E./ B.Tech in any branch
Fuels & Combustion	M.Sc. Chemistry or B.E. Chemical / B.E. Mechanical / AMIE or equivalent
Remote Sensing	(i) B. Arch or B.E. / B.Tech in any branch of Engineering or Masters degree in - Computer Science / Computer Applications / Climatology / Disaster Management / Electronics / Environmental Science / Agriculture / Forestry / Soil Science / Geology / Geography / Geophysics/ Mathematics / Meteorology / Oceanography, / Physics / Statistics /Remote Sensing / GIS / Geo-Informatics (ii) Stereoscopic vision and normal colour vision.
Scientific Computing	M.Sc. Mathematics /Physics/ Statistics / Operations Research or B.E. / B.Tech in any branch of Engineering except Computer Science & Engineering / Information Technology
New Materials & Processing Technology	M. Sc. in any discipline with 55% marks, having Physics and Mathematics at the graduate level or B.E. / B.Tech in any branch having 60% marks.

Eligibility Criteria for Master in Urban Planning (Town Planning):

Programme

Qualifying examination / disciplines eligible

MUP

a) 60% in graduation for candidates of M.Sc. / M.A.. Marks in graduation to be considered for

all subjects in which candidate has appeared including subsidiary subjects.

b) B. Arch / B. Planning or equivalent / B.E. Civil or M.A./M.Sc. Geography, Economics,

Sociology or Environmental Science with 60% marks in aggregate.

Eligibility Criteria for M.Sc. Programmes:

50% marks in aggregate in appropriate qualifying examination in the disciplines mentioned below for the respective courses, except Bio-Informatics (see below).

M. Sc. Programmes	Qualifying examination / disciplines eligible
M.Sc. Bio-Medical Instrumentation (BMI)	B.Sc./BCA (10+2+3 system)* with Mathematics / Life Sciences / Computer and Physics / Chemistry / Electronics / Instrumentation
M.Sc. Geo-Informatics	i) Graduate (10+2+3 system)* with Computer Science / Computer Applications / Agriculture / Forestry / Soil Science / Fisheries / Town Planning / Atmospheric Sciences / Oceanography / Disaster Management / Ecology & Environmental Sciences / Geology / Geography / Mathematics / Statistics / allied disciplines (ii) Stereoscopic vision and normal colour vision.
M.Sc. Information Science (MIS)	Graduate (10+2+3 system)* with Mathematics / Statistics / Business Mathematics / Computer Science either at graduation or Intermediate / Class 12 level
M.Sc. Information Technology (MIT)	BCA / B.Sc. Electronics or B.Sc. Computer Science (10+2+3 system)*
M.Sc. Bio-Informatics	Graduate (10+2+3 system) in any branch of science, agriculture, veterinary science, pharmacy, engineering, medicine with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate

Eligibility Criteria for MBA and MCA Programmes:

Programme

Qualifying examination / disciplines eligible

MBA

Graduate (10+2+3 system)* in any stream with at least 60 % marks in aggregate

MCA

a) Graduate (10+2+3 system)* with Mathematics / Statistics / Business Mathematics / Computer Science / Computer Applications at graduation or Class 12 / equivalent

b) At least 60 % marks in aggregate at graduate level

Notes:
1. Graduation in the (10+2+3 system) means that the degree must entail a minimum of three years of education after higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

2. Candidates for postgraduate programmes who appearing for their qualifying examinations in 2007 may send their applications in advance, but a copy of their final result must be faxed immediately on publication or latest by 30 June 2007. If a candidate is unable to submit marksheet of qualifying examination by above date, provisional offer of admission may still be granted, provided he/she is otherwise found suitable for a programme. However, in such a case, proof of passing the qualifying examination with requisite marks must then be provided at the time of admission, failing which the provisional admission will be withdrawn / cancelled.

In case of applications to programmes at Extension Centers, please send the original completed application to the office of Dean Admissions at Mesra and a copy to the Director of the concerned Extension Centre.

Proficiency in English
Candidate must have adequate proficiency in written & spoken English to cope with the programmes as all instruction and examinations will be in English only.

For admission to academic programmes offered at our International Centres please contact the concerned Centre directly.

Addresses and contact of the Institute at Mesra and our Extension Centres in India and our International Centres are given below.

Mesra

(Main Campus)

Dean Admissions, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 835215
Phone: 0651-2276249 / 267 / 432 / 2275444 / 868,

Fax: 0651-2275351 / 401

E-mail: admissions@bitmesra.ac.in

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