ENGINEERING

Branches Of Engineering: Overview

There are 15 main branches of engineering you must choose from as you move into your engineering career. Students must choose carefully, as the branch you choose in your first year is what you will have to graduate in. Branch changes in later years are not permitted. So do your research well, speak to your senior students or family members who have done engineering to better understand which branch you would like to pursue in the future.

Mechanical Engineering

Overview:
Mechanical Engineering is one of the oldest and broadest fields in the study of engineering. Almost every company that designs and manufactures a product employs mechanical engineers. The field is divided into two sections: design and manufacturing. Every product that is manufactured is designed by a mechanical engineer; ranging from automobiles to airplanes, washing machines to furniture manufacturing equipment, biomedical products etc.

Academic focus:
Statics, dynamics, study of various materials and processes, involves extensive hours of physical and computer-aided drawing.

Future Prospects:
Large manufacturing intensive companies such as TELCO, Eicher, Blue Star, Voltas offer highly technical job profiles. Students are expected to have a good knowledge and application based understanding of the content studied during the 4 years of engineering.

Best Institutes for Mechanical
Mumbai: VJTI, SPCE
Pune: COEP, VIT, MIT
Delhi: DCE, MAIT
Bangalore: MSRIT, RVCE

Computer Engineering

Overview:
An immensely popular course in the recent years, Computer Engineering students are almost assured of a campus placement with a good IT company. Important to note is that the study of computer engineering essentially consisting of coding and developing programs. The course also teaches about the hardware of the computer and how it works. Computer engineers do not make computers, but study and specialize in the intricacies of what goes on inside the machine.

This field of study provides you lots of opportunity to study further. Plus, computer engineering graduates can get absorbed into companies as soon as they finish their graduation. They will continue doing at work what they have done at college for 4 years: coding.

Academic Focus:
Coding, building programs, designing real world applications, sharpening of one’s logical and analytical skills.

Future Prospects:
In this stream, the college you graduate from does not make too much of a difference. Almost all large IT companies like Accenture, TCS, Infosys and Wipro hire through campus recruitment.

Best Institutes for Computer Engineering
Mumbai: VJTI, SPIT
Pune: COEP, VIT, PICT
Delhi: DCE, NSIT
Bangalore: RVCE, PESIT, BMSCE

Electrical Engineering

Overview:
One of the core branches of engineering, it deals with electricity, power generation and transmission. Course content involves study of electrical machines, transformers, motors, and generators.

Academic Focus:

  • Study and application of electricity, electronics, wave theory, control systems, power electronics, etc.
  • Generation and transmission of power and the methodology implemented.
  • Covers some fundamental aspects of Electronics engineering, machinery used in industries and the various types available.
  • Provides a comprehensive overview of all that works on power/electricity.

 

Future Prospects:
Core electrical tasks, involving the production, repair, maintenance and development of electrical appliances or even planning and executing power houses. Companies like Philips, Reliance Power often come in and recruit electrical engineers.

Best Institutes for Electrical / EEE
Mumbai: VJTI, SPCE
Pune: COEP, VIT, PVG’s COE
Delhi: DCE

Electronics Engineering

Overview:
This course involves the design and testing of electronic circuits that use the properties of components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors to achieve a particular functionality. Scope of study includes the basics of microprocessors, microcontrollers, their circuits, and working of the insides of a very basic level computer, also an introduction to robotics.

Academic Focus:
Detailed study of various components (micro as well as macro) used in electrical instruments, extensive study of graphs, and complicated numericals. Study of the subject moves from simple concepts to highly complex ones during the years of study.

Future Prospects:
There are not very many companies offering jobs in core electronics today. Being a highly technical field, companies such as Philips, Videocon, BHEL, HCL Infosystems, DELL India are the common recruiters for Electronics graduates. Job structure involves synthesizing Integrated Circuits (ICs) maintenance, repair, and development of electronic devices or appliances like televisions, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.

Best Institutes for Electronics / ECE
Mumbai: VJTI, SPIT
Pune: Modern COE
Delhi: DCE, MAIT
Bangalore: UVCE, RVCE, PESIT

Production / Industrial Engineering & Management

Overview:
Similar to Mechanical Engg., but not quite on par, the curriculum of Production / Industrial Engg. & Mgmt. teaches students the technical and management side of industries.

Academic Focus:

  • Comprises the study of materials, their strength, their usage in various industrial machinery, study of the machinery itself.
  • Technical drawing
  • A combination of Technical & Management aspects of understanding how an industry works.
  • The final year has an Industrial training period for 6 months that gives students a exposure to actual work.

 

Future Prospects:
A technical job profile at large and mid-sized manufacturing companies like L & T, Randstad, Reliance Industries. Interested recruiters announce their internships typically around the end of the seventh semester.

Best Institutes for Production / Industrial Engg.:
Mumbai: DJ Sanghvi, VJTI
Pune: COEP, VIT
Bangalore: BMSCE, MSRIT, DSCE

Biomedical / Medical Electronics Engineering

Overview:
This branch of study is a mix of engineering and medicine, where students are taught about the working and designing of various instruments used for medical purposes.

The course involves study of human anatomy and regular visits to hospitals. On the engineering front, subjects based on electronics form a substantial part of the study. A very specialized engineering domain, but one that does not provide students with updated study of the latest equipment in the industry. If you wish to pursue this branch of study seriously, you will have to do your MS later. At that stage, this branch offers many interesting options.

Future Prospects:
Most Biomedical Engineers get placed at a variety of different hospitals, though they are also eligible for the IT companies that come in. It is always advisable to apply to hospitals externally (i.e., off-campus) as well.

Best Institutes for Biomedical Electronics:
Mumbai: TSEC, DJ Sanghvi
Pune: Bharati Vidyapeeth
Bangalore: BMSCE, MSRIT

Instrumentation Engineering

Overview:
Study of Instrumentation has to do with study of measurement and the various equipment used for process control in factories and industries. Instrumentation engineers design, install and maintain measuring elements in a factory or industry.

Academic Focus:

  • Measurement of all various aspects of manufacturing such as temperature, pressure, level, flow rate etc.
  • Process control, where processes are controlled to meet the required set of measurements.
  • Automation is an Instrumentation engineer’s area of specialisation.
  • Instrumentation also involves the study of a few subjects from other branches like mechanical, electrical, electronic and computer engineering.

 

Future Prospects:
In the current scenario, there is limited demand for instrumentation engineers and most graduates from this field settle for IT jobs, or mechanical-engineer-type jobs at best. The premium colleges, however, have companies like Ultratech Cement, etc. coming in for placements.

Best Institutes for Instrumentation Engg.:
Mumbai: VESIT, RAIT
Pune: COEP, VIT
Delhi: NSIT, Bharati Vidyapeeth
Bangalore: RVCE, BMSCE

Marine Engineering

Overview:
Marine engineering prepares students for careers in construction and maintenance of sailing vessels. This also includes the supervision of engine crew involved in operating the machines, and checking for smooth functioning of all steam engines, electric motors, propulsive engines etc.

Academic Focus:

  • Deals with the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of ship engines and machinery.
  • Study of current levels of efficiencies and possible improvements of existing shipboard conventional steam, gas turbine, diesel, and nuclear propulsion plants.
  • Introduction to new technologies such as superconductivity, magneto hydrodynamics, fuel cells, and ocean thermal energy.

 

Future Prospects:
To make the best of his career, a student must go on to do MS overseas, in this line of study to be able to find opportunities internationally.

Automobile Engineering

Overview:
An automobile engineer’s main duty is to design, test and develop vehicles and/or components from concept stage through to production stage. The automobile engineer is involved in the development, production and launch of the vehicle, and post-launch, he is required to work on product improvement as per the customer’s feedback.

Academic Focus:

  • Study of automobile design, manufacture and operations of vehicles like buses, trucks, cars etc.
  • Study of respective engineering subsystems of various types of vehicles, under vehicle engineering.

 

Future Prospects:
The really good students get a break in leading automobile companies like Tata Motors, Maruti, etc. The jobs in this profile are limited, students must take this factor into account while choosing this stream.

Best Institutes for Automobile Engg.:
Mumbai: Saboo Siddik, PIIT
Pune: Dhole Patil
Bangalore: DSCE, Acharya

Textile Engineering

Overview:
Textile Engineering combines the principles of engineering with specific knowledge of textile equipment and processes. The curriculum draws from other engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical, and industrial and chemical engineering. The emphasis is on science and engineering. Students planning to pursue a degree in textile engineering will find it advantageous to have a strong background in mathematics.

Future Prospects:
Popular career choices for Textile Engineers include dyeing and finishing, research and development, quality control, or sales and marketing in domestic or foreign companies related to textile production.

Best Institutes for Textile Engg.
Mumbai: VJTI, ICT

Civil Engineering

Overview:
With the boom in infrastructure and real estate in India, civil engineering has had many takers in the recent years. During the 4 years, the student is exposed to the concepts of infrastructure and construction of bridges, roads, dams, canals and buildings as well as their maintenance.

Academic Focus: The concepts of building drawing, modern construction equipments and methodologies, town planning, sustainable structures now known as Green Buildings, behaviour of soil and its mechanics, designing of the bridges, infrastructure and construction management and estimating the quantity of the required quality of the materials.

Future Prospects:
Simply put, civil engineers build the homes, commercial spaces, the roads, infrastructure and the cities that people live in. From planning and designing bridges, tunnels, new cities, inventive residential, commercial and industrial spaces, civil engineers do it all. These specialists are also required to supervise the many ongoing projects to ensure the projects are executed as per plan to specifications and within defined budgets and timelines. L&T,

Best Institutes for Civil
Mumbai: VJTI, SPCE
Pune: COEP, Sinhgad, Vadgaon
Delhi: DCE
Bangalore: RVCE, BMSCE

Chemical Engineering

Overview:
Chemical engineering largely involves the design, improvement and maintenance of processes involving chemical or biological transformations for large-scale manufacture.

Academic Focus: The curriculum for this branch includes study of equipment designs, plant operations and engineering aspects involved in the manufacture and processing of industrial chemicals. During the years of study, students are required to have a thorough understanding of mathematics and the simple principles of conservation of mass and energy. The final year project usually consists of a summary of content learned over the 2nd and 3rd year.

Future Prospects:
Chemical-based companies like aromatics, petrochemical, washing powder etc. regularly recruit chemical engineering graduates. Pursuing a masters degree in chemical engineering from abroad is recommended, as that is what most pharmaceutical companies, packaged-foods companies look for. Specializing in perfumes at the masters level can open doors to working with the leading names in the perfume and cosmetics segments.

Best Institutes for Chemical
Mumbai: ICT, TSEC
Pune: VIT , Sinhgad, Vadgaon
Delhi: USCT (Only College offering Chemical)
Bangalore: BMSCE, MSRIT

information Technology (IT) / Information Science (IS)

Overview:
Most students tend to get confused between choosing Computer Engineering and Information Technology. One should not worry too much about what to opt for, as both the streams essentially offer the same curriculum. The two courses differ by just about six subjects in all from all the four years! IT concentrates more on the software front, and skips the study of computer hardware. Additional topics covered in this stream is the management and the security of IT. The course requires the student to work on several projects.

Future Prospects:
IT companies consider computer engineers and IT engineers on par, and most of the leading companies hire through campus recruitment. Blue-chip companies like INFOSYS, WIPRO, GOOGLE, Yahoo and various other software and internet related companies have an ongoing need of IT and computer engineers.

Best Institutes for IT
Mumbai: VJTI, SPIT
Pune: COEP, VIT, PICT
Delhi: IIIT, DCE
Bangalore: RVCE, BMSCE, PESIT

Bio Technology Engineering

Overview:
This branch is a combination of biology and technology. In practical application, this means that scientists can use genetic technology to develop treatments for diseases and to beneficially alter the genetics of humans as well as other life forms. Biotech engineering is offered only in few colleges, and has subjects similar to those in Biomed. This stream though is more IT-centered, rather than electronics-centered.

Future Prospects:
In Mumbai, biotech engineers and biomedical engineers are almost considered on par in terms of placements. Students can apply directly to hospitals or go through campus recruitments if keen on being picked up by IT companies.

Best Institutes for Bio-Technology:
Mumbai: TSEC, MGM
Pune: Sinhgad, Vadgaon; DY Patil, Pimpri
Delhi: DCE, NSIT, USBT
Bangalore: PESIT, MVIT

Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Overview:
This course focuses more on electronics than communication. Students must note that telecommunications is taught extensively only in the last year, the first three years essentially dealing with introduction to the subject.

Academic Focus:

  • Extensive study of electronic circuits on a large scale, theoretical and practical.
  • Involves an in-depth study of electronic devices, signals, systems and a lot of circuits.
  • High on theory and mechanical design-based subjects.

 

Future Prospects:
If a student follows up this course with a masters in Telecommunications, he will have the opportunity to work for Telecom giants like Reliance Communications, Huawei & Intervo or cellphone companies like Nokia, Samsung, etc. The job profile would involve designing mobile networks or mobile phones respectively. But for students who just complete graduation, they will be considered on par with regular electronics engg. Graduates.

Best Institutes for Electronics & Telecommunication
Mumbai: DJ Sanghvi, SPIT, VJTI
Pune: COEP, VIT, PICT
Delhi: NSIT, DCE
Bangalore: PESIT, MSRIT, RVCE

FIRST YEAR


SECOND YEAR SEM – III


SECOND YEAR SEM – IV


THIRD YEAR SEM – V


THIRD YEAR SEM – VI


FINAL YEAR SEM – VII


FINAL YEAR SEM – VIII

What is CAP process?

Centralized Admission Process (CAP) & its various Rounds

The admission process has been revised from the year academic year 2016-17 and numerous changes have been listed out below. The revised process has also been given below that.

  • You will have to fill the options only once before round 1.
  • Number of CAP Rounds have been changed to 4 i.e. 3 online and one spot counselling.
  • Candidates will now apply through their merit number (based on MH-CET score).

For detailed information regarding the Maharashtra Engineering admission process. Kindly download the pdfs of our handbook (2 parts).


Hand Book Part 1


Hand Book Part 2

FAQ’s OF CAP ROUND


How many of the seats are available for Mumbai students in Round I ?

Ans: CAP Round will fill both the type of seats: Maharashtra State Seats (on the basis of State Level Merit List No. SLMLN which will be prepared on the basis of 50% Std XII PCM + 50% JEE Main) and All India Seats (on the basis of All India Merit List No. – AIMLN, which will be prepared on the basis of CBSE Merit List i.e. Percentile weightage to 60% JEE Main + 40% Std. XII Boards). Thus a Mumbai Student will be able to apply for the following seats through Round I:

  • 100% of the Seats in Autonomus (Govt. / Govt aided Colleges), SNDT&BATU offered through CAP(allotted on the basis of Maharashtra State Rank) and 70% seats from ICT.
  • 70% of the CAP seats in Colleges under Mumbai University area (Home University) that are offered through CAP (allotted on the basis of State Rank).
  • 30% of the CAP seats in Colleges OUTSIDE Mumbai University area (Outside Home University) that offered through CAP (allotted on the basis of Maharashtra State Rank).
  • 15% of the seats in all the Un-aided Colleges in entire Maharashtra that are offered through CAP (on the basis of AIMLN) and 30% seats from ICT under All India seats.

How can I apply for these Centralised Rounds?

Ans: To apply for the CENTRALISED ROUND I for admission to any Engineering college in Maharashtra (Govt. University Managed, Govt. Aided or Private) for Maharashtra State seats and / or All India seats, you have to fill ONLY ONE (SINGLE) ONLINE OPTION (CHOICE) FORM.This application form (including the option form) has to be submitted online at: www.dtemaharashtra.gov.in/fe2015

Filling up of online Option Form for allotment through Round I (Most Important)

Ans: After assessing your merit position, you should enter your preferences (Institute Course Combinations*) in the “Option form” and submit it online.

Note: Once the option form is confirmed, you will NOT be able to make any further changes to the option form i.e. now the options are locked. Only students who fill in their preferences and submit the form will be considered in this Round I.

* Institute – Course combination Choice Codes are printed along with the information of each college, in the Institute Information Brochure printed by DTE.

From this list, you can select ANY COLLEGE in Maharashtra i.e. you need not confine your choices to colleges under Mumbai University area alone, as you are also eligible for seats outside Mumbai University area (30% of the State seats as well as 15% of All India Seats). MOCK ALLOTMENT” is not the provisional allotment & after “MOCK allotment” student should not go to allotted college for confirmation.

How do I write the 100 choices in the Option form?

Ans: In the section provided, a student can write a maximum of 100 choices. (It is not compulsory that all the 100 choices be written. The student MAY write only one choice, or only two choices and so on, upto a maximum of 100 choices).

However, while writing the choices the Student should mention his choices as per his order of priority i.e. his first preferred choice written FIRST, then his SECOND preferred choice, then his THIRD preferred choice and so on.

How does the system allot courses to students in Round I?

Ans: While preparing the All Maharashtra allocation list for Round I, the computer will first check if the student has entered his preferred choices. If no choice has been entered, that student will NOT be considered for Round I.

If his choices are mentioned, the computer will check whether the student’s FIRST choice can be made available to him (as per his SLMLN merit or AIMLN). If it is available, he will be offered that seat (without even checking the second option).

If his FIRST choice is NOT available, then the computer will CHECK whether his SECOND choice is available if it is available, his second choice will be offered to him. And so on.

This process will continue until the student secures a seat in one of his choices (on the basis of his SLMLN or AlMLN ) or until all the choices mentioned by the student are exhausted.

The allotment list is generated at the of end of this process and will be displayed on the website www.dtemaharashtra.gov.in/fe2015 on the date specified as per schedule. This list will provide the “name of the student” along with the “nature of the offer”.

Significance of the “NATURE OF OFFER”

On the day specified in the schedule, the allocation list will be displayed. Against each name, the “Nature of offer” will be mentioned, i.e. either “ALLOTTED” or “NOT ALLOTTED”.

    1. ALLOTTED:

Out of the choice(s) mentioned (in the form) by the student, one is available to the student. The choice (i.e. Institute – Course Combination ) which is ALLOTTED to the student will be printed in the allocation list besides his / her name.

In case an “ALLOTTED ” offer is made to the student, it is presumed that the student (or his / her representative with an authority letter from the student)

      • Reports to the concerned college where he has got admission with all the original certificates before the specified date (e.g. a student who has got into say, Thadomal, Bandra will have to go to Thadomal, Bandra and a student who has got into say, MIT, Pune will have to go to MIT, Pune).
      • Accepts the course offered to him.
      • Pays the college fees and submits the original certificates and confirms the admission.
If Allotment is for Option 1 If Allotment is for Option 2 to 100:
It is imperative that the candidate confirms the admission and reports to the admitted institute because such candidates are NOT eligible for any further CAP rounds. If the candidate confirms the admission,he/sheis NOT eligible for further CAP rounds.Only those candidates who DONOT confirm their admission are eligible for further CAP rounds.
  1. NOT ALLOTED:

Out of the choice(s) mentioned (in the form) by the student none of them can be offered or available to the student as per his merit.Such Students should appear for subsequent Rounds.

NOTE:All Students who have appeared for JEE-Main and have a composite positive score MUST apply for State Seats as well as All India Seats (i.e. even if, “Not eligible for central counseling” is printed on your JEE-Main score card, you ARE eligible for all relevant CAP Rounds.(All India Seats Round will be held as per CBSE JEE-Main All India Rank and not JEE-Main State Rank.)

FAQ’s FOR COLLEGE & COURSE SELECTION


What is Composite Score?

Ans: 50% weightage shall be given to the percentile of marks obtained in JEE (Main) 2015 – Paper 1 and 50% weightage shall be given to the percentile of marks obtained in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in the Std. XII Board examination added together.

For Maharashtra State candidate passing HSC from Maharashtra State Board or CBSE or ICSE, Percentile shall be calculated separately for their respective boards on the basis of March 2015 examination. If the candidate has passed HSC from any Board other than Maharashtra State Board, CBSE and ICSE, then such candidate shall be assigned equivalent Board Percentile of Maharashtra State Boards candidate scoring equal number of marks in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics added together for March 2015 examination.

For Maharashtra State candidate from Maharashtra State Board, CBSE and ICSE result of March 2015 of the respective board shall be considered for the purpose of total number of students appeared for the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in the respective board. of students appeared for the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in the respective board.

What certificates are required during admission?

Ans: For majority of the students only the following certificates are required:

  1. Std. XII mark sheet
  2. Std. XII college leaving certificate
  3. Std. X mark sheet
  4. Indian Nationality Certificate (ie Passport or College Leaving Certificate if it mentions nationality)
  5. Domicile Certificate
    • Type A Candidate : Domicile Certificate / Birth Certificate of Candidate
    • Type B Candidate : Domicile Certificate of Candidate / Father / Mother
  6. Proforma ‘I’ (undertaking)
    The following certificates are required only for specific cases as applicable:
  • Caste Certificate : Caste Validity certificate; Non-creamy layer
  • Domicile (of Father / Mother and not of the student)

Who needs a Domicile certificate?

Ans: This certificate is required only by Type A candidates whose Birth Certificate / Leaving Certificate does not mention the place of birth.

What are the parameters for grading of colleges?

Ans: The Govt. of Maharashtra has graded colleges on a scale of A to E, based on various significant parameters such as Teaching Faculty, Computer facilities & other Lab infrastructure, Library, Placements, cleanliness of the campus, etc. Last done in 2005 by the Govt. of Maharashtra, the Grade is a useful tool in selecting colleges.

What factors should I consider while selecting colleges?

Ans: There are several factors to be considered while selecting colleges. To list these are:

  • Teaching Quality
  • Distance and convenience of commuting: Choose colleges that are easy to reach and not very far off
  • Fees:Each college has its own structure of fees, please check these during your selection process. The fees are fixed by Shikshan Shulk Samiti on the basis of the college infrastructure
  • Grade of college

During the selection process, what is more important: Branch or College?

Ans: First select your branch, as that will determine your career in the long run. Then if you are getting your preferred branch or one that is close to it in various colleges, choose the better college.

How much difference is actually there in the following branches: IT, CMPN, etc.?

Ans: INFT, CMPN, ETRX, EXTC are similar branches, though there is a false perception among students that ERTX is only hardware, while INFT essentially is software based.

Can I change my college / stream in the second year?

Ans: This is not easily done, so don’t plan your selections in the hope of revising it in the second year.

Will last year’s cut-offs be relevant this year?

Ans: In 2014, cut-offs were calculated based on JEE-Main and Std. XII results. The format is the same this year, so you may use the 2014 cut-offs for reference.

What is an option’?

Ans: When you fill out your admission form issued by DTe, you are expected to indicate the options of your choice. An option is an indication of your choice for a particular ‘Course’ in a particular ‘College’ in a given ‘University’. An option is expressed as a unique combination of 9 digit code, where the 1st digit refers to region, 2nd, 3rd and 4th digits combined refer to College; 5th, 6th and 7th digits together refers to the Course and 8th digit refers to shift (1 for 1st shift, 2 for 2nd shift); 9th digit refers to tuition fee waiver scheme seat (0 is General Seat, 1 is TFWS seat). The code numbers for courses in each institute are mentioned in the institute information brochure provided by DTe.

How do I choose my options?

Ans: This is most important part of filling out your admission form. Here is what you need to do:

  1. Prepare a list of branches you wish to pursue in order of priority.
  2. For each branch, make a list of colleges that your are interested in. You may want to include colleges from other University areas.
  3. Arrange the list as per your priority.
    • College 1 – Course 2
    • College 2 – Course 2
    • College 1 – Course 5
    • College 7 – Course 2, etc.
  4. Fill in the required number of top choices as per your preference.

Can I select different courses from a given college?

Ans: Yes. When you fill in an option, you are choosing a ‘college-course’ combination. Your Option List may contain same course from different colleges, different courses from the same college and / or a mix of both.

Can I apply to an University outside of my area?

Ans: Yes, you can apply to any college in Maharashtra, in addition to colleges under the University of Mumbai.

Is it advisable to study in colleges outside Mumbai?

Ans: When you select your college, you must remember that your 4 years of engineering study are an important part of your life. These years form the foundation for your career, your friends and will influence your future in a big way. If you can stay with your family, you will always have family support and guidance during these exciting and sometimes stressful years of growing up. It would also make sense for you to check out the colleges outside in person, prior to considering them for admissions.

Can my options be changed after submitting the option form?

Ans: You are allowed to revise your option list till you confirm. The system considers the latest version for allotment purposes.

How many allotments are given per student?

Ans: Each student is either given ‘one’ allotment or ‘NO’ allotment. More than one allotment is not given.

Assuming I have been unable to get any of the options I submitted, will the system offer me a seat as per merit?

Ans: No, the computer will not do this. The scope of the computer search is limited to your Options List. The computer will not go beyond this List to offer you something that is not on your list. If none of your chosen options are possible, then it will print ‘Not Allotted’ against your name. Therefore it is important to think out your options and write them carefully.

If an option is allotted to me, do I have to accept it?

Ans: The rules for allotment and acceptance of the same at the various rounds have been given in detail in the CAP process. Kindly refer to the same. If you wish to accept the allotment, you must report to the respective institute and complete the admission formalities.

Note:When you Accept an allotment, you become ineligible for all the subsequent CAP rounds. Not accepting the allotment, when you are supposed to, will also lead to disqualification in the following CAP rounds.

Can I choose different options in the second and third CAP rounds?

Ans: Yes, you can. The options of the previous round have no bearing on the current round.

Quota Seats
Admission Process By Individual Colleges For The ‘Institute Level Quota Seats’


How can I apply to ALL such seats in various colleges?

Ans: The student will have to fill up admission forms of the respective colleges separately for all the institutes they would like to apply for.

Common Problems faced by student during such Rounds:

  • Such Rounds are conducted by each college separately.Hence the student WILL HAVE TO personally keep a track of the schedules of such Rounds in various colleges of his/her interest.
  • Those applying at various colleges will also have to arrange for extra amount to be paid as fees. A common situation students find themselves in: Let us assume you have already secured a seat in some college (say A) through its Institute level admission round, and now also want to apply to some other college (say B) for its Institute level seat. In such cases, you will first have to pay full fees in college B and only then, you will be able to apply for the refund from the first college.
  • Steps to follow during the entire FE admission process

Since the FE admission process is NOT completely centralised, students should do the following:

  • Apply through the centralised process (RoundI, ll & Ill) Decide on the options of ‘Institute course combinations’ to be filled in the option form of every round VERY CAREFULLY since the elimination rules are quite strict.
  • Contact the Private colleges of your interest and get their Admission forms (including Minority, if eligible) you may (be) have shortlisted (for their Institute Level Quota Round).
  • Keep a track of the schedules of Institute Level Quota Round in these selected colleges.
  • Keep additional sets of “Attested Documents” ready.
  • Keep extra money ready for payment of fees, as you may be required to pay fees in more than one college during Institute Level Rounds (You should be able to claim for a Refund later).

Which seats will be filled in this process?

Ans: Upto 20% seats in private colleges (minority and non-minority) are filled by the respective colleges by conducting a round in their campus i.e. such rounds are conducted by each college independently.

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