BTech Admissions 2025 LIVE: JEE Main, VITEEE registration open; BITSAT, KEAM, GUJCET dates soon

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has maintained the 75% criterion for the Joint Entrance Examination - Main (JEE Main 2025). According to the eligibility criteria, candidates seeking admission to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and centrally-funded technical institutes (CFTIs) must achieve a minimum of 75% marks in Class 12 to qualify for admission.

Nearly 30,000 BTech seats remain vacant in engineering colleges across Karnataka, despite several rounds of counselling for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) and the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka Under Graduate Entrance Test (COMEDK) 2024. These tests are held for admissions to engineering programmes in state colleges. The vacant seats are reportedly due to an increase in the number of seats available and a rise in fees. Additionally, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) lifted its ban on establishing new engineering colleges last year.

The increase in engineering seats, especially in computer science and AI, has led to vacancies in core branches and mid-level colleges, with thousands of seats remaining unfilled even after multiple counselling rounds. Given below are the 10 states with the highest numbers of seats added.

As per the official NTA schedule, JEE Main 2025 exam for session 1 will be conducted from January 22 to 31.

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) conducts the WBJEE for admission to engineering and other programmes at colleges throughout the state. The exam consists of two papers, with the question paper featuring multiple-choice questions totaling 200 marks. Students must pay an application fee of Rs 500, while female and reserved category applicants are required to pay Rs 400.

Candidates can refer to the marking scheme for OJEE 2025 outlined below:

• 4 marks will be awarded for each correct answer.
• 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect attempt.
• No marks will be given for unanswered questions.

The BITSAT 2025 exam will have a duration of 3 hours and will be conducted in online mode, consisting solely of multiple-choice questions.

The registration deadline for GUJCET 2025 is February 25. Eligible candidates can fill out the GUJCET 2025 application form through the official website, gujcet.gseb.org.

According to the age limit criteria, candidates born on or after July 1, 2004, and up to June 30, 2009, are eligible to take the entrance exam. Additionally, students must have passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination from a recognized board, achieving a minimum aggregate of 60% in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, with at least 55% in each of these three subjects.

A candidate must have appeared for the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2023, 2024, or 2025, with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

Candidates who appeared for the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2022 or earlier are not eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2025, regardless of the subjects attempted or offered.

However, if the respective board for Class 12 (or equivalent) declared results for the 2021-22 academic year on or after September 21, 2022, then candidates from that board are also eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2025, provided they fulfil all other eligibility criteria.

BITSAT 2025 will be conducted for admission to the following engineering programmes at BITS Pilani:

• Chemical engineering
• Civil engineering
• Computer science engineering
• Electrical and electronics engineering
• Electronics and communication engineering
• Electronics and instrumentation engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Manufacturing engineering
• Biotechnology
• Mathematics and computing

Candidates must have been born on or after October 1, 2000. However, SC, ST, and PwD candidates are granted a relaxation of five years, meaning they should have been born on or after October 1, 1995. Candidates can attempt JEE Advanced 2025 a maximum of three times, in three consecutive years.

In the event of a tie between candidates with identical total National Testing Agency (NTA) scores, the following criteria will be applied sequentially to resolve the tie:

• Higher NTA score in Mathematics
• Higher NTA score in Physics
• Higher NTA score in Chemistry
• Lower ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers across all subjects in the test
• Lower ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers in Mathematics
• Lower ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers in Physics
• Lower ratio of incorrect answers to correct answers in Chemistry

Candidates must be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (across all categories) in JEE Main 2025 paper 1 for BE and BTech. The distribution of the top 2.5 lakh candidates across categories in JEE Main 2025 will be as follows:

To be eligible for VITEEE 2025, candidates must achieve a minimum aggregate of 60% in physics, chemistry, and mathematics or biology in their qualifying examination. However, candidates from the SC and ST categories, as well as those from Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and the Northeastern states, are required to secure a minimum of 50%.

IIT Kanpur (IITK) has not announced the JEE Advanced 2025 exam dates yet. The institute will soon release the JEE Advanced 2025 information bulletin, which will include details on the exam date, registration process, application fee, exam pattern, syllabus, marking scheme, and more. The bulletin will be available on the official JEE Advanced 2025 website.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will conduct JEE Advanced 2025. Students who qualify JEE Main 2025 will be eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2025, which is held for admission to the IITs.

There is no age limit for candidates appearing in JEE Main 2025. Candidates who have passed their Class 12 or equivalent examination in 2023 or 2024, or are appearing in 2025, are eligible to take the JEE Main 2025 exam, irrespective of their age.

Amrita University will conduct the Amrita Engineering Entrance Examination (AEEE) 2025 in two phases, scheduled for February and April. The registration deadline for AEEE Phase 1 is January 20, as per the announced schedule. The university offers admission to Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programmes based on marks obtained in either the Joint Entrance Examination - Main (JEE Main) or AEEE 2025.

Here is a list of some of the top engineering entrance exams in India:

• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main
• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT)
• Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE)
• SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination (SRMJEEE)
• Amrita Entrance Examination – Engineering (AEEE)
• Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka Undergraduate Entrance Test (COMEDK UGET)
• West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE)
• Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET)
• Aligarh Muslim University Engineering Entrance Examination (AMUEEE)
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Entrance Examination (KIITEE)
• Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (AP EAMCET)
• Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (TS EAMCET)

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened registration for JEE Main 2025 session 1. Candidates can access the registration link on the official website – jeemain.nta.nic.in.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct JEE Main 2025, the national-level engineering entrance exam, in two sessions. Session 1 is scheduled from January 22 to 31, while session 2 will take place from April 1 to 8.