PET

Admission to B.E/B.Arch./BTech degree courses is based on the State level Pre-Engineering Test (PET) conducted every year by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board Bhopal in Government Engineering Colleges; Private Engineering Colleges; Autonomous Institutions and MP quota seats in National Institute of Technology.

Examination Schedule:

Date Time
Availability of Forms 12-05-09 to 25-08-2009
Examination Date 21-06-09 and 22-06-2009
Eligibility
1. The age of the candidate must not be more than 21 years.
2. The candidate must have completed class 12th board examination or any other equivalent exam from Madhya Pradesh.
3. The candidate must be a citizen of India.
4. The candidate must also be educated in Madhya Pradesh for consecutive 3 years.

Admission procedure
Application form and prospectus can be obtained from the Office of Professional Examination Board or any of the State Engineering College. Last date of submission of completed forms is in the month of January/February.

Selection
Selection is done on the basis of merit in the PET. The test is conducted usually in the month April/ May at 23 cities in Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow and Nagpur. Merit list is prepare by the Board course wise, which is then notifies in the leading newspapers/ colleges. Successful candidates are also informed individually.

Pattern and medium
1. The examination will contain MCQs from PCM and the maximum marks is 300.
2. The syllabus of the examination will be class 11th and 12th PCM.
3. The candidates appearing for architecture examination have to give an aptitude test.

Reservation of seats
SC-15%, ST-21%, military personnel-5%, GOI nominees-3%, children/grand children of freedom fighters-3%

Domicile restriction
Citizens of India, educated in educational institutions in MP for at least three consecutive years during the 5 years immediately preceding the year in which admission is sought or bonafide residence of MP or son or daughter of an employee or pensioner of the Government of MP/All India service on MP cadre or central government/public sector undertakings employees posted in MP for at least six months prior to the submission of application or a person settled in MP under resettlement scheme. However, those restrictions do not pertain to the payment seats of the private sector colleges.