BTech Chemical Engineering Eligibility, Admission Process and Entrance Exams 2022-2023

What is the BTech Chemical Engineering Admission Process?

The BTech Chemical Engineering admission process varies for different universities based on their standard and curriculum. The admissions are usually done online whereas some colleges also accept offline applications. The BTech Chemical Engineering admission process is based on national-level/ state-level/ deemed-university entrance exams.

Some private institutions make direct admission or admission through management quota for the students who have qualified their 10+2 examinations with a science background. In such cases, the students are asked to pay a capitation fee and take an undertaking to improve his/her academic performances in the following academic years

Few BTech institutions also provide lateral entry admissions to the 2nd year of the course, it is mandatory for such candidates to have passed all the examinations in the respective domain.

Applicants are required to register themselves on the official website of the college or provide the filled hard copy of the application form within the given deadline. For universities conducting their own entrance exams, students should register for the same and qualify them in order to get admission in the course.

Since BTech Chemical Engineering admission is primarily entrance based, candidates who are applying for the program should beforehand have their results from the respective entrance exams required by the opted Universities. Students are expected to secure good ranks in the entrance exams to get into top BTech Chemical Engineering colleges.

After qualifying the exams, a merit list of qualified candidates is prepared and candidates are invited for admission by the respective university or college. The final allotment of seats to the candidate takes place and the candidate is asked to deposit the fee for the course and register for the respective academic year.

What is the BTech Chemical Engineering Eligibility Criteria?

BTech Chemical Engineering aspirants must fulfil certain eligibility criteria in order to apply for the course. Although the eligibility criteria for admission to BTech Chemical Engineering differs from college to college, the candidates must fulfil certain minimum eligibility criteria for admission.

The eligibility requirements for admission to BTech Chemical Engineering are given below:

Applicants must have passed 12th or an equivalent degree from a recognised institute/board and have acquired a minimum aggregate of 60% marks (5% relaxation for the reserved candidates) in the qualifying examination.
Candidates must have opted for Mathematics and Physics as the compulsory subjects in class 12th along with one of the optional subjects as Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotechnology.
Candidates appearing for the final exam or waiting for the final result can also apply for BTech Chemical Engineering admission.
Candidates have to clear the entrance examination with the required cut-off accepted by the desired institution.
The applicants should not have any supplementary or compartment in any subject at 10+2 or Diploma level that is yet to be cleared at the time of taking admissions.

Various colleges and institutes may have their own additional criteria which the students are required to satisfy in order to take admission. The students belonging to the reserved categories have to present their reservation certificates issued by the competent authorities in order to avail the benefits applicable to them.

What are the BTech Chemical Engineering Entrance Exams?

The top BTech colleges like IITs and NITs take admission based on the marks obtained in the national level entrance exams, ie. JEE Mains and JEE Advanced.

Tabulated below are some of the important dates of JEE Main and JEE Advanced.

Important Dates	JEE Mains	JEE Advanced
Availability of Application Form	February 7, 2020	3rd week of September
Last date to submit Application	March 6, 2020 (Till 11:50 PM)	3rd week of September
Admit Card releasing date	August 17, 2020 (Released)	4th week of. September
Examination Date	September 1 – 6, 2020	September 27, 2020
Result Declaration	September 2020	2nd week of October

Apart from the national level exams there are plenty of state level exams which can be a gateway for admission in various BTech colleges. Given below are some of the state level entrance exams along with important dates.

Entrance Exam	State/Region	Application Date	Exam Date
MHT CET	Maharashtra	Last Date: 23 May 2020	To be announced
PTU CET	Punjab	Dates postponed	Dates postponed
UPSEE	Uttar Pradesh	Application Closed	September 20, 2020
WBJEE	West Bengal	Application closed	Exams ended by February 2, 2020
OJEE	Odisha	6 February to 31 May 2020	First week of September 2020
KCET	Karnataka	Application closed	July 30 to August 1, 2020
COMEDK	Karnataka	16 January to 30 May 2020	August 19, 2020
BCECE	Bihar	21 March to 29 March 2020	To be Announced Later
Assam CEE	Assam	7 April to June 20, 2020	September 20, 2020
KEAM	Kerala	Application Closed	Dates not declared
TS EAMCET	Telangana	21 February- 31 May 2020	Dates postponed
AP EAMCET	Andhra Pradesh	Application closed	September 17,18, 21, 22,23, 2020
JK CET	Jammu and Kashmir	11 March- 31 May 2020	Dates not declared
JEECE	Jharkhand	Application closed	Dates not declared
CGPET	Chhattisgarh	17 March- 31 May 2020	Dates not declared
GUJCET	Gujarat	Application closed	Dates postponed
GCET	Goa	Application closed	Dates postponed
UKSEE	Uttarakhand	Application closed	Dates not declared
TNEA	Tamil Nadu	Application closed	Dates not declared
MP PAT	Madhya Pradesh	Application closed	28 June 2020
REAP	Rajasthan	15 May- 10 August 2020	Dates not declared

Tabulated below are some of the entrance exams held by autonomous universities for BTech Chemical Engineering admission.

Entrance Exam	Conducting Body	Application Date	Exam Date
HITSEEE	The Hindustan University of Technology and Science, Chennai	November 14, 2019 to July 31, 2020	August 5 to 9, 2020 (Chennai Centers) August 5 to 6, 2020 (Other Centers)
VITEEE	VIT University, Vellore	July 31, 2020 (Extended)	August 05, 2020 (Announced)
SRMJEEE	Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University, Chennai	October 12, 2019 To July 15, 2020	Exam cancelled
AMUEEE	Aligarh Muslim University	Till August 28, 2020	To be notified
MET	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	July 10, 2020 (for B.Tech)	August 01 – 12, 2020 (Revised)
BVP CET	Bharati Vidyapeeth University	August 19, 2020	August 25 – 26, 2020
SAEEE	Sathyabama University	October 18, 2019	August 3, 4 and 5, 2020

The competition in the Entrance exam is very high such that the candidate requires hard work, planning, a lot of concentration for the test. To improve problem-solving capacity and to practice thoroughly in a comprehensive manner reference books are very useful.

Once the candidates crack the entrances, merit lists are released and then the BTech Chemical Engineering admission process is followed by a round of counselling after which verification is done and enrollment to the course is offered.

Important Links:

UPSEE 2020 PRACTICE PAPERS	JEE MAIN 2020 PRACTICE PAPERS	JEE ADVANCED 2020 PRACTICE PAPERS
BITSAT 2020 PRACTICE PAPERS	MHT CET 2020 PRACTICE PAPERS	WBJEE 2020 PRACTICE PAPERS

BTech Chemical Engineering : FAQs

Ques. What is the BTech Chemical Engineering eligibility criteria ?

Ans. The BTech Chemical Engineering eligibility criteria requires one to have a minimum or more than 60% to 70% in 10+2 level from a recognized university .There is 5% relaxation for SC/ST/Other Backward Class in the academics requirement.

Ques. What is the BTech Chemical Engineering admissions process?

Ans. The BTech Chemical Engineering admission process is generally followed by entrance exams, counselling and verification process.

Ques. What are some of the top BTech Chemical Engineering entrance exams?

Ans. On national level one can sit for JEE Main and JEE Advanced entrance exams. At the state level, every state almost comes up with their engineering entrances like MHT CET, UPSEE, WBJEE, etc. Lastly, various autonomous universities conduct their own entrances like HITSEEE, etc.

Ques. What are the sections from which questions come in the BTech Chemical Engineering entrance exams?

Ans. Students need to have best knowledge on subjects like Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Biology and English, as questions come from these subjects in the BTech Chemical Engineering entrance exams.