BITSAT - Birla Institute of Technology & Science Aptitude Test is a computer-based test (CBT), conducted by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) to take admissions its various undergraduate & postgraduate...

BITSAT - Birla Institute of Technology & Science Aptitude Test is a computer-based test (CBT), conducted by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) to take admissions its various undergraduate & postgraduate Integrated First degree programmes in engineering, science & pharmacy. In order to secure admission in any of the BITS Campuses located at Pilani, Hyderabad, and Goa, a candidate needs to qualify the exams.

The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani is an all India Institution declared as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. Admissions to all the Integrated First Degree programs of BITS Pilani, at Pilani campus, Goa campus, and Hyderabad Campus for the academic year 2018 will be made on the basis of a Computer based Online Test conducted by BITS, Pilani.

SANCHIT KHANNA, a student of BITS Pilani who scored 381 in BITSAT 2015 shares a few tips-

He feels if a student prepares well for JEE Main, then no extra preparation is required for BITSAT.Practice a sufficient number of mocks to get a fair idea of the BITSAT Paper pattern.The English and reasoning paper pattern might appear new to the students since this is not included in the JEE Mains papers.

He suggests that the NCERT is enough for chemistry while a detailed book like DC Pandey would suffice for Physics.The English and reasoning sections in the mock tests will be enough practice for these sections.He stresses on the importance fo Co-ordinate Geometry, Trigonometry in maths and Optics and Mechanics in Physics.Learning up Organic chemistry will also give you an edge over the others.He suggests staying calm before the exam and avoid any last minute preparation.The time before the exam should be spent in relaxing and focussing on the exam that you have to give rather than learning new concepts and pressurizing yourself.

The BITSAT result will be announced on the first week of July until the second week of August 2018. BITSAT result would be declared for Iteration 1,2,3,4 and 5 on different dates. The result would be announced once the exam is over. Through the result, they can check their correct and incorrect answers and their score.

The score of BITSAT was announced in May.The result is now being declared in the form of iterations in parts.The result for the seat allotment round 1 was declared in July.The second iteration is released in July.

With the iteration lists, the candidates will know about their admit/ waitlist status.

BITSAT 2018 Expected Cut-off Scores have been detailed as below for candidates

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their BITSAT score.

• All candidates who have appeared for BITSAT 2018 must submit an admission application with their 12th Board examination marks, their order of preference to different degree programs and the required fees.
• There will a final merit list prepared based on the BITSAT score and fulfilling the eligibility criteria for the board examination. The list is supposed to be out on 1st July.
• For candidates applying for direct admission on the basis of the Board marks, they must be the board toppers of their respective board and submit a proof as well.
• There will be two merit lists prepared- One for all the candidates except B.Pharm and the other solely for B.Pharm.
• Candidates who have the same score in the BITSAT exam, their scores in Mathematics/Biology are considered.If a tie still exists, the scores of Physics and then Chemistry are compared.Finally, their scores in PCM/PCB in 12th grade are used in breaking the tie if it still exists.

The candidates must carry along with them the below documents in original and photocopy whenever they are asked to report to the college after the counselings.The candidate after moving forward to the admit list from the wait list will be asked to report to the allotted campus at a specified date and time.

The candidate must carry along-

• S.S.L.C/10th Marks Sheet & pass certificate (any recognized board)
• Migration Certificate, Character Certificate and Transfer certificate in English from school last attended
• Class 12th Marks Sheet/pass certificate (any recognized board)
• Passport size photographs
• Any valid ID proof like Aadhar card, PAN card, Driving license etc.

BITSAT Online Test is conducted by BITS Pilani across various cities across India apart from its campus in Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, and Dubai.

The planned test center cities are- 

•  Agra
•  Hyderabad Campus of BITS
•  Pune
•  Ahmedabad
•  Hyderabad City
•  Raipur
•  Allahabad
•  Indore
•  Rajahmundry
•  Bangalore
•  Jaipur
•  Ranchi
•  Bhopal
•  Jalandhar
•  Roorkee
•  Bhubaneswar
•  Jammu
•  Siliguri
•  Chandigarh
•  Jamshedpur
•  Surat
•  Chennai
•  Jodhpur
•  Tirupati
•  Coimbatore
•  Kanpur
•  Thiruvananthapuram
•  Delhi
•  Kolkata
•  Vadodara
•  Dubai Campus of BITS (International Center)
•  Lucknow
•  Vijayawada
•  Ghaziabad
•  Mumbai
•  Visakhapatnam
•  Goa Campus of BITS
•  Nagpur
•  Agartala
• Gorakhpur
• Nasik
• Gurgaon
•  Noida
•  Guwahati
•  Patna
•  Gwalior
•  Pilani campus of BITS

Around two lakh candidates appear for this exam every year.However, with more than 10 lakh engineering aspirants in the country, comparatively less number of candidates appear for this exam.This is because BITS is a private institute with a higher tuition fee and candidates aspiring to be engineers prefer doing it at a low cost from government colleges like the NIT's