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CENTAC Engineering Admission 2024

Introduction to CENTAC

All Government Quota seats in private and unaided professional colleges, including the minority colleges will be filled through CENTAC counseling admission and will be as per the law or the order of government of Pondicherry. The details regarding the number of seats in respective colleges will be available at the time of counseling. Candidate admission counseling order will be based on the performance of the candidate in the higher secondary or equivalent board examination. Only candidates who have applied for the CENTAC counseling will be eligible to attend the counseling and pick the college and course of their choice subjected to the availability of the seats.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Academic examination conducted by Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or other equivalent examination. A minimum of 45% marks for general and 40 % from OBC / MBC / BCM / EBC / BT / SC candidates is required. Also, candidate should have done the prescribed subjects, of mathematics, physics and one of the following optional subjects, Chemistry / Bio technology / Computer Science / Biology (Botany and Zoology) for the candidates of Tamil Nadu. For candidates belonging to other state will need JEE main score for admission.

Guide to Determine the Merit Score

Admission is based on the marks secured by a candidate in the prescribed subjects of the qualifying examination (i.e. for H.Sc. Academic: Mathematics, Physics and any one of the optional subjects (Chemistry / Bio- Technology / Computer Sciences / Biology / Botany & Zoology) & for H.Sc. Vocational: Vocational Subject Theory, Vocational Subject Practical and a related Subject) and normalizing them by the prescribed procedure.

Equal weightage will be given to all the three prescribed subjects. In case a candidate has appeared in more than any one of the above prescribed optional subjects, the subject in which the candidate has obtained the highest marks will be taken into consideration for “Normalization” and for calculating the actual total marks in the prescribed subjects. Wherever separate marks for practical are awarded, the same will be considered along with the respective subjects, for arriving at the total actual marks.

Documents to be attached

Candidates have to attach the following documents with the printout of the application form:

  • 10th or equivalent exam mark sheet
  • 12th or equivalent exam mark sheet
  • Age proof (Birth Certificate or SSLC marksheet
  • Copy of Online Payment
  • Nationality Certificate
  • Residence Certificate
  • Permanent Integrated Certificate
  • Special Category Certificate (if applicable)
  • Community Certificate (if applicable)
  • Nativity Certificate (if applicable)

Guide to fill Application form

Starting with the registration process, candidates will also have to fill their personal and academic details in the CENTAC application form. All information must correct and failing to do so will lead to rejection of the application. Candidates can follow the below mentioned steps while filling their application form of CENTAC.

Step 1 – Registration
Step 2 – Payment of Application Fee
Step 3 – Filling CENTAC Application Form 2024
Step 4 – Uploading Photograph
Step 5 – CENTAC 2024 Application Submission

Courses Offered

COURSES OFFERED

Achariya College of Engineering Technology offers 6 UG Programs. 50% of the seats are filled by the Government through CENTAC and 50% of the seats are filled by the management.

Undergraduate Courses:

  • B.Tech – Artificial Intelligence & Data Science (AI&DS)
  • B.Tech – Civil Engineering (CE)
  • B.Tech – Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
  • B.Tech – Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)
  • B.Tech – Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
  • B.Tech – Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Eligibility

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

UG Courses

B.Tech Courses

Candidates seeking admission to the B.Tech. degree course should have passed the H.Sc. (Academic) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu, or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 45% marks (40% marks for OBC / BCM / MBC / EBC / BT / SC / ST -candidates) in aggregate, in the prescribed subjects, namely, Mathematics, Physics and any one of the following optional subjects: Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Computer Science / Biology (Botany & Zoology).

Age Limit: The upper age limit is 21 years on 1st July of the academic year (Relaxation up to three years for candidates belonging to OBC / BCM / MBC / EBC and BT communities and five years for candidates belonging to SC / ST communities.

B.Tech course (Lateral entry)

The minimum qualification for admission is a pass in the three-year diploma or four-year sandwich diploma course in engineering / technology with a minimum of 50% marks (45% marks for reserved category) in aggregate in the subjects covered from 3rd to final semester or a pass in any B.Sc. course from a recognized University as defined by the UGC, with a minimum of 50% marks (45% marks for reserved category) and passed XII standard with Mathematics as a subject.

AGE LIMIT (LATERAL ENTRY)

For Lateral Entry admission to second year of degree programme, candidates should not have completed 24 years as on 1st July of the academic year under consideration. In the case of SC/ST candidates, the age limit is relaxable by 3 years for both the cases.