BCECE 2016: Application procedure and exam dates

The exam dates for the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (BCECE) have been released by the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB).  The exam is scheduled to be conducted in two phases-- April 17 and May 5. This exam is conducted for admissions into undergraduate engineering programmes available at universities and colleges in the state of Bihar.

Online application forms of the same are available at the official website and interested candidates can apply for the same till February 28 (11:59 pm).

Eligibility criteria

Educational qualification:

Interested candidates are required to have passed Class 12 with a minimum of 45 per cent marks for open category candidates and 40 per cent for SC, ST in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology as the primary subjects.   

Exam pattern

The exam will be held in two stages namely, stage 1 and stage 2. Only those candidates who qualify Stage 1 can appear for the second stage. Question papers will be framed in English language.

Stage 1

The paper will have four sections in the exam, in which questions will be asked from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. All the questions will be of MCQ type having four options. There will be a total of 200 questions. The duration of the exam is of 2 hours 15 minutes. The question paper will be of a total 600 marks. Negative marking will be done for wrong answers.

Stage 2

Stage 2 will also contain four sections i.e Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology, having 100 questions in each subject.

Important dates

The last date for online registration is February 28

The last date of payment through challan is March 2

The last date of payment through net banking, debit card, credit card with final submission of the online application form is March 5

Admit cards for first stage will be issued on March 21