Structure of BITSAT BITSAT exam includes 150 questions with 4 alternatives. The questions are of objective type.

3 marks is given for every correct answer. One mark penalty is for the incorrect answer. If the applicant did not attend any question, there is no mark for that question. There are four sections like Physics, Chemistry, English Proficiency & Logical Reasoning and Mathematics. There is no time limit for individual parts of the examination. The aspirant can go back and modify any of their answer among the 150 questions. Once the aspirant answers all the 150 questions (without skipping any anyone), he/she has a choice of attempting 12 (twelve) extra questions, if there is time. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics / Biology are the subjects included in these extra questions. Four questions from each section. If the aspirant selected for extra questions, he/she cannot go back for a modification of any of the previous answered 150 questions. The instructions and questions are in English language. Syllabus Part I: Physics

Current Electricity Electromagnetic Induction Electrostatics Gravitation Heat and Thermodynamics Impulse and Momentum Kinematics Magnetic Effect of Current Mechanics of Solids and Fluids Modern Physics Newtons Laws of Motion Optics Oscillations Rotational Motion Units & Measurement Waves Work and Energy

Part II: Chemistry

Biological , Industrial and Environmental chemistry Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure Chemical Kinetics Electrochemistry Hydrogen and s-block elements Organic Compounds with Functional Groups Containing Oxygen and Nitrogen

p- d- and f-block elements Physical and Chemical Equilibria Principles of Organic Chemistry and Hydrocarbons States of Matter Stereochemistry Theoretical Principles of Experimental Chemistry Thermodynamics

Part III: (a) English Proficiency and (b) Logical Reasoning

English Proficiency Composition Grammar Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Logical Reasoning Nonverbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning

Part IV: Mathematics

Algebra Differential calculus Eligibility Criteria Integral calculus Linear Programming Ordinary Differential Equations Probability Statistics Three dimensional Coordinate Geometry Trigonometry Two-dimensional Coordinate Geometry Vectors

Eligibility Criteria For Getting admission to BITS for the Integrated First graduation course, the aspirant must clear +2. It should be done from a recognized Central or State board. They must pass the 10+2 with PCM. 80% of marks in PCM, minimum 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects and sufficient aptitude in English needed for applying the test. The admission is on the basis of merit secured in BITSAT. Once the aspirant is studying at any of the BITSAT campus then they are not qualified to appear for the test. How to Apply?

Those who are interested to appear the BITSAT can register through the online website. After filling the forms aspirants can take a print out of that. The application form and specified fees can send to the admission director. The payment can be done by credit card, net banking etc. Cash payment option is also there. Once the aspirant pay the cash through any of the abovementioned modes, they can pay through DD. For that, an additional amount of Rs.100 must pay with the fees. How to fill the Form? It is possible to fill the form by online or offline. If the aspirant is applying through online, he/she can get the follow the instructions available in the website. They should be careful while filling the form. The application forms must not contain any errors. Overwriting must be avoided in the form. The details given in the form should be supported with necessary documents. All these documents must be sent along with the application form. The photograph pasting in the form should be a recent one. Signature can put down at the specified places. Forms should reach the specified address before last date. Once the date expired, sometimes the forms must reject by the authority. Important Dates The last date for applying BITSAT is at the end of January. Aspirants will get the announcement about the center of exam on February mid week. They can apply for the examination from February mid week March 2nd week. The hall tickets can be downloaded from April 2nd week to April last week. The BITSAT exam starts on May 2nd week to June mid week. Admit and Wait list declaration is on July 1st week. List of BITSAT centers The planned examination centers are in the following cities

Ahmedabad Bangalore Bhubaneswar Chandigarh Chennai Coimbatore Delhi Dubai Campus of BITS (International center) Goa Campus of BITS Gurgaon Guwahati Gwalior. Hyderabad Campus of BITS Hyderabad City Indore

Kolkata Lucknow Mangalore Mumbai Nagpur Noida Patna Pilani Campus of BITS Roorkee Trivandrum Vijayawada Visakhapatnam

The aspirant can select the centers from within India or Dubai. If an aspirant opt centers within India, they will be asked to give three preferences. The last list of centers in the country and the working days at every center in India and Dubai depends on the number of students. They will decide on this only after receiving the application forms. Contact Address of the BITSAT Centre

Address: The Admissions Officer, BITS Pilani 333 031, Rajasthan Web: www.bits-pilani.ac.in

Reference Books for BITSAT

BITSAT : Comprehensive Guide With Free CD By Disha Publication Bitsat 2011 By Editorial Compilation BITSAT English Proficiency And Logical Reasoning Comprehensive Guide By Disha Publications BITSAT Practice Paper (with CD) By G K P English and Logical Reasoning For Bitsat

PHYSICS Mechanics

Electricity and Magnetism Physics by H.C. Verma Problems in physics by I.E. Irodov Resnick and Halliday Resnick and Halliday Circuits devices and systems by R.J. Smith

Advanced Physics

Nelkon and Parker Advanced Level Physics Physics by H.C. Verma

Problems in Physics by I.E. Irodov Resnick and Halliday S.S Krotov Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

CHEMISTRY Organic Chemistry

Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D. Lee IIT Chemistry by O.P. Aggarwal

Inorganic Chemistry

Morrison & Boyd NCERT Inorganic Chemistry Reaction mechanism in Organic Chemistry by Parmar ∓ Chawla Solutions to Morrison Boyd

General Chemistry

J.D. Lee O.P. Aggarwal R.C. Mukerjee

MATHEMATICS Algebra

High school mathematics by Hall and Knight IIT Maths by M.L. Khanna

Calculus; Analytic Geometry

Calculus and analytic geometry by Thomas and Finney Coordinate geometry by Loney Dr. Gorakh Prasad Co-ordinate Geometry book G.N. Berman I.A.Maron IIT Maths by M.L. Khanna Vectors IIT Maths by M.L. Khanna

Coaching Centers for BITSAT The candidates can go for coaching at Brilliant Tutorials Pvt Ltd. They have branches across India.

Study Plan Aspirants can learn about BIT SAT and set a proper learning plan for the test. Equal importance must be given for all subjects. Revision should be done frequently for attaining better result. The applicants can refer the prescribed books and practice previous question papers. It is advisable to go for mock tests. This will help to find out the mistakes. It is good to go through the last year question papers of BIT SAT. How and Where To Get the Results? Result of the BITSAT is available immediately after the examination. Expected sectional cutoffs The cut off percentage of the test varies based on the programs. The cut off marks of the BITSAT varies from one program to the other. The Birla Institute of Technology & Science has 3 branches. The cut off marks for these three branches are follows (year wise): Degree program at Pilani Campus BITSAT-2010 Cut-off Given below is the cut off marks for BITS Pilani.

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical: aspirants must score above 310 cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Civil: To get admission in merit into this program, the candidates must score more than 310 cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics: Students required scoring above 339 cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical: As to get admission by merit into this program, the aspirants will need to score above 327 cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing: aspirants will need to score above 304 cut off marks to get admitted into this course. Bachelor of Pharmacy: To get admitted into this program, the aspirants must score more than 259 cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science: aspirants need 342 or above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Instrumentation: To get admission into this program, the aspirants need more than 329 cut off marks.

Degree program at Goa Campus BITSAT-2010 cut-off score Given below is the cut offs for BITS GOA

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical: To get admission into this program, the aspirants need more than 285 cut off marks.

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics: The students will require 303 cut off marks or above to gain admittance into this course. Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical: To get admission into this program, the aspirants need to score 296 or above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science: aspirants need 307 cut off marks of above as to get admission into this program. Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Instrumentation: To get admitted into this course, the students are required to score 293 or above cut off marks.

Degree program at Hyderabad Campus BITSAT-2010 cut-off score Given below is the cut offs for BITS Hyderabad.

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical: To get admission into this program, the candidates require 284 or above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Civil: Students require 290 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics: To get admitted into this course, the students will need 299 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical: aspirants need 295 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science: To get admission into this program, aspirants require 302 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication: To get admission into this program, candidates will need 313 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Pharmacy: aspirants require 258 and above cut off marks.

BITSAT-2009 Cut-off score Given below is the BITSAT Cut off score for the year 2009. Individual branch wise cutoff marks in various campuses for 2009 Degree program at Pilani Campus BITSAT-2009 Cut-off score

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical: aspirants require 314 and above cut off marks to join this program. Bachelor of Engineering in Civil: aspirants need 312 and above marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science: To get admission into this program, candidates need 343 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics: aspirants should have 341 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Instrumentation: The aspirants must have 332 and above cut off marks to join this program Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing: aspirants should have to score 305 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical: the aspirants must score 328 and above cut off marks.

Bachelor of Pharmacy: To join this program, the candidates should secure 257 and above cut off marks.

Degree program at Goa Campus BITSAT-2009 cut-off score

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical: aspirants need 283 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science: the aspirants require 306 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics: to join this program, the aspirants must have 306 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Instrumentation: as to join this program, the aspirants must have 292 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical: To join this program, the aspirants must have 292 and above cut off marks.

Degree program at Hyderabad Campus BITSAT-2009 cut-off score

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical: The aspirants should secure 281 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Civil: To join this program the aspirants are required to score 285 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science: the aspirants needed to 296 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics: The aspirants should score 295 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication: To get admission into this program, the aspirants should score 311 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical: The aspirants should score 290 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Pharmacy: As to gain admission into this program, the aspirants should score 255 and above cut off marks.

BITSAT-2008 Cut-off score Given below is the BITSAT Cut off score for the year 2008. Degree program at Pilani Campus BITSAT-2008 Cut-off

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical: The aspirants needed to score 309 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Civil: To join this curse, the aspirants should secure 304 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science: To join this program, the aspirants should score 349 and above cut off marks. Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics: The aspirants should score 339 and above cut off marks.

Score Validity The validity of the score is for the current academic year for obtaining admission into the Birla institutes of Technology and science.

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