BITSAT is the most prestigious professional entrance examination in India. The test is conducted by Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani). BITSAT is a online computer based test and candidates can also apply online through www.bitsadmission.com . This article provides information in Download of hall tickets for BITSAT, Syllabus, Score Reports and exam centers for BITSAT. Each candidate who registers for BITSAT will be instructed to download a Hall Ticket from BITS website at www.bitsadmission.com . Candidates with proper hall ticket only will be allowed inside the Test centers. The admission authorities will collect Candidate’s finger print and photographs at the time of the test and they will be matched at the time of admission.

Syllabus for BITSAT: The BITSAT test will be conducted on the basis of curriculum followed through NCERT syllabus for 11th and 12th class. The detailed syllabus for BITSAT will be available on the website at www.bitsadmission.com . Candidates can refer to the NCERT textbooks for the contents of the syallabus for various classes. BITS also provides a sample test demonstrating the features of BITSAT and this test will be made available to all registered candidates on the BITS official website. Candidates can practice this mock test as many times as he / she desired.

BITSAT score report: The beauty of BITSAT is the candidate will get the score just after the completion of the test. You can also get details of total correct answers, wrong answers along with BITSAT score. The interested candidates can also check and take a print out of their score report from the BITS website. Candidates will not be allowed to repeat the BITSAT in the same year.

Merit List for Admissions: BITS will prepare a merit list of candidates based on BITSAT score after checking his eligiblity in qualifying examination. Apart from BITSAT score, candidates should get required minimum marks in the Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects of 12th examination as prescribed in the eligibility criteria for BITSAT. If the scores of any two candidates are the same, first their scores in Mathematics in BITSAT will be considered for break the tie. If the tie till exists, scores in Physics will be considered and further tie if any will be eliminated using their scores in Chemistry.

Test Centers for BITSAT: The BITSAT online test will be held in more than 30 cities across the country. The test will also be conducted at the BITS campuses at Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad and usually big number of candidates take the test at these centers. Following is the list of planned test centers for BITSAT:

1. Pilani Campus of BITS
2. Goa Campus of BITS
3. Hyderabad Campus of BITS
4. Bangalore
5. Hyderabad City
6. Bhubaneswar
7. Kolkatta
8. Ahmedabad
9. Mumbai
10. Chennai
11. Delhi
12. Noida
13. Gurgaon
14. Chandigarh
15. Coimbatore
16. Gwalior
17. Pune
18. Lucknow
19. Varanasi
20. Nagpur
21. Visakhapatnam
22. Indore
23. Guwahati
24. Vijayawada
25. Amritsar
26. Trivandrum
27. Hubli
28. Surat
29. Patna
30. Roorkee
31. Dubai Campus of BITS (International center)
32. Jaipur

The candidates can choose the BITSAT test center from within India or Dubai. If you are going to choose a center from India, you will be asked to give at least three preferences and will be allotted one center out of these three. Candidates those asking for Dubai center will be allotted Dubai center only. The final list of centers for BITSAT will be announced after the completion of the application process and also will be based on the candidates preferences.

BITSAT is a highly standardised online entrance examination in India conducted for engineering courses. The exam has not been subject to any type of criticism, technical snags or paper leaks at any time in it’s history. The exam is conducted by Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Rajasthan). BITSAT is basically a Computer Based Online test, which means that the candidate sits in front of a computer monitor and the questions are presented on the computer. The candidate has to answer the questions on the computer through the use of keyboard or mouse. Each computer in the test center is connected to a server. The prescribed server prepares set of questions and delivers them to the candidate sitting in front of the computer. The computer based online test of BITSAT is offered over a period of time. The candidates can choose the test center, the Day and Time of their convenience to take the test.

BITSAT Test Format: Duration of BITSAT is 3 hours, without any break. All questions will be in objective multiple choice questions type and each question will have a choice of four answers and only one being correct choice. Candidates will get 3 marks for each correct answer and each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark (- 1 mark). No marks are awarded for questions not attempted. The candidate can skip a question and the computer will not allow choose more than one option as correct answer. Total number of questions are 150. The online test consists of four parts and number of questions for each part is described below:

1) Part I : Physics: 40 questions
2) Part II : Chemistry: 40 questions
3) Part III : (a) English Proficiency and (b) Logical Reasoning: 25 questions
4) Part IV : Mathematics: 45

Candidates should remember that there is no time limit for individual sections or parts of the BITSAT test. The answered questions can be changed at any time during the test time. If a candidate finishes answering all the 150 questions, he will have an option of attempting 12 (twelve) extra questions, if there is some time left. These extra questions will be asked from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics only and four questions from each part will be given.

Another important point to remember here is, if the candidate has opted for answering extra questions, he can not go back for corrections in the already answered 150 questions. The set of questions are so designed in a way that a good student will be able to answer all 150 questions in the stipulated 180 minutes. The extra questions will give a chance to highly meritorious candidates to score higher in BITSAT. But, candidates must keep in mind that there is a negative marking for wrong answers. Any pure guessing of the answers will not give any advantage and also result in a reduction in the score achieved from correct answers.

The questions for BITSAT Online Test will be selected at random from a large question bank. Different candidates appearing for the test will get various set of questions. All the questions and related instructions will be in English only. Candidates should bring a pen for rough work, signing etc. Candidates will be provided blank sheets for rough work, if required. Calculators and logarithmic tables are strictly prohibited in the BITSAT test centers.