BITSAT

• The Birla Institute of Technology & Science conducts the BIT Science Aptitude Test (BITSAT) every year.
• There are three institutions that consider BITSAT scores.
• This university-level examination is conducted in order to provide admission to UG and PG courses.

Note: If you finish the 150 questions in less than the allotted time, there are 12 bonus questions too. Remember that you have to necessarily attempt all 150 questions and can’t go back to them once you’ve taken up the bonus section.

• Subjects:

  You must have compulsorily studied Physics, Chemistry and Maths/Biology in your 10+2 or equivalent examination.

• 12th standard or equivalent examination:

  You must have passed the 12th examination of a 10+2 system from a recognized Central or State Board or its equivalent examination.

• Score:

  You must have passed your 10+2 with an aggregate of 75% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology.

  You must have secured 60% in each of the three subjects.

  You must be proficient in English.

• Age:

  Only those candidates who are appearing in Class 12 in the same year as the year of examination or have cleared Class 12 one year prior to giving BITSAT, are eligible.

• Top rank holders:

  If you are a top ranker or a candidate with Rank 1 in Central or State Boards in India, you will be offered admission to the programme of your choice; irrespective of your score or rank in BITSAT (as long as you meet the above criteria).

• Visit the BITSAT 2019 official website and click on ‘Apply here’ for BITSAT 2019
• Enter your basic details like name, gender, date of birth, email ID and nationality
• Enter your examination details like score, name of institute, year of passing etc.

• Choose 3 test centres, as per your preference (unless you choose Dubai, then you don’t need to select any other centres)
• Verify all the details and confirm your submission
• Note down your ‘Unique Registration Number’

• You can make a payment offline via ICICI Bank Challan payment
• Or through the online mode using a Credit Card, Debit Card or Net Banking
• Don’t forget to take a printout of your filled out application form for future reference

• Keep checking the BITSAT application form status to ensure that your application request has been acknowledged
• If you discover any mistake in the application form that you’ve submitted, you can edit or correct the form details till the first week of March, 2019

This year, BITSAT was held across 47 centres. Check the first ten names of BITSAT 2019 Exam Centres below:

• The admit card is available once you have booked your slots for the entrance exam as per the schedule and available slots in any exam centre
• The admit cards will be available from 2nd week of April, 2019
• You should preserve the admit card till the end of the admission process
• Without the admit card, no candidate will be allowed to enter the exam centre

* Dates are tentative and subject to change.

The BITSAT 2019 result will be announced online in 4th week of May, 2019. BITS University will announce the result for different iterations (Iteration I, II, III, IV and V) on different dates.

• The university prepares a merit list of candidates on the basis of the cut-off. Shortlisted candidates are then selected for counselling.
• The cut-off of BITSAT 2019 will be determined by various factors like number of applicants, number of seats and the difficulty level of the entrance test
• This cut-off varies from course to course and campus to campus. The cut-off of BITSAT 2018 is given below:

• Counselling will be held simultaneously for Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad campuses
• Candidates who have topped from Central or State Boards have to apply separately for admission under ‘Direct Admission to Board Toppers’
• The BITSAT 2019 Counselling will be conducted for 2000 seats after the declaration of BITSAT 2019 result

• Practice is the key: Practice as much as you can. 70% of your BITSAT preparation comprises of practice. Toppr offers 1.5 lakh questions in our question bank to help you strengthen your concepts for each chapter.
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• Study from the best sources: NCERTs and several recommended books for the BITSAT are the minimum resources you need. Toppr offers the best study material from all over the web to help you prepare better.
• Revision is important: Maintain revision notes as and when you go through a formula or a concept in the form of bullet points. Revision will be useful when the exams are close and a good revision pattern will take less time. Normally without these notes, you would have to go through the entire chapter to understand the important points once again.
• Exam simulation: It is important to take mock computer-based tests to acclimatize yourself with the new interface.
• Pay attention to English and Logical Reasoning: English and Logical Reasoning are what make BITSAT different from other competitive exams. Hence, it is important to focus on these two subjects. Go through our guide to BITSAT English and Logical Reasoning section!

• Concepts of Physics by H.C. Verma
• D.C. Pandey books

• NCERT textbooks - Classes 11 and 12
• O.P. Tandon - Physical, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry books
• Numerical Chemistry by R.C. Mujherjee

• Differential Calculus by Arihant
• Integral Calculus by Arihant
• Higher Algebra by Hall and Knight
• Plane Trigonometry by S.L. Loney
• Plane Geometry by S.L. Loney

• NCERT textbook
• Trueman’s Elementary Biology, Vol I & Vol II
• Objective Biology by Dinesh
• Trueman’s Objective Biology

• Complete Success Package for Online BITSAT 2016
• BITSAT Explorer 2016 by M.T.G. Editorial Board

Previous years’ papers are important to practice because they help you simulate the real BITSAT.

Read an overview of all 3 colleges here.