Assam Combined Entrance Examination
Assam Combined Entrance Examination (অসম সংযুক্ত প্ৰৱেশ পৰীক্ষা or the Assam-CEE) is a state-government controlled centralized entrance examination, conducted by the Assam Science and Technology University for admission into the 5 premier government engineering colleges in Assam. The test is taken after the 12th grade for admission to graduation (also known as Bachelors) courses. The exam can be taken by those who studied Pure Science stream in plus two level with the specific subjects tested in the examination, which are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics.
Every year approximately 25,000 people take the examination, and it is increasing. Students of both Assam Higher Secondary Education Council and the central Central Board of Secondary Education board take the test. Formerly the examination was conducted by Dibrugarh University.
 | |
| Acronym | Assam CEE |
|---|---|
| Type | Pen & Paper based |
| Developer / administrator | Assam Science and Technology University |
| Knowledge / skills tested | Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics |
| Purpose | Admission to undergraduate Engineering Colleges of Assam |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Offered | Once a year |
| Countries / regions | Assam |
| Languages | English, Assamese language |
| Annual number of test takers | 25,000-40,000 |
| Website | www |
It is a highly competitive test having selection ratio of approximately around 5.6%,
Eligibility criteria
To appear in the Assam CEE exam, applicants are must to meet with following eligibility criteria:
- Candidates must possess a domicile of Assam state.
- Applicant’s age must be in between 17 and 21 years as on August of that year. Three years of relaxation in age is specified for reserved category applicants and one year for graduate applicants.
Upper age limit is relaxed to 22 years in case of B.Sc. passed Candidates. Upper age limit is relaxed by 3 years for Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe candidates.
- For admission into B.E./B.Tech Courses the candidate must pass the Qualifying Examination individually in the same sitting without any grace marks in the subject of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English with a minimum of 50 % (45 % in case of SC and 40 % in case of ST) marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The same sitting means a candidate must appear all the four subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English together.
- The Candidate must possess a good moral character.
- The Candidate must be physically and mentally fit.
Exam pattern
- Number of questions: 120
- Maximum marks: 480
- Question type: objective
- Duration: 3 hours
- Negative marking: yes
The examination have multiple choice questions and consist of single paper and take three hours. Questions will be distributed as follows.
- Mathematics: 40 Questions
- Physics : 40 Questions
- Chemistry : 40 Questions
Four marks will be awarded for every right answer and one will be deducted for every wrong answer. No mark will be awarded if the candidate selects more than one option. Therefore, the maximum mark total is 480 and the minimum is -120. Once marked, an answer cannot be changed.
Participating Institutes
Total 9 colleges participate in this exam
- Assam Engineering College
- Jorhat Engineering College
- Gauhati University
- Dhemaji Engineering College
- Bineswar Brahma Engineering College
- Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Tezpur
- Scholar Institute of Technology and Management, Kamrup
- NETES Institute of Technology and Science Mirza