ADMISSION TO AIT : YEAR 2008-09

Availability of Seats

1.         For the FE courses commencing July/August, 240 seats are available at AIT (60 seats each in Mechanical Engineering.  Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Engineering  and Information Technology).

Eligibility Criteria

2.         The eligibility criteria for admission to AIT is given in detail in the Prospectus which is available in December every year.  Brief outline is as below :- 

(a)                Candidate must be a ward of one of the following :- 

(i)                 Serving Army Persons. 

(ii)               Serving medical officers of IN and IAF who have served in the Army for more than 10 yrs and are members of AOBF. 

(iii)             Retired Army pers who in receipt of regular pension, or former Army pers who retired after min service of 10 yrs. 

(iv)             Former Army pers who died during service/after retirement and family pension is granted. 

(v)               TA pers who have completed 10 yrs of embodied service. 

(vi)             DSC pers who are serving or retired with pension. 

(b)        War widow (in receipt of liberalized pension) and children in receipt of family pension (due to death of both parents) are also eligible. 

(c)          Details of eligibility of adopted/step children are as in the prospectus. 

(d)               Should have passed, or appeared for 10+2 exam, at the time of applying for admission to AIT.  Minimum acceptable mark in PCM are 50%. 

(e)          Age of the candidate must be between 16 to 21 years on 01 Jul 2008.

(f)                Must be an Indian citizen, or a PIO who obtains Indian citizenship before admission.

Entrance Examination

3.         AIT admission is based on the merit of All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE).  All applicants are therefore required to appear in AIEEE and also apply to AIT.

AIEEE Application Form

4.         Candidate can apply for AIEEE 2008 either on the prescribed Application Form or make application 'Online'. Address for obtaining/sending complete Application Form and clarification, if any is as under :-

            The Joint Secretary (AIEEE Unit)                 

            Central Board of Secondary Education                   

            Shiksha Sadan, 17,Rouse Avenue,                         

            Institutional Area (Near Bal Bhawan)            

            New Delhi - 110 002                                               

                Tele    011-55296269               Fax   011-23220152

                      011-23214194                       011-23220156

             011-23220157

5.         The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE-2008) will be conducted on 27 Apr 2008.   The sale of AIEEE Application Forms is expected to commence from 01 Dec 2007 and likely to be on sale till early Jan 2008.   Further details may be obtained from AIEEE or their website www.aieee.nic.in.

6.         The last date of receipt of forms at AIEEE is to be ascertained from their advertisements, web site or regional offices located in the states.

Note :- AIT does not sell/issue AIEEE Application Form nor indulges in any process of conduct of the said exam.

AIT Application Form

7.         AIEEE Application Form should be filled before AIT Application Form.  The AIEEE Roll No must be endorsed on the AIT Application Form before submitting it to AIT.  Failure to do so would result in rendering the AIT Application Form null and void.

8.         Admission notice to AIT will be published in selected national newspapers in the first week of  Jan 2008. It will also  be hosted on the AIT website www.aitpune.com. 

Cost of AIT Application

9.         Prospectus and Application Form can be obtained by hand or by post from AIT as well as from HQ Commands and Army HQ (AWES Branch).  The Prospectus can also be downloaded from our website. Cost of Prospectus and Application form is as follows:- 

(i)         By Post :- Rs 650/- through bank Demand Draft drawn in favour of Director, AIT payable at Pune.

(ii)        By Hand :- Rs 600/- through bank Demand Draft drawn in favour of Director, AIT payable at Pune.

(iii)       Down-loaded Forms:- Down-loaded Application Form should be accompanied with a bank Demand Draft  for Rs 600/- drawn in favour of Director, AIT payable at Pune.  The details of Bank Draft should be mentioned clearly in the Application Form.

10.       AIT Application Form will be open for sale from 10^th January 2008.  Last date for submission of completed Application Form is 15 May 2008.  There is no provision for late submission with any late fee.

11.       Counseling at AIT, Pune, will be after one month from the date of declaration of  AIEEE Results.  Dates of counseling will be hosted on the AIT website www.aitpune.com.

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