Submission of Online Application Form: 01.01.2018

INFORMATION BROCHURE FOR

AVIATION ENGINEERING ENTRANCE EXAM (AEEE) - 2018

AEEE

AVIATION ENGINEERING ENTRANCE EXAM (AEEE) – 2018

14 RAMKAMAL SEN ROAD, P.O- GARIFA-743166, PS- NAIHATI, DIST- 24 PARGANAS (N), WEST BENGAL

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ABOUT AEEE – 2018 2. MODE OF EXAMINATION 3. TYPE OF EXAMINATION 4. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION 5. QUESTIONS PATTERN 6. MODE OF ANSWERING 7. CHOICE OF MEDIUM OF QUESTION PAPERS 8. MARKING PATTERN 9. CITIZENSHIP 10. AGE RESTRICTION/ DATE OF BIRTH 11. USE OF CALCULATOR AND COMMUNICATION AIDS 12. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPEARING IN AEEE – 2018 13. CITIES/TOWNS OF AEEE - 2018 EXAMINATION CENTRES 14. NUMBER OF SEATS AVIALABLE FOR THE REQUIRED COURSES 15. APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR AEEE – 2018 16. PAYMENT MODE 17. THE FEES (IN INDIAN RUPEES) FOR AEEE -2018 IS AS FOLLOWS 18. ADMIT CARD FOR AEEE – 2018 19. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR CANDIDATES DURING AEEE – 2018 20. NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS 21. SCORE AND RESULT FOR AEEE – 2018 22. TIME SCHEDULE FOR AEEE – 2018 23. CORPORATE ADDRESS TO AEEE –2018 24. INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING ONLINE 25. SCHOLARSHIP 26. COUNSELLING 27. APPLICATION FORMAT 28. SYLLABUS FOR AEEE- 2018

AEEE - 2018 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Start of online form fill-up 01/01/2018 Last date of online form fill-up and registration

25/03/2018

Last date of offline form fill-up and registration

20/03/2018

Last date of printing of confirmation page

26/03/2018

Publication of downloadable admit card in www.aeee.co.in

30/03/2018

Examinations April 2018 Publication of results: May 2018 Counselling Date: May 2018

*Note: All schedules are subject to change under unavoidable circumstances

1. INTRODUCTION ABOUT AEEE

The Aviation Engineering Entrance Examinations (AEEE) was formed in the year 2015 for the purpose of holding Entrance Examinations for admission to the Higher Secondary and Undergraduate Level Engineering Courses in the State of West Bengal. It in conducting Entrance Examinations for various professional Undergraduate, Graduate and Postgraduate level courses in the State. For the 2018–2018 academic sessions, the Board will conduct the Entrance Examination for admission to Higher Secondary and Undergraduate Courses in Engineering.

It is the Common Entrance Examination for admission to different degree level courses in Aviation Engineering –

1) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering 2) Aeronautical Engineering 3) B.Sc. (Hons) Aerospace Engineering 4) B. Sc in Aviation 5) Commercial Pilot License (CPL)

2. MODE OF EXAMINATION:

The Paper will be conducted in Offline (Pen and Paper Based Examination) mode only.

3. TYPE OF EXAMINATION: AEEE – 2018 shall have only one paper, Section 1, Section 2, Section 3 and Section 4. Candidates have to appear for all sections at a same time mention as per the course(s) they are seeking to. Subject combination, type of questions and mode of examination is available in the table given below.

PAPER SUBJECTS TYPE OF QUESTIONS

MODE OF EXAM

Section 1 ENGLISH Objective type with multiple options

Paper and Pen based

Section 2 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE/ CURRENT AFFAIRS

Objective type with multiple options

Paper and Pen based

Section 3 REASONING Objective type with multiple options

Paper and Pen based

Section 4 As per the streams ( Arts/ Commerce/ Science) based on 10th and 12th syllabus

Objective type with multiple choice and options

Paper and Pen based

4. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION: Date of

Examination Paper Subjects Timings Full Marks

April 2018

Paper 1 – Section

1,2,3 and 4

1) English 2) General

Knowledge/ Current Affairs

3) Reasoning 4) As per the

streams ( Arts/ Commerce/ Science) based on 10th and 12th syllabus

12:30PM – 03:30PM (3 Hours)

Section 1 – 25 marks Section 2 – 25 marks Section 3 – 25 marks Section 4 – 25 marks

5. QUESTIONS PATTERN:

Questions will be based on the syllabus given below.

In every subject, all questions will be of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type, with five options against each of the questions.

SUBJECTS TOTAL NO OF QUESTIONS

TOTAL MARKS

ENGLISH

25

25

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE/ CURRENT AFFAIRS

25

25

REASONING

25

25

As per the streams ( Arts/ Commerce/ Science)

based on 10th and 12th syllabus

25

25

6. MODE OF ANSWERING:

Questions are to be answered on specially designed machine readable answer sheets (OMR Answer Sheet). ANSWERS ARE TO BE MARKED (BUBBLED) USING ONLY BLACK BALL POINT PEN ON THE OMR ANSWER SHEET.

It is to be noted carefully that besides answering the questions, candidates has to fill in as well as bubble in all other relevant information including the “Question Booklet No” etc. at the indicated places on both OMR Answer Sheet and Attendance Sheet during examination.

7. CHOICE OF MEDIUM OF QUESTION PAPERS:

All Examination Centre Cities English Medium The option of question paper language should be exercised while filling up the Application Form and it cannot be changed at a later stage.

8. MARKING PATTERN: a) Only one option is correct. b) Correct option will yield 1 (one) mark. c) For any combination of more than one option, the said answer will be

treated as incorrect and will yield -½ (negative½) marks.

9. CITIZENSHIP: Applicant must be a citizen of India.

10. AGE RESTRICTION/ DATE OF BIRTH:

1. Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Courses: Candidates must be at least 16 (sixteen) years of age and must have cleared their secondary exam. Only science stream can apply this course.

2. Aerospace Engineering: Candidates must be at least 16 (sixteen) years of age and must have cleared their secondary exam.

3. Aeronautical Engineering: Candidates must be at least 16 (sixteen) years of age and must have cleared their secondary exam. All streams (science/ commerce/ arts) can apply for this course.

4. B. Sc in Aviation: Candidates must be at least 16 (sixteen) years of age and must have cleared their secondary exam. Only science stream can apply for this course.

5. Commercial Pilot License (CPL): Candidates must be at least 16 (sixteen) years of age and must have cleared their secondary exam. All streams (science/ commerce/ arts) can apply for this course.

Date of birth as recorded in the Admit card of the Secondary Education Board/University certificate will only be considered as an Age proof.

11. USE OF CALCULATOR AND COMMUNICATION AIDS:

Use of electronic devices like mobile phone, tab, calculator etc. is NOT PERMITTED in AEEE - 2018. Materials like log table, book, notebook, etc. should NOT be brought into the examination hall.

12. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPEARING IN AEEE – 2018:

The minimum academic qualification for appearing in AEEE - 2018 is that the candidate must have passed in final examination of Class 12th or equivalent qualifying examination. Those appearing in these secondary examinations in the year 2018 session can also appear in AEEE - 2018 provisionally.

A candidate can attempt AEEE a maximum of three times in consecutive years irrespective of whether or not he/she passed the Qualifying Examination.

13. CITIES/TOWNS OF AEEE - 2018 EXAMINATION CENTRES:

AEEE - 2018 will be conducted in major cities and towns of INDIA. The lists of cities are given in the list below. While applying, candidates must select one centre cities. Normally, the requests for change of centre will not be entertained. In this regard, the decision of the Management will be final.

1. KOLKATA 2. MIDNAPORE 3. SILIGURI 4. BARDHAMAN 5. BERHAMPUR 6. KALYANI 7. PURULIA 8. HOWRAH 9. KOCH BIHAR 10. MALDA

Note: - CENTER subject to change under unavoidable circumstances

14. NUMBER OF SEATS AVIALABLE FOR THE REQUIRED COURSES:

The availability of seats in these courses is –

1) Aircraft Maintenance Engineering – 180 Seats. 2) Aerospace Engineering - 180 Seats. 3) Aeronautical Engineering - 180 Seats. 4) B.Sc in Aviation – 180 Seats. 5) Commercial Pilot (CPL) – 90 Seats.

15. APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR AEEE – 2018:

In order to appear in AEEE - 2018, the candidates are required to apply ONLINE at the portal address mentioned i.e. www.aeee.co.in

The candidate needs to visit the portal and CLICK the link apply for AEEE – 2018 and thereafter will be directed to the actual application form. The form is interactive in nature. As soon as the cursor is pointed to a certain field, a cursor tip message will be shown to the candidate to assist in filling up. In case of difficulty, the HELP icon placed right next to the field will redirect the candidate to that section of the Brochure which deals with filling up of the said field. Further, please see Brochure for detailed guidelines for online form filling.

Applying Online and Submission of Application form:

The candidates should supply all the required details while filling up the online form. After filling all details and successful submission of details, an Acknowledgement Page with Application No. shall be generated. Candidates are required to take printout of Acknowledgement Page and keep it for reference. The Acknowledgement Page is not required to be sent to AEEE Secretariat.

The candidate will need their User Id and Password for all subsequent login.

16. PAYMENT MODE:

The application fee payment can be made:

(a) By credit/debit card, or

The candidate has to select Debit / Credit Card option to pay the fee and follow the instruction to complete the payment process.

(b) By depositing fee in SBI bank through Demand Draft (DD).

After successful payment, candidates thereafter will get the “Confirmation Page”. The candidate can take a print of the confirmation page and logout. Alternately he can save a PDF copy and logout and take the print later. Also he can simply logout and login later to print the confirmation page.

Confirmation Page: Generation of the confirmation Page means that the candidate has been successfully REGISTERED. The candidate should take a printout and preserve the confirmation page for future reference.

17. THE FEES (in Indian Rupees) FOR AEEE -2018 IS AS FOLLOWS:

The Aviation Engineering Entrance Exam (AEEE) – 2018 fees will be Rs. 500 + bank’s transaction charges per candidates (both boys and girls).

18. ADMIT CARD FOR AEEE – 2018:

Admit cards will be generated on the notified date for the student to download and take a print. The Admit Card can be downloaded from AEEE website i.e. www.aeee.co.in from 30th of March 2018 onwards. PRIOR TO DOWNLOADING THE ADMIT CARD, THE CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO LOG INTO THEIR PROFILE BY PROVIDING THEIR USER ID AND PASSWORD ON THE AEEE WEBSITE. The candidates are advised to download their admit cards from AEEE website only.

The Candidates are also advised to regularly see AEEE website for updates.

Candidate has to carry to the examination centre a printed hard copy of the admit card along with a photograph identical with the one uploaded earlier.

Candidates are advised to retain their admit cards carefully in secured place in undamaged condition in all respects till completion of admission procedure.

The candidature shall also be cancelled if he/she fails to produce any of the required documents in original as specified earlier or if any document is found to be faulty during counselling/ admission/ registration.

A call centre will also be functional on all working days from 10.00 AM to 6.00PM for general facilitation. The phone numbers of the call centre are available on the website of AEEE.

19. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR CANDIDATES DURING AEEE – 2018:

Candidates shall maintain perfect silence and attend to their Question Paper only. Any conversation or gesture or disturbance in the Examination Room/Hall shall be deemed as misbehaviour. If a candidate is found using unfair means or impersonating, his/her candidature shall be cancelled and he/she will be liable to be debarred for taking examination either permanently or for a specified period according to the nature of offence. Candidates are not allowed to carry any textual material, Calculators, Log Tables, and Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator, printed or written material, and bits of papers, mobile phone, pager or any other device, except the Admit Card inside the Examination Room/Hall. If any candidate is in possession of any of the above item, his/her candidature will be treated as unfair means and his/her current examination will be cancelled & he/she will also be debarred for future examination(s) & the equipment will be seized. The candidate shall not remove any page(s) from the Test-Booklet (in case of Pen and Paper Based Examination) and if he/she is found to have removed any page(s) from his/her Test Booklet, he/she will be presumed to have used unfair means and shall be liable for criminal action.

20. NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS:

The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at AEEE shall be limited to 03 (three).

21. SCORE AND RESULT FOR AEEE – 2018:

The score of Paper-I of AEEE – 2018 for all candidates will be declared by May 2018. This score shall comprise the actual marks obtained in Paper-I of AEEE – 2018 along with the status of those who qualify for appearing in AEEE – 2018 provided and subject to other conditions of eligibility being met.

22. TIME SCHEDULE FOR AEEE – 2018:

TIME SCHEDULE FOR EXAMINATION:

Paper-1 DATES OF EXAMINATION April 2018 a) Entry in the Examination Hall

12:00PM (IST)

b) Distribution of Test Booklet

12:15PM (IST)

c) Seal of the Test Booklet to be broken/opened to take out the Answer Sheet

12:25PM (IST)

d) Last entry in the Examination Hall

12:30PM (IST)

e) Test commences 12:30PM (IST) f) Test concludes 03:30PM (IST)

23. CORPORATE ADDRESS TO AEEE –2018

All correspondence related to AEEE- 2018 should be addressed to:

14 RAMKAMAL SEN ROAD, P.O- GARIFA-743166, PS- NAIHATI, DIST- 24 PARGANAS (N), WEST BENGAL

24. INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING ONLINE:

Before filling up the application form the candidate should have a scanned image of his/her photograph, signature and left hand thumb impression (right hand thumb in case the candidate do not have left hand thumb or any finger if both thumbs are not there). These scanned images are to be uploaded during the submission of application form. The photograph should be colour & clear contrast. It should be without cap or goggles. Spectacles are allowed.

Candidates with unclear photograph are liable to be rejected. Candidates may keep 4-6 identical photographs in reserve for use at the time of entrance examination, Seat Allocation Process and Admission.

25. SCHOLARSHIP:

Top three scorers / rankers will get the scholarship as per the results.

26. COUNSELLING:

Counselling will be of three days. And will start in the month of May. As per the ranking/scores candidates will get the option to choose their courses and colleges.

27. APPLICATION FORMAT:

The information given in the first column of the following table will be asked in the Online Application form. The instructions to fill up the form have been given in the second column.

28. SYLLABUS FOR AEEE- 2018:

Based as per the 11th and 12th standard board. Subjects and General Knowledge (Current Affairs).