BCECE Exam Date, Admit Card, Syllabus
BCECE Exam Date, Admit Card, Syllabus

BCECE 2024, conducted by BCECEB, is the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination. Comprehensive information about the exam date, application process, and syllabus is available on indcareer.com. BCECE is a state-level common entrance exam organized by the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board. The primary purpose of this exam is to facilitate admission to Paramedical, Nursing, Agriculture, Pharmacy, Engineering, and Technology colleges in Bihar. The eligible courses include Paramedical, B.Sc Nursing, B.Pharm, UG Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry/Fisheries Science, and UG Engineering (only for vacant seats after filling with JEE).

If you are preparing for the BCECE exam, it is crucial to check the eligibility criteria at bceceboard.bihar.gov.in, apply, download the admit card, practice with previous year question papers, and review the answer key and result.

BCECE UG Exam

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BCECE or Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination is a state-level entrance exam conducted by the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board also known as BCECEB. The BCECE exam is conducted for admission to various UG courses in the field of Engineering, medicine, Agriculture, and technology. The BCECE is a very competitive exam given by thousands of students for admission to professional degree courses in government and private medical colleges of the Bihar state.

Important Dates

EventsDates
Release of BCECE Application FormAs per BCECEB
Application Form Last DateAs per BCECEB
Admit Card Release DateAs per BCECEB
BCECE 2024 Exam DateAs per BCECEB
Last Year’s Exam Date01, 02 Jul
Publication of Answer KeyAs per BCECEB
BCECE Result Announcement DateAs per BCECEB

BCECE – An Overview

Name of ExamBCECE
Full Form of BCECEBihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination
Organizing BodyBCECEB
Full Form of BCECEBBihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board
Level of ExamState
Type of ExamCommon Entrance Exam
Official Websitebceceboard.bihar.gov.in
Courses Where Admission is Through BCECEB.Pharm, BPT, BOT, BMLT, BOpT, B.Sc Nursing, UG Agriculture, UG Horticulture, B.Tech
Colleges Where Admission is Through BCECEEngineering, Paramedical, Nursing, Agriculture colleges in Bihar
Minimum Educational Qualification Class 12th
Mode of ExamTBA, Last year it was – Offline 
Type of QuestionsTBA, Last year it was – Multiple Choice Questions
Number of QuestionsTBA, Last year it was – 100 questions per paper
Total MarksTBA, Last year it was – 400 Marks per paper
Marking SchemeTBA, Last year it was – +4, -1
Exam DurationTBA, Last year it was – 1.5 Hours per paper
Subjects in Question PaperTBA, Last year it was – Physics,  Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Agriculture
BCECE – An Exam Overview

Eligibility Criteria

– The candidate appearing for the exam must have passed class 12th (intermediate), from a recognized board having 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Math/biology.

– The candidate belonging to reserved category are given some relaxation in the percentage as per the norms of the government.

– The candidate should be 18 years of age as on 1st July for medical and agricultural courses, however for engineering and pharmacy courses their no age limit.

Reservation Criteria

Candidates who belong to the Bihar state and have a valid caste certificate of Bihar state they will get reservation in the college.

CategoryReservation
General50%
Scheduled Caste(SC)16%
Scheduled Tribe (ST)1%
Extremely Backward Class (EBC)18%
Backward Class (BC)12%
Reserved Category Girls (RCG)3%
Disabled Quota (DQ)3%

How to Apply

Application forms for BCECE will be out in the month of February 2022 so all the candidates are advised to stay connected with the official site of BCECE Board to get all the updated details regarding BCECE.

Application Fee

The candidates have to fill the BCECE form through the online mode, after filling all the details and uploading photograph and signature, candidates have to pay the application fees. The application fees is Rs. 1000/- (for General and OBC candidates) or Rs. 500/- (for SC and ST candidates).

– The candidates belong to PCMB group are required to pay the application fees of Rs. 1100/- (for General and OBC candidates) or Rs. 550/- (for SC and ST candidates). The candidates can pay their fees either through the online mode by using credit/debit card or they can also pat it by using bank challan.

Paper Pattern

The question paper of Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination will be as per the exam pattern.

  • The BCECE 2023 exam pattern conveys the mode, important topics, question distribution, marking scheme.  
  • Latest exam scheme is as per bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.
  • You can also practice the pattern, type of questions with PYQPs and BCECE sample question papers.
  • BCECE 2023 mock tests are also a good way to familiarize yourself with the pattern.

Last year the exam pattern was as follows

Physics400 marks1.5 hours
Chemistry400 marks1.5 hours
Mathematics400 marks1.5 hours
Biology400 marks1.5 hours
Agriculture400 marks1.5 hours
  • Mode of Exam – The exam  is a Offline test.
  • Question type – The questions are Multiple Choice Questions.
  • Number of Questions – There are 100 questions per paper in the entrance exam.
  • Total Marks – Maximum marks in the exam is 400 Marks per paper.
  • Exam Duration – The entrance exam is of 1.5 Hours per paper.
  • Language of Question Paper – The question paper is in language English and Hindi.

Marking Scheme – 

  • Candidates get +4 marks for correct answer.
  • And negative marks is -1 for incorrect answers.

PCM, PCB, PCMB Groups in BCECE Exam

Admit Card

The candidates appearing for BCECE exam can download their BCECE admit card from the bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.

BCECE Answer Key

The answer key is the set of correct answers to the BCECE question paper. When, where, how to get it is as follows.

You can check the BCECE answer key only after the exam ends. If BCECEB releases the BCECE official answer key, then you can download it at bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.

Results

The result of the exam has been announced in the official website or student can also check the updates about the result here in this page.

How to check BCECE Result?

Step-1: First go to bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.

Step-2: Then click BCECE result link.

Step-3: Next, if BCECE login opens, then key in your login details. 

Step-4: Thereafter check your score and rank in BCECE exam and print pdf.

Counselling

  • BCECE Counselling will be done on the basis of ranks obtained by a candidate in the entrance exam.
  • To appear in counselling, candidates will have to register themselves and apply for choice filling.
  • As per the scheduled dates, candidates have to report for handwriting test. Candidates can also check the provisional allotment status, but that status will not be considered as the final allocation status.
  • Only after qualifying the handwriting test, qualified candidates can check for the final seat allotment and can download their allotment letter of BCECE.
  • After successful completion of counselling and downloading allotment letter, candidates must report to the allotted institutes for admission, fee deposition and document verification.

For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website

Contact Details

Address:

BCECE Board
I.A.S Association Building,
Near Patna Airport,
Patna – 800014, Bihar

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