In accordance with the Bihar combined entrance competitive examination Act, 1995, Government of Bihar constituted the board for conducting entrance examinations for admission to first year of undergraduate engineering courses available in colleges and institutes of Bihar.

BCECE 2016 Important Dates:

Online Registration starting date
February 1, 2016

Online Registration closing date
February 28, 2016 (11:59 pm)

Last date of payment through challan
March 2, 2016 (up to working hours of the bank)

Last date for payment of Application Fees via Net Banking / Debit Card / Credit Card or bank challan
March 5, 2016 (11:59 pm)

Online Editing of Application Form
March 6, 2016 to March 11, 2016

Last date of receipt of confirmation page and enclosures via registered/speed post
March 19, 2016 (5:00 pm)

Issue of Online Admit Card (1st Stage)
April 3, 2016

Date of Examination – Stage 1
April 17, 2016 (1st stage)

Declaration of BCECE 2016 Result – Stage 1
April 28, 2016

Issue of Online Admit Card (2nd Stage)
May 3, 2016

Date of Examination – Stage 2
May 15, 2016 (2nd stage)

BCECE 2016 Exam Pattern:

• There are two stages of BCECE 2016 entrance exam.

• In stage 1 of BCECE 2016, 50 questions (total 150 questions) were asked from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

• Total time duration of the exam will be 2 hours and 15 minutes.

• There was negative marking in stage 1 of BCECE 2016.

• For every correct response, 4 marks were awarded and for every wrong answer, 1 mark was deducted.

• Total marks for stage 1 exam were 600

• In stage 2 of BCECE 2016, 100 questions (total 300 questions) will be asked from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

• For each subject, candidates will have 90 minutes and there will be a gap of 30 minutes between two consecutive papers.

• There will be negative marking in stage 2 of BCECE 2016.

• For every correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded and for every wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted.

• Total marks for stage 2 exam will be 1200.