Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology (PKIET), Pondicherry Admission 2024: B.Tech. Admission, Reservation

Pondicherry, Puducherry

Government College

Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology in Karaikal, Puducherry was established in 2007. PKIET is affiliated with Puducherry University (PU).

Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology offers B.Tech program in three disciplines. The institute also offers lateral entry admission to B.tech programs.

Candidates seeking admission to B.Tech. program, have to appear for JET conducted by Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC).
The application process for form filling and the counselling procedure for JET is online.
Application form for JET has to be sent to CENTAC through post or in person.
Candidates applying for B.Tech. must have passed 10+2 with at least 45% marks in science stream.
Merit list for admission is formed on the basis of JET score.
Admission to 10% of seats in each branch is also done through Lateral entry.

Highlights Table

Name of College	Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology
College Type	Private
Basic admission criteria	Entrance based
Application Mode	Online and Offline
Counseling	State level (for 85% UT quota seats)
Scholarship	No

Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology B.Tech. Admission 2023

At Undergraduate level PKIET offers B.Tech. course in three specializations. The institute also offers admission in the second year through lateral entry. Candidates applying for admission to B.tech program must have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 45% marks (each) in Mathematics, Physics and any one of the Chemistry/ Bio-Technology/ Computer Science/ Biology (Botany & Zoology).

Admission to the B.Tech. is done on the basis of Joint Entrance Test (JET ) conducted by the Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC). For final selection marks of qualifying examination (marks of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) and JET are considered in the ratio 1:1.

Admission through lateral entry is given to candidates who are residents of Puducherry. Candidates applying for Lateral entry must have passed Diploma in Engineering with at least 60% marks.

Selection of candidates through lateral entry is also on the basis of an entrance exam conducted by the institute.

Course	Specialization	Seats	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
B.Tech.	Information Technology	60	Passed 10+2 or equivalent with minimum 45% marks.	Selection is done on the basis of JET conducted by Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC).
	Electronics and Communication Engineering	60
	Computer Science Engineering	60
B.Tech. (Lateral Entry)	-	-	Passed Diploma in Engineering with 60% marks.	Selection is done through entrance exam conducted by the institute.

Key Points:

85% will be allotted to the candidates from the Union Territory of Puducherry and the remaining 15% will be allotted to the candidates from the other States and U.Ts. in India.
Percentage criteria in the qualifying examination are relaxed by 5% for SC/ST students.
Candidates should be above 17 years but should not have completed 21 years of age by July 01. For SC/ST candidates, the upper age limit is relaxed by 3 years.
JET is a Computer Based Test (CBT). JET entrance test consists of two papers of two hours duration each; Paper I is of Mathematics and Paper II is of Physics and Chemistry.
Paper I has 60 Multiple Choice Questions and Paper II has 80 MCQs. Each exam is of two hours duration.

Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology Reservation 2023

Reservations in admission for the candidates belonging to different categories of U.T of Puducherry are given below.

Vertical Reservation
Class	Percentage reservation
Open General	50%
Other Backward Classes	11%
Backward Class Muslim	02%
Most backward class	18%
Extreme Backward Class	02%
SC	16%
Backward Tribe	1%
Horizontal Reservation
Children/Grand Children of Freedom (Fighter) (FF)	4%
Physically Challenged	3%
Wards of Ex-Servicemen (EX)	1%
Sports Quota	1%

Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology Application Process 2023

The application process to appear for JET and subsequent counselling is online. However, applications submitted online shall be considered, only after receiving the print-out of the online form with necessary self-attested copies of certificates and application fee as online payment receipt.

To apply online candidate has to visit CENTAC official website.
Upload scanned photograph (size of 20 kb to 25kb) in JPG format only.
For application fee, make payment of INR 600 through any Debit/credit card using online gateway payment facility or Net banking.
The Print out of the online application along with the online payment receipt and photocopy of necessary documents shall be sent by post/ courier or can be submitted in person to:

The Convener

CENTAC office PEC Campus,

Pillaichavady,

Puducherry – 605 014

Candidates declared successful in the JET entrance test have to appear for an online counselling. Dates for the counselling will be sent to successful candidates through SMS, Email, & and updated on the CENTAC website.

For counselling, candidates can log in to the CENTAC website only by paying the admission processing fees through online payment (Credit cards/Debit cards/NEFT).
Candidates must enter their choices for college. After a one-week period, CENTAC will publish the selection list on the website and provisional allotment will be posted on the website.
Candidates should report to the allotted college along with the allotment letter within the specified duration.
Candidates should visit the CENTAC website frequently till the counselling process is over.