CENTAC Full Form

Can you tell me about the full form of CENTAC as I just know that it is an entrance exam and nothing else? Also tell me about the details of CENTAC entrance exam?

[Pathak]

The full form of CENTAC is Centralized Admission Committee. It is under Government of Puducherry. The Committee conduct CENTAC exam for admission to undergraduate engineering courses.

CENTAC 2016 Important Dates
 CENTAC online application process will begin from: May 2016
 Online Application process will be closed on: May 2016
 CENTAC 2016 Counseling process starts from: July 2016

CENTAC 2016 Eligibility Criteria
 Interested applicants must have either cleared or appearing higher secondary examination which is conducted by the board of HSE Tamil Nadu or its equivalent.
 Candidates need to obtain at least 45% marks in 10+2. In case of candidates belonging to category such as BCM/ OBC/MBC/ BT/ EBC/SC/ST category are necessary to secure at least 40% marks.

Syllabus for CENTAC 2016
• CENTAC examination will be of multiple choice questions and varies according to the courses. Wrong answers carry negative marking while containing mainly three papers as follows:
• First paper will have 60 questions.
• Second paper will contain 80 questions, with 40 questions for each subject.
• Third paper will be containing 100 questions where each subject will have 50 questions.

Contact Detail:
Government of Puducherry
Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC)
Pondicherry Engineering College Campus, Puducherry - 605014
Phone: (0413)2655281 to 2655287 (Ext. 342 / 343), Fax: (0413)2655571