Dear Readers,

This year, admissions to engineering courses in various universities of Gujarat would be done on the basis of candidates’ performance in the JEE Main 2015. Till last year, these admissions were done on the basis of performance in the GUJCET. In this series of article, we take a look at last years’ cutoffs (maximum ranks) for admissions to these courses. Do note that these cutoffs are on the basis of the GUJCET. These articles would give you a fair idea of the likely selection requirements for these courses this year.

Overview of the GUJCET:

The Gujarat Common Entrance Test, which is popularly known as GUJCET, was conducted for entry to various professional degree courses in the state of Gujarat. Several universities of Gujarat used to give admission to students in courses related to medicine, engineering, dentistry and pharmacy on the basis of their performance in this exam. The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar conducted the GUJCET every year.

Engineering aspirants taking the GUJCET needed to answer a total of 120 questions on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The question paper was available in English, Hindi and Gujarati. The 180-minute examination consisted of multiple-choice questions only. Each correct answer was worth one mark and there was no negative marking.

Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering: The institute was established in 1948 and is located in Ahmedabad. The college is approved by AICTE and is affiliated to Gujarat Technological University.

This college offers undergraduate programs in Automobile engineering, Bio Medical engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Chemical engineering,Computer engineering, Environmental engineering, Civil engineering, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication engineering, Instrumentation & Control, Plastic Technology, Rubber Technology and Textile Technology.

The departments of Automobile engineering, Bio Medical engineering, Chemical engineering,Environmental engineering, Instrumentation & Control and Information Technology admit 60 students per year while the departments of Plastic Technology and Rubber Technology have an approved intake of 30 students per year. Rest of the departments of engineering have an approved intake of 120 students every year.

Last year, the maximum ranks (closing ranks) for various courses at this college were as follows:

Course                                           Open       SC            ST           SEBC

Mechanical engineering               1041        4024      21799        2080

Computer engineering                  1630       9874      47925       7511

Electrical engineering                   2681       7293       16018       4562

Chemical engineering                  2707       8656       43412      5055

Civil engineering                           2882      8362      22822       6278

Information Technology                3021      13412      46780       8156

Automobile engineering               3807     10984     40039      10738

Instrumentation & Control            3864     13058      50031        8650

Electronics & Communication      5141      22588      60342      18001

Environmental engineering          6681      23267    49532       14498

Rubber Technology                      12660   28099    60201        21857

Bio-Medical engineering             12954    22988     62202       27119

Plastic Technology                      14207    28553     59840      24907

Textile Technology                      18308    35156      62319      27450

* SEBC – Socially and Educationally Backward Classes

This list of ranks is expected to be indicative of the likely cutoffs for admissions to the various courses at this college this year.