Bihar UGEAC 2023: Application Form, Eligibility, Merit List, Counselling

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Latest Update

• Bihar UGEAC 2023 Counselling and Other Processes Delayed: The Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) has temporarily halted engineering counselling (UGEAC), postponed undergraduate medical choice-filling (UGMAC), and delayed the postgraduate medical rank list (PGMAC) due to "unavoidable reasons."
• Official Notification: The board's official website, bceceboard.bihar.gov.in, contains the latest updates on these processes. The board expressed that UGEAC-2023 Counselling is on hold and urged candidates to stay updated through the website for further announcements.
• UGEAC for Engineering: The Under Graduate Engineering Admission Counselling (UGEAC) manages admissions for BE and BTech programs in state engineering colleges. The registration period for UGEAC 2023 took place from June 5 to June 30.
• Delay in UGMAC and PGMAC: Under Graduate Medical Admission Counselling (UGMAC) for MBBS and BDS programs through NEET UG, along with Post Graduate Medical Admission Counselling (PGMAC) for MD, MS, MDS programs through NEET PG, have both been delayed due to unavoidable circumstances.
• NEET UG and PG Counselling Impacted: The NEET UG counselling round 1 choice-filling for Bihar 2023, initially planned to start on August 9 with choice-filling until August 14, has been affected. Similarly, the registration closure for Bihar NEET PG counselling 2023 on August 5, along with the expected release of rank cards or merit lists on August 9, have also been delayed.
• Stay Informed: Aspirants are advised to remain connected with the board's official website for further announcements and updates regarding the resumption of counselling and choice-filling activities.
• Bihar UGEAC 2023 registration has begun on the official website.
• The official website for Bihar UGEAC 2023 is bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.
• The Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) is conducting the registration process.
• Bihar UGEAC 2023 is for BE/BTech admissions.
• The registration process started on June 5.
• Interested candidates can apply online through the official website.
• The last date to fill the online BCECE application form and pay the BTech registration fee is June 30.
• Before applying online, candidates should have a valid email ID and mobile number.
• Candidates should also have a scanned copy or soft copy of a passport-size photograph, Hindi and English documents, AADHAR Card, and payment options such as credit card, ATM cum-debit card, net banking, or UPI.
• The online counselling registration for UGEAC-2023 admission to engineering colleges in Bihar has begun.
• Candidates who have appeared in JEE Main 2023 and obtained a valid NTA score are eligible to apply.
• The applications can be submitted on the official website bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.
• The admission is for BTech courses offered by engineering colleges in Bihar.
• The eligibility criteria and instructions for online application submission can be found in the UGEAC-2023 prospectus.
• The prospectus is available for viewing and downloading on the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board's website under the "UGEAC-2023" section.

BIHAR UGEAC 2023 Admission Status

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Exam Dates

The important dates regarding Bihar UGEAC 2023 are provided below, candidates can check for the same.

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Application Form 

The Bihar UGEAC Application Form 2023 will be available from July 2023. This is designed to cater to colleges of Bihar in selecting students for the first year of their B.Tech course. Some of the key points the candidate must remember while filling the application form are:

• The candidate must make sure of his/her eligibility before applying. 
• The form can be filled online on BCECEB's website. 
• Candidates are supposed to enter their personal, academic, contact, educational details while filling the online application form.
• The candidate when registering should see that he/she is giving his/her own
  email_id and mobile no., so that they can have the information concerning registration which will be sent on the same email_id and mobile no. also the candidate will receive an SMS.
•  When your registration process is completed your account must be activated and you are required to login then.
• The next step is to upload a passport-size photograph which must be of high contrast with the placard containing the candidate's name and snapping
  date and full signature in Hindi and English after scanning the same. After uploading photos and signature save them and continue. 
• Then the applicant must enter the educational details save them and continue.
• After filling in all the details asked in the application form, make the payment of the application fee to complete the registration process.

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The following is the eligibility criteria for Bihar UGEAC 2023: 

• JEE MAIN exam giving candidates of Bihar are eligible. 
• The candidate must be of Indian Nationality.
• The candidate must be a Bihar resident.
• There is no prescribed age limit to the admission procedure. 

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Merit List

After the completion of the online registration process Bihar broad will release the Bihar UGEAC 2023 merit list. It will be prepared based on JEE (Main) 2023 conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Merit list / Rank list will contain information about the rank and name of candidates for admission to B.E. / B. Tech. Courses. Candidates whose names will appear in the rank list based on JEE (Main)- 2023 score will be allowed to take part in the Counselling process. By following the below steps the applicants will be able to check their name on the merit list:

• Visit the official website i.e. bceceboard.bihar.gov.in
• Then search link of Merit list for Bihar UGEAC 2023
• Click on the Merit list link to get the Rank.
• After getting the Rank record candidates are advised to preserve it for further use in the admission process.

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Admission Procedure

The following is the admission procedure for Bihar UGEAC:

• First of all, applications are invited. 
• Then a list of the candidates is prepared who have given JEE MAIN 2020 with their score. 
• The merit list is prepared who did not give JEE MAIN exam. 
• Students are called for seat reservation & document verification. 
• The final list of students admitted is generated.

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Choice Filling and Locking

Candidates have to fill in choices of college during online counselling.

• The choice preference has to be filled online and choices must be locked before the final date of first counselling.
• Candidates must note that there will be 3 counselling rounds but choices have to be filled only once before the beginning of the first round of seat allotment.

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Counselling

Candidates whose name will be on the merit list decided by the board will be allowed to participate in the counselling procedure. Through the counselling, process candidates are admitted to institutes based on their choice of filling. Selected Candidates need to bring the original certificates and documents for verification at the time of counselling. UGEAC-ID and documents uploaded at the time of the registration are used during the counselling process.

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Counselling Fee 

The counselling fee which has to be paid is:

• Rs 1200/- for Unreserved category candidates/BC/EBC and Rs 600/- for SC/ST/DQ applicants.
•  Modes of Payment: There are two modes of payment accepted by the council:

1. Offline mode: The offline mode permits to payment of the fee through Bank Challan, he/she will have to select the offline/NEFT Challan option of the payment modes that would be there on the screen. There would be some extra charges which needed to be paid for challan which is a processing fee.
2. Online mode: Via Credit card/Debit Card/Net Banking. Select the payment option and proceed to make payment. In this mode also the candidate needs to pay some fee as processing charges along with the counselling fee.
3. The fee once paid will not be refunded.

Bihar UGEAC Counseling 2023 Documentation 

The documents required during the counselling process are:

• Admit card JEE MAIN 2023
• Scorecard JEE MAIN 2023
• Marksheet of Matriculation 
• Marksheet of Intermediate/Equivalent 
• Residential certificate
• Caste certificate 
• Six copies of photograph(passport)
• Printout of the form filled for Bihar UGEAC 
• Aadhar card

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Reservation Policy

Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board has decided the reservation criteria for Unreserved categories. Candidates can check the reservation policy, as per last year, from below and reserved the seat according to it.

• Scheduled Caste (SC) Category: 16%
• Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category: 1%
• Backward Class (BC): 12%
• Extremely Backward Class (EBC): 18%
• Reserved Category Girls (RCG): 3%

Bihar UGEAC 2023 Highlights

Check the overview of the BCECEB UGEAC 2023 here:

About BCECEB

Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) was formed under the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Act, 1995. This board conducts competitive examinations each year to admit students to Medical, Engineering, and Agricultural streams in colleges of the state of Bihar. 

Entrance Examination Conducted by Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) is as follows:

• Bihar Post Graduate Medical Admission Counselling
• Under Graduate Medical Admission Council 
• Under Graduate Engineering Admission Counselling
• Bihar Post Graduate Engineering Admission Counselling
• Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination
• Bihar Diploma Certificate Entrance Competitive Examination 
• Bihar Industrial Training Institute Competitive Admission Test