Engineering Success

Engineering Success


Do you always take things apart to figure out how they work? Well, this college will give you a hand with that. Institute of Career Studies shows the way
BE, Delhi College of Engineering

The Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) is one of the oldest technical institutions in India. Established in 1940 as the Delhi Polytechnic, it has been affiliated to the University of Delhi since 1952. DCE offers bachelor of engineering programmes in computer engineering, electronics and communication engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, production and industrial engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, polymer science and chemical technology, information technology and biotechnology. It also awards MTech and PhD degrees in engineering branches.

Eligibility

A candidate should have passed Plus Two, securing at least 60 per cent marks in aggregate in physics, chemistry and mathematics and with English as a subject (core or elective).

Candidates who hold a BSc degree (with physics, chemistry and mathematics), either general or with honours, can also apply. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age on or before October 1 of the year of admission. Relaxation in age up to one year only, with the approval of the vice-chancellor, is permissible.

Entrance exam

The admissions to bachelor of engineering courses in the Delhi College of Engineering are made on the basis of a student’s performance in the Common Entrance Examination (CEE) that is held by the University of Delhi in the month of May. Eighty-five per cent seats in DCE are reserved for candidates from the Delhi region. Admission to the remaining 15 per cent seats is on the basis of all-India merit rank in the All-India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the CBSE. Examination centres are located in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Pattern of exam

The Combined Entrance Examination (CEE) is an objective-type test and has questions from physics, chemistry and mathematics. The question paper is not divided into sections on the basis of subjects and the questions are based on the CBSE syllabus for Class XI and Class XII.

How to prepare

There are many engineering guides available in the market. Practise answering multiple-choice questions from them within a set time-frame for speed and accuracy. You need to have your concepts clear. Since the syllabus is the same, concentrate on clarifying your concepts when you prepare for your board examinations.

Apart from your prescribed text books, you could prepare for the physics questions from books by H.C. Verma, IIT Physics by Tata McGraw Hill and Instructional Physics by MTG publishers. To crack the chemistry questions, go through books by O.P. Agarwal, Ratan and Krishna. Brush up your mathematics from the Khanna guide and Maths by R.D. Sharma.

Sample Test Paper

A straight wire 2 m long carries a current of 5A. What is the force on the wire when it is placed perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of 0.5 Tesla?
a) 10 N b) 5 N c) 0 d) 20 N

The same mass of aluminium and lead are heated to 100°C and then they are placed inside ice.
a) the aluminum will melt more ice than lead.
b) lead will melt more ice than aluminum.
c) both will melt the same amount of ice.
d) one of the above.

Photosynthesis of plant food is an example of:
a) third order reaction
b) second order reaction
c) first order reaction
d) zero order reaction

The low solubility of AGCl in a solution of common salt than in water is due to:
a) complex formation
b) common ion effect
c) salt effect
d) some unknown reasons.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?
a) mass
b) volume
c) distance
d) velocity

Sources: The Telegraph (Kolkata, India)