Aeronautical Engineering is a very interesting field. Aspirants who desire to pursue a career in this field of engineering can get admission into any institution that offers this program. As one might be aware, this course is offered at the graduate and postgraduate levels. If it is the wish of the aspirant to pursue advanced studies, it is possible for them to go for the PhD program as well.

All students will need to appear for an entrance test that is carried out by a particular university/institution or one that is conducted at the national level. More details about the many aeronautical engineering exams available in India and their other particulars are mentioned below.

List of Entrance Exams in Aeronautical Engineering

Graduate level

• All India Engineering Entrance Exams
• Amrita Engineering Entrance Exam
• BS Abdur Rahman University Engineering Entrance Examination (BSAUEEE)
• Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET)
• Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examinations (IIT JEE)
• Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET)
• Madhya Pradesh Pre Engineering Test (MPPET)
• University of Delhi Combined Entrance Examination (CEE)
• Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination (UPSEE)

Postgraduate level

• Annamalai University Engineering Entrance Exam
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
• Hindustan University M.Tech Entrance Exam
• Indian Institute of Science Entrance Exam
• Joint Entrance Screening Test (PhD)
• SRM Engineering Entrance Exam
• Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET)
• Vellore Institute of Technology Master’s Entrance Exam (VITMEE)
• Vinayaka Missions University - Engineering Entrance Exam

List of Institutions That Participate In These Examinations

• Academy of Aerospace & Aviation, Indore
• Bangalore Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology
• Guru Gram Institute of Aeronautical Engineering & Technology
• Hindustan College Of Engineering, Tamil Nadu
• Hindustan Electronics Academy, Bangalore
• Hindustan Inst of Engineering Technology
• IIT, Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Dehradun
• Indian Institute of Aeronautics, Patna
• Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
• Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
• Institute of Aviation Technology
• Institute of Information Technology & Management’s Aeronautical Engineering Training Academy
• Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai
• Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Kilakarai
• Nehru College of Aeronautics & Applied Science, Tamil Nadu
• Park College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu
• Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
• Rajasthan Vidyapeeth (Deemed) University
• School of Aviation Science and Technology, New Delhi
• Siddhartha Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology
• VSM Institute of Aerospace Engineering & Technology, C.A. Hindustan Electronics Academy, Bangalore

Exam Pattern for the Aeronautical Engineering Exam

Graduate level

The paper has 2 parts.

• Paper I - This has a period of 3 hours
• Paper II - This has a period of 3 hours

Both these papers shall have 2 separate sections on Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. The questions posed in these papers shall be of the objective nature. The answers are given the full marks if answered correctly and negative marks are given if answered incorrectly.

Postgraduate level

This paper will carry a total of 150 questions and is divided into 3 separate parts.

• Part I - here 20 questions shall be asked and each shall hold one mark
• Part II - here 55 questions shall be asked and each shall hold 2 marks
• Part III - here 10 questions shall be asked and each shall hold 2 marks

Multiple choices shall be given to all questions and out of this only one option will be correct. In the evaluation of this paper, negative marking is adopted.

How to Procure Applications for the Aeronautical Engineering Course?

Admission forms for these examinations can be got by the offline or online modes. Official websites of these institutions shall make the form available and the exam counters of these institutions shall also issue the form. The price of the forms shall show a variation from one college to the next. The AIEEE admission form is available at the price of Rs. 500/-. The price of the GATE admission form is available at the price of Rs. 1000/- for students of the general category and Rs.500/- for the other categories. If it is taken through the online mode, the price of the form will be Rs.600/- for the general category and Rs.400/- for others.