BOARD OF JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION) 3rd Floor, Building of Tripura Board of Secondary Education Gurkhabasti, , Tripura, PIN-799006

EDUCATIONAL NOTIFICATION

Notification No.1 / 2012

No. F.1 (1) -DHE / TBJEE / 2009-2010 (Vol-1) Dated: Agartala the 6th January, 2012.

The Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination (TBJEE) will conduct Joint Entrance Examination, 2012 on the basis of syllabi of Tripura Joint Entrance Examination (TJEE) as updated in 2008 at Dharmanagar , Kailasahar, Udaipur and Agartala , for preparing merit list for admission to Engineering, Medical, Technical and other Professional Degree Courses against available seats reserved for the State of Tripura. The programme of TJEE for four different subjects is as follows:

Date & Day 11 A.M. to 1 P. M. 2 P. M. to 4 P. M. 25th April’ 2012(Wednesday) Physics Chemistry

26th April’ 2012(Thursday) Mathematics Biology

Question paper of each subject of examination will be of 100 marks comprising of Multiple Choice Questions ( MCQ ). Candidates seeking admission (*) to Engineering / Technical Degree Courses (Group-A) will have to appear in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and those seeking admission (*) to various Degree Courses of Medical ( including MBBS & BDS) / Veterinary / Agricultural / Fisheries and others (Group-B) will have to appear in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Candidates desiring to take chances in both the above groups (Group-C) will have to appear in all the four subjects.

(*) It is to be noted that the admission of candidate to a College / University will subject to the fulfilment of eligibility criteria regarding cut-off marks and others as specified by the respective departments of State & Central Governments/ Institution/ Council / Body.

ELIGIBILITY FOR APPEARING AT THE JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

(a) Candidate must be a citizen of India.

(b) Candidate must be a permanent resident of Tripura and either the candidate or his/her parent must have been residing in the state of Tripura continuously for not less than 10 (ten) years immediately prior to the date of making application for appearing at the Joint Entrance Examination, 2012. Permanent Resident of Tripura Certificate of parent (s) of the candidate who has been studying / studied outside of Tripura must be submitted.

(c) Candidate must have passed / appeared / due to appear in the year of Joint Entrance Examination at the Higher Secondary Examination of Tripura Board of Secondary Education / Central Board of Secondary Education or equivalent examination with the subjects in which he / she desires to appear at the Joint Entrance Examination.

(d) Children of All India Services Officers borne in Manipur-Tripura cadre and the children of the employees of State Government posted outside of Tripura will be eligible to appear at the examination irrespective of their prior stay in Tripura.

(e) In case of Ward of Ex-Serviceman, either the candidate or his/her parents must have been staying in Tripura continuously for not less than 5 (five) years immediately prior to the date of making application for appearing at the Joint Entrance Examination and the candidate must have passed or appeared / due to appear at the H.S.(+ 2) Examination or equivalent in the year Joint Entrance Examination from any institution of Tripura with subjects in which he/she desires to appear at the Joint Entrance Examination. Children of serving defence personnel (Army / Navy / Air Force) hailing from Tripura are also eligible to appear at the Tripura Joint Entrance Examination provided that their children should have stayed in Tripura continuously for not less than 5 (five) years immediately prior to the date of making application for appearing at the Joint Entrance Examination of Tripura and that the candidate must have passed or appeared / due to appear at the H.S.Examination or equivalent Examination in the year of Joint Entrance Examination from any institution of Tripura with subjects in which he / she desires to appear at the Joint Entrance Examination.

(f) If a candidate is allotted a seat in the past inside or outside the State on the basis of the result of Joint Entrance Examination he/she shall not be eligible to appear at the Joint Entrance Examination this year or subsequent year unless he/she surrendered the allotted seat in writing within specific time to the appropriate authority. However, if any amendment / change is / are made after issue of this Notification, the same shall be notified as per procedure.

RESERVATION

Reservation of seats for SC / ST / Physically Handicapped (PH) / Ward of Ex-serviceman (EX) candidates will be as per approved norms of the State Government.

APPLICATION FORM (INCLUDING INSTRUCTION AND INFORMATION SHEET)

The application form may be obtained from counter of the office of the TBJEE (second gate of the ground floor of the building of Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Gurkhabasti, w.e.f. 10.01.2012 to 31.01.2012 in between 11.00 A.M to 2.00 P.M. ( including Sundays and all other holidays) on payment of Rs. 25/-per form in cash.

The application form will also be available from the Care Taker Unit, Directorate of Higher Education, (Old Secretariat Building, Akhaura Road, Agartala) w.e.f. 10. 01. 2012 to 31. 01. 2012 in between 1.00 P.M. to 3.00 P.M. on all working days on payment of Rs.25/-per form in cash. The application form may also be collected from the following centers w.e.f 12.01.2012 to 31. 01. 2012 on all working days on payment of Rs.25/- per form in cash.

1. Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar. 2. R. K. Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar. 3. D. D. Memorial College, Khowai. 4. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar College, Belonia. 5. N. S. Mahavidyalaya, Udaipur.

The Application form may be obtained by postal request from the office of the Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination by sending Postal Order / Bank Draft of Rs. 25/- (Rupees twenty five only) per form in favour of TRIPURA BOARD OF JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, payable at Agartala Head Post Office / State Bank of India or Tripura Gramin Bank at Agartala . All postal requests must be accompanied with a self- addressed envelope of 30 cm x 13 cm size and a postage stamp of Rs.5/- affixed on it .

Application form may also be downloaded from website ( www.tbjee.nic.in ) and will also be accepted provided the applicant makes payment of Rs. 25/- (Rupees twenty five only) for cost of application form in the form of I.P.O. / Bank draft as stated above at the time of submission of application form in addition to the necessary enrolment fees.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM AND ENROLMENT FEES :

Application form with all enclosures and a crossed Postal Order/ Bank Draft of Rs.200/- (Rupees two hundred only) for SC/ST candidates and Rs.250/-(Rupees two hundred fifty only) for other candidates in favour of TRIPURA BOARD OF JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION payable at Agartala Head Post Office / branch of State Bank of Inidia or Tripura Gramin Bank at Agartala, must reach at Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination, Room No-42, 3 rd floor, building of Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Gurkhabasti, Agartala, PIN-799006 on or before 31. 01. 2012.

The application forms will be received at the counter of the Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination(middle part of the ground floor, Building of Tripura Board of Secondary Education, Gurkhabasti, Agartala ) up to 31. 01. 2012 in between 11 A. M. to 2 P. M. (including Sundays and other holidays ).

For details please visit: www.tbjee. nic.in

______(Dr. R. Debnath) Chairman Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination.

Copy to:

1. P.S. to the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt.of Tripura, for favour of kind information to Hon’ble Chief Minister.

2. P.S / P.A. to Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education / Animal Resource Development / Agriculture / Health & Family Welfare / ST Welfare / SC Welfare / Fishery / Revenue Department, Government of Tripura, for favour of kind information to the Hon’ble Minister.

3. P.S. to the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Tripura, for favour of kind information to the Chief Secretary.

4. P.S. to the Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Govt. of Tripura, for favour of kind information to the Principal Secretary.

5. P.S. the Commissioner / Secretary, Education (Higher) / Animal Resource Development / Agriculture/ Health & Family Welfare / SC Welfare / ST Welfare / Fishery / Revenue Department, Govt.of Tripura, for favour of kind information to the Commissioner / Secretary.

6. The Director, Higher Education/Medical Education/Animal Resource Development/ Agriculture/ Health & Family Welfare/ ST Welfare/ SC Welfare/ Fishery/ Revenue Department, Govt. of Tripura, for favour of kind information.

7. The Director, Information & Cultural Affairs (I & CA) Department, Govt. of Tripura, with a request to kindly do the needful for publication of the above Notification in four leading dailies including Dainik & Daily Desher Katha for two insertions on 7th and 8th January, 2012. Five spare copies of the Notification are enclosed herewith for kind perusal.

9. The Programme Executive, All India Radio, Agartala, with a request to kindly do the needful for wide publicity of the Notification as news item.

10. The Director, Doordarshan, Agartala, with a request to kindly do the needful for wide publicity of the Notification as news item.

11. The Director / Programme Executive, Akash Tripura, / Prime Focus / Tripura Pratidin / Sristi Tripura, Agartala, with a request to kindly do the needful for wide publicity of the Notification as news item.

12. The State Informatics Officer, National Informatics Centre (NIC), Tripura State Centre, Agartala for publication and uploading this Notification through the website: www.tbjee . nic.in.

______(Dr. R. Debnath) Chairman Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination.