Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board is constituted under Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Act, 1995. It is a State level exam which is conducted annually for various professional courses of Medical, Engineering and Agricultural streams in the Institutions of the state of Bihar. It is a state level joint entrance exam for admission to various branches of Engineering/Technology, Pharmacy, Agriculture and Medical streams in Govt., semi govt., and privately funded institutions of Bihar.
For anyone to get admission through BCECE, one has to clear two stages of exams. Stage 1 exam is generally held in the month of April and Stage 2 exam is held in the month of May. By the first week of June the result of Stage 2 is also declared.
BCECE Cut off Score for STAGE 1 Qualifying Marks:
- General Category: 50% qualifying percentage and 300 out of 600
- General Category (PH): 45% qualifying percentage and 270 out of 600
- Reserved Category (OBC, SC, ST): 40% qualifying percentage and 240 out of 600
- Reserved Category (PH): 40% qualifying percentage and 240 out of 600
BCECE cutoff is the minimum qualifying rank that candidates have to secure in order to obtain a seat in their choice of college and stream. Aspiring students securing minimum or above marks than the BCECE cutoff will be eligible for Stage 2 exam, and aspiring students who qualify the Stage 2 exam will be eligible to sit for BCECE counseling.
BCECE Cut off Score for STAGE 2 Qualifying Marks:
- General Category: 50% qualifying percentage and 600 out of 1200
- General Category (PH): 45% qualifying percentage and 540 out of 1200
- Reserved Category (OBC, SC, ST): 40% qualifying percentage and 480 out of 1200
- Reserved Category (PH): 40% qualifying percentage and 480 out of 1200
There are certified institutes under the BCECE; however, the BCECE Board or the State Govt. reserves their right to add new Institutions and seats in the list.
- Engineering colleges under BCECE
- Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology Muzaffarpur:
Streams available:
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Electronic and Communication
- Pharma
- Leather technology
- Information Technology
- Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Bhagalpur:
Streams available:
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Electronic and Communication
- Computer Science
- Electro
- Nalanda College of. Engineering, Chandi, Nalanda
Streams available:
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Computer Science
- Electro
- Gaya College of Engineering, Gaya
Streams available:
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Computer Science
- Electro
- Motihari College of Engineering, Motihari
Streams available:
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Computer Science
- Electro
- Darbhanga College of Engineering, Darbhanga
Streams available:
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Computer Science
- Electro
- Government Pharmacy Intitute, Patna
Streams available:
- Pharma
- Loknayak Jai Prakash Institute of Technology, Chapra
Streams available:
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Computer Science
- Electro
- Medical Colleges under BCECE:
- Patna Medical College, Patna
- Darbhanga Medical College, Laheriasarai
- Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur
- Nalanda Medical College, Patna
- Sri Krishna Medical College, Muzzaffarpur
- Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya
- Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,Sheikhpura, Patna
- Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences, Pawapuri
- Government Medical College, Bettiah
- Patna Dental College, Patna
- Rajkiya Ayurvedic College, Patna
- Rajkiya Ayurvedic College, Begusarai
- Rajkiya Ayurvedic College, Bhagalour
- Rajkiya Ayurvedic College, Darbhanga
- Rajkiya Ayurvedic College, Buxar
- Rajkiya Homoeopathic College, Muzaffarpur
- Government Tibbi College, Patna
- Bihar College of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy, Patna
- Public Health Institution, Patna