The Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, formerly known as Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, is one of the newly-created National Institutes of Technology (NIT). It was established in the year 1961 as a joint enterprise of the Government of India and the government of Uttar Pradesh. It is now among the leading NITs in the country.

The institute has an enriching cross-cultural environment as students from various parts of the country, as well as countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Mauritius, Malaysia, Iran, Yemen, Iraq, Palestine and Thailand, come to study here. It is a fully-residential college with six hostels for boys and two for girls. One hostel is exclusively for postgraduate students.

The college began by offering bachelors degree programmes in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. After consolidating itself as an engineering college of repute, the undergraduate programme in computer science was started in the year 1976-77. Subsequently, in 1982-83, undergraduate programmes in electronics engineering and production and industrial engineering were also introduced.

Postgraduate courses were introduced in the year 1970-71 in all engineering departments. The college now offers 13 postgraduate degree programmes along with MCA and PhD programmes. The college has been recognised by the Government of India as one of the centres for the quality-improvement programme in civil and mechanical engineering. To add a new dimension to its academic offering, in 1996, the college started a two-year postgraduate degree in management studies.

Admission to the various programmes are made once a year in July. Applications can either be made online on www.aieee.nic.in or submitted on prescribed application forms only. Information bulletins containing application forms can be obtained by post from the Joint Secretary (AIEEE), Central Board of Secondary Education, 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi 110002, or from the regional offices of CBSE and designated branches of Syndicate Bank/designated institutions. The cost of the information bulletin inclusive of the examination fee is Rs 300 for general category and Rs 150 for SC and ST candidates. Address : Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Teliar Ganj, Allahabad - 211 004. website : www.mnnit.ac.in.

Eligibility: You should have passed your Plus Two or equivalent examination with mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Entrance Exam

Admission to the MNNIT is through the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the CBSE in May at various centres. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) prepares a rank list based on the total marks obtained in the entrance examination. The results are declared in June.

Pattern of exam

The entrance test consists of multiple choice questions. There are two papers. Paper one has questions on physics and chemistry containing 150 objective-type questions. Each question carries four marks. Paper two has questions on mathematics containing 75 objective-type questions. You can opt for question papers either in English or in Hindi.

How to prepare

Some of the books you can refer to are Mathematics by M.C. Khanna and R.D. Sharma, Physics by H.C. Verma and .. Ghosh, Chemistry by .P. Agarwal and Tata McGraw Hill publishers. You can also practise the objective-type questions from the AIEEE guide available at major bookshops. Regular practise of the questions will give you accuracy along with speed.

sample test paper

A wire of length L and radius r is tied rigidly at one end and stretched by a force F acting at the other end. This increases the length of the wire by l. Another wire of the same material with length 2L and radius 2r will increase in length by stretching it by applying force 2F equal to:
(a) l (b) 2l (c) l/2 (d) 4l

A charge of 3 coulomb moving in a uniform electric field experiences a force of 3000 newton. The potential difference between the points situated 1 cm apart will be:
(a) 10 volt (b) 90 volt (c) 1000 volt (d) 9000 volt

The most effective electrolyte for the coagulation of arsenious sulphide solution is
(a) Barium Nitrate (b) Aluminum chloride (c) Potassium fericynide (d) Sodium Phosphate

Copper sulphate solution reacts with potassium iodide solution to give -
(a) Cu I 2 (b) Cu (c) I 2 (d) Cu (OH) 2

An engine is working with 500 H.P. and is pulling a train of 200 metric tonnes on a horizontal plane. The resistance of friction is 10 kg wt. per metric tonne. If the velocity of the train is 36 kilometre/hour, then its acceleration will be:
(a) 0.073 m/sec 2
(b) 0.078 m/sec 2
(c) 0.089 m/sec 2
(d) 0.086 m/sec 2